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Friday, April 17, 2026
TopicAmbani wedding

Topic: Ambani wedding

Desi weddings are now fake, vapid, meaningless extravaganzas. Billionaires pop out of nowhere

Once you sign up for a celebrity-driven destination ‘event’, you are held hostage for three days that test your sanity and stamina, unless you are Ranveer Singh, who always looks like he is having the best time.

Dhirubhai to Anant Ambani—Matunga’s Cafe Mysore has been serving South Indian food since 1936

The newly married Ambani couple touched Shanteri’s feet, while Radhika Merchant said, 'Every Sunday, we eat your food in our house.' Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Cafe Mysore.

India & Canada’s frosty relations & how Trump shooting has BJP praying for his safety — global media

International media argues that tech giants should consider complying with India’s policies, even creating tools like Indian language AI & a case of mass cyanide poisoning in Thailand.

Pakistan has its ‘fashion moment’ at the Ambani wedding

Actors Alia Bhatt, Sara Ali Khan, Kiara Advani, cricketer Hardik Pandya, and singer AP Dhillon chose to wear creations by Pakistani fashion designers Faraz Manan, Iqbal Hussain and Mohsin Naveed Ranjha.

Price tag of the grand Ambani wedding, popularity of UPI & the ‘cultural shift’ India is witnessing

Global media also discusses impact of 'scorching heat' and elections on Indian companies, with profits for some firms showing a downward trend & the 20-yr-old who tried to shoot Trump.

An out-of-this-world wedding guest list & beware of ‘the third wave’

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Ambani pre-wedding is no different from Dara Shikoh’s marriage. Mughals would get it 

Dara Shikoh’s wedding cost Rs 32 lakh – $48 million today. Reportedly, just the first of two Ambani pre-wedding bashes cost $151 million.

Big Fat Indian Weddings like Ambanis’ don’t waste money. They create jobs

A fancy Indian wedding can cost anywhere from Rs 5 lakh to over Rs 5 crore, and spell a windfall for hundreds.

How many fairy godmothers would Cinderella need to get into Ambani wedding extravaganza?

Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta are not even married yet. But their engagement party has already knocked our collective socks off.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.