NEW DELHI — Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar never leave a chance to publicly support and laud each other for their contribution to Indian cinema. Devgn took to Twitter to praise Kumar’s performance in his recently released patriotic film “Bell Bottom.” The thriller drama was released on Aug. 19, 2021 — after a long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Twitter was flooded with comments by critics and movie buffs who were praising the film that stars lead actor Kumar in the role of a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent. In a congratulatory tweet, Devgn praised Kumar. “Dear Akki, I’ve been hearing good…
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NEW DELHI – Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor shared a beautiful photo with her newly married sister Rhea Kapoor, from her wedding with Karan Boolani, at father Anil Kapoor’s residence in Juhu. Sonam Kapoor took to her Instagram handle and shared the photo in which she donned a shimmery light-blue ethnic outfit, while her sister Rhea Kapoor wore a white ethnic dress for the wedding. The “PadMan” actress completed her traditional look with a heavy mang-tikka (hair ornament) and matching earrings. Along with the picture, Kapoor penned a beautiful note for her sister. “Side by side or miles apart, we sisters…
WASHINGTON — Country singer Dolly Parton recently made a humble reference about her donation of USD 1 million to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a “small part” in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine development, which today is one of the three vaccines being used in the United States. During an interview with a UK-based radio channel, the singer revealed that though she had previously donated to the hospital for different causes such as cancer research, she wanted to support another critical issue. “When the pandemic came out, I just felt kind of led to do something because I knew something bad was on the rise, and…
NIAMEY, Niger — At least 37 people, including thirteen children aged 15 to 17 and four women, were killed in an attack in western Niger’s Tillabery region on Aug. 19. The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund said that it’s deeply shocked and outraged by the terrible attacks against children and families by unidentified armed groups in the village of Darey-dey, in the rural commune of Banibangou, Tillabery region, in western Niger. “We are saddened to confirm that at least 37 civilians — including thirteen children aged 15 to 17 and four women — were killed and several others were injured,” Marie-Pierre…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Suspected Islamic militants have killed 80 civilians and 29 soldiers over two days in the restive northern Burkina Faso. “According to the renewed information, 65 civilians have been killed by terrorists,” the country’s Ministry of Communication said on Aug. 20. The attack, which happened the previous day, also reportedly left 15 gendarmes killed. Prior to this incident, attackers killed 30 civilians, 14 military soldiers, and three army auxiliaries members on Aug. 18 in the same region. A statement from the Ministry of Communication said a joint convoy of civilians, defense and security forces, and Volunteers for…
MUMBAI, India – Ahead of the release of the latest season of ” Kaun Banega Crorepati,” Amitabh Bachchan expressed his happiness to host the show in the presence of a live audience. In 2020, “Kaun Banega Crorepati” had taken place without the involvement of a live audience on the sets owing to the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s the 21st year of my association with Kaun Banega Crorepati, and I can never get enough of this show. It was probably for the first time, last season, that the studio audience wasn’t a part of the show, and we saw a major change…
WASHINGTON — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting tiny magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the length of a muscle as it contracts. This measurement can be relayed to a robotic prosthesis within milliseconds. In a new study, “Magnetomicrometry,” appearing in the journal “Science Robotics,” the researchers tested their new strategy, called Magnetomicrometry (MM), and showed that it could provide fast and accurate muscle measurements in animals. They hope to try the approach in people with amputation within the next few years.…
A veteran boxing judge has been hit with a one-two punch. After coming under scrutiny for her scoring of a recent match, Gloria Martinez Rizzo has been suspended “indefinitely” by the World Boxing Association for racially insensitive tweets she posted last year and in 2018. The match in question was between Mykal Fox and Gabriel Maestre for the interim WBA welterweight title on Aug. 7 at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When the bell sounded, Fox, a southpaw, felt he had won the bout. After all, the nearly 6-foot-4 Fox out-landed the 5-foot-11 Maestre in overall punches, 157 to 131,…
NEW DELHI — India’s Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, dreams of making India a leading automobile manufacturing hub by 2026. Gadkari, on Aug. 17, expressed hope that India can achieve its targets in the next five years. “Almost all reputed automobile brands are present in India,” he said “As we are working on technologies involving ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied natural gas (LNG), electric and green hydrogen, I believe that India will become a hub for automobile manufacturing in next five years.” Earlier, on Aug. 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Investor Summit…
NEW YORK — India and the United Nations have exchanged a memorandum of understanding in support of the “Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping” initiative, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations said. “Today, India and the United Nations exchanged MoU in support of the ‘Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping’ initiative and to UN C4ISR Academy,” the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said in a tweet. “As External Affairs Minister (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said, training & capacity building of peacekeepers in technology is more important than ever.” Jaishankar, on Aug. 18, chaired the UNSC open debate on Technology and Peacekeeping…