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Hans India
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hans India
This is what Sonam Kapoor has to say on ‘desification' of Wimbledon
Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who was last seen in the streaming film 'Blind', is coming out in support of the 'desification' of Wimbledon. A recent post by an Instagram handle showed pictures of Indian celebs attending Wimbledon. The post in question spoke about how there has been an uptick in influential people flocking to Wimbledon from India. Sonam took to the comments section of the post, as she wrote, 'Love the captions! Indians everywhere! So good na?'. Celebs like Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Urvashi Rautela, Neena Gupta and her designer-actor daughter Masaba, Janhvi Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli turned up at the Wimbledon. On Monday, Wimbledon paid tribute to Indian cinema for the very first-time during finals. Wimbledon's official social media handle dropped a surprise post that sent fans into a frenzy. The visual mirrored the Republic Day poster of the upcoming movie 'Jana Nayagan'. Sinner struck a powerful selfie pose with his trophy, echoing Vijay's own image in the film's teaser art. The post was aptly captioned 'The First Roar', inspired by the thunderous BGM composed by Anirudh Ravichander. This marks the first time Wimbledon has saluted an Indian actor and film — making 'Jana Nayagan' the first Indian cinematic reference to be immortalized by the historic sports institution. Looking at the recent trends, Wimbledon has been chasing viewership similar to more popular sports in India like cricket given India's colossal human capital, and the advertisement revenues wired to it. The recent Wimbledon finals saw Jannik Sinner emerging victorious in an electrifying clash against Carlos Alcaraz. Jannik became the first Italian Wimbledon singles champion in the Open Era. The Women's singles defending champion was Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic, but she lost in the third round to Emma Navarro.
News18
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Sonam Kapoor Reacts To Viral Post About ‘Desification' Of Wimbledon: ‘Indians Everywhere'
Published By : IANS Diet Sabya posted about 'desification' of Wimbledon 2025, noting the presence of several Indian celebrities including Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Urvashi Rautela, and more. Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who was last seen in the streaming film 'Blind', is coming out in support of the 'desification" of Wimbledon. A recent post by an Instagram handle showed pictures of Indian celebs attending Wimbledon. The post in question spoke about how there has been an uptick in influential people flocking to Wimbledon from India. Sonam took to the comments section of the post, as she wrote, 'Love the captions! Indians everywhere! So good na?". View this post on Instagram A post shared by DietSabya® (@dietsabya) Celebs like Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Urvashi Rautela, Neena Gupta and her designer-actor daughter Masaba, Janhvi Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli turned up at the Wimbledon. On Monday, Wimbledon paid tribute to Indian cinema for the very first time during finals. Wimbledon's official social media handle dropped a surprise post that sent fans into a frenzy. The visual mirrored the Republic Day poster of the upcoming movie 'Jana Nayagan'. Sinner struck a powerful selfie pose with his trophy, echoing Vijay's own image in the film's teaser art. The post was aptly captioned 'The First Roar", inspired by the thunderous BGM composed by Anirudh Ravichander. This marks the first time Wimbledon has saluted an Indian actor and film — making 'Jana Nayagan' the first Indian cinematic reference to be immortalized by the historic sports institution. Looking at the recent trends, Wimbledon has been chasing viewership similar to more popular sports in India like cricket given India's colossal human capital, and the advertisement revenues wired to it. The recent Wimbledon finals saw Jannik Sinner emerging victorious in an electrifying clash against Carlos Alcaraz. Jannik became the first Italian Wimbledon singles champion in the Open Era. The Women's singles defending champion was Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic, but she lost in the third round to Emma Navarro. Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Gulf Today
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Sonam set to attend Wimbledon Gentlemen's Finals in London
Bollywood fashionista Sonam Kapoor has joined the list of celebrities such as Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli and Priyanka Chopra, as she too is set to attend Wimbledon Gentlemen's Finals in London. Sonam will be seen gracing the tournament this weekend. A source said: 'Sonam Kapoor has been a part of the tournament for years now. This will be her fourth Wimbledon appearance and she's got a special outfit in store for the highly-anticipated game.' 'The actress is currently in London, enjoying some family time with husband Anand Ahuja and their son, Vayu, so it comes as no surprise that she's going to be making her way to the game this weekend,' added the source. Last month, Sonam celebrated seven years of Ranbir Kapoor's 'Sanju'. To mark the milestone, she took to her Instagram Stories to share a special memory. She posted a video featuring one of her scenes with Ranbir Kapoor from the film, blending it with behind-the-scenes glimpses from the set. 'Sanju,' directed and edited by Rajkumar Hirani, was co-written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi. The movie explored the turbulent life of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, shedding light on his battle with drug addiction, his arrest in connection with the 1993 Bombay bombings, his bond with his father, and his journey in the film industry. Ranbir Kapoor played the titular role alongside actors Paresh Rawal, Vicky Kaushal, Manisha Koirala, Anushka Sharma, Dia Mirza, and Jim Sarbh. Sonam made her comeback to the screen with the 2023 crime thriller 'Blind', in which she portrayed a visually impaired ex-police officer. The film marked her return to acting following a break she took after welcoming her son, Vayu, in 2022. Directed by Shome Makhija, the thriller also starred Shubham Saraf, Danesh Razvi, Purab Kohli, Vinay Pathak, Lillete Dubey, and Javed Khan in key roles. 'Blind,'was a remake of the 2011 South Korean film of the same name, originally featuring Yoo Seung-ho and Kim Ha-neul in lead roles. Kapoor, the daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, began her career as an assistant director on filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2005 film Black. She made her acting debut in Bhansali's romantic drama Saawariya (2007), a box office flop, and had her first commercial success with the romantic comedy I Hate Luv Storys (2010). This was followed by a series of commercial failures and repetitive roles, which garnered her negative reviews. The 2013 box office hit Raanjhanaa marked a turning point in Kapoor's career, garnering her praise and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. Kapoor had her biggest commercial successes with supporting roles in the biopics Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) and Sanju (2018), and a leading role in the romance Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015); the last two rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films. Indo-Asian News Service
India Today
08-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
Indian tech workers face burnout, majority exceed legal 48-hour workweek: Surveys
A Delhi man recently posted on social media about a job opening looking to hire employees who can work for a minimum of 10-12 hours a day for 6 days a week. The work-life balance debate triggers don't seem to be ending since Narayan Murthy's controversial 2023 statement where he said Indians should put in 70 hours per week. It's been almost two years since then and we are still talking about it, with good the reality of India's high-performing tech industry is far more serious than the exterior suggests. A series of recent surveys has exposed a systemic burnout crisis fuelled by overwork, toxic workplace expectations, and an 'always-on' to a March 2025 Blind survey of 1,450 verified IT professionals, 72% reported working more than the legally mandated 48 hours per week, and 25% said they routinely worked over 70 hours CRISIS HITS WORKFORCE STABILITY The same Blind survey revealed that 83% of IT professionals had experienced some form of burnout. The issue is most acute in companies where extreme working hours are 68% of professionals admitted they felt obligated to respond to work messages outside of office hours, indicating a growing culture of round-the-clock a separate March 2025 survey by Vertex Group, 52% of employees across five Indian states cited poor work-life balance as a cause of burnout. The study also found that 23% of professionals regularly worked beyond official hours, exacerbating mental and physical EXITING IN DROVESHigh attrition is emerging as another critical outcome. A survey by Talent Exodus published by Teamlease Digitalindustry revealed that up to 22 lakh IT professionals may leave their jobs by the end of 57% of respondents said they would not consider returning to IT services in the future, pointing to a growing disillusionment with the report said that 29% of IT professionals experienced burnout in 2024, and 20% were uncertain about their job stability -- another indicator of waning confidence in long-term career 10 COMPANIES WITH LONG WORKING HOURSBased on responses collected via the Blind app and corroborated by media reports, the following companies were identified as having the most extreme workweeks:CiscoAmazonServiceNowWalmartVMwareAdobeUberInMobiSalesforceOracleOthers, including Microsoft, Cohesity, UiPath, Flipkart, Paytm, Cohesity, Freshworks, and Sprinklr also appeared in the list of firms with the longest working hours and high burnout MESSAGES FROM EMPLOYERSWhile some companies, like Infosys, have publicly announced their intention to avoid overtime in favour of productivity through better work-life balance, this sentiment has not been universally recently viral Reddit post about a job listing, explicitly requiring six-day workweeks with 12-hour shifts, sparked widespread concern over unregulated workplace India's digital economy continues to expand, experts argue that without urgent labour reforms, mental health support, and strict enforcement of labour limits, the burnout crisis could derail long-term industry growth.- Ends
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
South Korea faces dramatic population crash, could have just 7.5 million people by 2125
South Korea's Worst-Case Scenario: Just 7.5 Million People by 2125 Live Events Aging Population to Outnumber Working-Age Adults Younger Koreans Prioritize Stability Over Family Life FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel South Korea's population may shrink to only 15% of where it stands today by 2125 if the current trend of demographic decline continues, found a private research institute in Seoul, as per a Korean Peninsula Population Institute for Future estimated that under its worst-case scenario, the nation's population would decline from 51.68 million today to only 7.53 million by 2125, which is less than the number of people currently living just in the city of Seoul, as per The Korea Herald report. Even in the most optimistic scenario, the population would decline to less than a third of its present size, at just over 15 million, according to the report. While the median projection for the 2125 population is 11.15 million people, as per the research also found that the rapidly increasing pace of population fall in the median scenario would see the population drop 30% by 2075 and then by more than half over the following 50 years, according to The Korea READ: Vinod Khosla's dire warning: AI could wipe out 80% of jobs and crush Fortune 500 giants by 2030 The institute used a cohort component method to find the latest long-term forecast of Korea's demographic trends over the next century, as per the report. The method is an internationally recognised technique that estimates future populations by incorporating factors like birth rates, mortality rates and immigration patterns, reported The Korea to the report, the drop in population is because of falling birth rates and also due to a compounding effect; with fewer people in each successive generation, the pool of potential parents shrinks, further accelerating the research found that even the ageing crisis is expected to deepen, and in 75 years, the worst forecast is that for every 100 people of working age, defined as 15 to 64 years old, there will be 140 seniors aged 65 or older, as reported by The Korea present, 100 working-age individuals support about 30 senior citizens, which indicates that South Korea is on track to become an 'inverted pyramid' society, where the number of dependents will outnumber those who provide support, according to the READ: Diddy and the Mann Act: What the law says and why he's not guilty of trafficking The research also mentioned details of a social sentiment analysis based on some 60,000 posts from the workplace community app Blind, which focused on the thoughts of people in their 20s to 40s about marriage and childbirth, as per the findings of Blind show that younger generations now prioritise 'money' and 'housing' over 'love' when discussing marriage, reported The Korea Herald. Financial burdens were a key concern in the conversations regarding childbirth, as per the study concluded that decisions on marriage and parenting are increasingly influenced by economic conditions, rather than personal preference, according to The Korea READ: Diddy verdict in — you won't believe his net worth or how he's paying those massive legal bills Because fewer people are having children, and each smaller generation means even fewer parents in the between 7.5 million (worst-case) and 15.7 million (best-case), down from 51.7 million today, as per the Korea Herald report.
