Author: Arabian Media staff

InPrime Finserv, a Bengaluru-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) focused on India’s emerging middle class, has raised Rs 50 crore ($6.02 million) in a Series A1 funding round led by Pravega Ventures. Existing backers Z47, InfoEdge Ventures, and Kettleborough VC also participated in the round.The company plans to use the funds to expand into underserved geographies across India, particularly targeting micro-entrepreneurs and informal households often left out of the formal financial ecosystem.“Our Prime customers—the emerging middle class driving India’s informal economy—bring relentless drive and determination that keeps local economies humming,” said Rajat Singh, Co-founder and CEO of InPrime Finserv. “Yet, when…

16 and Pregnant’s Whitney Purvis Says Ex Prevented Her From Attending Son Weston’s FuneralWhitney Purvis is facing legal trouble. The 16 and Pregnant star was arrested in Floyd County, Georgia, on July 7 for involuntary manslaughter, according to police records obtained E! News. According to a statement of criminal charges shared by police with E! News, Purvis also faces two charges relating to controlled substances—the first, a felony charge for the possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and the second a misdemeanor charge for the “use of communication facility in commission of a felony involving controlled substances.” An…

Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M. Chu is set to helm the live-action Hot Wheels feature, the big screen take on Mattel’s iconic toy cars for Warner Bros. The screenwriting duo of Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier will pen the script, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, which has longstanding ties with Warner Bros., and Chu’s Electric Somewhere producing.    The hiring of the director and writers is a major development for the project that originated with Warner teaming with Mattel Studios in January 2019 to develop and produce a big-screen project. The action film promises to bring the…

Royel Otis tops a Billboard chart for the first time as “Moody” lifts a spot to No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated July 12. “Moody” exceeds the No. 2 peak of the duo’s cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor,” which hit No. 2 on Alternative Airplay in July 2024. Prior to “Moody,” Royel Otis’ high on Adult Alternative Airplay was notched via “If Our Love Is Dead,” which reached No. 39 this January. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Royel Otis is the first act to score…

Films about 20-something characters drifting aimlessly through life have a tendency to drift themselves, but that can also be part of their charm. Not every movie needs to be a nail-biter, and not every plot needs to be engineered like a Maserati. Some of the best examples of the genre — Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Frances Ha, Fellini’s I Vitelloni — convey that feeling of endless drifting while remaining altogether captivating. In a sense, the drift becomes the crux of the story. Nicolau (Francisco Melo), the shy and shaggy protagonist at the heart of Joao Rosas’ debut feature, The…

Lewis Capaldi dropped in to Good Morning America on Monday morning (July 7) for his first TV performance in more than two years as part of the show’s Summer Concert Series. In addition to performing a pair of songs with a full band during the visit — including an emotional run through his new single, “Survive,” as well as his breakthrough 2019 smash “Someone You Loved,” the most-streamed song of all time in the U.K. — Capaldi broke some news during the chat. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I don’t know…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What happens when you spend four decades studying how people interact with their workplace, leaders and each other? You discover some uncomfortable truths about the state of modern leadership.Dr. Jim Harter is the Chief Scientist for Gallup’s Workplace Management and Well-Being practices. For almost 40 years, Jim has been studying the way we interact with our workplace, with our leaders and with each other. His latest book, Culture Shock, is a fascinating look at how the pandemic has affected the modern workplace environment, our ability to lead people and keep them engaged…

Inside Edition has found its new anchor. The long-running syndicated CBS newsmagazine has tapped Eva Pilgrim to lead the show. Pilgrim succeeds Deborah Norville, who announced her exit from the program back in April after 30 years. Pilgrim joins Inside Edition from ABC News, where she was one of the co-anchors of GMA3, the early afternoon spinoff of Good Morning America. Inside Edition is distributed by CBS Media Ventures and based in New York City, and is known for its mix of entertainment, true crime, lifestyle and tabloid news segments, delivered at a quick pace. The show debuted in 1989…

Conversations on songwriting featuring top names like Luciano Luna and Salvador Aponte, as well as panels on artist strategy, investment, social media and artistic development will be the backbone of a new music conference — Unión Musical — taking place July 9 and 10 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The confab, launched as a private, by invitation only event focused on regional Mexican music two years ago, opens its doors to the public for the first time at Expo Guadalajara, with programming that includes broader topics. Although the focus is still heavily on música mexicana, the applications of the conversations and panels apply…

The son known familiarly to the whole country as Bobby Kennedy married Ethel Skakel on June 17, 1950. They went on to have 11 children: Kathleen, Joseph II, Robert Jr., David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Maxwell, Douglas and Rory. Ethel was pregnant with Rory when Bobby was fatally shot on June 6, 1968, shortly after winning the California Democratic primary. David Kennedy died of a drug overdose on April 25, 1984, at the age of 28. Michael Kennedy was killed on Dec. 31, 1997, when he slammed into a tree while on skis and simultaneously tossing a football around during…