During the Beautycon in Los Angeles, a Pakistani woman accused Priyanka Chopra of war-mongering and encouraging nuclear war against Pakistan. The woman, named Ayesha Malik, questioned the actress's role as a United Nations Goodwill ambassador in the light of her February 26 tweet where she congratulated the Indian Air Force after Indian fighter jets attacked the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)'s terrorist camp at Balakot in Pakistan.
Priyanka responded, "I have many, many friends from Pakistan and I am from India. War is not something I'm really fond of but I am patriotic, so I'm sorry if I hurt sentiments to people who do love me and have loved me. "But I think that all of us have a, sort of, middle ground that we all have to walk. Just like you probably do as well. The way that you came at me right now... girl, don't yell. We're all here for love."
Union Minister and BJP election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Piyush Goyal, met AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Chennai to initiate seat-sharing talks for the 2026 Assembly elections.
In a provocative statement, a leader from Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has openly threatened India.
On this edition of the Business Today show, anchor Sakshi Batra tracks the day's market action as the Sensex hovers around the 85,600 mark and the Nifty nears 26,200. The programme highlights the record-breaking rally in precious metals, with MCX gold hitting a peak of ₹1.38 lakh. The show also focuses on the government's major decision to overhaul the GDP calculation methodology starting February 2026 to include the informal economy. Guest Abhishek Basu Malik, Co-founder and Fund Manager at Sri Rama Managers PMS, joins to discuss market volatility and the outlook for 2026. Additionally, the broadcast covers expected auto price hikes in January and the impact of GST rate cuts.
Export-heavy sectors are closely tracking the US–India tariff deal, as industries such as textiles, aquaculture, fisheries and auto ancillaries rely heavily on exports to the US, says expert.
