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Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Friday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and explored the possibility of India increasing its financial assistance to the island nation to help it deal with its severe economic crisis.

In the meeting, Moragoda reiterated that Sri Lanka would require "bridging finance" until the economic adjustment programme with the IMF could be negotiated and finalised, according to the Sri Lankan High Commission.

"In this context, the minister and the High Commissioner explored the possibility of increasing and restructuring the assistance provided by India in the form of credits for essential commodities and fuel as well as the balance of payment support," it said in a statement.

Prithviraj Sukumaran's directorial debut film Lucifer with Mohanlal became the biggest hit in Malayalam cinema. The film is getting a sequel L2: Empuraan and is carrying great expectations considering the first part did only wonders irrespective of language barriers. Although the sequel was announced a while back, not many details have been announced so fans are eagerly looking forward to updates. Well, finally, the wait is over as Prithviraj Sukumaran gave a glimpse as he announced an update about the film.

Prithviraj Sukumaran shared a still of the screenplay on social media, and Mohanlal fans couldn’t keep calm. The script of the film is ready and the shoot is expected to begin soon. The actor and director shared the update and commented, "When chaos arises and darkness descends.. he will return to reset the order. The Devil’s order !!"

Union Cabinet has decided to close Bharat Gold Mining Limited (BGML), CNBC TV-18 has learned from sources. Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML), an erstwhile public sector undertaking was incorporated in April, 1972 under the administrative control of the Department of Mines with its office at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), internationally famous now with the box office hit KGF Chapter 2.

The Cabinet had taken a decision in the year 2006 to dispose the assets through a global tender with the first right of refusal in favour of the ex-employees society. Due to the passage of time, various changes had taken place and various issues emerged and the decision of the Cabinet could not be implemented. Since the company was shut down, the demand for its revival has remained alive. Many state and union ministers have been pitching to reopen the company too. However, the centre has made it clear in 2021 that there are no proposals to.

The first installment of the series, which was brought to us by Amazon Prime Video two years ago, was a hit among the audience, across all generations. The first season had raised the bar of hopes and expectations very high, and fans were eagerly waiting for the second installment. Well, not just Panchayat 2 re-created the magic of the first season, it overpowered the expectations.

While the series is loaded with humor, nostalgia, and conflicts, this time the show found a way to make us cry harder than it made everyone laugh. The ending of Panchayat 2 was quite devastating, where a tragic phone call crushes Prahlad’s heart. The last scenes were packed with hard-hitting truths that are difficult to digest. It left the audience with tears, all credit to the actors for making the viewers feel the emotion, quite significantly.

Southern stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda, who were shooting for their upcoming project in Kashmir, have reportedly received injuries during filming a sequence. As per Hindustan Times, the duo were immediately  rushed to a hospital and were helped with first-aid.

According to media reports, the two while shooting for an action-packed scene got severely hurt, therefore, the shooting had to be halted for a few hours. "Samantha and Vijay were performing a stunt sequence in the Pahalgam area of Kashmir during which they sustained injuries. The scene was very tough. Both the actors had to run a vehicle over the rope tied on both sides of the Lidder river, but unfortunately, the vehicle fell down into the deep water and both injured their backs," a spokesperson of Vijay Deverakonda's team told the portal.