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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.
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.
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.
Rihanna
personRihanna is set to perform her nominated hit "Lift Me Up" The song was written in tribute to "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020.
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.
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%.
SVB UK
organizationCalifornia-based SVB failed after its customers, mainly from the tech sector, made massive withdrawals. Bank of England seized control, saying it would put SVB UK into insolvency procedure designed for failing banks.
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.
Hugh Grant
personBritish actor was criticised online for his responses during the pre-show interview with model and TV presenter Ashley Graham. Fans labelled it the "most awkward interview ever on social media"
Jamie Lee Curtis
personCurtis is the daughter of famous Hollywood actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She prevailed over frontrunner Angela Bassett, whose work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever netted Marvel its first-ever Oscar nomination.
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.
Jimmy Kimmel
personIndian fans take to Twitter to slam the Oscar host. RRR stars Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Shriya Sara, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn.
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.
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.
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.
Ruth E. Carter
personAmerican costume designer Ruth E. Carter has made history by becoming the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter also won in 2018 for ‘Black Panther,’ which made her the first African American to win in the category.
Casemiro
personManchester United will not appeal the red card shown to Casemiro. The Brazil international was initially booked for a tackle on Charly Alcarez but the yellow card was upgraded to red after a VAR review. He now faces a four match ban, ruling him out of Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Fulham and Premier League fixtures against Newcastle, Brentford and Everton.
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.
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.