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Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan The rupee fell sharply by 51 paise to settle at 87.23 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) due to month-end dollar demand by importers amid uncertainty over U.S. trade tariffs.Elevated greenback against major crosses and sustained FII outflows also contributed to the decline in the domestic unit, forex traders said.At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened weak at 86.83 and kept losing ground through the day before settling at 87.23 (provisional), 51 paise lower than its previous close.The local unit had settled at 86.72…
Aishwarya Rajesh and Kathir in stills from ‘Suzhal’ season 2 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The swanky event hall within a star hotel was buzzing with activity. Amidst Suzhal 2’s promotional interviews, the upcoming season’s trailer was released. The team, consisting of actors Aishwarya Rajesh and Kathir and directors Bramma and Sarjun KM, were busy punching text into their phones as they shared the trailer. The first season turned out to be a huge success, and the team, once done with giving the world a glimpse of what season 2 beholds, sits down to talk about Suzhal 2.Excerpts from the…
Vedanta Group has firmed up plans to “invest ₹50,000 crore in Assam and Tripura’s oil and gas sector over the next 3-4 years”. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mining major Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) announced that the firm will pump in ₹50,000 crore in the oil and gas sector in Assam and Tripura over the next 3-4 years. Speaking at the inaugural function of the Advantage Assam investment summit here, he said group firm Cairn Oil & Gas has already invested around ₹2,500 crore in the two States of the northeast region. “Assam has abundant natural resources…
Prabhas as Deva in director Prashanth Neel’s ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Salaar Devaratha Raisaar is back! Prashanth Neel’s recent release Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire starring Prabhas in the lead, is all set to be re-released. The film, also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Bobby Simha, Jagapathi Babu and Sriya Reddy. The film, which was released in theatres on 22 December 2023, is currently streaming on JioHotstar. The makers recently announced that the film has been trending on the OTT platform continuously for a year. While fans are awaiting an update on the film’s…
Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini Technology Services India at the Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum 2025 in Mumbai on February 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Joining the debate on working hours, IT services company Capgemini India’s chief executive Ashwin Yardi on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) advocated 47.5 hours work per week, and was against sending e-mails to employees on weekends.He was speaking at Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) here. “Forty seven and half hours. We have about nine hours a day and five days a week,” Mr. Yardi said replying to a question on the ideal time to…
Himanshu Srivastava in ‘Unekalavya’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Jharna, a festival of dance curated by Bharata Kalanjali, is slowly gaining momentum as a platform for young, talented dancers to share their art with the connoisseurs of Chennai. In its fourth edition this year, the line-up featured dancers who had been shortlisted based on their applications, and a few guest performances.The idea behind ‘Jharna’ is that dancers are given an opportunity to conceive, choreograph and create an original work.Himanshu Srivastava presented ‘Unekalavya — The riddle of the thumb’ about Ekalavya. Attired aesthetically like a forest dweller, Himanshu began with a…
Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran speaks during the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment & Infrastructure Summit 2025, in Guwahati, on February 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Tata group chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) said the company will invest around ₹25,000 crore in a large electronics manufacturing unit in Assam over the next few years.He added that the company will collaborate with the State government in the green energy sector, focusing on solar rooftops and renewable energy generation.Speaking at the inauguration of the Advantage Assam business summit, Mr. Chandrasekaran said, “The Tata group has a long and significant…
The manufacturing of the Chikungunya vaccine at BE is expected to generate up to 300 new jobs. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vaccine firms Biological E. and Bavarian Nordic have formed a strategic partnership to expand access to the latter’s Chikungunya vaccine in low and middle income countries. Initially, they have entered into a contract manufacturing agreement to allow for scaling of capacity towards enabling future supply to endemic LMIC countries. The agreement comprises a technology transfer of the current drug product manufacturing process for the chikungunya vaccine, with an option to transfer the drug substance process at a later stage,…
Jerome Flynn in ‘L2: Empuraan’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prithviraj Sukumaran’s L2: Empuraanhas gotten bigger with the addition of Game of Thrones actor Jerome Flynn to its stellar cast. A sequel to the 2019 blockbuster, the highly-anticipated Malayalam movie stars Mohanlal in the lead role.Apart from featuring in Game of Thrones (2011-2019), Flynn has acted as Paddy Garvey of the King’s Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier. “I can’t quite remember how I got into this project, but I am so glad I did. It was a completely different experience from what I am used to. To be…
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