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Lalit Patidar has become a public figure. The Madhya Pradesh resident entered the Guinness World Record for having the hairiest face on a male. For the unversed, the youngster, who suffers from a rare medical condition, has over 95 per cent of his face covered in hair. Known as hypertrichosis, this condition causes an abnormal amount of hair to grow on the face. In an interview with GWR, Patidar revealed that living with this condition was far from a bed of roses. “They were scared of me but when they started knowing me and talking to me they understood I was not so different from them, and it was just on the outside that I looked different, but I’m not different inside," he explained.

Akshay Kumar being the lead actor, these films are patriotic or based on real-life incidents that showcase the themes of national security and heroism. Now, in a recent interview, he shared that his wife now pulls his leg for saving the country many times. During a recent event hosted by Republic World, Akshay Kumar shed light on why he continues to gravitate toward films centered on nationalism and patriotism. He revealed that ever since launching his production house, he has been consciously choosing stories that highlight these themes. Sharing a lighthearted moment from his personal life, he mentioned that his wife, Twinkle Khanna, often teases him, playfully asking, “How many times will you save the country?” Akshay Kumar explained that while growing up, he noticed a recurring theme in movies—whenever the world faced a crisis, whether it was terrorism, natural disasters, or even alien invasions, it was always America that came to the rescue. It made him wonder that if America does everything, then what is the role of India? He shared that this thought eventually led him to make Airlift, a film inspired by true events. Later, he was fascinated by India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration—how the country accomplished extraordinary feats with limited resources. This inspired Mission Mangal. He also mentioned Sky Force as another project that aligned with his passion for showcasing India's achievements.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Imagine a literary festival not as encounters with favourite authors or listening to fascinating debates but instead as embarrassing onstage debacles, serialised episodes of misadventures that metamorphose in the mind into a very public pillorying. With this season’s calendar of lit fests, in locations as diverse as Jaipur and Thimphu, coming to an end, my bizarre experiences at Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival last month reminded me of my accident-prone run on stage.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Critical mineral refining and processing company Lohum is looking to raise about $200 million from private equity funds, as it readies to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2027, its founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Rajat Verma said. “Growth will come from capacity expansion.

Meghan Markle and host Drew Barrymore had a fun moment on The Drew Barrymore Show. The Duchess of Sussex teased the actor for her famous love of physical affection. Markle, 43, appeared on the programme on Thursday to discuss her new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.

Millie Bobby Brown might be one of Hollywood's brightest young stars, but it turns out the name we've all known her by isn't entirely real. The 20-year-old actor, known for her role as Eleven in Stranger Things, recently left fans — and even co-star Chris Pratt — utterly gobsmacked by revealing her actual name during a promotional interview for her upcoming movie The Electric State. While many assumed «Bobby» was simply a quirky middle name, Brown casually dropped the bombshell that the name isn't even part of her birth identity.

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Andy Jassy is restructuring the company’s hierarchy to reduce layers of middle management and give employees more responsibility. In an interview with Bloomberg, Jassy highlighted concerns about excessive managerial layers slowing down decision-making. “You add a lot of people and you end up with a lot of middle managers. And those middle managers, all well-intended, want to put their fingerprint on everything,” Jassy said.

Radisson Hotel Group and the chain should aim to have 500 hotels in the country by 2030, its executive vice chairman, Federico J Gonzalez, told ET in an exclusive interview. «India should be our number one country in the world in terms of number of hotels. The economic growth in India is significant. But, besides the economic growth and the growth in population and infrastructure, the ambition and dynamism of Indians is one of a kind,» said Gonzalez. «Everybody you meet here wants to do more and wants to grow. I think when we see that kind of mindset in a country, we need to make sure we maximise the growth,» he said. «Do we have a plan to get to 500 hotels in India by 2030? No. But, should we have the ambition to do this, considering the pace at which India is growing? Absolutely, yes.» Gonzalez said the efforts being put in place by the government to improve infrastructure and government plans to develop 50 tourist destinations can be key growth drivers for the Belgium-headquartered chain. Radisson Hotel Group said on Monday its strategy is to have 240 hotels in operation and under development in India by the end of 2025, driven by a «strategic focus» on tier-two and three markets and the increasing demand for luxury lifestyle and midscale accommodations.

Ontario will impose a 25 per cent tariff on power it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in response to fresh United States levies, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a piece of advice that he believes could benefit nearly everyone: Get an AI tutor. Nvidia co-founder recently revealed he always has an AI personal tutor with him and has also advised others to opt for it to be able to use AI tools more effectively. “I have a personal [artificial intelligence] tutor with me all of the time. And I think that feeling should be universal,” Huang said in an interview on journalist Cleo Abram’s YouTube show, Huge Conversations, in an episode that aired last month. «That AI tutor can just teach you things, anything you like, help you program, help you write, help you analyze, help you think, help you reason,» he said.

Alexandra Daddario has opened up about filming for the second season of the American supernatural horror thriller series Mayfair Witches while she was pregnant. The White Lotus actor spoke about the physical and emotional demands of playing her character, Rowan Fielding, in a recent interview.

In a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg Television, Lutnick said that Trump would update his tariff plans with an afternoon announcement, possibly sparing sectors such as autos from the import taxes. «There are going to be tariffs, let's be clear,» Lutnick said. «But what he's thinking about is which sections of the market that can maybe — maybe — he'll consider giving them relief until we get to, of course, April 2.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. McDonald’s is giving its 43,000 restaurants a technology makeover, starting with internet-connected kitchen equipment, artificial intelligence-enabled drive-throughs and AI-powered tools for managers. The goal? To drive better experiences for its customers and workers who today contend with issues ranging from broken machines to wrong orders, according to Brian Rice, the Chicago-based burger giant’s chief information officer.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump wants to build a federal cryptocurrency reserve. His subordinates are starting by counting up crypto the government already holds.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A nuclear power renaissance—driven in part by power-hungry AI data centers—has revived a thorny problem: what to do with the radioactive waste left behind. Already, more than 90,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel is being stored at sites in 39 states.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The annual report card for equity pension fund managers is out, and DSP's NPS Equity Fund has delivered a staggering 11.68% return in the last one year—five times higher than the second-best performer, which posted a modest 2.3%. To match the score of DSP's fund, the new kid on the block, the sum of the funds that gave positive returns would need to be more than doubled.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : As India ramps up efforts to expand its nuclear power capacity, Belgium-headquartered engineering firm John Cockerill is positioning itself to supply key services and equipment for upcoming projects, chief executive Francois Michel said in an interview. The company, which has deep roots in the nuclear sector, is also looking to establish cooling towers for these plants through its subsidiary, John Cockerill Hamon.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Prime Venture Partners, which has backed Indian startups such as MyGate and Niyo, has launched its fifth fund with a size of $100 million to continue investing in early-stage companies across sectors. The development comes almost four years after it raised $100 million for its fourth fund, which was later oversubscribed to $120 million.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Zoho Corp plans to make two artificial intelligence-based internal foundational models public by the end of the year, group chief executive officer Shailesh Davey said in an interview with Mint. The cloud software startup is also working on foundational models to support Indian languages, though it does not have a timeline on when they will be launched, Davey said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Early-stage venture capital firm Peak XV’s seed platform Surge has seen its global footprint expand to markets such as Australia, China, the UK, and the US, according to a top company executive. Peak XV’s managing director Rajan Anandan told Mint in an interview that the program, which started off with focus on India and Southeast Asia, has now expanded to support companies in other markets.