Over Rs 10,324 crore landing directly in farmers' bank accounts just before Holi is a massive pre-festival financial push from the Chhattisgarh government.
The big fund transfer under Krishak Unnati Yojana
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai disbursed the amount to 25.28 lakh paddy-selling farmers.
Funds covered the gap between MSP and Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana payments.
The release happened at a state-level event in Rahangi village, Bilha development block, Bilaspur district.
Rs 494.38 crore of that total went specifically to 1,25,352 farmers in Bilaspur district.
Development projects announced at the event
Seven infrastructure projects worth Rs 15.99 crore were inaugurated by Sai.
Foundation stones were laid for 82 additional works...
A warm on-screen reunion between Hina Khan and her TV dad is giving fans a major nostalgia hit from one of India's longest-running shows.
Hina Khan and Sanjeev Seth's reunion
Hina Khan posted a happy selfie with Sanjeev Seth on her Instagram Stories.
Seth played her on-screen father, Vishambhar Maheshwari, in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Khan captioned the post, calling Seth her gossip partner and daddu.
The V-sign and dazzling smile combo made it a very on-brand Hina moment.
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai background
Hina Khan played the lead character Akshara Singhania in the long-running drama.
The show first aired on January 12, 2009, and is still going strong.
Rajan Shahi's Director's Kut Productions backs the series.
Karan Mehra was...
Cillian Murphy's deep discomfort with Hollywood fame is the most refreshing thing about one of its biggest stars right now.
Murphy's take on fame and his own personality
Cillian Murphy flat-out admits he's terrible at red carpets and interviews.
Being a public personality is just not something he's built for, by his own account.
Murphy calls himself an incredibly average person without any irony.
Buying into celebrity culture is something he sees as genuinely unhealthy.
Turning 50 and his reflections on time
Murphy turns 50 in May and says middle age has him thinking hard.
Realizing he has less time ahead than behind is hitting differently at this stage.
Being a decent dad and husband to Yvonne McGuinness is where his head is at...
A fifth Oscar nomination, 25 years after the first, has Ethan Hawke genuinely reflecting on a lifetime spent in the acting game.
Hawke's latest nomination and full-circle moment
Ethan Hawke scored a Best Actor nod for his role in Blue Moon.
Training Day marked his first nomination roughly 25 years ago.
Hawke was the youngest nominee in his category back then, and now he's the oldest.
Four prior nominations haven't translated into a win yet.
His memories of working with Denzel Washington
Hawke starred alongside Denzel Washington as a Los Angeles police officer in Training Day.
Riding shotgun on a project with Washington was not lost on him.
Washington is someone Hawke considers one of the greatest actors who has ever lived.
Younger...
Hindi cinema's near-total abandonment of children's films is pushing young audiences straight into the arms of K-dramas and foreign content.
Ravi Udyawar on the children's film drought
Ravi Udyawar says Bollywood basically stopped making kids' films altogether.
Children make up a massive audience segment that's getting completely ignored.
Udyawar believes young viewers are hunting for simpler, more honest stories.
K-dramas are filling the gap that Hindi cinema refuses to address.
His push for innocence in romance, too
Do Deewane Seher Mein was built around recapturing lost romantic innocence.
Udyawar told his cast to dial the simplicity back up on screen.
He feels modern romance-driven storytelling has gone way too external and...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination has thrown Iran into full-blown succession mode, and the IRGC is already launching military strikes in response.
Iran's transitional leadership setup
Ali Larijani announced that an interim council is being put together fast.
President Masoud Pezeshkian, the chief justice, and a Guardian Council jurist will run things.
Larijani said the council could be operational within the day.
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i's role places the judiciary right at the center of this transition.
Parliament's stance on what comes next
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran is ready for every possible scenario.
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have allegedly crossed Iranian red lines, per Ghalibaf.
Consequences for...
A fresh misdemeanor battery charge just added another layer to Shia LaBeouf's already messy New Orleans legal situation.
LaBeouf's new arrest and bond details
Shia LaBeouf turned himself in to authorities before a bail hearing.
A $5,000 bond got him out of police custody.
His attorney skipped responding to any comment requests.
The New Orleans Police Department also stayed quiet on the matter.
What happened during the Feb. 17 Mardi Gras arrest
LaBeouf got picked up on two misdemeanor battery counts at Royal Street Inn & R Bar.
One accuser allegedly took a closed-fist punch to the face.
Reports claim LaBeouf threw a homophobic slur around multiple times.
A $100,000 bond and mandatory drug testing were slapped on as release...
A long-held dream of catching Hans Zimmer live is sending Shweta Tripathi all the way to Amsterdam for a concert.
Shweta Tripathi's Amsterdam concert trip
Shweta Tripathi is heading to Amsterdam to watch Zimmer perform.
Scores like Dune and Interstellar have been part of her actress journey.
Catching him live feels like the most direct hit of that energy.
She's also treating it as a break from her usual routine.
Why Hans Zimmer's music matters to her
Zimmer's work hits her emotionally without needing any explanation.
His compositions help her grasp emotion in a quiet, wordless way.
Tripathi builds a character playlist before diving into every project.
His music handles a lot of that inner-character work on its own.
What she hopes...
A woman-on-woman sexual harassment accusation tearing apart a queer relationship is the engine driving Netflix's Accused.
How Accused got its story
Anubhuti Kashyap says Netflix pitched the core concept first.
Research turned up way more real-life cases than expected.
Kashyap built the queer relationship around the fallout of the accusation.
Other characters organically grew from that central conflict.
The cast and where to watch
Konkona Sen Sharma and Pratibha Ranta lead the film.
Accused is streaming on Netflix right now.
Kashyap's approach to the sensitive subject
Sensationalizing the story was never on the table.
Keeping an empathetic lens was a non-negotiable creative choice.
Certain story events were meant to make viewers...
