LAVISH SPENDING
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Anurag Kashyap exposes lavish spending habits of Bollywood celebs: From Rs 2 lakh chef to luxury burger demands
Anurag Kashyap has spoken out about the extravagant expenses in Bollywood, revealing shocking demands from celebrities. In an interview, he highlighted incidents such as an actor's chef charging Rs 2 lakh per day and another actor sending a driver on a three-hour trip to fetch a specific burger from a five-star hotel. Kashyap criticized producers for allowing such excessive spending on entourage costs, which he believes detracts from the core filmmaking process.
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BJP election campaign: What the Google election ad spend indicates about the BJP
The BJP has emerged as the highest spender on Google ads among all political parties, splurging Rs 39 crore from January to April. The party ran 76,800 ads, focusing on promoting government schemes. With a goal of "Abki baar 400 paar" and strategic alliances, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned for the upcoming elections.
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Notorious burglar Parsuram Giri, who preferred to stay at 5-star hotels, nabbed by Odisha police
Police in Bhubaneswar arrested Parsuram Giri, a notorious burglar wanted for 21 cases of burglary in the city. Giri, known for his extravagant lifestyle, was caught after years on the run, staying in five-star hotels and targeting locked residential buildings. Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda stated that Giri operated alone, breaking in through windows to steal cash, jewellery, and other valuables. Authorities seized Rs 21 lakh in cash, gold and silver jewellery worth nearly Rs 50 lakh, two high-end motorcycles, and documents for five flats. Giri's arrest occurred at a check-post during the city's elections.
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Banks get ready to count int'l credit card spend in liberalised remittance scheme
Under the belief that reissuing the specific notification may not go against the model code of conduct, many banks are preparing to integrate their systems with the RBI’s for capturing the card spend information of individual customers during personal foreign tours.
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Afraid of spending your own money after retirement? Here's how to plan better and enjoy retired life
Thinking about wealth should not evoke feelings of anxiety and fear. Our responsibility for children is mostly over when they have found a profession or job. We can see ourselves as a safety net should something go wrong in their lives. But playing the role of a custodian and seeing our assets as theirs is harmful for both.
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Ambani clan's lavish gifting: Extravagant presents from opulent jewelry to luxury rides
The Ambani family, renowned for opulence, is known for extravagant gifting during significant events. Nita Ambani notably gifted a Rs 451 crore necklace to Shloka Mehta during her 2019 marriage, a Guinness World Record holder. Mukesh Ambani's grand gestures include a Rs 240 crore private jet for Nita's birthday. Recent Diwali festivities saw a rare Rs 10 crore Rolls-Royce gift. Lavish gifts, from luxury cars to custom closets, highlight their commitment to indulgence in celebrating family milestones.
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BJP condemns Siddaramaiah and ministers' lavish private jet voyage amid state's drought crisis
Amid Karnataka's severe drought, a video of CM Siddaramaiah and ministers aboard a private jet has sparked BJP's criticism for perceived extravagance. State BJP chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa slammed the move as insensitive to the widespread agricultural distress. The video contrasts starkly with Siddaramaiah's plea for Rs 18,177.44 crore drought relief. Highlighting the impact on farmers, the state seeks updated relief based on current data, emphasizing the urgency of aid amidst dire conditions.
Hunter Biden's legal quagmire unveiled: Tax evasion, lavish lifestyle, and memoir contradictions
The 56-page charge sheet details allegations against him, claiming that he evaded $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019, which allegedly financed an "extravagant lifestyle." Notably, many of the purported illicit activities occurred while he was grappling with a crack cocaine addiction and coincided with his father's tenure as the US vice-president under Barack Obama.
How did rapper G Herbo use stolen credit cards to fund his lavish lifestyle? Modus operandi explained
Chicago rapper G Herbo faces a 25-year jail sentence after pleading guilty in a credit card fraud case.
Lavish Indian weddings are back and bigger than ever
The pandemic break from India's lavish weddings has ended, with extravagant affairs costing anywhere from $1 million to $5 million becoming the norm for high-profile couples. The Confederation of All India Traders report that Bollywood-style celebrations accounted for about $45bn from three million weddings between November and December last year.
With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to "counter" U.S.
The two leaders visited southern China together on Friday, where Macron was due to drink Chinese tea with Xi in a former residence of his father in the city of Guangzhou, capital of the economic and manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong province.
Suits & Sayings: FMCG boss throws Vegas-themed Diwali bash; entrepreneur spends Rs 2 L to lose 2kgs
A hospital deal has been baking for close to a year, but the local netas are driving a hard bargain.
10 personal finance rules to follow if you are taking a sabbatical from work
First, define the break as firmly as you can. Why you need the time off in the first place will determine that. If you plan to study for a competitive exam and cannot do it along with a full time job, give yourself a set number of attempts to make it. Here are more personal finance rules to follow.
Luxury hotels, private jets: Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’s lavish lifestyle to be part of fraud trial
Holmes reigned briefly as the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire before her blood-testing startup once valued at $9 billion unraveled.
UK's Boris Johnson faces more questions over personal spending
Johnson has repeatedly weathered gaffes, crises over Brexit and disclosures of his adultery, but the revelation that he and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, spent lavishly to redecorate their residence with a designer feted by royalty has touched a nerve.
In Kuwait, lavish election campaign events off the menu
Lambs on spits, mountains of rice, and platters of sweets usually attract hordes of potential voters to campaign events in the small Gulf state, which holds parliamentary elections on Saturday.
View: Government needs to reduce nonessential expenditures and raise revenues
One way of doing this is by compressing pay ratios — narrowing the salary gap between the median and highest-paid workers. This is a good time to demand a compression in the private sector and by central and state governments too.
No lavish weddings in Kashmir: Mutton sellers, wazwan cooks, jewellers pay the price
There are over 25 such advertisements in Monday's edition of the daily, which is being circulated to limited areas in the city.
A Virushka-style destination wedding or a small do with friends and family?
A recent survey aims to understand whether people should be allowed to decide the wedding budget or the authorities.
Are you a saver or a miser? Read this to judge yourself
The stingy deny themselves little pleasures only to feed their need to hoard money. The end result can only be sheer misery.
After lavish wedding of Reddy's daughter, I-T dept surveys service providers
The firms include those providing special swiss tents, expensive cutlery, multi-cuisine food and pyrotechnic dealers who brought a lavish style to the event.
Amazon spooks investors with big spending ahead of holidays
Amazon will spend on the things that make its customers loyal: warehouses near their homes, original video shows to watch and devices that make their lives easier.
Congress MLA tables private member's bill to discourage lavish weddings
The bill which is tabled by former Karnataka Assembly Speaker Rajesh Kumar also seeks to reform the legal framework for the institution of marriage.
Guy Ritchie planning lavish Maldives honeymoon?
The director, who has children David and Rocco with ex-wife Madonna and Rafael, Levi and Rivka with Ainsley, has booked tickets for him and his new wife, as well as their children.
Visit Russia and shop in lavish grocery stores and flea markets
In Moscow, you'll find unique shopping experiences. and your shopping bags tearing at the seams. GUM, TSUM and Petrovsky Passage are a must-visit for every tourist.
Budget 2015: Centre’s cash transfer to states lavish only on paper
The budget numbers reveal that the states won't really get much more in 2015-16 than in 2014-15 and they may even be worse off.
Bordeaux wines feel pain of Chinese crackdown on lavish living
Bordeaux’s finest winemakers have been hurt by the Chinese Communist Party’s quest to restore discipline and fight corruption among its ranks.
Luxury travel, lavish gifts are top trends among super wealthy
According to Top of the Pyramid 2014, an annual study by Kotak Wealth Management, India’s wealthiest are not shying away from flaunting what they’ve got.
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