Crisis

The Fantastic Four has been at the center of one of the longest casting sagas in recent memory, as the studio scrambled to find a line-up of A-listers to make up Marvel’s First Family and hopefully bring Avengers-level enthusiasm and significance back to its cinematic universe. Adam Driver, Margot Robbie, and Paul Mescal were all once rumored to be very close to reaching a deal with Kevin Feige and Co. to enlist in the project. A group that seems wildly out of place and ambitious within the current context and image of…

Indian non-bank lenders are looking at options other than Paytm for loan disbursal, worried about the regulatory crisis engulfing the firm that has led to a temporary halt of lending services, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.Paytm's banking unit on January 31 was hit by a central bank order to wind down its business due to persistent non-compliance with rules and a day later Paytm said it would not be originating loans for "maybe a couple of weeks" to resolve operational challenges.If Paytm's lending…

Last Updated: February 13, 2024, 10:45 ISTMaruti Suzuki May Raise Vehicle Prices Owing To Red Sea Crisis. (Image source: Reuters) Maruti Suzuki, India’s leading automaker is expected to announce a price increase soon in response to the ongoing Red Sea crisis.Maruti Suzuki raised the prices of all of its passenger car models, and it might raise prices once more in the days to come.Maruti Suzuki India’s Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs), Rahul Bharti, recently hinted during an analyst call that the next price hike may…

The government is examining foreign direct investment from China in Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), the payment aggregator subsidiary of One97 Communications Ltd, sources said. In November 2020, PPSL had applied for licence with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a payment aggregator under the guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways. However, in November 2022, RBI rejected PPSL's application and asked the company to resubmit it, so as to comply with Press Note 3 under FDI rules.…

Anyone who's experienced the heartbreak of a relationship ending knows it can be emotionally devastating. But scientists have found that a breakup also has physical effects on our brains — and our bodies. In Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak, a documentary from The Nature of Things, Anthony Morgan speaks with researchers and scientists to discover the biological effects of a broken heart. In the documentary, Morgan meets a team researching Takotsubo syndrome, where the stress of heartbreak or loss can actually change…

LoadingIts premise was simple: to be a place to connect with your friends and family online. It could be a time suck, sure, but a time suck without the toxicity and rampant misinformation that we have now.But gradually Facebook changed. What began as a tool for connection became a hub of division and unforseen consequences. The feed became increasingly flooded with advertising, fake news and abuse. When their parents joined, many users – in particular those aged 18 to 30 – left the platform altogether, flocking instead to…

I t’s just past 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve, and Angimar leans forward in a blue, perforated metal chair to examine her toddler’s diaper. The boy has been tugging at his legging pants, and his walk is now more of a waddle. Along with most personal-hygiene products, diapers are in short supply. Within a few seconds, 28-year-old Angimar, who goes by Angi, makes a quick calculation, the kind that mothers of young children make hundreds of times each day. It’s time, she decides, for a new one.  Angi asks Yenni,…

Crisis-hit Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) has seen at least two independent directors resigning from its board, even as it battles to assuage concerns of consumers, merchants and other stakeholders about the continuity of its operations after February 29. Shinjini Kumar, a former Bank of America and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) executive, resigned from the payments bank’s board in December, sources aware of the matter said. While her resignation was accepted and a replacement was being finalised, she is said to have attended…

Some women’s worst nightmare is to go missing. Having the authority “Netflix and chill” instead of trying to find them must come pretty close to the second biggest fear.A woman who had gone missing for half a day after suffering from a mental health crisis was utterly stunned when she discovered that the police, who had been sent to search for her, had spent several hours inside her home streaming shows and “chilling.”A search party had been looking for 21-year-old Abbygail Lawton, in Wigan, UK, with a police helicopter…

Helldivers 2 is off to a strong start following its launch on PC and PlayStation 5, but the game's popularity is also causing a variety of issues that has Swedish developer Arrowhead Game Studios in "crisis mode."The good news is a fix addressing the most serious of the issues seems to be on its way. Helldivers 2 game director Mikael Eriksson said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) that a patch improving matchmaking and the "most frequent" crashing issues on PC is being tested, and if successful, will…