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Getting a front-end manufacturing foothold in the U.S. appears to be the way out for India’s generic drugmakers in the event of U.S. levying tariff on pharmaceuticals, a top executive of a well-known pharma company has said.“Need to buy a front-end manufacturing [facility] in the U.S. That’s the only way you can go forward,” Natco Pharma’s vice-chairman and CEO Rajeev Nannapaneni said replying to a query around the evolving tariff scenario in the U.S., during an investor call recently. That appears to be the only solution, he said, adding if the tariffs materialise that would have a bearing on the…

‘Play becomes joy’ collection of textiles created around the Madras check, by weavers from Karur At Dutch artist Paul Beumer’s first solo exhibition in India, a site-specific wall hanging got many visitors to stop and think. The ‘painting’ made with strips of Madras check fabric made them question whether textile can become art. Play becomes joy, joy becomes work, work becomes play — showcased at Artisans’ during the Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2025 last month — is a collection of textiles, all created around the Madras check, by weavers from Karur in Tamil Nadu.Beumer, though formally trained in painting, abandoned a…

Fulcrum Digital, which is into enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, said it would scale up its AI ecosystem to 10,000 AI agents this year from the current 170 , to power next-generation enterprise automation globally. As part of its expansion plans, the company said it would double its workforce to 3,000 employees to continue AI innovation and growth. The company, which completed 25 years of operations said AI was soon evolving into Unified Intelligence (UI) and further to Intelligence Amplification (IA) to enhance human decision-making rather than replacing it. The company said it was now setting the stage for the…

What is Gondhali art form? Gondhali is a folk art that involves singing and narration of mythical tales by a group of artistes before festivals and family functions, like marriages. The songs are usually about women deities Amba Bhavani and Yallamma, and the tales are from the Puranas and Mahabharata. It is an all-night event where a team of 3-5 artistes sing and play instruments for hours with breaks for rituals, like arati. Mention in Manasollasa Gondhali art finds mention in Manasollasa, considered the Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by the Kalyani Chalukyan King Someshwara in the 12th century. Someshwara categorised Gondhali…

Thomas Cook, SOTC Travel, Fairfax Digital Services, LTIMindtree and Voicing. AI have collaborated to build a multi-modal, multi-lingual, agentic voice-enabled, GenAI advisor ‘Dhruv‘, touted to be India’s first.‘Dhruv’ would be a combination of the domain expertise of Thomas Cook and SOTC in the travel industry, the technological prowess of LTIMindtree, powered by Voicing.AI, and brought by the global innovation capabilities of Fairfax Digital Services (a Fairfax company).‘Dhruv’, that has the multilingual capability for over 20 languages including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Spanish, German, Greek and Portuguese among others, is expected to harnesses cutting-edge AI-driven technologies and Large Language Models (LLMs) to…

Saira Rahman | Photo Credit: R_Shivaji Rao Saira Rahman, ex-wife of renowned music composer AR Rahman, was recently hospitalised following a medical emergency and had to undergo surgery. The update was shared by her legal counsel, Vandana Shah, along with a statement expressing gratitude to those who supported her during this difficult time.In her message, Saira acknowledged the unwavering support of her close friends, including sound designer Resul Pookutty and his wife Shadia, as well as her ex-husband AR Rahman. She thanked them for their kindness and encouragement, emphasizing her focus on a speedy recovery.“During this challenging time, her sole…

K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala, Secretary to the Ministry of Energy, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: Meera Srinivasan Colombo is not seeking to renegotiate the contentious renewable energy project with Adani Green, a top Sri Lankan official said, a week after the company abruptly pulled out of a wind farm initiative in the island’s Northern Province. Adani Green — which had pledged an investment of $ 442 million in wind power plants in Mannar and Pooneryn — informed Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment [BOI] in a letter dated February 12,2025, that it would “respectfully withdraw” from the project, even as the government…

Jodhpur is a city of marvels, of which the Toorji Ka Jhalra is among the most iconic. Around this stepwell, where the water plunges hundreds of metres deep, the Walled City comes to life — old heritage buildings rubbing shoulders with new cafes and boutiques, narrow lanes packed with locals and cars leading to sprawling havelis. Looming over it, the Mehrangarh Fort stands atop a hill, its halls abounding in art, textiles, and historical artefacts.These treasures and Jodhpur’s history led Shon Randhawa, founder of Sutrakala Foundation, and curator Mayank Mansingh Kaul to the city, which is now host to Surface,…

Honor has geared up to launch its latest addition to the Honor X series lineup smartphone, Honor X8. The latest smartphone from Honor will feature their state-of-art technology Honor RAM Turbo. The new feature will grant users the ability to enjoy the top-tier performance and seamless experience while playing intensive games and opening multiple applications simultaneously while maintaining the highest efficiency possible. Furthermore, the apps will stay in their current state and users can always resume from where they left off if they switched from one app to another. Honor X8 – Features The 6.7-inch screen of the X8 features…

COIMBATOREVijayan Srinivasan of Eco Dynaamic in Coimbatore is into the manufacturing of electric three-wheelers for more than a decade and has sold over 4,000 vehicles that are operated within the premises of the buyers. It is only in 2022 that Tamil Nadu came out with a policy for electric three-wheelers and there are a lot of challenges even now in getting approval for commercial sale of e-rickshaws, he says.Manikandan Palanimuthu, Chief Executive Officer of Greenerg Mobility Solutions, is one of the few electric vehicle (EV) startups in Coimbatore that has raised funds and develops displays for electric vehicles. Its additional…