SHE Teams have nabbed a man for blackmailing a budding film actress in the name of nude pics. With the help of technology, this guy collected the phone number of an actress from the Telugu film industry and started harassing her. He reportedly collected her phone number through an app called Star Makers. He sent obscene messages to the phone number and harassed her.He not only used obscene language but also made occasional phone calls to her, threatening to upload nude photos of her on social media every time she cut him off. The actress was into depression worried about her career and family if the pictures really come out. She remained silent worried about her career if things like this came out.&nbsp;However, as his harassment intensified, she reached out to the SHE teams of the Hyderabad police with a complaint. They traced his number and arrested him. SHE teams appeal to women to reach out to them in such instances. "If you are worried about revealing your identity, we will also take anonymous complaints," they assured. Only in the months of March and April, SHE teams have got 355 such complaints, the department reveals.

Man Held For Blackmailing Film Actress In The Name Of Nude Pics

Leading Multiplex Chain, PVR is gearing up to unveil more of its properties from the coming Sankranthi i.e., January 2023. Nine-screen multiplex will begin at Odeon Complex, RTC X Roads. Odeon Complex in RTC X Roads used to have two theaters - Odeon and Odeon Mini. They have been demolished a long ago and a multiplex is coming in that place.PVR is going to come up with another multiplex in Patny Center, Secunderabad. This is an even bigger facility with eleven screens. The screens will have high-quality audio and video projections to offer an extraordinary movie viewing experience. RTC X Roads is the hub of single-screen theaters and movie lovers for many decades.&nbsp;The theaters are already losing sheen due to multiplexes coming up in various parts of the city. Now, multiplexes coming into the heart of the area will accelerate the fall. Secunderabad is also a hub for many single-screen theaters and the advent of this multiplex will change the landscape of this area in the theatrical business.

Two Big Multiplexes In RTC X Roads And Secunderabad In January

MA&amp;UD minister KT Rama Rao will be inaugurating the newly completed 5 Foot-over-Bridges (FoBs) soon. Once open, the bridges will help pedestrians cross roads without the hassle of facing speeding traffic, thus avoiding road accidents.Following requests from Hyderabad and Cyberabad police commissionerates, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) took up the construction of 22 FoBs at major junctions that were identified as accident-prone zones.The five completed FoBs are situated near Hyderabad Central in Punjagutta, St Ann’s High School in Secunderabad, Neredmet bus stop, Swapna theatre in Rajendra Nagar, and near NSSK High School in Ferozguda.For all the five FoBs, works on walkways, staircase erection, roof sheeting, mild steel railing, the crash barrier, and flooring were completed. Lifts and escalators were also installed, with the costs adding up to Rs 16 crore.GHMC Engineer-in-Chief Mohd Ziauddin shares that GHMC took up the project to safely help pedestrians cross the roads. The FoBs would help pedestrians circumvent the streets completely, especially in busy areas with markets and malls, he adds.The state government has opted for a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement to build these as it is against the exploitation of FoBs through advertisements. Various departments have been asked to build FoBs from their budget as advertisements would make FoBs uglier.

Hyderabad Gets 5 New Foot-over-Bridges

The RTC has made midnight services available under the name Night Riders. After 12.15, special trips are being conducted on Route 219 (Secunderabad - Patancheru) on an experimental basis. The RTC hopes to run Night Riders buses on more routes depending on the demand. Usually, RTC's last service departs at 10 PM and by midnight, the buses go to the depots.RTC is planning another shift from 10 PM to 4 AM. This will be helpful for employees working Night shifts and for all those who want to enjoy the nightlife in the city. These services will also cut down the dependence on unreliable cab facilities at night. The charges in these times will be high. Passes will be valid on these buses.Greater RTC ED Yadagiri, however, said that bus pass users must show their identity cards along with the pass. If you do not have an ID card, you need to take a ticket. Bus pass users traveling without an ID card will be fined Rs 500. Based on a survey by depot managers, RTC is planning to run these buses from Hayathnagar to Patancheru, and other high-density routes such as Mehdipatnam to Uppal X Road and Koti to Lingampally via Mehdipatnam

RTC To Start Night Riders In Hyderabad

Summer time is the time when most property thefts happen in cities. These are times when gangs keep track of who are going on long vacations and then break into their homes. But now, the police have decided to put a stop to such thefts that can cost the owners a lot of money and result in trauma.A&nbsp;senior official from the Hyderabad Detective Department shares that they have started monitoring the movements of known gangs and are trying to prevent new ones from entering the scene. In fact, the city police teams, including the central crime station, task force, and local police, have a database of offenders who were involved in thefts in the past.The database is constantly updated, and it has all details of the offenders, like their names, family history, place of stay, friends, acquaintances, habits, professional associates, fingerprints, and pictures. As for interstate gangs, the local police are constantly in touch with police teams from other states. Thanks to these coordinated efforts, such gangs haven’t entered the city, at least till now. In the past, the mobiles of offenders could be tracked, but now, the offenders have stopped using mobiles to contact each other, posing a new issue for the police.The police are also requesting citizens to have CCTV cameras on their premises and get them connected to their mobiles so they can keep track of the movements in their houses.All station house officers, Blue Colt teams, and police patrol vehicles are on full alert in the city.

Police To Take On Property Offenders During Vacation Season

A gang led by a woman who posed as someone possessing magical powers to multiply money has been arrested in the city. The gang claimed that their leader had special powers through which she could multiply money and cheat people. They were arrested by Meerpet police a couple of days back.The six-member gang would draw the attention of gullible people and then use diversion tactics to run away from the place. Rupees 1 lakh, chili powder, and other valuables worth Rs 3.5 lakh were recovered from them when they were arrested.Those arrested included Chand Sultana from Aghapura, Mohd Khan from Bahadurpura, P Vinod from Chaderghat, M Raju from Goshamahal, and D Srinivas from Jiyaguda, and Shaik Imran from Jahanuma.According to the police, it was Sultana (50) who claimed that she had magical powers to multiply money, and then the team laid a trap for innocent people. Using the same modus operandi, the team cheated people to the tune of several lakh on the pretext of performing rituals. They then took the money and, after diverting their attention, fled the scene.

Woman Claiming to Have Magical Powers to Multiply Money, Caught

Well, Mother’s day just went by, and thanks to all the traveling that people do these days, it has become a day to wish all the mothers out there. But all children know that every day is mother’s day, and the love and support they get from their mom is next to none.On this special occasion, we have two mothers who continue to pursue their passion, despite fulfilling all the responsibilities of a full-time mother. One person happens to be a 45-year-old banker mom Rekha John. Though it was curiosity that got her started, it was the sense of freedom that riding gave her that made her pursue it. She rides a Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350.She says her 16-yr-old son loves the idea of his mother going off on long rides. In fact, Rekha also takes her son on some rides, and he loves the experience. Rekha maintains that for a woman to follow her passion, she needs two things. One is a strong desire to do it, and another is a good support system. She says she wants her son to learn the discipline one requires to go on rides.Then there is financial consultant Padma, who took it up as a challenge to go biking. She drives a Meteor 350 and says she has become a calmer and peaceful person thanks to all her riding trips. She says she wants both her daughters to understand that it’s the journey that’s more important than the destination.

Rider Moms Set Example for Their Children

The millennials are a smart lot. Luckily, it’s not just technology they are upgraded with; they are also smart when it comes to putting their monies. While many had savings and invested money in chits, they are now choosing to invest money in real estate.The pandemic has thrown open a lot of questions for humanity, and the new-age employees feel it is an ideal time to invest in property as realty could become unaffordable in coming years. Already, the cost of construction and the cost of properties had increased, following the little window when the prices were affordable during the pandemic.Many are investing in 3BHK apartments as they feel they now need bigger spaces as most of them are working from home. With both the spouses working, they feel it is a sensible investment. Youngsters in the IT industry, pharma, electronics, health, and other key sectors are investing in flats, independent houses, and plots.While the millennials are mostly into apartments, the middle-aged buyers are looking for plots as the prices would appreciate in years to come. According to CREDAI general secretary Rajasekhar Reddy, several banks are providing housing loans up to 80 to 90 percent, based on salaries, and this is helping the youngsters to invest.Also, the millennials are clever enough to buy houses that come relatively cheaply and are closer to amenities like schools, hospitals, workplaces, bus stops, and railway stations.

Millennials Investing in Property as Future Plans

Imagine watching a movie in Korean sitting right here. Now, that happens or has been happening for quite a few years, right, thanks to subtitles. But were there instances when you were busy following the subtitles, and you missed out on a crucial scene in the film? To solve this problem and make the watching more seamless, two Ph.D. scholars from the International Institute of Information Technology – IIIT-H’s Centre for Visual Information have come up with a deep tech Artificial Intelligence web app.The software is already patented by a start-up called NeuralSync AI, mentored by IIIT-H. It can morph authentic-looking speeches with a single video clip of a human or digital avatar. And this, the app can do within minutes in the language of your choice. For example, if it is integrated into Netflix, then you can have the luxury of watching the movie of your choice in the language of your choice.NeuralSync’s Way2Lip is a compact video editor with an AI algorithm that is trained to generate accurate lip movement based on the target’s speech. Apparently, the project is already a hit as per NeuralSync’s software developers Rudrabha Mukhopadhyay and Prajwal KR and CEO Pavan Reddy.They reveal that they have already been getting offers worth several thousands of dollars. Incidentally, the US-patented technology owned by IIIT-H was invented by Rudrabha, Prajwal, Prof C Jawahar, and Prof Vinay Namboodiri.As of now, the app takes 45 seconds to make one minute of video, and they say they are working on bringing down the time to 15-20 seconds. This also means that the operating costs will be cut down drastically. Just about all European and Asian languages can be dubbed using the app, though for now, Mandarin is a challenge to it.NeuralSync is pretty clear with regards to its future direction and says they are now keen on targeting e-learning entities to create e-learning videos and marketing video films. Then, they are also in talks with a few metaverse companies in China. However, their ultimate goal is films, for which they will create their product in a small Google Chrome extension. They have already made a pact with a Bollywood producer to execute a few scenes.

AI Based App Will Make Mismatched Lip Sync Extinct

Ask a kid what he or she wants to be, and one gets stock answers like a doctor or engineer. At the most, in today’s times, one would get to hear of a lawyer or a management expert. But not many kids would think of being an entrepreneur, at least in India, where entrepreneurship is considered to be ‘other’ people’s job. But Kanthi Dutt proved people wrong at the age of 13.Well, yes, you did read that right. At 13, when he was in standard VII, Kanthi started his own event management company, Spartans Media, which would organize events. He was bullied in school as he spoke of business and money and was disliked by his teachers. Then there was pressure from family and friends.But Kanthi says his parents were wonderful and let him choose his path. Today, 10 years later, Kanthi is a successful entrepreneur and happens to be the co-founder of SustainKart. Incidentally, Shilpa Reddy happens to be his partner in the venture.Kanthi believes in projects that are environment-friendly and positively impact climate change. He says children of today’s generation are rather lucky as India is ‘ready’ for entrepreneurship. There are angel investors, and India is getting investments through the venture capital market.The 23-yr-old says that kids of today have a choice of turning into entrepreneurs if they have a vision and the perseverance to go with the dream. His immediate future plans include launching a few D2C consumer brands in the next few months, though he says he will focus on SustainKart.His big goal is to start an institute where kids can focus on the ‘one’ subject they like and pursue it to the best of their abilities. He says his has been a journey of ups and downs, and he wraps up saying there were no regrets, only lessons.

Destined To Be An Entrepreneur

It’s the age when just about everyone talks of recycling, more so about recycling plastic. While one has heard of T-shirts, pet bottles, and made out of recycled plastic, one has probably not heard of recycled plastic shoes. Well, that’s exactly what city-based first-generation entrepreneurs Taran Chabbra and Amar Preet are doing through their company called Neeman’s.They have just raised a Series A round of funding of Rs 20 crore from Sixth Sense Ventures. Branded ReLive Knits, the company collects discarded plastic bottles, recycles them, and washes them before they are shredded into small flakes. The flakes are then melted, cooled, and pressed through a die, forming long strands of yarn that are refined and spun through a 3D knitting machine. This process makes for the upper part of the shoe.Once the upper part of the shoe is ready, then natural materials such as castor bean oil, recycled rubber, and waste papers are used to make the inside sole. This gives the required cushioning inside the shoe and also makes the shoe odor-resistant and sweat-resistant.Neeman’s sources are from companies that turn plastic waste into yarn, some of which are international companies, and then the assembly happens in Hyderabad, and the major part of the manufacturing happens through third parties.The unisex ReLive Knits sneakers and slip-on are available in 7 and 5 colors and are priced at Rs 3299. If one wants to buy them, they are available on Neeman’s website www.neemans.com and on other e-commerce platforms.Neeman’s also has a good range of sustainable flip flops, slides, recycled cotton sneakers, and their flagship product, shoes made from Merino Wool.