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New Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Sri Gouri Priya: Style is comfort with elegance
She is one of the most promising actors in Tollywood today, leaving an impression with her versatile performances in films like MAD, True Love, Mail, Writer Padmabhushan, and more. As actress Sri Gouri Priya inaugurated Haraa Gold & Diamonds showroom at Jubilee Hills, CE caught up with her for a quick chat about her love for jewellery, her personal style, fitness routines, and what keeps her going. Excerpts What do you prefer when it comes to jewellery? I've always been like a kid in a candy store whenever I visit a jewellery shop. I used to go with my mom and cousins and get completely fascinated. I wouldn't say I'm drawn to one particular style; jewellery is something every woman loves, and no matter how much you have, you always want more! That's how it is for me. I do invest in gold whenever I can, be it buying for myself or gifting others. What do you like about this store? I absolutely love how aesthetically and minimally it's designed. The ambience and the vibe are beautiful. What stood out to me is their collection of lightweight jewellery. Given how gold and diamond prices are soaring these days, everyone wants pieces that look grand and elegant but are also budget-friendly. I think this store specialises in offering exactly that, which is fantastic. I definitely recommend that people visit and explore the collection.
New Indian Express
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Sree Gokulam Movies to make Tamil production debut with SJ Suryah's Killer
In a previous conversation with CE, SJ Suryah revealed details about Killer. He shared, 'If a James Bond film and my own Kushi are blended together, the result would be Killer. The audience might find this amalgamation to be a bit odd, as it sounds like mixing water and oil. But I am confident that my screenplay would blend everything seamlessly and get the audience invested and excited.' The film is shaping up as a pan-Indian feature and is set to have a release in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Stoic in the boardroom: Kashyap Kompella interviews Wall Street mogul Robert Rosenkranz
The Stoics, Ancient Greek philosophers, wrote for a world of tyrants and plagues. . Robert Rosenkranz, a pioneer in the world of private equity, writes for a world of unicorn IPOs and digital assets, overflowing inboxes and social-media detoxes. But the central questions haven't changed: What is in your control? What really matters? What do you owe? What is a life well-lived? There is a straight line to be drawn from Seneca's counsel in the 1st century CE to Rosenkranz's modern reflections in his new book, The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious (Bloomsbury; May). The latter is Stoicism minus the sandals, contextualised for the contemporary world. If this school of thought was born on the stoas or porches of Athens, it lives on today in conference rooms and corner offices. But it is no stiff moral code. Rosenkranz offers it as a kind of mental operating system, one that does not flinch at complexity. In his hands, it isn't just a way to endure hardship, but a method for advancing in the world and wielding power without letting it wield you. That distinction matters more than ever. In a culture where ambition is often mistaken for aggression, and restraint for weakness, he makes a case for self-mastery as a competitive edge. This is a Stoicism that walks beside capitalism without being devoured by it. A version that accepts the pursuit of wealth, provided one remembers that wealth is meant to be a tool, not a number. Rosenkranz, 82, is clear that giving to society doesn't mean 'giving back' because that implies value was stolen in the first place. In his view, successful enterprise is itself an act of contribution, and philanthropy is just another opportunity to do something elegant, something that endures. *** In India, we have a complicated attitude to corporate riches. We simultaneously worship and vilify tycoons, perhaps because of all we know about how such wealth is often obtained. Rosenkranz's message of wealth-creation by following a virtuous path is worth reflecting upon. He resists the sanitised corporate virtue-signalling that dominates so much of business literature. Instead, he points readers toward clarity. Be truthful about what matters. Prioritise reason over emotion. Concentrate fully on what is in front of you. Adapt when the world changes. Make use of your minutes. Beware of anger, for it corrodes judgment. Carefully interrogate received wisdom. Do not outsource your esteem to strangers. These aren't revelations. But in a noisy, distracted age, they feel radical. When I remark that his book is reminiscent of the memoirs of Bertrand Russell and Peter Drucker, Rosenkranz says that's a flattering thought, but he was trying to not write a memoir. 'I think of it more as a work of applied philosophy or applied psychology,' he says. The elements of the personal are meant to serve as illustrations of first principles. The old Stoics didn't say much about ambition and wealth creation. Rosenkranz fills in that gap, not with sweeping theory but with examples from lived experience: deals made, errors owned, mentors remembered, disciplines acquired. The world may no longer speak in the register of philosophy, but his example suggests that maybe it should. *** Rosenkranz was not born into money. What he was born into was stress, and from that stress came ambition. As a boy, he recognised that his parents were doing the best they could, but saw that they were falling behind in the game of life, even though he couldn't yet name the rules. Reading biographies of accomplished people became his escape. Success, he understood, was something that could be engineered, through thought, discipline, rational self-regard. He had acquired the ingredients for Stoicism, before he knew the name for it. When he became a father of two (with his first wife, corporate lawyer Margaret Hill), he didn't want his children to feel that kind of stress. 'But,' he points out, 'my difficulties gave me many things of great worth.' His ambition and smarts led him to Yale and Harvard. He started a career as a tax lawyer and worked at the policy thinktank Rand Corporation before joining the investment bank Oppenheimer & Co. After a successful stint there, he founded Rosenkranz & Co, a private equity firm that grew into the insurance-focused, multi-billion-dollar Delphi Financial Group. He was its CEO from 1987 to 2018. Rosenkranz made his fortune in finance, buying and selling companies in the first phase of his career and later founding, growing and selling the insurance company Delphi. He found love again, and married art curator Alexandra Munroe in 2002. For those of us trying to thread the needle, to be ambitious but not consumed, sceptical but not cynical, successful without forgetting what success is supposed to mean, this book doesn't offer instruction so much as it offers company. *** The book's milieu is the financial world of New York, and it is sprinkled with insight and advice from Rosenkranz's long career, but the themes have much broader appeal. Some chapters read like they were written for young analysts. Many feel aimed at executives with a touch of self-doubt. Still others feel like they were written for Rosenkranz himself, a kind of personal ledger of lessons hard-won. Taken together, they are a reminder that clarity of purpose is possible, that intellectual rigour can be elegant, and that being a capitalist doesn't disqualify one from asking the oldest questions about meaning. 'My strength in business was as an intellectual. I was not a great salesman,' Rosenkranz says. 'As a Stoic, I can't say that reading this book is necessarily going to lead you to a more successful and fulfilled life. But as a capitalist, I can say that buying this book certainly will.' That's the Stoic capitalist, having the last laugh. (Kashyap Kompella, an Indian Stoic, is an industry analyst, author of two books on AI, and organiser of the Bengaluru and Hyderabad BizLitFests) . LIFE, THROUGH MANY LENSES: BUSINESS, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY * Robert Rosenkranz, 82, was a pioneer in the world of private equity in the 1970s. A Yale-Harvard alumnus, he eventually founded his own insurance conglomerate and headed it for over 30 years. He is a philanthropist, patron of the arts, and photographer. He lives in New York, with his wife, art curator Alexandra Munroe. * The nature of debate has always concerned him, Rosenkranz says. In 2006, he founded the US arm of Intelligence Squared, since renamed Open to Debate. The online public forum seeks to revive the lost art of reasoned disagreement and serve as a space where opposing views can be examined with rigour, civility, and the possibility of changing one's mind. Debate episodes air weekly on NPR. * Rosenkranz is currently in the process of setting up Canyon, a museum in New York devoted to immersive video art. A self-described techno-optimist, he sees digital mediums as a new frontier, believing 'that the countless creative decisions offered by tools like Photoshop are themselves a form of artistry'. Canyon, due to open in 2026, aims to give such work the space and seriousness it deserves.
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Business Standard
a day ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Training, secure supply chains key to success of circular startups: Report
Good training and mentoring, helpful government policies and keeping supply chain data secure are among key factors that help "circular startups" succeed, according to a report by Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. Circular startups are businesses that are designed from the start to reduce waste, reuse materials, and make efficient use of natural resources, rather than the traditional "take-make-dispose" model. The research published in the Business Strategy and Environment journal offers insights into the key factors that help such startups succeed. According to Suresh Jakhar, Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management, with rising global temperature and fast-depleting natural resources, this study offers insights into circular models that have become critically important. Projections show that global usage of natural resources is expected to double by 2050, posing serious environmental and economic risks. "The Circular Economy (CE) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) have emerged as highly pertinent topics for both academic research and industrial practice in recent years. Given that many CE start-ups leverage I4.0 technologies, understanding their success factors is crucial," he told PTI. "The findings of this research offer a roadmap for entrepreneurs, managers, and policymakers, facilitating the development of successful I4.0-powered CE start-ups, added Jakhar. Krishna Chandra Balodi, Professor, Strategic Management, IIM Lucknow, explained that the circular economy emerges as a viable solution through its focus on reuse, recovery of resources and reduction in waste. "However, only 7.2 per cent of the global economy follows this model which indicates that it is imperative for companies to adopt sustainability at the very beginning of their processes," said Balodi. With a particular focus on these kinds of startups, the IIM Lucknow research team studied Industry 4.0 startups which integrated cutting-edge technologies like smart sensors automation, real-time data processing and interconnection into their operations for enhanced circularity. To identify the factors that influence success of circular startups, the research team combined literature review, expert insights, and structured decision-making methods. The team identified 23 critical success factors and organised them into a practical framework that can help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and policymakers support the growth of these ventures. Some of the most important factors that founders can focus on to help their startups grow and be profitable include -- having a clear circular business model, building the right technical skills, keeping supply chain data secure and transparent, working with other businesses. "This study reveals the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Circular Economy (CE) startups powered by Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies, offering a clear roadmap for success. "After identifying 23 key factors, we ranked them by priority and found the top five to be-- Innovative Circular Business Models, I4.0-Related Technological Competency, Information Security, Privacy and Transparency, Inter-Supply Chain and Inter-Sector Eco-Friendly Partnerships, and Collaboration Across Various Functions," said research scholar Sagnika Dutta. In addition, the study also pointed to several external drivers that influence a startup's chances of long-term success. These include -- access to funding, good training and mentoring facilities, helpful government policies and demand for circular products. "By strengthening these external conditions, governments and industry leaders can create a more supportive environment for circular innovation in India," Dutta said. To help stakeholders prioritise their actions, the researchers ranked the success factors in order of importance and examined how different factors influence one another. "For instance, access to finance and physical infrastructure emerged as foundational drivers that enable progress in many other areas, such as skill development, collaboration and innovation," Dutta said.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Omdia Forecasts Flat TV Shipments in 2025, but Mini LED Poised for Explosive Growth at 82.9%
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 26, 2025-- Omdia's latest 1Q25 TV Sets Forecast reveals TV shipments are expected to remain nearly flat in 2025, totaling 208.7 million units (-0.1% year-on-year). Despite overall modest demand, Mini LED, and extra-large screen sizes are set to grow quickly, driven by retailers and brands focusing on premium features. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Year-on-Year (YoY) unit growth of TV shipments in 2024 and 2025 Omdia's latest TV sets analysis highlights two key regions expected to buck the global trend and deliver shipment growth in 2025: 'Although overall shipment growth remains flat, key technologies and larger screen sizes will see significantly higher growth rates. These differentiators will be crucial for both emerging Chinese brands and established players aiming to capture and defend market share,' explains Hisakazu Torii, Chief Analyst, TV Sets, Omdia. Top 5 positive YoY unit growth of TV technology, size, and features for 2025: Despite headwinds from US tariffs, North American shipments are expected to grow due to sufficient inventory built up since last year and aggressive pricing strategies from Chinese and channel brands. Overall shipments in North America will reach 49.9 million units in 2025, a 1.6% year-on-year unit growth. Consumers in this region benefit from a broad range of screen technologies, features, and brands offered at competitive prices. This diversity ensures a stable, accessible market environment, though it could become vulnerable if inventory tightens or prices rise significantly during the year. In China, shipments will reach 38.3 million units in 2025, a YoY growth rate of 3.2%, thanks to consumer electronics (CE) subsidies launched in August last year. While demand for larger screens (75-inch and above) continues to surge at 24.2% YoY, shipments for smaller screens (65-inch and below) are expected to decline 6.0% YoY. Strategic demand pull-in to drive inventory adjustments in Latin America TV shipments in Latin America experienced significant growth starting 4Q24 (15.2% YoY) and continuing into 1Q25 (9.2% YoY), prior to the announcement of US tariffs. The region had already enjoyed positive shipment momentum in the previous two years (2023-2024), supported by favorable currencies, stable inflation rates, strong economies, and lower unemployment rates. 'The recent spike in shipments, however, reflects growing concerns regarding potential negative impact of US tariffs. Retailers and brands have strategically accelerated shipments into the Latin America aiming to secure inventory earlier and at lower cost, particularly with the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaching next year,' said Torii. In the other regions (excluding North America, China and Latin America), shipments are expected to decline by -1.2% YoY in 2025. These markets lack strong promotional factors (such as major sporting events), face less aggressive pricing strategies, and continue to deal with inflation and currency volatility, and increased costs. ABOUT OMDIA Omdia, part of Informa TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), is a technology research and advisory group. Our deep knowledge of tech markets combined with our actionable insights empower organizations to make smart growth decisions. View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact: Fasiha Khan [email protected] KEYWORD: CHINA SOUTH AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA NORTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MOBILE/WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORT OTHER TECHNOLOGY AUDIO/VIDEO NETWORKS INTERNET HARDWARE LOGISTICS/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SOURCE: Omdia Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 06/26/2025 07:17 AM/DISC: 06/26/2025 07:16 AM
