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In a candid interview with Elle, Samantha Ruth Prabhu opened up about her journey of resilience and self-discovery following her public divorce from actor Naga Chaitanya and her battle with Myositis, an auto-immune condition. Despite the challenges, the 37-year-old actor has embraced a transformative phase in her life, focusing on personal growth and rebuilding. Here are six new skills Samantha is actively cultivating to navigate this new chapter:

NCLT) on Tuesday admitted edtech firm Byju’s parent company Think and Learn into insolvency over unpaid dues of Rs 158 crore related to sponsorship rights from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tribunal has appointed Pankaj Srivastava as the interim resolution professional who will run the company until a Committee of Creditors (CoC) is constituted.

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) received just two bids to build the country’s first green hydrogen plant at its Panipat refinery in Haryana, said two industry executives aware of the development. This is in response to the second tender for the project, the first having been scrapped amid accusations of preferential treatment. One of the two bidders, GH4India, is a joint venture owned equally by IOC, ReNew and engineering major Larsen & Toubro. GH4India was formed in FY23 for development of green hydrogen and its derivatives, including green ammonia and methanol, besides production and associated renewable assets. Repeat of Last Year

₹1 trillion through support from banks, two officials toldMint. The infra lender’s total capital as of 31 March was ₹28,560.8 crore. Although the discussions are not centred around any particular state-owned infrastructure lender, the move is expected to benefit NaBFID as it is the only development finance institution (DFI) created to fund long-term infrastructure, the officials said.

Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio are believed to have called on communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to consider early provisional allocation of satellite spectrum for around six months so that companies that have the requisite permissions can quickly launch broadband-from-space services commercially in India. Companies need a GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite services) license and necessary regulatory approvals from Indian National Space Promotion & Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) before launching commercial satcom services in India, a nascent market but with a lot of potential, say experts. The issue came up during a meeting with key industry stakeholders of the satcoms ecosystem that was chaired by Scindia on Monday, two people aware of the matter said.

Indian Navy's frontline warships carried out a mega military exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group of the US in the Indian Ocean, demonstrating the growing strategic congruence between the two sides in the key maritime domain. The USS Theodore Roosevelt is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered, aircraft carrier of the US Navy. A carrier battle group or carrier strike group is a mega naval fleet comprising an aircraft carrier, accompanied by a large number of destroyers, frigates and other ships. The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group operated alongside forces from the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean on July 12, the US embassy said in a readout.

visa regime for expats — including those from China — on a par with that for companies in the 14 sectors under production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes. They cited project execution difficulties due to delays in processing visas for foreign experts, people aware of the issue told ET. This has emerged as a bottleneck amid signs of a pickup in private capital formation. The manufacturers have flagged these issues to their administrative ministries.

hybrid vehicles in Uttar Pradesh may not be able to immediately take advantage of benefits under a promotional scheme that was announced July 5. The state transport authority has informed manufacturers in a July 9 letter that the benefits under the state scheme would apply to vehicles certified under the central government’s flagship Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME II) incentive programme. ET has seen the letter. Senior industry executives said the state is considering linking incentives on hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) to guidelines outlined in FAME II. Some car makers had raised objections to the incentives for hybrids announced by Uttar Pradesh as they feel any state policies not aligned with those of the Centre will be ad hoc and create confusion. “The state transport authority is unlikely to give a blanket exemption and is considering specifying a price cap incentivising only certain categories of strong hybrids,” a person aware of the discussions told ET. “The eligibility criteria for these vehicles and the guidelines for implementation are likely to be linked to FAME II.”

Raymond Lifestyle (RLL), the demerged entity of the ₹9,286-crore conglomerate Raymond, has appointed some top executives of India Inc as independent directors ahead of a possible listing next month. Vineet Nayar, former chief executive of HCL Technologies, GC Chaturvedi, former chairman of ICICI, Anisha Motwani, board member of Abbott, and Raymond director Dinesh Lal have been appointed as independent directors. The appointments were made earlier this month, people aware of the development told ET.

Tata Group is in favour of continuity at the top management level of Air India (AI) after its merger with Vistara. All the top executives of Air India are likely to hold their positions after the merger, people aware of the matter said. While Campbell Wilson will remain its chief executive, Nipun Aggarwal and Sanjay Sharma are set to retain their roles as chief commercial and transformation officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan is likely to return to his parent company, Singapore Airlines (SIA), people aware of the development said. Kannan was on secondment to Vistara since 2019 when he joined the Tata Sons-SIA joint venture as its chief strategy officer. SIA had the right to name the CEO at Vistara, while the Tata Group appointed its finance chief.

yoga pose that literally translates as seated forward bend. It involves being seated with your legs straight in front of you, raising your hands, exhaling and bending forward to touch your feet. If you are proficient, your nose will touch your knees; if not, you gaze at your toes. And you notice something you have always taken for granted — the sheer difference in the size and length of each toe. The big toe, weight-bearing, carries a significant load of a person's body weight, helps grip the ground, gives us balance, and is responsible for 80-85% of our stability. It plays a critically important role. How many of us are even aware of this? We look at it daily and take it for granted as we do for so much of our body. Worse, we also tend to take for granted so many relationships that are important for our emotional well-being. The result is that, paradoxically, we neglect our near and dear ones the most. We tend to be rude to them while we are at our polite Sunday best with rank strangers. We ignore our loved ones and take their presence and support for granted.

As climate change disrupts ocean temperatures, a significant trend is emerging: more sharks are heading north into Canadian waters. And experts say Canadians may need to get used to these new marine neighbours as sightings increase along the coast.

Trying to turn the tables: The Mahayuti (grand alliance) was in disarray after the Lok Sabha fiasco, but the state government, eyeing the assembly polls, has rolled out various initiatives, including free power to farmers and Rs 1500 to women each month. In the assembly, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mocked the opposition by saying they would be constructing additional hospitals in the state to treat all the opposition leaders for their «stomach ache» caused by all the new programmes they had implemented. Headlines to get attention Sanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP, is always surrounded by reporters because he frequently provides bytes and statements that create headlines. Raut is aware of this, which is why, on Friday, when he saw the BJP's Chandrakant Patil at the assembly premises, he drew Patil towards him and suggested that the two come together again. Raut's statements were a brilliant word play for the media, which tried to figure out whether Raut was advocating that the BJP and UBT reunite again. Raut later stated, while speaking to the media, that nothing should be interpreted from his statements.

India will soon become the third largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating INS Towers, the Indian Newspaper Society's secretariat in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex. Modi also spoke on how India has become the leader in digital payments. «There was a time when some politicians used to say that digital transactions were not for India. They had a preconceived notion that modern technology can't work in this country,» Modi said. «However, the world is witnessing the capabilities of the people of the country. Today, India is creating new records in digital transactions. Due to India's UPI and modern digital public infrastructure, the ease of living of people has improved, and it has become easier for them to send money across countries,» he said.

Softbank investment arm Softbank Vision Fund exited from Paytm in the June quarter at a loss of around USD 150 million, sources aware of the development said. Softbank invested about USD 1.5 billion in One97 Communications — the owner of Paytm brand — in tranches in 2017. «Softbank has exited Paytm at a loss of 10-12 per cent. The total loss is around USD 150 million,» one of the sources said.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to relax some of the parameters in the proposed quality of service (QoS) rules that have been termed too stringent to meet by the industry. The regulator though has stressed that telecom operators must improve service quality, especially on the back of the recent tariff hikes. «The telcos have submitted their comments on the draft regulations during the consultation process. We are aware of the challenges and the final rules would likely address issues raised by the telcos,» a senior official said, asking not to be named. The regulator is likely to issue the final rules in a month or so after taking account of the industry concerns, officials added.

terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district which has witnessed a number of deadly terror attacks over the past two-and-a-half years. Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Yougal Manhas said the Army and security agencies are on high alert to foil Pakistan's design to push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to PTI on the sidelines of a 'public darbar' at Mendhar town of Poonch district, the SSP also sought the cooperation of the civil society in effectively dealing with the drug menace in the district. «Our security grid is in place and there is synergy among all security forces, including intelligence agencies. Together we will succeed in eliminating terrorism from the region once again,» he said.

 KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk reacts to the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Delhi Police has filled around 600 FIRs every day under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), arresting about 22 individuals daily, reported ToI. Between July 1 and July 10, the police officials have lodged nearly 6,334 FIRs, including 1,074 offline FIRs, 1,059 e-motor vehicle theft FIRs, and 4,201 e-property theft FIRs. Among these, 178 cases saw resolution, leading to the apprehension of 225 suspects. «Thefts were registered more frequently, followed by snatchings, accidents, hurt and burglary,» said a police official on FIRs under new laws. Additionally, 147 FIRs were filed daily under the former IPC laws, with 1,471 FIRs filed from July 1 to July 10, consisting of 383 offline, 135 e-motor vehicle theft, and 953 e-property theft cases. Of these, 32 cases were resolved, resulting in 45 arrests.

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday voiced their strong opposition to the Centre's move to vest more powers in the Union Territory's Lieutenant Governor for taking decisions on matters related to police and all-India service officers. While main regional outfits — the National Conference (NC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) — said the decision would «disempower» the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress termed it as the «murder of democracy» and the Apni Party urged all parties to shun differences and unitedly protest against the move. NC Vice President Omar Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve better than a «powerless, rubber stamp» chief minister who will have to beg the Lieutenant Governor to get a peon appointed. The former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, however, said the move was «another indicator that elections are around the corner in J&K».

Tripura is confronting a devastating HIV outbreak among its student population, driven largely by injectable drug use. According to officials from the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS), 828 students have tested positive for HIV, and 47 have tragically lost their lives due to the epidemic. Extent of the HIV Outbreak The crisis has spread across 220 schools and 24 colleges and universities in Tripura, where injectable drug abuse among students has facilitated the rapid transmission of HIV. TSACS officials have reported detecting five to seven new cases daily, underscoring the urgency of addressing the situation comprehensively.