World Men 6Red Snooker: Dhvaj stuns newly-crowned Asian champion Siyavosh Mozayani

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World Men 6Red Snooker: Dhvaj stuns newly-crowned Asian champion Siyavosh Mozayani

Indian player Dhvaj Haria stunned the recently-crowned Asian Champion of 6Red Snooker Siyavosh Mozayani of Iran and won his first match 4-2.

From the beginning Dhvaj Haria showed great calmness and self-belief, not being perturbed by his opponent Siyavosh Mozayani, who lifted the Asian 6 red title by 5 frames to 4 on Wednesday, in a highly competitive final encounter dethroning his compatriot Amir Sarkosh, the winner of the last year’s edition.

In the very first frame, a missed brown by Siyavosh gave Haria a good opportunity which he cleverly utilized by giving snooker. However, failure to break the snooker by Siyavosh saw Haria clearing the remaining colors to go ahead 1-0 in a best of seven frames league match.

In a scrappy second frame, Haria resorted to safe play and did not allow Siyavosh to find a scoring opportunity and ultimately trapped him with a deadly safety and went ahead 2-0.

The 3rd frame was somewhat a repetition of the second frame when Haria with small yet useful runs wrapped up that too without allowing Siavosh to open his account. The 4th and 5th frames saw Siyavosh scoring from some difficult openings and wrapped up both the frames, with a break of 43 in the 5th.

In the 6th frame both the players were going level and Siyavosh got a good opportunity to level the frame score but a missed pink played with the rest saw Haria taking away both pink and black to win the frame and match by 4-2.

Meanwhile, other Indian players also won their respective matches on an opening day. Ace cueist Pankaj Advani played two matches on Thursday — he won 4-0 against Mohamed Emeesh of Libya and 4-1 against Enkhtuvshin Bat-Ochir of Mongolia.

Kamal Chawla, Brijesh Damani, S. Shrikrishna, and the defending champion Laxman Rawat also won their respective matches 4-2, 4-1, 4-0, and 4-2.

Apple includes ‘Emergency SOS via Satellite’ demo in iOS 16.1 beta

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Apple includes ‘Emergency SOS via Satellite’ demo in iOS 16.1 beta

Apple is gearing up to showcase a demo of its Emergency SOS via Satellite feature with iOS 16.1 release for iPhone 14 users.

The iOS 16.1 update will include a ‘Satellite Connection Demo’ so that users can try out the satellite connection without actually calling emergency services.

The company has released iOS 16.1 beta 3 to developers. With this feature, users will be able to see how Emergency SOS via Satellite works without having to go to a remote area without Wi-Fi or cellular signal, reports 9to5Mac.

The Emergency SOS via Satellite update is expected to be released to the public in October and the satellite features will be available in November.

The ‘Satellite Connection Demo’ can be accessed at any time via the Emergency SOS menu within the Settings app once it becomes available.

The iOS 16.1 update also has a Clean Energy Charging option, Live Activities API, early support for the Matter protocol, and the option to delete the Wallet app.

The Emergency SOS via satellite combines custom components deeply integrated with software to allow antennas to connect directly to a satellite, enabling messaging with emergency services when outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.

According to Apple, Emergency SOS via satellite will be available to users in the US and Canada in November, and the service will be free for two years.

Representatives from 90 nations join hands to revive Modern Pythian Games

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Representatives from 90 nations join hands to revive Modern Pythian Games

It was a historical day for the Modern Pythian Games when Royal Majesties, Ambassadors, entrepreneurs, cultural organizations, and artisans from more than 90 nations came together to constitute the International Pythian Council and to celebrate the revival of “Modern Pythian Games” before the global media on September 29 in Delhi.

Founder of the modern Pythian Games, Bijender Goel addressed the press conference and briefed them on the concept of the modern Pythian Games.

Goel said the Pythian Games were to art and culture what the Olympics were to sports.
“Since 582 B.C., it has been part of the Pan Hellenic Games, along with the Olympics. Since 394 A.D., all Pan-Hellenic games have been discontinued. The Olympics Games were reintroduced in 1894,” he said.

He said that the Pythian Games had been part of Pan Hellenic games in ancient Greece and were ranked second in importance behind the Olympics.

“Unlike the Olympics, the Pythian Games also featured competitions for art and dance, which predated the athletic portion of the games, and women were allowed to take part in some events. Wrestling, chariot racing, poetry, etc. were part of the Pythian Games,” he said.

Goel said that Modern Pythian Games are a single global platform for the vibrant exchange of arts, culture, tradition, adventure, entertainment, games, e-sports, air sports, and martial arts.

“Through its multilevel structure, there are more opportunities for artisans to showcase their arts at an international level. There are opportunities for the artisans to represent their flag. It will help national economies by promoting tourism and generating employment for artisans and other stakeholders. A tool for uniting the nations through cultural diplomacy. An initiative to organize the creative industry, worth 800 billion euros, into an organized sector,” he said.

He mentioned that the creation of the founding executive board of the International Pythian Council and the appointment of founding representatives across the world is an important step toward the smooth governance of the “1st Global Cultural Movement for the Modern Pythian Games”.

Panos Kaltsis, former Mayor of Delphi has been nominated as the 1st President of the International Pythian Council and I shall manage the affairs as Secretary General.

Arjun Kanungo, Tulsi Kumar’s ‘Killer Haseena’ is lethal, gothic and mysterious

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Arjun Kanungo, Tulsi Kumar’s ‘Killer Haseena’ is lethal, gothic and mysterious

Singers Arjun Kanungo and Tulsi Kumar have joined hands for the song titled ‘Killer Haseena’, which has lethal and gothic visuals, coupled with the dynamics shared between both music artists.

Kanungo said: “What makes ‘Killer Haseena’ special is the fact that both Tulsi and I are known for very different sounds and with this track, we marry the two. We had a blast shooting the music video and getting into these mysterious characters. I look forward to what audiences have to say.”

Penned by Vayu and Diksha C. and composed by Arjun Kanungo, the track is directed and choreographed by Adil Shaikh, who adds a mysterious and captivating flavor to the music video.

Both Tulsi Kumar and Arjun Kanungo bring their signature individual styles and features in never-seen-before avatars as they step outside their comfort zones.

Tulsi Kumar added: “There couldn’t have been a better track than ‘Killer Haseena’ for me and Arjun Kanungo to collaborate on. Getting into this character was a completely new experience for me and I’m happy to surprise audiences with something new and distinct.”

Adil Shaikh shared: “The music video of ‘Killer Haseena’ has a very deep, intriguing, and gothic vibe and people are really going to be surprised seeing both Tulsi Kumar and Arjun Kanungo take on these characters. They stepped up to the challenge and took the music video to the next level. This is a sure shot treat for their fans.”

Tulsi Kumar and Arjun Kanungo’s ‘Killer Haseena’ produced by T-Series is directed and choreographed by Adil Shaikh. The song is out now on T-Series’ YouTube channel.

Allu Arjun celebrates wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday in Amritsar

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Allu Arjun celebrates wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday in Amritsar

Despite being one of the most popular film stars, ‘Pushpa’s fame Allu Arjun remains a family man at heart. In yet another instance of his down-to-earth attitude, Allu Arjun has gone to Amritsar with his family to celebrate his wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday.

The star took to social media and shared a picture of the Golden Temple, which they visited. Allu Arjun later also shared glimpses of the family time they had.

The superstar along with his wife and kids was seen donning a traditional attire.

He went on share a video of himself and his family taking blessings in the temple. It seems like this time off from Pushpa was a necessity and the entire family thoroughly enjoyed it.

Currently, the pan-India star is basking in the success of Pushpa and the commencement of Pushpa 2. Allu Arjun starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, directed by Sukumar fared well, at the box office and broke several box office records and even entered the Rs 100 crore mark in Hindi belts, and went on to mint 300cr worldwide.

This year has been a very successful year for the star, especially when his hook steps from the film became a viral trend and his miniatures were used in Ganesh Pandal. He was also seen representing India globally as a grand marshall in the India day parade in New York. This impressed fans to an extent that he took over social media for a day.

Meanwhile, on the work front, he will be seen next in Pushpa 2 along with Rashmika Mandan

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Rashami Desai on Navratri: It’s the time for family and garba

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Rashami Desai on Navratri: It’s the time for family and garba

Television actress Rashami Desai, who is known for shows such as ‘Uttaran’ and ‘Naagin’, has said she loves Navratri because it is the time to do the garbage.

“I personally love the festival of Navratri and know all the dance steps. I really love doing the Garba and I can do it anywhere, whether it is in my society or in any public place,” she said in a press statement.

“I am very excited for this year because we could not enjoy the festival over the past few years because of the pandemic. Spending hours dancing and celebrating with family and friends is what Navratri is all about,” Rashami said.

Rashami was last seen on screen in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 15’, where she was the fifth runner-up and Tejasswi Prakash emerged the winner.

Security, talent crunch worry Indian firms on Hybrid Cloud journey

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Security, talent crunch worry Indian firms on Hybrid Cloud journey

As organizations face skills gaps, security challenges, and compliance obstacles, only 30 percent of the Indian firms are able to manage their Hybrid Cloud environments holistically which can create blind spots and put data at risk, a new report has said.

While businesses have embraced a variety of security techniques to secure workloads in the cloud, concerns about security still remain, according to IT major IBM.

As 85 percent of respondents in the survey have adopted a Hybrid Cloud approach which can help drive digital transformation, the majority of organizations are “struggling with the complexity to make all their cloud environments work together”.

Another issue at hand is an acute talent shortage, which can create gaps in security and compliance and cause risk across Cloud environments.

“A pragmatic holistic approach to hybrid cloud can drive immense business value by accelerating innovation, improving cost efficiency, and increasing productivity,” said Viswanath Ramaswamy, Vice President, Technology, IBM Technology Sales, IBM India/ South Asia.

While the research found the lack of cloud skills as a major challenge, it is “encouraging to note that 81 percent of the Indian respondents said they are creating new positions and teams to fulfill the need for more cloud skills,” he added.

Businesses also believe ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult, especially as we see enforcement of regulatory and compliance requirements heat up across the globe.

“As we see regulatory requirements grow across the globe, compliance is top of mind for business leaders. This concern is even greater for those in highly regulated industries,” said Howard Boville, Head of IBM Cloud Platform.

When it comes to managing their cloud applications, 66 percent of respondents say their team lacks the skills needed to be proficient.

As potential security gaps can cause third and fourth-party risks to loom, respondents say cybersecurity (50 percent) and data governance (49 percent) are the top challenges to fully integrating their business ecosystem into the cloud, the survey found.

IOC releases first visual identity to bolster Olympic brand’s core values

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IOC releases first visual identity to bolster Olympic brand’s core values

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released its first-ever visual identity in order to bring the Olympic brand and its core values to life, IOC announced on Wednesday.

This new visual system has been created to bolster the Olympic brand’s core values while enhancing consistency, recognition, and impact across all IOC platforms, communications, and publications, the IOC said via a media release.

“The IOC recognized the need to create a comprehensive foundational identity, designed for use across all mediums and channels,” the release said.

The entire brand rollout is expected to be completed by the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The modern Olympics are widely known for the five Olympic rings — blue, black, red, yellow, and green, designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1913, but the latest evolution aims to bring the legacy of the games into the modern world.

“The evolved brand pushes further the Olympic brand identity through a vibrant extended palette based on the Olympic colors, inspirational illustrations, and tailor-made typography,” said May Guerraoui, Head of Brand Management at the IOC. “It’s about leveraging a new design system to communicate the brand values with emotion.”

The new design system, created by Canadian agency Hulse & Durrell and a team of international artists, typographers, and designers, features three custom-made typefaces, a series of graphic devices, 17 illustrations, and a set of guidelines for how to incorporate the identity.

“Every element has been designed to reflect the hopeful, universal, inclusive, vibrant, and progressive qualities of the Olympic brand, for use across publications, digital, environment design, and more,” the IOC release said.

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Chiranjeevi to son Ram Charan on completing 15 years in films: ‘Proud of you my boy’

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Chiranjeevi to son Ram Charan on completing 15 years in films: ‘Proud of you my boy’

Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday fondly reflected on his son Ram Charan’s journey in the film industry as he crossed the 15-year milestone.

Taking to Twitter to share his thoughts on his son’s impressive journey, Chiranjeevi wrote, “On reaching the 15-year milestone, fondly reflecting on Ram Charan’s journey in films.

“It is heartening how he has evolved as an actor from ‘Chirutha’ to ‘Magadheera’ to ‘Rangasthalam’ to ‘RRR’ … and now, to #RC15 with director Shankar.

“Supremely pleased at his passion, body of work, dedication, and innate urge to excel at what he does.

“Proud of you my boy! Here’s to greater heights and greater glories that await you! Go for it! May the Force be with you Ram Charan!”

National Games roundup: CWG Lawn Bowls gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia stars on Day 1

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National Games roundup: CWG Lawn Bowls gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia stars on Day 1

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia (Assam) was a picture of confidence on the opening day of the high-profile Lawn Bowls competition in the 36th National Games, comfortably winning two singles matches and one team game at the Kensville Golf and Country Club near here on Wednesday.

Nayanmoni Saikia started the day with an emphatic 23-0 victory over Gujarat’s Vaishali Makvana in a Group A contest and ended it with a 21-10 win over Beena Shah of West Bengal. In between, she joined her Assam teammates to post a 33-3 verdict against Manipur in the Fours competition.

A member of the Indian Fours team which made history in Birmingham last month, Nayanmoni Saikia is delighted that her sport is drawing a lot of attention. “The gold medal provided the impetus for Lawn Bowls. But we have to make sure that our win wasn’t a fluke. We have to keep performing to sustain its popularity,” said Nayanmoni, a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Assam, after a highly successful day.

“The National Games is getting bigger and better. Naturally, there will be pressure on every athlete. But it is up to the senior players to leave a mark and show the way,” said the 34-year-old from Golaghat, still getting to terms with the adulation and attention after the Indian team’s feat in Birmingham.

Meanwhile, in Bhavnagar, the Gujarat men’s Netball team warmed the fans’ hearts by making it to the semifinals with a splendid 57-33 victory over Punjab in their last group A contest. Needing a win to avoid a triple tie with Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat stuck to their task and kept themselves well ahead in the match.

Gujarat will meet the winners of Group B while Group A toppers Haryana will play the other semifinal. Telangana and Delhi took the two Group B places in the last four stages. Telangana and Delhi both finished with two wins and a draw from their three matches each.

Back in the EKA TransStadia Football Stadium in Ahmedabad, Delhi and West Bengal became the first men’s teams to claim Rugby 7s semifinal berths, both beating Punjab and Odisha in their group B matches. Delhi recorded a 26-0 win against Punjab and beat Odisha 14-10 while Bengal posted a 24-7 victory over Odisha and backed it up with a 22-12 win over Punjab.

In other matches, Haryana beat Gujarat 28-0 and Services held Maharashtra 14-14 in men’s Group A. Bihar had it easy against the hosts 44-0 while Maharashtra defeated Delhi 19-10 in a tough battle in women’s Group A. West Bengal and Odisha started Group B with victories over Chandigarh 29-5 and Kerala 64-0 in women’s Group B.

The first of the shooting matches get underway on Thursday at the Rifle Club with the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Stage 1. That is expected to offer a riveting contest among the athletes, especially with Anish Bhanwala (Haryana), Vijayveer Sidhu (Punjab), 2012 Olympic Games silver medalist Vijay Kumar (Himachal Pradesh), and Gurpreet Singh (Services) in the fray.

Some Important results

Lawn Bowls:

Women’s Singles:

Group A: Nayanmoni Saika (Assam) beat Vaishali Makvana (Gujarat) 23-0; Beena Shah (West Bengal) beat Ch. Surbala Devi (Manipur) 21-9; Nayanmoni Saikia beat Beena Shah 21-10; Surbala Devi beat Vaishali Makvana 21-6.

Group B: Sarita Tirkey (Jharkhand) beat Anamika Kumari (Bihar) 21-10; Shaista Sharma (Delhi) beat Saina Naik (Odisha). 17-14; Sarita Tirkey beat Saina Naik 21-3; Shaista Sharma beat Anamika Kumari 21-8.

Rugby

Men

Group A: Haryana beat Gujarat 28-0; Maharashtra drew with Services 14-14; Haryana beat Services 15-0; Maharashtra beat Gujarat 73-0.

Group B: Delhi beat Punjab 26-0; West Bengal beat Odisha 24-7; Delhi beat Odisha 14-10; West Bengal beat Punjab 22-12.

Women

Group A: Bihar beat Gujarat 44-0; Maharashtra beat Delhi 19-10.

Group B: West Bengal beat Chandigarh 29-5; Odisha beat Kerala 64-0.

Netball

Men

Group A: Haryana beat Madhya Pradesh 69-47; Gujarat beat Punjab 57-33.

Group B: Telangana beat Bihar 101-46; Delhi beat Kerala 56-53.

Women

Group A: Haryana beat Telangana 58-42

Group B: Delhi beat Gujarat 61-47.

Indian cyber agency warns WhatsApp users of critical bugs

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Indian cyber agency warns WhatsApp users of critical bugs

The Indian cyber agency CERT-In on Wednesday warned WhatsApp users of multiple bugs which could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.

In an advisory, CERT-In, under the IT Ministry, described two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Meta-owned WhatsApp in both Android and iOS versions.

The first vulnerability exists in WhatsApp due to integer overflow.

“A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code in an established video call,” warned the cyber agency.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system, said CERT-In.

Hackers can also exploit the second vulnerability in WhatsApp by sending a specially-crafted video file that can put users’ information at risk.

CERT-In advised WhatsApp users to install the latest security updates.

WhatsApp has nearly 500 million users in the country, according to the third-party reports.

Binge drinking may up Covid infection risk in young women

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Binge drinking may up Covid infection risk in young women

Women in their mid-20s, who reported frequent binge drinking during the Covid-19 pandemic, were more likely to become infected with Covid-19, finds a new study.

The study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, found that young women aged 25 to 28 who reported binge drinking – four or more drinks in one sitting – had the highest self-reported prevalence of Covid-19 infection among the subgroups studied.

“Our research shows that when young women binge drink, they are also heightening their risk of contracting Covid-19. This can be due to several factors associated with binge drinking, such as being less vigilant in using preventive behavior such as social distancing when intoxicated,” said Tammy Chung from Rutgers University.

For the study, the team analyzed whether people’s use of alcohol and substances changed from before the Covid-19 pandemic to during the pandemic in a sample of young women.

They examined how characteristics such as socioeconomic status and Covid-19 infection status were associated with certain patterns of substance and alcohol use during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The study looked at seven subgroups of young women who showed similar patterns of substance use before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Groups included those with low use of substances, cannabis use, binge drinking, cigarette or e-cigarette use combined with binge drinking, and other patterns.

Zomato says confident to make profit from inter-city food delivery

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Zomato says confident to make profit from inter-city food delivery

Online food aggregator Zomato on Wednesday said that its inter-city food delivery will start making a profit even at “a slight scale” amid concerns of the service being a logistical nightmare and a high cash-burn model.

Zomato’s VP of Global Growth Siddharth Jhawar told IANS that this is a business and they want to be profitable.

“Even at a slight scale, we’ll start making a profit. As we grow and with awareness, when people start making our offering a part of their celebrations with larger orders, we’ll be there,” he added.

Zomato recently launched ‘Intercity Legends’ which will allow customers to order dishes and delicacies from famous outlets and restaurants in other cities.

Jhawar said that food is freshly prepared by the restaurant and packed in reusable and tamper-proof containers to keep it safe during air transits.

“State-of-the-art mobile refrigeration technology preserves the food without the need to freeze it or add any kind of preservatives,” he explained.

Once you receive your order, you can microwave, air-fry, or pan-fry the food, just like any other dish out of the refrigerator.

The company is currently running this service in the Delhi-NCR region and has just started in Bengaluru.

“That said, we want to be able to serve and delight as many customers as possible. India has over 100 domestic airports. Any airport city could be a potential market. To start with, we want to serve customers in top metro cities,” Jhawar told IANS.

Zomato already covers 10 cities for the ‘Intercity Legends service.

“Over time, we will keep taking inputs from customers and keep adding to our supply. We will ramp up gradually and have plans to extend this to top cities, as we receive customer feedback about what’s working and what can be done better,” Jhawar added.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal earlier said that the new service will let customers “order and relish legendary dishes like baked rosogollas from Kolkata, biryani from Hyderabad, Mysore Pak from Bengaluru, kebabs from Lucknow, butter chicken from Old Delhi, or pyaaz kachori from Jaipur”.

Currently, the list of cities to order from are Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Mathura, Chennai, Agra, and Bhubaneswar.

The users will only be able to order certain iconic dishes from a few select restaurants.

Rajini, Kamal say they’re eagerly awaiting ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ release

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Rajini, Kamal say they’re eagerly awaiting ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ release

With just a couple of days left for director Mani Ratnam’s eagerly awaited magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan 1’ to hit the screens, the makers of the film have now released a video clip that shows the two biggest icons of Indian cinema – Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan – explaining that they are as eager as everybody else to watch the epic film.

The video clip begins with classical scenes from two landmark blockbuster films — ‘Nayagan’, which had Kamal Haasan playing the lead, and ‘Thalapathy’, which had Rajinikanth playing the lead — being showcased in no particular order.

Interestingly, both these blockbusters were directed by Mani Ratnam and had gone on to emerge as cult classics in Tamil cinema.

Towards the end, visuals of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan participating in the audio launch event of ‘Ponniyin Selvan 1’, which happened at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai over 20 days ago, have been reproduced.

Rajinikanth says, “Ponniyin Selvan has marvelous characterizations. It has heroism, beauty, fear, disgust, laughter.”

Kamal, for his part, says, “This is an important film in Mani Ratnam’s successful career.

Rajini is then seen saying, “‘How would Mani have made this film? We are eagerly waiting to watch it!”

The movie is slated for a worldwide release on September 30.

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