Luv You Shankar

Luv You Shankar movie is set to hit theatres today, September 22, 2023. Abhimanyu Singh, Sanjay Mishra, Shreyas Talpade, Tanishaa Mukerji, and Elakshi A Gupta are playing the main roles

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We have updated prices, launched numerous Hindi dubs (dubbed shows), and are in the process of adding Tamil and Telugu, said McCollum

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Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra on Thursday met Annecy Festival Director Michael Marin to explore the possibility of hosting an animation film festival in India.
Chandra led the Indian delegation at the Annecy International Animation Festival in France to showcase India's prowess in creating animation and VFX (visual effects) content for global audiences.
"The Animation, Gaming, Visual Effects and Comics (AVGC) Sector in India is making progress with the adoption of world-class techniques and innovative technologies, coupled with a pool of immensely talented professionals," Chandra said.
He said India was among the few countries that provided cash incentives to foreign companies for making AVGC content in the country.
"The incentives are the same as for shooting films in India. This is a huge opportunity for companies to benefit from this. As a country, we are committed to providing incentives to the industry, as well as supporting pre and post-production ...

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A rebellion is brewing among the world's top studios, as the dominance of the Pixar style is seen to be limiting creativity and diversity in animation

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Quantum of budget unknown; task force also recommends 'Create in India' campaign with exclusive focus on content 'For India and For the World'

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It will enable the ability to record the screen into an animated GIF image from the native screen capture tool

FICCI Frames Fast Track Summit 2022

Back after a two-year hiatus, the summit deliberated on key issues plaguing the sector

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The task force will be headed by I&B Secy, will submit first action plan within 90 days

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In a bid to promote the animation, visual effects, gaming and comic (AVGC) sector in India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday constituted a task force

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FM Sitharaman announces setting up of promotion task force in this space, industry hails move

Prakash Javadekar

IIT Bombay to collaborate with govt on the project, I&B ministry has identified animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector as sunrise industry

Sony India looks at 30-35% revenue from premium products in two years

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) -     Sony Corp will buy AT&T Inc's animation business Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, the two companies said on Thursday, as the Japanese electronics conglomerate aims to beef up its entertainment content and distribution businesses.

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The demand for more relatable local characters that can get into the top shows is immense, and Indian animation studios are happily fulfilling it.

Sharad Devarajan Co-founder, Graphic India

India-born animation for Indian audiences has for long been marked by shallow pockets and subpar content

Stocks to watch on Thursday, September 28 2023: Telecom stocks too may see some action after Trai data for July showed considerable new subscriber additions for Jio and Airtel; and loss of market shar

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Closing Bell on September 28, 2023: 
Tech M, which sank 4 per cent, was the top laggard on the benchmarks after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to 'underweight'

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Vedanta Ltd.'s parent, Vedanta Resources, will remain the holding company, the people said. Deliberations are ongoing and no final decisions on the structure or timing of the de-merger have been made

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As markets anticipate inclusion of the debt in other indexes, including the Bloomberg Global Aggregate, the flows could rise to $50 billion by the end of next year

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RBI says widening due to higher trade deficit, lower surplus in net services and decline in private transfer receipts

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According to Ravi Nathani, an independent technical analyst, one should adopt a 'Buy on Dips' strategy for Nifty Private Bank index, while a 'Sell on Rise' strategy in case of the PSU Bank index.

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Former bureaucrat Amit Khare was on Monday given extension as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said.
He was appointed to the post for two years in October 2021.
Khare, a 1985-batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Jharkhand cadre, had superannuated on September 30, 2021. He last served as the higher education secretary.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension in Khare's tenure, on contract basis on the usual terms and conditions as are applicable in the case of re-employed officers of secretary-level in the government of India, beyond October 12, 2023 for a period "co-terminus with the term of Prime Minister", the order said.
In another order, the ACC has approved the extension in tenure of Rajesh S Gokhale as secretary, Department of Biotechnology, for a period of two years -- with effect from November 1, 2023.

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NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) will now have to provide details of moveable and immovable assets created by them using foreign funds.
The need for mandatory declaration of assets by the NGOs by the end of every financial year (March 31) came after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued a gazette notification modifying the rules that govern the NGOs which receive foreign funding.
According to the law, all NGOs receiving foreign contributions have to be registered under the FCRA.
The MHA made the changes in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules, 2010, by inserting two clauses -- (ba) details of movable assets created out of foreign contribution (as on March 31 of financial year) and (bb) details of immovable assets created out of foreign contribution (as on March 31 of financial year) -- in Form FC-4.
Form FC-4 is filled by NGOs and associations granted FCRA licences for filing their annual returns.
The MHA also decided to exte

Foreign funds

The Biden administration announced Monday that it is offering a $2 billion loan to Poland, which has been a hub for weapons going into Ukraine, to support the ally's defense modernisation.
The State Department said in a statement that Poland is a stalwart ally of the U.S. whose security is vital to the collective defense of NATO 's eastern flank, and that such funding is reserved for Washington's most important security partners.
The U.S. government is also providing Warsaw up to $60 million for the cost of the loan in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) which would support urgent procurements of defense articles and services from the United States, the State Department said. The $60 million is a loan subsidy meant to ensure that Warsaw can secure favourable terms for the loan.
Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country, handing over large numbers of its own tanks, fighter jets and other equipment. It has also been a hub for most of

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International credit agency Moody's Investors Service has made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any evidence, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Monday.
The UIDAI issued a strong rebuttal to Moody's Investors Service which claimed that the Aadhaar system often results in service denials and the reliability of biometric technologies, especially for manual labourers, in hot and humid climates is questionable.
"A certain investor service has, without citing any evidence or basis, made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar, the most trusted digital ID in the world. Over the last decade, over a billion Indians have expressed their trust in Aadhaar by using it to authenticate themselves over 100 billion times," the UIDAI said in a statement.
The unique id Aadhaar's custodian said that the report in question does not cite either primary or secondary data or research in support of the opinions presented in it.
"The investor service did not make any

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Is inflation hurting FMCG companies' pockets? Can Indian e-gaming survive the tax demand? Is it time to book profit in real estate stocks? Why has the Cauvery dispute flared up again? Answers here

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Tata Steel on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited and its business associate to further reduce carbon footprint at its Ferro Alloys plant.
The agreement encompasses LPG supply, installation of LPG facilities, and the operation and maintenance of the same at the company's Ferro Alloys Plants in Gopalpur of Ganjam and Athagarh of Cuttack districts in Odisha, the steel major said in a statement.
Tata Steel has decided to transition from Furnace Oil and High-Speed Diesel to a more sustainable fuel option - Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in response to the pressing environmental concerns and the global imperative to reduce carbon emissions.
This eco-friendly move is expected to bring about a considerable reduction in carbon emissions, it said.
Tata Steel's Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division Executive-In-Charge Pankaj Satija said, "The agreement, which is a part of our sustainability initiatives, will help us in reducing the carbon footprint at our

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Normal life is likely to be affected, especially in the southern part of the state, with pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations calling for Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Kannada Okkuta', an umbrella organisation for Kannada outfits including factions of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Kannada Chalavali (Vatal Paksha) and various farmers' bodies have given a call for the statewide dawn-to-dusk shutdown.
There will be a massive protest procession from Town Hall to Freedom Park in the city, in which people from all walks of life are likely to participate, the organisers said.
They have said that the bandh is for the entire Karnataka and that they will try to shut highways, toll gates, rail services, and also airports.
The opposition BJP and JD(S) too have extended their support to the bandh, as also hotels, autorickshaws and hail riders associations in Karnataka.
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India's top 75 brands have a combined brand value of $379 billion, a decline of 4 per cent from 2022

Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery is looking to use the expertise of Indian Industry to produce 155 mm/52 calibre Towed Gun System

animation

Luv You Shankar is set to release today, Shreyas Talpade also part of it

India has second largest number of anime fans after China: Brady McCollum

I&B Secretary Apurva mulls hosting an animation film festival in India

Breaking free from the Pixar look

AVGC task force calls for a national mission with budgetary outlay

Google ChromeOS may allow converting screen recordings into animated GIFs

Covid-19 behind, M&E sector navigates the future at Ficci Frames 2022

Govt creates task force to boost capacity in Animation and Gaming sector

I&B Ministry forms task force to promote animation, VFX sector in India

In a first, animation and gaming segment finds place in Budget 2022

Centre of excellence in the works for gaming, visual effects: Javadekar

Sony to buy AT&T's animation business Crunchyroll for $1.18 billion

Why are animation studios rushing to Bollywood films for characters?

India's animation industry still hasn't grown beyond the start-up phase