The centre of gravity of Fortune 500 companies is shifting to India. The future strategies of these companies are being invented here,” says Lalit Ahuja, a retired Navy man who runs Ansr, a venture in Bengaluru that helps multinational companies establish engineering and research and development centres — known as global inhouse centres or GICs — in India. Among the companies it’s worked with are Target, JCPenney, AB (Anheuser-Busch) Inbev, Saks Fifth Avenue and Grant Thornton.

   Noted and award-winning actors Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao are garnering a lot of attention for their out of the league look in their upcoming film ‘Mental Hai Kya'. However, there were reports that Kareena Kapoor Khan was the first choice of the film which she had rejected calling the script too dark and way ahead of its time along with bold scenes and nudity. But the makers have reportedly denied all such reports while clarifying that Kangana and Rajkummar were the first and only choice for the film whose script was written last year. The actress reportedly loved the script and instantly said yes for the role. For the record, ‘Mental Hai Kya’ posters are already creating a lot of curiosity where the two are shown as highly crazy characters. The film is being directed by National Award winning director Prakash Kovelamudi whereas the story has been written by Kanika Dhillon.

Virat Kohli, the India captain, has conceded that heavy workload of playing cricket across three formats, is taking a toll on his body. The point can be capsulised by the fact that the fulcrum of India's batting has played 25 Tests, 42 ODIs and 27 T20Is alongside representing Royal Challengers Bangalore in a couple of IPLs since the start of 2016. It is also going to be a busy year ahead for Kohli and co. as India are set to tour England and Australia.

Fans of actor Sanjay Dutt, will soon get to see the star’s life story played out on the big screen in the Rajkumar Hirani directed biopic, starring Ranbir Kapoor. The actor, who has shared a close bond with the director Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, said in a recent interview that he considers the two as “family”. Going on to speak about working with the two in the upcoming ‘Dutt biopic’, the actor reportedly stated that his involvement in this project has been “different.” He went on to explain that usually, the filmmakers narrate their story to him, but in this case, he was him who shared stories of his life. Featuring Ranbir Kapoor in the titular role, the film will also see Dutt himself make a cameo in the film. It also boasts of an ensemble cast that includes Manisha Koirala as Nargis, Dia Mirza as Sanjay Dutt’s wife Maanayata Dutt, Paresh Rawal as Sunil Dutt, Anushka Sharma and Vicky Kaushal.

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday toured the Taj Mahal with his wife and children as he began a week-long visit to promote trade and investment with India. Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire and their three children posed for a family portrait before marvelling at the legendary marble monument frequently visited by foreign leaders during roadshows to India. It was Trudeau's first visit to India since taking office in 2015. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and efforts to expand trade will dominate an agenda also covering energy, education and infrastructure.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the Delhi government will start providing free Wi-Fi internet service, a key poll promise of his Aam Aadmi Party, to residents in the national capital "soon". The AAP had made the promise to Delhiites that if the party comes to power in the national capital, it would provide free Wi-Fi internet service across Delhi. It had helped the party garner support among the youth ahead of the Assembly polls in February 2015.

Malaika Arora and sister Amrita Arora share a great camaraderie. The Arora sisters have a close-knit friend circle that consists of the ever-so-stylish Kapoor sisters -- Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karisma Kapoor and a few more socialites. These lovely ladies are thick as thieves. They often go on vacations together and are also spotted sipping margaritas at parties together. While Malaika's younger sister Amrita turns a year older, the sisters plan to celebrate with their squad in Goa. Malaika took to Instagram to share a picture with her gang posing in the aircraft before they take off. She wrote, “Lets get this party started....... @therealkarismakapoor @maheepkapoor @seemakhan76 @mallika_bhat @dollysidhwani @rozz_truly @natasha.poonawalla #bebo #ammuhottyat40#happy #40#saifu#happyhippee#goa” All the ladies are glowing and to our surprise, Kareena's hubby Saif Ali Khan too is holidaying with them. Saif is seen clad in a black leather jacket and a black tee.

Ahead of the Union Budget, corporate America has urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for further reduction in tax uncertainty for multinational companies and institutional investors, a step which it said would help attract more foreign direct investments to India. "A significant positive step toward improving the investment climate would be to further reduce tax uncertainty for multinational companies and institutional investors in India," Nisha Desai Biswal, the president of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), said in a memorandum submitted to Mr Jaitley. Noting that in today's economic environment, scarce capital is allocated to markets offering optimal returns, Ms Biswal said global businesses allocate investments where post-tax returns for a given risk profile are highest. When tax costs are uncertain, particularly in a foreign country, investors normally provide for them on a most conservative basis, she said. "Therefore, tax uncertainty results in an increase of risk when investing in any given project drives investors to either withhold investments or require a higher rate of return to account for this risk, thus raising the cost of capital in the uncertain market," said Ms Biswal, who was the Obama administration's point person for South and Central Asia.