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Rishiraj Kulkarni comes across more as a mystic than a musician. His words are measured, his thoughts seem to stem from a place deeper than mere intellect. His journey, too, has been shaped by some of the most profound human minds.As a child, he studied at the Sahyadri School, founded by the Krishnamurti Foundation of India, where the teachings of J Krishnamurti — spiritualist, philosopher, and fierce advocate of free thought — left an indirect yet indelible imprint on him. Later, his years at AR Rahman’s KM Music Conservatory exposed him to a composer whose musical genius is deeply intertwined…
As India gears up to scale up manufacturing, German specialty chemicals major LANXESS has announced the opening of its India Application Development Center (IADC) at Thane, Mumbai to provide India centric solutions to its industrial customers.With this the company is now eying to double its revenue from India in a few years. The center, taking up an entire floor at LANXESS House, serves as a hub for two businesses with capacity for future expansion. The centre was on Tuesday inaugurated by Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG.“India is a critical growth region for LANXESS, offering immense opportunities…
Producer SKN. | Photo Credit: sknonline/Instagram Film producer Sreenivasa Kumara, popularly known as SKN, has responded to the controversy around his recent remarks about non-Telugu-speaking heroines. In a video, SKN said people had misunderstood his statements, which was said in a “light hearted manner.”During the pre-release event of the upcoming film Dragon, SKN said he likes to support non-Telugu-speaking heroines as he spoke about the film’s female lead Kayadu Lohar. “We encourage non-Telugu-speaking heroines. Welcome to Telugu. I learnt what happens if we encourage Telugu-speaking girls to become heroines. So me and my director Sai Rajesh have decided to support…
Jitin Prasada | Photo Credit: ANI The governmentis formulating strategies to ensure that the interests of exporters and people are protected, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada said on Tuesday.“You get up in the morning, and you see a tweet and the whole world is shocked… that’s the way the world has become,” he said at the EEPC India National Awards ceremony. “There could be hiccups. Times have changed. There are your issues with regard to how we will be navigating ourselves with the new regime changes in other parts of…
A still from ‘Suzhal -The Vortex’ Season 2 | Photo Credit: Prime Video Prime Video has unveiled the official trailer for the second season of its Tamil crime thriller Suzhal—The Vortex. Written and created by Pushkar and Gayatri, and directed by Bramma and Sarjun KM, the new season is set to premiere on February 28 in multiple languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, with English subtitles.The eight-episode series returns with Kathir and Aishwarya Rajesh reprising their lead roles, alongside a strong ensemble cast that includes Lal, Saravanan, Gouri Kishan, Samyuktha Vishwanathan, Monisha Blessy, and Rini, among others. Manjima…
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd(RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Ltd., said it has introduced the Indian legacy brand, Campa, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), making its foray into that region.Since acquiring Campa Cola in 2022 and reintroducing it to India in 2023, the company said it has revived the heritage brand of the 1970s and 1980s. Campa Cola is being launched in the UAE with partner Agthia Group.Ketan Mody, COO, RCPL, said, “We are investing for the long-term and see great potential for accelerated growth in the region. We have a track record of delivering innovative and global quality products…
Some of the innovations of GD Naidu on display at the GD Science Museum in Coimbatore city. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Why do peacocks have long tail feathers? Why do the eyes of dogs and cats gleam at night? What powers cars? These were some of the subjects of conversations that a barely four-year-old Gopal would have with his father G.D. Naidu at their home, Gopal Bagh in Coimbatore, as they fed animals, scanned newspapers, and read about cars during their leisure time in the early 1940s.Mr. Naidu, in subsequent years, conducted scientific experiments and demonstrations for students at…
Insurance regulator IRDAI permitted life and health insurers to get a one-time mandate facility through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) from prospective health and life insurance customers. “This service is useful where the customer prefers to authorise a block on the funds without immediate debits” even while facilitating, through such a mandate, smoother processing of the transaction leading to issue of the policy, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India said in a circular on Tuesday. Fixing March 1, 2025 as deadline for insurers to go live and offer the facility, which will be known as Bima Applications Supported by Blocked…
Poster of ‘The Pride of Bharat’: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’, starring Rishab Shetty. | Photo Credit: X (Formerly Twitter) On the 395th birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the makers of the upcoming biopic on the Maratha warrior released a fresh poster. Starring Rishab Shetty in the lead, the film, titled ThePride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is directed by Sandeep Singh.The grand poster shows Rishab as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He is seen standing in front of a huge sculpture of a goddess with a lion. The movie is set to hit the screens on January 21, 2027.The makers recently announced…
DFS Secretary M.Nagaraju and others at the launch of LIC’s Smart Pension Plan in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has rolled out a Smart Pension Plan offering a range of annuity options for single as well as joint life type of annuities. A non-par, non linked, individual/group, the product’s features include single premium, immediate annuity plan; liquidity options for partial or full withdrawal as per the terms; and incentive for existing policyholder and nominee or beneficiary of the deceased policyholder by way of enhanced annuity rate. The minimum purchase price is ₹1 lakh…