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Saurabh Sachdeva opens up on why unpredictability and experimentation keeps filmmaking alive ‘Animal’ actor Saurabh Sachdeva believes that the unpredictability of what will click with the audience could be cinema’s greatest strength. The actor, set to star in Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’ and who most recently featured in ‘Satluj’ said that not knowing what will work keeps the creative process alive.Saurabh Sachdeva says uncertainty is the mother of creativityIn an interview with the Hindustan Times, Saurabh Sachdev said, “We don’t know what kind of success we will get from which project. We don’t know which film will work or not.” He…
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.40 before slipping further to 95.42, down 6 paise from its previous close. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 6 paise to 95.42 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (August 12, 2026), weighed down by the sharp rise in Brent crude toward $90/bbl, as hopes of a quick U.S.-Iran agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faded.Also Read: The solution to the falling rupee lies in diplomacyForex traders said the principal driver behind the rise in Brent crude prices is…
The U.S. government finalised a rule on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) barring two major federal health programmes from funding puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries to treat gender dysphoria in minors, reshaping access for low-income youth nationwide.The rule, scheduled for publication on Thursday (August 13) and effective in October, cuts off funding under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which together cover 35.5 million U.S. children.Roughly a decade after U.S. speciality clinics began offering pediatric gender treatments, the government says it will no longer share the cost for children under 18 in Medicaid and under 19 in…
Chandrasekaran’s resignation marks an unexpected end to a tenure of nearly 10 years during which he reshaped India’s largest business group. Shares of Tata Group companies came under pressure and fell by as much as 4%, after Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran resigned ahead of the conglomerate’s annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for August 18. The decline was led by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the group’s most valuable listed company.TCS shares dropped more than 4% to Rs 2,322. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) also declined 4%, while Tata Consumer Products and Tata Power were each down about 2%.Chandrasekaran’s resignation marks…
A fire ignited in two flats situated on the 11th floor of a Vile Parle building MUMBAI: Two people, including a 2.5-year-old child, died and six others were injured after a fire broke out in two flats on the 11th floor of a residential building in Vile Parle (West) late Tuesday night.The fire erupted around 10.02pm at Shanta Bhavan Building on Baptista Road, near St Xavier School on Church Road.The blaze was spread accross electrical wiring and installations, an AC unit, household articles, sofa, bed, false ceiling, kitchen utensils and other items spread across around 4,000 sq ft in Flat…
The PIC of flight AI 2379 has failed the confirmatory dope test and was found to have consumed marijuana, sources said. NEW DELHI: The pilot-in-command (PIC) of last Tuesday’s Phuket-Delhi Air India flight was allegedly under the influence of psychoactive substances during the flight, with sources saying he was at times sitting on the floor of the flight deck and had to be helped back to his seat by cabin crew.“He was often sitting on the floor of the flight deck and tried to smoke out. Cabin crew had to help him back to his seat. He was not in…
Advait Upadhyay, an IIT alumnus with a master’s degree in cybersecurity. BENGALURU: Search operations for 31-year-old cyber security professional Advait Upadhyay resumed on Wednesday, with nearly 100 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Forest Department and police scouring the treacherous slopes of Shivagange Hill in Nelamangala taluk.Drone spots ‘body’The operation took a crucial turn after high-resolution drones spotted what appeared to be a body trapped amid dense vegetation at the base of Shantala Drop, a notoriously steep and dangerous cliff point on the hill.Police deployed specialised body-found metal detectors from the Bengaluru City…
Junaid Moiuddin training with his students HYDERABAD: Every evening around 7 pm, when his clothing store in Mallepally shuts for the day, 32-year-old Junaid Moiuddin swaps the shop counter for boxing gloves. A neighbourhood football ground turns into his open-air boxing arena, where children train until 10 pm, sometimes 11.Among his students are girls as young as five.Junaid said the idea began with his nieces, whom he noticed spending most of their free time at home. “I wanted children to come out of their homes, spend less time on phones and get into sport. I started with my nieces and…
Police said the couple had frequent disputes over Devaki’s interactions with male friends on Instagram. CHENNAI: A 24-year-old woman was murdered by her husband, who slit her throat on a road in Ambattur on Tuesday night after persuading her to return home following a marital dispute.Police arrested the accused, Chinna, 34, an autorickshaw driver from Indira Nagar in Menambedu, around midnight. The victim, Devaki, had also been learning to drive an autorickshaw. The couple have three children – two daughters and a son.Police said the couple had frequent disputes over Devaki’s interactions with male friends on Instagram. Following an argument,…
Ahmedabad: Global companies looking beyond established technology hubs are increasingly turning to Ahmedabad-GIFT City, drawn by lower costs, a large talent pool and GIFT City’s financial-services ecosystem. The corridor could attract 40-50 new global capability centres (GCCs), generating demand for 4-6 million sq ft of Grade A office space and more than 50,000 high-skilled jobs, according to ‘Ahmedabad: New Phase of Urban & GCC Growth’, a DevX-Anarock report.India has more than 1,700 GCCs employing nearly 1.9 million professionals, with the number expected to cross 2,400 by 2030. As established hubs expand, companies are increasingly evaluating Tier-II cities for talent, cost…