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Allahabad High Court stays arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in sexual harassment case
LUCKNOW: Staying the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in a sexual harassment case, the Allahabad High Court said that no one could be fooled for five years. You could have been fooled for a day, 2 days, 3 daysbut 5 years...you are into a relationship for 5 years...one can't be fooled for 5 years, observed the bench orally while hearing the case. The cricketer, who is part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), had filed a petition against the FIR of sexual harassment registered against him by a woman in Ghaziabad recently. On Tuesday, the division bench, comprising Justice Siddharth Verma and Anil Kumar, heard the case. The court had issued notice to Yash Dayal's opposing party seeking a response. A woman had accused the cricketer of sexual exploitation by promising her marriage. According to the complainant, both met about five years ago. An FIR was registered against Dayal, 27, on July 6, 2025, at Indirapuram Police Station in Ghaziabad under Section 69 of BNS (sexual relations by deception). Meanwhile, Yash Dayal's lawyer, Gaurav Tripathi, said that the cricketer had challenged the FIR of sexual harassment in court. I had filed the petition. The court has stayed the arrest. Notice has been issued to the opponent. Further action will be taken after receiving their response. The next hearing in the case will take place in 4-6 weeks. RCB's fast bowler Yash Dayal filed a complaint with Prayagraj police against the young woman who accused him of sexual exploitation. He told Police Commissioner Jogendra Kumar that the allegations made against him were false and that he was being framed. The young woman has stolen my iPhone and laptop. She is pressuring me for marriage. She took money from me on the pretext of medical treatment. When I asked for the money back, she started mounting pressure on me for marriage, said the cricketer. Yash Dayal sent a response to the Ghaziabad police on July 8, a day after the FIR was filed against him by the woman. In the one-and-a-half-page response, Dayal wrote that he only had a friendship with the young woman. There was no other relationship. No promise of marriage was made, nor was there any talk of marriage. Meanwhile, in her complaint to the police, the woman had stated that she lived in an apartment in Indira Nagar and that she had been in a relationship with cricketer Yash Dayal for the past five years. She accused Yash of having physical relations with her on the false promise of marriage. He had introduced her to his family, who acknowledged her as their daughter-in-law. I maintained this relationship with complete honesty and dedication. However, the truth was that they used this relationship only for physical and emotional exploitation. Whenever I talked about Yash's infidelity and relationships with other girls, they physically abused me, the woman reportedly said in the complaint. Then they would apologise and try to convince me. But this behaviour broke me emotionally. My confidence weakened. He made me economically and mentally dependent on him. The complainant claimed that she was depressed for a long time and also got treatment for it. But living a normal life has become difficult. I attempted suicide many times. Because I was not able to bear the mental pain. But Yash and his family kept giving false consolation that only you will come to this house and kept distracting me, she said in the complaint. The woman also accused the cricketer of infidelity while claiming that she had necessary evidence (chats, videos, call photos) to establish her relationship with the cricketer.
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HC stays RCBs Yash Dayals arrest in sexual harassment case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman. A bench comprising Justices Siddhartha Varma and Anil Kumar passed the order on Dayals petition challenging the FIR. Staying his arrest, the court asked state counsel to file Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
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After a 22-year-long battle, Ghaziabad's Puneet Agrawal was able to get some compensation for his car, which was stolen in 2003. In July 2025, the Ghaziabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission finally ruled in his favor. National Insurance Company was ordered to pay Rs 1.4 lakh. Read on to know more about this case, which lasted unusually long, and whether or not the compensation awarded was commensurate.
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In a precedent-setting decision, the Tokyo District Court ordered Meta to permanently delete an Instagram account used for sustained harassment against an Osaka hostess. The account, with 167,000 followers, employed disappearing content to issue threats and defamatory statements. This ruling demonstrates that even ephemeral content can lead to complete account deletion if documented and proven harmful, overriding typical platform moderation.
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Chennai resident loses Rs 70 lakh to quack, made to run from pillar to post to file FIR
CHENNAI: A 37-year-old Chennai resident who was allegedly conned of Rs 70 lakh by a fake doctor specialising in aesthetic beauty treatment has been made to run from pillar to post for the past six months just to get an FIR registered by the Greater Chennai Police. Despite submitting documentary evidence with the Central Crime Branch (CCB), the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, and the Directorate of Medical Services (DMS), the complainant, Riji Vijayan Nair, had to move the Egmore magistrate court after the cops, in a report in June third week, said a case wasnt made out and that it was a civil offence. This was after Riji met the additional commissioner of CCB in February and later tried to highlight the laxity to GCP commissioner A Arun twice at his Wednesday public grievance meetings. However, the Egmore metropolitan magistrate on July 3 ruled that her averments made out a cognisable offence and that the CCB should investigate it and register an FIR, if a prima facie case is made out. According to Nairs complaint, she first met Jeevitha Bugatha sometime in July 2024 at London Beautorium - a skin and hair clinic - in Anna Nagar.Jeevitha projected herself as an MBBS doctor from Phillipines with experience in clinical cosmetology and even offered training certificates for the same. There are multiple videos of her on Instagram and YouTube with claims of franchises of her outlet London Beautorium in Hyderabad, Tirupati, Dubai and Phillipines. There are also videos of the Tirupati franchise inaugurated by a former Andhra Pradesh minister and a popular film star. On July 15, 2024, Jeevitha performed an anaesthetic injectable treatment on Nair and later convinced the latter to take up a franchise of London Beautorium, offering her MBBS degree certificate for obtaining medical licence for the clinic as Nair wasnt from a medical background, she said in her complaint. Nair invested `70 lakh in a franchise, but soon realised that she had been defrauded. In her complaint, she alleges that Jeevithas MBBS degree is fake and the training certificates she issues are also not genuine. By illegally allowing non-MBBS doctors to perform such skin and hair procedures, Jeevitha was violating medical safety laws and endangering public health, Nair stated. On social media, London Beautorium offers training courses on skin and hair treatments and even projects Jeevitha as a doctor. There are videos of her and others performing such treatments and project branches in other countries and cities in India. Apart from defrauding her, Nair has demanded action against Jeevitha for impersonating a medical professional, forgery and violating medical education standards. Alleging Jeevitha to be a quack, she has filed complaints with the TN Medical Council and Directorate of Medical Services to take action against them. In addition, R Gurumurthy, the Quackery Eradication Officer of TNMC, also forwarded Nairs complaint to GCP a few months ago. TNIE is also in possession of a complaint filed by another victim, R Muthuraman (32) who has alleged similar fraud against Jeevitha. Responding to a query, a senior GCP official said that they would look into the issue and revert. The investigating inspector did not respond to a call seeking comment. Despite multiple attempts, Jeevitha could not be reached for a comment. IN A NUTSHELL 1 Complainant Riji Nair invests `70 lakh for a franchise of London Beautorium, a Facial Aesthetics Academy providing skin treatment 2 Jeevitha, who owns London Beautorium, projects herself as an MBBS doctor and performs injectable anaesthetic procedures, skin treatments and also offers courses 3 Nair alleges she has been cheated and that Jeevitha is a quack 4 Nair files complaint with the Greater Chennai Police in February 2025 5 Central Crime Branch (CCB) in June declines to file FIR and says it is a civil dispute 6 Nair obtains direction from Egmore magistrate in July directing CCB to investigate her complaint and register FIR if prima facie case made out
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Kerala Catholic Church launches food factory to prop up ailing agriculture sector
KOTTAYAM: Amid crisis looming over the agriculture sector of Kerala, Pala diocese of the Catholic Church has taken a proactive step to address the crisis by launching a food factory in Pala aimed at procuring crops directly from farmers and turning them into value-added products. The factory will source produce from various local entities, including farmers organisations, companies, farmers clubs, and self-help groups within the parishes. Crops such as jackfruit, tapioca, pineapple, bananas, and a variety of other fruits and vegetables will be purchased directly from farmers at fair prices. Inaugurating the food factory at a meeting held in Pala, Agriculture Minister P Prasad said that farmers should have the right to set the price of their products and that if they make value-added products, the farmer will get the right to set the price. The traditional farming method of sowing, tending and selling should change. When the prices are set by farmers themselves and the products are converted into value-added products, income will increase. For this, a farm plan is being formulated and farmers associations are being formed. Farmers associations are of great importance. Kerala should move towards smart farming that uses modern agricultural techniques in agriculture, he said. The conference held at Steel India campus in Mundupalam was inaugurated by Cooperation Minister V N Vasavan. According to Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt, who presided over the event, the project is envisioned as a unifying force for farmers in the region. Launched under the auspices of the Pala Social Service Society, this initiative aims to establish farmers companies and groups to streamline the procurement of their crops. The activities are being led by the Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium of the Agriculture Department. The factory is housed in a 6,000 sq ft building situated on 6 acres of land at the Steel India campus. The factory is designed to process a wide variety of agricultural produce for commercial sale using techniques such as powdering, pulping and drying. With a processing capacity of 36 tonnes at a time, the facility is well-equipped to convert raw produce into value-added products. A vacuum fryer unit, included as part of the setup, helps reduce oil usage. Church officials described the initiative as a significant step toward making agriculture, long considered the economic backbone of Central Travancore, more profitable and sustainable. The Catholic Church has consistently flagged the agrarian crisis as a major concern. Frustrated by what it sees as persistent government indifference, the Church has, in recent years, adopted a more direct approach to championing the cause of the farming community. The move, according to them, also forms part of a broader Church strategy to stem the growing tide of youth migration abroad and to inspire the next generation to build their futures at home.
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Meta is going after creators who rip off other users' content as part of a broader effort to fix Facebook's feed. In its latest update , the company laid out new steps it's taking to penalize accounts that lift work from others. In a blog post for creators, Meta says that accounts that epeatedly and improperly reuse other accounts' text posts, photos or videos will have their pages demonetized for a period of time. Meta willa also throttle all of their posts, not just the ones with the offending content. The company notes that the change is meant to target epeated reposting of content from other creators without permission or meaningful enhancements and not content like reaction videos. Meta has previously taken similar steps to reward original content on Instagram , where the company has actively replaced reposted Reels with the original clip. The company now says it's looking into a similar move on Facebook by adding a link to the original video when it detects a duplicate. Meta The latest crackdown comes as Meta says it's trying to reduce the amount of spammy and other undesirable posts in Facebook's feed. Earlier this year, the company said it would demonetize creators who share posts with spammy captions and go after creators that manipulate engagement on the platform. In its newest update, Meta shared that since the start of the year it penalized more than 500,000 accounts that engaged in such tactics, applying measures ranging from demoting their comments and reducing the distribution of their content to preventing these accounts from monetizing. The company has also removed more than 10 million profiles it says impersonated large content producers. Additionally, Meta is rolling out new in-app insights it says can help realtors understand issues affecting their reach or monetization status. The new dashboard will highlight potential problems, like unoriginal content or spammy captions, as well as issues affecting monetization. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-says-its-cracking-down-on-facebook-creators-who-steal-content-203713569.html?src=rss
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Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap Announce Separation After 6 Years of Marriage
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Bashir Suffers Fracture, Out Of Remainder Of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Series: Report
ODI World Cup: England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who picked up the final wicket to script a memorable 22-run victory in the 3rd Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, has been ruled out of the remainder of the five-match series. Bashir has sustained a fracture to his left finger, which ruled him out of the remainder of the Test series against India, ESPNCricinfo said in an Instagram post on Monday, minutes after England won the third Test against India to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The 21-year-old Bashir claimed the all-important wicket of Mohammed Siraj for 1-6 in 5.5 overs as India were bowled out for 170, chasing a target of 193 runs. Bashir had taken a wicket in the first innings too. Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja had added 23 runs to the total as they dragged India closer to the target after coming together at 147 after Jasprit Bumrah was out. For England, skipper Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer took three wickets each off bowling 24 and 16 overs respectively, while Brydon Carse had two scalps. Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir, bowling with a left finger injury, had one wicket each, as England found a way via sheer relentlessness and absolute patience to win an incredible Test match on the day they won the ODI World Cup at the Lords exactly six years ago. Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja had added 23 runs to the total as they dragged India closer to the target after coming together at 147 after Jasprit Bumrah was out. Also Read: LIVE Cricket Score But on the fifth ball of the 75th over, Bashir spun back one which hit Siraj's bat and rolled back onto the stumps to dislodge the leg-stump bail, sparking jubilant scenes for England and agony in the Indian camp. Bashir is the lone spinner in the England squad, and the team management will likely bring in a replacement ahead of the fourth Test. Article Source: IANS
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Threads users still barely click links
Two years in, Threads is starting to look more and more like the most viable challenger to X. It passed 350 million monthly users earlier this year and Mark Zuckerberg has predicted it could be Meta's next billion-user app. But Threads still isn't sending much traffic to other websites, which could make the platform less appealing for creators, publishers and others whose businesses depend on non-Meta owned websites. According to Similarweb, a marketing intelligence firm, outbound referral traffic from Threads climbed to 28.4 million visits in June. That's a notable jump from 15.1 million visits a year ago, but still relatively tiny considering Threads is currently averaging more than 115 million users a day on its app, according to Similarweb. Regular Threads users have long suspected that Meta deprioritizes posts with links. For most of the last two years of Threads' existence the common wisdom was that users shouldn't share links, or should only share them as replies to a primary post. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, who also oversees Threads, hasn't exactly encouraged linking either. He said last year that Threads doesn't intentionally downrank links but that we dont place much value on them because people dont like and comment on links much. Meta's reluctance wasn't just about users' preferences, though. The company was also concerned about how spammers and other bad actors might abuse links on the text-based platform. More recently though, Meta has changed course , and has been taking steps to surface more good links in recommended posts. Weve been working on making sure links are ranked properly, Mosseri said in June . Links have been working much better for more than a month now. The company has also bolstered links on the platform by allowing users to add more links to their Threads profiles and providing link-specific analytics to its insights feature. We want Threads to be a place that helps you grow your reach even outside of Threads, Meta said in a May update. But despite these changes, Threads is still sending very little traffic to websites. Data shared by Similarweb shows that during May and June of last year when Threads had more than 150 million monthly users it sent just 24.8 million referrals to outside websites. During May and June of this year, that number more than doubled, rising to 51.8 million. Those numbers still suggest, though, that the majority of Threads' users are rarely, if ever, clicking on links they see on Threads. Lia Haberman, a social media marketing consultant and author of the ICYMI newsletter, said she's not surprised. People just got trained not to look for them, not to include them, not to think about them, she tells Engadget. You can't just flip a switch and all of a sudden expect people to embrace links. Publishers, a group that likely posts more links on Threads than anyone else, don't seem to be seeing significant traffic from Threads either. Data provided by Chartbeat, a company that provides analytics data to publishers, shows that publisher page views from Threads have nearly doubled since the start of the year, rising from 8.8 million in January to 15.1 million in June. Interestingly, according to both Similarweb and Chartbeat's data for 2025, referrals from Threads peaked in March. That month, Threads sent 28.8 million outbound referrals to websites, according to Similarweb, while Chartbeat publishers saw 25 million page views from the platform. But while the latest stats show that traffic from Threads has grown significantly over the last year, it still represents a tiny proportion of the publishers' traffic overall. According to Chartbeat, over the last year and a half Threads has consistently accounted for less than one tenth of a percent of sites' referral traffic. By comparison, Facebook referrals have hovered around 2 - 3 percent over the same period, while Google Discover has accounted for about 13 - 14 percent of referrals. Even among other small sources of referrals, like chatGPT, Reddit and Perplexity, Threads is only ahead of Perplexity in terms of the number of referrals it sends. Threads referrals even pale in comparison to Twitter's, which was never known as a major traffic driver even before Elon Musk's takeover of the company. In January of 2018, Twitter accounted for 3 percent of publishers' page views, according to Chartbeat data reported by the Press Gazette . By April of 2023, after Musk's takeover but before he rebranded the site to X, that number had fallen to 1.2 percent. Chartbeat's data isn't a complete picture stats provided to Engadget were based on an analysis of 3,000 sites that have opted in to anonymized data sharing but the slight increase in referral traffic roughly lines up with another major change Meta made this year. In January, following Mark Zuckerberg's move to end fact checking and walk back content moderation rules, Threads also ended its moratorium on recommending political content to all users. Following this change, some publishers of political news, including Newsweek , Politico and Forbes saw a spike in referrals from Threads, Digiday reported . But those gains don't seem to be universal, and it's not clear why some publishers may be benefitting more than others. Threads is trailing significantly in traffic, subscription conversions, and overall conversion rate, compared with Bluesky and X, the Boston Globe's VP of Platforms Mark Karolian recently shared on Threads. While Threads' growth so far hasn't been hampered by its inability to drive users off-platform, it could become an increasingly important issue for Meta if it really wants to bring more creators onto the platform. The company is also getting ready to flip the switch on ads on the platform. A user base that ignores links could complicate Meta's pitch to advertisers, who are already taking a cautious approach to Threads. Meta declined to comment. Haberman says that Threads' ambivalence toward links might be symptomatic of a larger identity crisis the platform is still facing. It has a large user base, but it's not always clear who Threads is really for. It isn't known as a destination to follow breaking news, like Twitter once was, or as a place with highly-engaged subcultures, she notes. Threads needs to have a purpose, she says. And right now, it seems very much like a suggestion box at work where people are just filing complaints and trauma dumping. Whether smaller platforms like Threads can reliably drive traffic to websites is an increasingly urgent question. At a time when online search feels like it's getting worse , AI is rapidly replacing many searches and cannibalizing websites' search traffic. Publishers, as The Wall Street Journal recently reported , are being hit especially hard by these shifts. Threads is extremely unlikely to fill those gaps on its own, even if referral traffic vastly improves. And publishers in particular have plenty of reasons not to become too reliant on a Meta-owned platform. At the same time, there's clearly an opportunity for Threads to play a bigger role in a post-search world. That would not only benefit the creators, publishers and small business owners Meta has long courted, it could help Threads establish an identity of its own. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-users-still-barely-click-links-170139103.html?src=rss
India slams egg attack on Rath Yatra in Toronto, terms it 'regrettable
NEW DELHI: India has strongly condemned an incident in Toronto where eggs were allegedly hurled at a Rath Yatra procession, calling the act regrettable and urging Canadian authorities to act against the perpetrators. Responding to the incident, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: We have seen reports regarding disruption created by mischievous elements during the Rath Yatra procession in Toronto. Such despicable acts are regrettable and are against the spirit of the festival, which seeks to promote unity, inclusivity, and social harmony. The video, shared on Instagram by user Sangna Bajaj, showed broken eggs scattered on the street as a group of devotees moved through a relatively empty stretch of the city. Bajaj, seen singing devotional songs during the march, captioned the video with details of the attack, which took place during the annual celebration. India has officially raised the matter with the Canadian government. We have strongly taken up the matter with Canadian authorities to hold the perpetrators of the act accountable. We hope the Canadian Government will take necessary action to protect the religious rights of people, Jaiswal added. The incident comes amid ongoing tensions between India and Canada over the safety of Indian communities and religious events in the country.
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'Only badminton, all our other choices are ... ': Sainas old remarks resurface after divorce
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After seven years of marriage, badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap have announced their separation. Saina shared the news via Instagram, citing a desire for peace and growth. Despite their shared passion for badminton, differences in personalities and preferences, as revealed in a 2021 interview, ultimately led to their decision to part ways.
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Now Showing: Movies for all with audio descriptions
The waves crash against the shore as a small boat scrapes onto the sand. Dharmadas helps his wife, Vasanthi, and their two sons, Nithushan and Mulli, onto the unfamiliar beach. The air smells of salt and damp earth. Behind them lies Valvettithurai as a memory now. Ahead, Rameswaram and a sense of hope. This opening scene in Tourist Family , a Tamil film, was screened with audio description at AbilityFEST2025 in Chennai. It is rich with mood and movement, which most of us can easily understand with wholesome visuals, emotions, and sounds. But what happens when someone cant see the screen? Or hear the nuance in a voice? After watching a movie, many cinema buffs share thoughts about it the moment they walk out of the theatre. They post Instagram stories, write reviews on Letterboxd, or talk about it with friends. But for many Persons with Disabilities (PwD), even this basic connection to a story the joy of reacting to a scene or simply followingwhats going on depends on something far more fundamental: access. To create meaningful access, we need to recognise that disability is not a single, uniform experience. For instance, visual impairment can range from partial sight to total blindness. Each person may need different forms of support.Professor Miranda Tomkinson, an Anglo-Indian academic who has a hearing and visual impairment, made it clear at the screening. He communicates using a tactile device through his communicator and a psychotherapist, Haripriya. I dont want sympathy. I want understanding. Disability is not a tragedy; ignorance is. The media only shows some kinds of disabilities. They pick only a few. What about the rest of us?, he asked. Subtle moments like a lingering glance between characters, the way they express sadness and happiness at the same time, or the sudden appearance of a puppy were all made audible at the Tourist Family screening. It meant that many in the audience could enjoy the film independently some, for the first time. Haripriya noted that even where you sit in the theatre can matter. We sat in the middle of the theatre but we switched to the last seat because the brightness from the screen can be overwhelming, she said. The professor, who has completely lost his vision, spoke about how important it is to feel connected through film. Movie means we can connect, he said. But the problem is speed. We talk fast. Without interpretation, that is hard. A device like this [tactile communicator] helps us watch and connect. There should be awareness not just about blindness but about the uniqueness of every disability.He now wants to direct a film for PwD. Haripriya said, He believes that films can create awareness. But first, the stories have to come from our lived experience. Not as charity as truth. Tools that connect Despite recent mandates, access remains uneven. In line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued new guidelines on March 15, 2024, mandating accessibility in films shown in Indian theatres. Producers must now submit two versions of each film to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): a regular version for public release and another with accessibility features like audio description (AD), open or closed captioning (CC/OC), and Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpretation. The rollout is phased. Since September 15, 2024, all films released in more than one language were required to include at least one accessibility feature for each language. From January 1, 2025, films submitted to the National Film Awards and key festivals had to include both AD and closed captions. By March 3, 2026, all feature films including trailers and teasers must carry AD and CC/OC to be certified. Despite being part of the CBFC checklist for multi-language releases, audio description doesnt always make it to the theatres. Implementation still varies widely. Theatres may lack the necessary infrastructure, and on OTT platforms, the gap is even more visible: though technically feasible, many films even when certified are streamed without accessibility features. High-profile releases like GOAT and Good Bad Ugly have excluded them entirely. Still, there are pockets of real progress. One example is the work being done by Qube Cinema, who provide digital cinema technology and solutions. We started this team back in 2021, said Rabhinder Kannan, creative director at Qube Cinema. I handle all the localisation services here. We have a team that does subtitles, one that does audio description, and another that does closed captions for movies, he said. Weve since built decentralised teams Chennai for Tamil, Hyderabad for Telugu, Bombay for Hindi and Punjabi, Kochi for Malayalam. That way, native speakers work directly on each film. The CBFCs guidelines found their first real test with Pushpa 2 , which required AD and CC across languages. Thats when the mandate kicked in, Rabhinder said. Since then, every multi-language release has had to comply. To address theatre-level access, Qube collaborated with mobile platforms like Moviebuff Access, Greta, and now cinedubs. The AD content is released through the app. People can play it on their phone and sync it with the movie, he explained. No need to wait for a special show. This shift has a real impact. Previously, visually impaired viewers had to rely on specific shows with wired headphones or awkward audio mixes. Now, if I have a friend with vision loss, we can watch Kuberaa in any theatre, said Rabhinder. They just use the app with earphones. No special infrastructure. No dependence. In the past eight months alone, QUBE has created AD tracks for nearly 40 films. By next year, that could go up to 400, he added. Testing and tuning Crafting AD is more art than automation. We avoid overlapping with dialogue or key sound effects, said Angayarkanni, a content editor. If something clatters, we explain it briefly. But we let the mood carry the weight. Her colleague, SG Sreedhar, who leads the Audio Services team, added, We use a neutral tone. A sad scene should feel sad but we dont perform it. Violent or emotionally charged sequences demand particular care. We include necessary details but avoid anything disturbing, Angayarkanni said. During hero intros or songs, we only describe the essentials so the music stays intact. This process is iterative. We do test screenings with visually impaired users, Rabhinder said. Sometimes they want more detail, sometimes they say, Let the movie breathe. That feedback helps. Still, AD is usually squeezed into tight deadlines during post-production, as an afterthought. Ideally, it should be integrated from the beginning. If music directors could work with us, we could avoid frequency clashes, he said. Actor and director Revathy, who organised the AbilityFEST, agreed. Fifteen years ago, we did Taare Zameen Par with audio description back when no one even knew what AD was. We used an app and headphones even then. She believes the tools are here; consistency is whats missing. Weve always wanted to prove this could be done. With OTT and mobile tech, it should become normal. But implementation takes time, she said. Sound designer Sean Rolden added that AD needs to be built into the audio mix from the start. In a rain scene, for example, sound effects matter. We try to carve out space so music and AD can coexist. Composers and AD teams need to collaborate. Thats the only way to make it seamless, he said. The road ahead While theatre sees progress, home access remains elusive. OTT adaptation is still a work in progress, said Rabhinder. Were slowly seeing change. Television is harder still. We havent cracked it yet, he admitted. Its a different ballgame technically and logistically. And that gap matters, especially for audiences who primarily access films through television. Weve found that many visually impaired audiences still watch movies on television channels, he noted. Pavithra, a visually impaired Class 10 student, is one such viewer. She regularly watches films on Sun TV and says shes a fan of horror movies especially those by Raghava Lawrence and the Aranmanai series. Her classmate, Shabeer Ahamed, recalled going to see Good Bad Ugly in theatres, relying on his brother to describe what was happening on screen. If there was a fight, or if someone was drinking tea, he told me, he said. That changed with the public screening of Tourist Family and Sitaare Zameen Par at the AbilityFEST, which featured audio description for the first time in Tamil. For students like Pavithra and Shabeer, the difference was profound. Audio description is a great tool, Shabeer said. This time, no one had to tell me what was going on. Moments like these reflect the growing momentum for change. From April 1 next year, every movie that gets censored and released in India will have to carry audio description and closed captions, said Rabhinder. Its a big move by the government to make the movie-watching experience more inclusive. Policies may set the stage, but real change begins with how society chooses to respond. Haripriya put it plainly, Tomorrow, something might happen to any of us. But acceptance is not there. Even educated people try to normalise disability without understanding it. Speaking about the unease many feel around tactile communicators like herself, whose closeness to the deafblind often draws curiosity, she said, Awareness begins at home. Families have to build that sensitivity. Only then will society stop treating it as something to pity, hide, or exclude. Access is more than a window. When rooted in empathy, it becomes a pathway to genuine inclusion and ongoing innovation.
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