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Gary Lineker
personSports presenter Gary Lineker will return on air after BBC agrees to review social media guidelines. BBC forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming after commentators, analysts and Premier League players refused to appear in support of Lineker. Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had been a “difficult period for staff’
Lady Gaga
personLady Gaga, 36, rushed to help a paparazzi member who experienced a fall. The pop icon wore a casual T-shirt, ripped jeans and minimal makeup.
Michael Cohen
personA Manhattan grand jury is investigating the $130,000 that went to former porn star Stormy Daniels. Michael Cohen, the former Trump attorney who made the payment, is scheduled to testify to the grand jury in the coming days. Cohen's testimony could last several days and lead to a felony falsifying business documents charge.
Brendan Fraser
personEverything Everywhere All at Once dominates night, taking home all major prizes. Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian woman and only second woman of colour to win trophy. Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback with a Best Actor win for The Whale.
Naatu Naatu
personNaatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR has won the Best Original Song Award. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava performed to the viral track. The performance ended in a standing ovation from the audience.
Ram Charan
personSS Rajamouli's film RRR made history as Naatu Naatu won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The electrifying composition was picturised on the lead actors of the film Ram Charan and Jr NTR. Apart from RRR, Indian documentary The Elephant Whisperers won Best Documentary Short Film.
Deepika Padukone
personDeepika Padukone is only the third Indian ever to present an Oscar after Persis Khambatta and Priyanka Chopra. The actor debuted her neck tattoo dedicated to her skincare brand 82E.
Michelle Yeoh
personMichelle Yeoh, 60, is the first Asian woman to win in the “lead actress’ category. Yeoh is also only the second woman of colour to win the award. Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback with a Best Actor win for The Whale. Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan picked up Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
Kartiki Gonsalves
personIndian documentary The Elephant Whisperers has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. Kartiki Gonsalves dedicated the award to her "motherland India" The plot of producer Guneet Monga's documentary revolves around a family who adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu.
Silicon Valley Bank
organizationUS authorities swooped in and seized the assets of SVB, a key lender to US startups since the 1980s. It’s the second-largest bank failure in history, behind the collapse of Washington Mutual in 2008.
First Republic Bank
organizationFirst Republic Bank, the nation's 14th largest bank, saw its shares plummet 78% in the first hour of trading. Shares of big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America fell between 1% and 5%.
Silicon Valley Bank
organizationHSBC has scooped up the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank for £1 ($1.2) Europe's biggest bank announced the acquisition early Monday morning. Bank's closure had followed interest rate hikes that hurt its startup customers.
Guneet Monga
personGuneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves' documentary movie The Elephant Whisperers has bagged the Oscars in the Short Film category. Song 'Naatu Naatu' from SS Rajamouli directed movie 'RRR', won the best original song.
The San Francisco 49ers
organizationTashaun Gipson Sr. announced on Instagram that he will return to San Francisco for 2023. Sam Darnold will sign a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The NFL has officially announced the list of 37 compensatory picks in the 2023 NFL draft.
Oscars
organizationTwo of the three films nominated for the 95th Academy Awards won this year. Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR has won the Best Original Song Award. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian performer to win an Oscar 'best actress' award.
HSBC
organizationDeal ensures security of 6.7 billion pounds ($8.1 billion) of deposits. HSBC told tech investors it will pump £2billion of liquidity into Silicon Valley Bank’s UK unit.
Academy Awards
organization'The Elephant Whisperers' is the first Indian film to win an Oscar in this category and the third to be nominated. 'All That Breathes' lost the award to 'Navalny' Mohanlal. The 2023 Oscars might be remembered as the most Asian Academy Awards yet.
Joe Biden
personPresident Biden on Monday approved the Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. 25,000 Ukrainians who sought refuge in the United States via Mexico in early 2022 can now extend their stay beyond the one-year permit they were initially granted. Popular stablecoin USDC regained its peg to the US Dollar early Monday.
BBC
organizationGary Lineker will front the BBC's FA Cup coverage next Saturday. Alan Shearer and Ian Wright will also return to the programme. Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had been a “difficult period for staff’
RRR
organization'Naatu Naatu' from RRR and the film The Elephant Whisperers created history by winning in their respective categories. This is the second consecutive year where an Indian documentary has secured its place in the category. The electrifying song was also performed by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava.