Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel to launch 36th National Games’ Anthem and Mascot

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Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel to launch 36th National Games’ Anthem and Mascot

The 36th National Games, Gujarat 2022 will be officially launched at the EKA Arena TransStadia here on Sunday evening in the presence of eminent dignitaries from the world of politics and sport.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will grace the mega event along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur. Over 9,000 distinguished guests from across the state are expected to attend the glittering ceremony.

The curtain-raiser event will witness the unveiling of the Games Anthem and Mascot, as well as a custom-curated website and mobile application, marking the beginning of the biggest sporting extravaganza in the country, the organizers informed in a release on Saturday.

“We are delighted and proud to host the National Games,” Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel said. “We are eagerly waiting for India’s top athletes and officials and are leaving no stone unturned to make this the best Games ever,” he added.

The 36th National Games, whose theme is Celebrating Unity Through Sports, are being held after a gap of seven years and will take place from September 29 to October 12.

As many as six cities in the state — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar — will play hosts. New Delhi will additionally host the track cycling event.

An estimated 7,000 athletes from 28 states and eight Union Territories are expected to take part across 36 disciplines that include most traditional Olympic sports. Indigenous sports like mallakhamb and yogasana will also feature in the National Games for the first time.

The Games were last held in Kerala in 2015.

Rajat Dahiya lost 18 kilos for his role in ‘Sanjog’

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Rajat Dahiya lost 18 kilos for his role in ‘Sanjog’

Rajat Dahiya had to shed 18 kgs of weight to play 30-year-old Gopal in the show ‘Sanjog’ opposite Kamya Panjabi.

The actor, who was playing a bulky middle-aged man in his last show ‘Tujhse Hai Raabta’ has to put in a lot of effort to depict the personality of a well-built young man in his present serial.

He shared: “I had to put in a lot of effort for the character of Gopal because earlier, in ‘Tujhe Hai Raabta’, I was playing a 55-year-old man, who was bulky. In Sanjog, I am playing a fit guy in his 30s.”

Rajat opted for a strict diet and regular exercise to get the kind of physique needed for his role.

“So, to get into Gopal’s character, I worked out regularly for more than 3 to 4 months while maintaining a proper and strict diet. Through this, I have managed to lose almost 15 to 18 kgs of weight and I have been maintaining this physique ever since.

“I just hope the audience will like me in this new avatar and shower me with a lot of love and appreciation,” he added.

‘Sanjog’ is a story of two mothers Amrita, played by Shefali Sharma, and Gauri, portrayed by Kamya Panjabi, and how they do everything for their daughters yet find them completely opposite to them in their behaviour and approach towards life.

Asia Cup 2022: Result will be with whoever remains brave, keeps calm, says Rizwan ahead of India clash

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Asia Cup 2022: Result will be with whoever remains brave, keeps calm, says Rizwan ahead of India clash

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan feels that whoever is able to remain brave and keeps a calm head will be the winner of the marquee Super Four clash against India in Dubai on Sunday.

After losing to India by five wickets in their opening Group A clash last week on Sunday, Pakistan will return to Dubai International Stadium this Sunday to take on their arch-rivals again. Pakistan managed to grab the final Super Four spot after thrashing Hong Kong by 155 runs at Sharjah on Friday to set up another showdown with India in the tournament.

“Playing against India is always a pressure game. The whole world, even beyond Asia, waits for it. Playing against India feels like a final as people in both countries are eager to watch the game. It helps in keeping things as normal as possible. The pressure will be equally on India and us, but the result will be with whoever remains brave and keeps calm,” said Rizwan after the match against Hong Kong ended.

Rizwan, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match for his unbeaten 78 off 57 balls against Hong Kong and carried his bat throughout the match, insisted that his team is trying to keep things simple ahead of the clash against India in order to reach the final.

“I tell players, whether you play India or Hong Kong, it’s a game of bat and ball. So keep it simple. Yes, it’s a big game and our confidence is high but only hard work is in our hands, as the result is from God. We have to play good cricket and make the final. Our fans demand that we give our best and it is visible this time that the boys are giving it their all.”

In the match against Hong Kong, pacers Naseem Shah and Shahnawaz Dahani were amongst the wickets. Rizwan felt that in absence of premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan has got a chance to unearth a new-ball pace combination.

“I’ve talked to the bowlers before. I will be very honest here, no bowler from this group can replace Shaheen or fill in for his loss. This is my honest answer. The way Shaheen has performed in the past 1-2 years, no bowler can come into the side and fill his shoes.”

“But, we can get another Shaheen Shah and this is an opportunity for our other fast bowlers. The way Naseem and Dahani have performed, and Haris is already a part of the side, so we are hopeful to get one or two more Shaheen Shahs with us. We are famous for our solid fast bowlers. So if we get a new combination for the new ball, it will be very good for Pakistan.”

The latest first poster of ‘Goodbye’ shows bond between father and daughter.

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The latest first poster of ‘Goodbye’ shows bond between father and daughter.

The first clip poster of ‘Goodbye’ movie, which is featuring Rashmika Mandana and Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, has released on Saturday.

Flaying With kite by amithab Bachchan at the same time actress Rashmika Mandana holding the thread of kite, Side of Star Hero, you can see in the poster, Megastar tweeted.

The first poster from the film showcases Bachchan and Rashmika in a beautiful father-daughter moment where they are seen celebrating life while flying a kite.

The film also stars Neena Gupta and Pavail Gulati in pivotal roles.

Produced by Ektaa R Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures in association with Good Co.

‘Goodbye’ is all set for worldwide release in cinemas on October 7.

Slice of distrubed content removed over 137,657 by tech gaint google in India.

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Slice of distrubed content removed over 137,657 by tech gaint google in India.

A high slice of the content of around 137,657 was removed by the tech giant Google in India in July as per the new India IT rules,2021 this year.

Almost removed content is based on the copyright rules and sexual pieces of content, trademark, and other parts.

Google has got 37,173 complaints of information related to third-party content and disturbing local laws, rights, and others.

“Many complaints have categories such as violation of rules and laws and prohibited content, abusing kid’s content, etc,” Google said.

In addition, we are spending more on the platforms to detect and delete abusive content from our media with technology for user safety and security, Google said in the monthly report.

Google with other social media platforms we need to print documents and complaints received from the user monthly with actions on the complaints, According to the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

All the social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter etc.. will have to show the monthly complaints with resolved problems as per new IT rules 2021.

Zimbabwe score historic ODI win against Australia

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Zimbabwe score historic ODI win against Australia

Zimbabwe’s 28-year-old leg-spinner Ryan Burl took five wickets as he guided the visitors to a historic three-wicket win against powerhouse Australia in the third and final One-day International here on Saturday.

Though Australia clinched the series 2-1, it was the manner in which the hosts capitulated which stood out, with nine of their batters scoring in single digits. Opener David Warner, with his patient 96-ball 94, helped the hosts to 141 before they were bundled out in 31 overs.

In reply, Zimbabwe notched up the required runs for the loss of seven wickets in 39 overs for a memorable win.

Brief scores: Australia 141 in 31 overs (David Warner 94; Ryan Burl 5/10) lost to Zimbabwe 142/7 in 39 overs (Tadiwanashe Marumani 35, Regis Chakabva 37 not out; Josh Hazlewood 3/30) by three wickets.

Twitter team to fight online extremism ‘vanishes’ after Musk takeover

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Twitter team to fight online extremism ‘vanishes’ after Musk takeover

Twitter’s ambitious plan to tackle extremism on its platform went for a toss when Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced to buy it, and in months after that, the health research team has disappeared, from 15 employees to just two, the media reported.

Twitter had partnered with Moonshot, a company that analyses violent extremists, to begin a project called ‘Redirect’ to curb the spread of harmful content on its platform.

According to The Verge, “the goal was to move the company from simply reacting to bad accounts and posts to proactively guiding users toward better behaviour”.

However, before the project could see the light of the day, Musk in April announced to buy the company for $44 billion, and all hell broke loose.

“Shortly afterward, employees who’d been leading the Moonshot partnership left. And in the months since Musk signed the deal, the health research team has all but evaporated, going from 15 staffers to just two,” the report said late on Friday.

The project sought to understand and address user behaviours.

“Instead of focusing on designating bad accounts or content, we seek to understand how users find harmful group content in accounts and then to redirect those efforts,” read an internal document.

Multiple former researchers told The Verge that the turmoil associated with Musk’s bid to purchase the company “was a breaking point and led them to decide to pursue other work”.

Some employees who remained were allegedly told to “deprioritise Redirect in favour of projects related to bots and spam”, as Musk wanted to know the exact number of spam accounts on the platform.

Twitter was yet to react to the report.

Another The Verge report claimed this week that Twitter planned to monetise adult content on its platform this year, by allowing adult creators to sell subscriptions on the micro-blogging platform, and become profitable in a jiffy.

Pre-covid-19 test has been stopped by South Korea for inbound travellers.

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Pre-covid-19 test has been stopped by South Korea for inbound travellers.

Covid-19 test compulsary before going to the travel in South Korea , but now test is not mandatory for inbound travellers. With in 24 hours of entry into the South Korea Shall Test there.

South Korea’s Covid-19 cases are under 90,000 still saturday from 3 days before.

New Covid-19 cases are at 79,746 in the country include from other country. Total cases stopped at 23,497,048, According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

The earlest reports shows 9840 down off from last days and this very slow down in saturday in all six weeks.

According to the KDCA 74 deaths are registered as covid in 24 hours, total death count at 27,014. The covid-19 virus is going down generally.

Health official are carefully in the increasely cases for coming month as South Koreans want to set their travels to their homes for festival of harvest holiday on September month.

US Open: Ons Jabeur needs three sets to advance; Kudermetova beats Dalma Galfi

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US Open: Ons Jabeur needs three sets to advance; Kudermetova beats Dalma Galfi

Ons Jabeur, the fifth seed, ended her first week in the US Open with a three sets victory against American Shelby Rogers to reach the pre-quarterfinals for the third consecutive time here on Friday.

The victory pushed Jabeur’s record against Americans to 11-1 this season and put her into the fourth round of the US Open for the first time in her career.

The Tunisian is the first player from her country to do well in the Grand Slams.

It was a disappointing loss for Rogers, who for the past two years has dethroned several top seeds here in Flushing Meadows, including last year’s victory over No. 1 Ash Barty.

On Friday, the American put together a solid two sets of tennis that had the No. 5 seed scrambling across every inch of the court, and on a few occasions even had her diving onto the court to try to stay in the point.

But when Rogers blinked and served a double fault at 6-4, 4-4, Jabeur took the opportunity and never looked back, taking seven of the last 10 games to seal the win.

Veronika Kudermetova produced a quality performance on Day 5 at the 2022 US Open, fitting her status as the No. 18 seed as she dispatched No. 91 Dalma Galfi, 6-2, 6-0, in a 47-minute serving masterclass in the Grandstand.

The 25-year-old Kudermetova forced open the first set of the baseline contest, overcoming three consecutive aces by the Hungarian one year her junior to lead 3-2. Kudermetova was particularly dominant on first serves, delivering 78% in the first set before improving to an astonishing 100% in the second set. In her first two matches, Kudermetova won all 20 service games-helped by 14 aces-in straight-set dismissals of Donna Vekic and Maryna Zanevska, respectively.

Kudermetova, who is into the fourth round of the US Open for the first time in her career, is currently enjoying an all-time high No. 18 ranking. In 2021, she won a career-record 33 matches, including a final-round appearance at Abu Dhabi (losing to Aryna Sabalenka) before securing her maiden WTA Tour singles crown at Charleston.

Bairstow ruled out of England’s third Test against SA, Men’s T20 World Cup after freak lower limb injury

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Bairstow ruled out of England’s third Test against SA, Men’s T20 World Cup after freak lower limb injury

In-form England batter Jonny Bairstow on Friday was ruled out of English summer and Men’s T20 World Cup after suffering a freak lower limb injury while playing golf.

Bairstow, the leading run-scorer in Test cricket this year with 1061 runs in 13 innings at an average of 66.31, including six centuries and a fifty, had been earlier on Friday named in England’s squad for Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.

Bairstow’s injury comes as a huge blow to England’s chances of sealing the Test series against South Africa when the third Test takes place at The Oval, starting from September 8 and their quest to claim a Men’s T20 World Cup title to be the first men’s team to hold 20-over and 50-over World Cup trophies at the same time.

“Bairstow sustained a lower limb injury in a freak accident whilst playing golf on Friday in Leeds. He will see a specialist next week to ascertain the full extent of the injury. A further announcement will be made in due course on who will replace Bairstow in England’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad,” said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on their website.

In his Instagram story, Bairstow revealed he will need an operation for the lower limb injury which happened after slipping on a golf course earlier in the day. “Unfortunately I am going to be unavailable for all games/ tours in the immediate future. The reason being is that I have injured my lower leg in a freak accident and it shall need an operation.”

“The injury came when I slipped on the golf course this morning. I am gutted and want to wish everyone for this week at The Oval all the best firstly and the boys that are going to Australia for the T20 World Cup. Absolutely gutted! I will be back.”

ECB also informed that Nottinghamshire batter Ben Duckett, who played four Tests for England in 2016, has been added to the Test squad for the third Test at The Oval, which sets up as a series decider between the hosts and Proteas with a scoreline at 1-1.

England men’s managing director Rob Key had said that Bairstow would open the batting in T20 World Cup alongside Jos Buttler after designated opener Jason Roy was dropped due to poor form in English summer.

“The latest we could announce the World Cup squad was the 16th. So it wasn’t like we could use Pakistan. We’d be taking a gamble on him (Roy) finding form in that time. So we felt with the abundance of openers we had, and we felt Jonny Bairstow is one of the best openers in T20 cricket in the world – he’s done it in the IPL, but been very good in the middle order as well – we felt the best combination at this time was Jonny and Jos and we worked back from that point.”

Virat Kohli, Anushka buy 8-acre farmhouse in Alibaug

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Virat Kohli, Anushka buy 8-acre farmhouse in Alibaug

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli are now the owners of an eight-acre farmhouse in the plush Alibaug area near Mumbai.

The farmhouse is spread over 8 acres of land near Zirad, a village in Alibaug, and the couple, according to media reports, have spent almost Rs 19.24 crore to acquire the property.

The report, which appeared in ETimes, notes that athe couple paid a deposit of Rs 1.15 crore to the government treasury.

Virat’s brother, Vikas Kohli, completed the transaction a day before Ganesh Chaturthi. The cricketer is now in Dubai, playing for Team India in the Asia Cup. The transaction was overseen by a well-known real estate company named Samira Habitats.

Anushka and Virat had visited and inspected the place six months ago. Thanks to his packed schedule, Virat could not come to Alibaug and lock the deal.

Along with businessmen, film actors and cricketers have been buying land and building country homes in the scenic surroundings of Alibaug.

Former cricketer, national coach and commentator Ravi Shastri, too, had built a house in Alibaug about a decade ago.

Durand Cup: NorthEast United FC end campaign with a win over Sudeva Delhi

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Durand Cup: NorthEast United FC end campaign with a win over Sudeva Delhi

NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) ended their Durand Cup campaign with a win, overcoming Sudeva Delhi FC 2-0 in a Group D match at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Friday.

Captain Dipu Mirdha scored the opener for the hosts while Gani Ahmed Nigam converted from the spot in stoppage time of the second half to round off a well-earned victory.

With this win, NEUFC finished fourth in the Group, ending their campaign with three points while Sudeva finished at the bottom of the table with two points.

Sudeva began the first half brightly and showed attacking intent. They maintained possession of the ball and created chances.

Sridarth Nongmeikapam broke through inside the box in the second minute itself, but his effort was feeble and Khoirom Jackson Singh in the NEUFC goal, brought about a comfortable save, his first of what was going to be a few in the half.

Jackson had to be alert again as Ghanian Issac Kwame Essel and Sukhandeep Singh tested him with attempted shots from various angles and distances from that same right-hand side, all in the first quarter of an hour.

NEUFC got one of their own in that time as well, when Dipu Mirdha, the brightest spot by a distance, in the NEUFC attack, took a long ranger which bounced dangerously close to Sachin Jha in the Sudeva goal, but he about managed to salvage the situation.

The Highlanders had another chance to score when Sandeep Thapa was found inside the box in some space. His powerful shot from close from the left-hand side of the Sudeva box forced Sachin into yet another tip-over.

NorthEast coach Subam Rabha changed personnel in the second half that saw his team play much better football. They maintained possession and coordinated well to create pressure on the Sudeva defence.

Substitutes Jithin M.S, Emil Benny, Gani Ahmed Nigam along with captain Dipu Mirdha created more and more chances for the home side.

The first goal then followed in the 64th minute by who else but Dipu Mirdha. Jithin had made a beautiful run from the left flank, dodging two defenders in the process of penetrating the box. He then delivered a cut-back pass inside the box and the onrushing Dipu finished with ease.

Minutes later Dipu had a chance to double NEUFC’s lead from a pass by Gani, but the forward blasted the ball over the bar in front of an open post.

NorthEast continued to maintain possession and did not give Sudeva any chance to create any meaningful attacks. They sealed the match in the sixth minute stoppage time from a penalty awarded, when Sudeva keeper Sachin brought down Dipu inside the box. The penalty was converted by Gani Ahmed, which was also the last kick of the match.

Jason Roy hit a bad patch of form at the worst time: Rob Key

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Jason Roy hit a bad patch of form at the worst time: Rob Key

England men’s cricket managing director Rob Key revealed the selectors spent the most time on deciding to omit Jason Roy from the England squad for Men’s T20 World Cup, saying that the right-handed opener hit a bad patch of form at the worst time.

On Friday, Roy was left out of England’s Men’s T20 World Cup squad and from seven T20Is tour of Pakistan as well as three T20Is trip to Australia before the mega event. Roy has struggled to get runs in England’s home summer, scoring just 78 runs in six T20Is, averaging 12.66.

Roy had been an integral part of England’s unit in white-ball cricket since 2015 and played a good role in the side winning the 2019 ODI World Cup at home. His ‘The Hundred’ campaign in 2022 for the Oval Invincibles was horrendous, with three ducks in four innings and his overall numbers in the competition standing at 51 runs in six innings.

“That (Roy selection) was the one we spent the most time on, trying to work out the best thing to do. Fiddly selection as much for logistics as anyone else. We worked out the World Cup 11 and squad for that, and worked back from there. We thought about the best opening pair for the World Cup. It’s unfortunate timing for Jason Roy as much as anything else. He’s hit a bad patch of form at the worst time,” said Key after the squad announcement.

With Roy now dropped, Key said Jonny Bairstow will open the batting alongside captain Jos Buttler. Bairstow had been batting in England’s middle-order in T20Is due to his ability to hit well against the spinners. He will now take up the role in which he excels well for the ODI side.

“The latest we could announce the World Cup squad was the 16th. So it wasn’t like we could use Pakistan. We’d be taking a gamble on him finding form in that time. So we felt with the abundance of openers we had, and we felt Jonny Bairstow is one of the best openers in T20 cricket in the world – he’s done it in the IPL, but been very good in the middle order as well – we felt the best combination at this time was Jonny and Jos and we worked back from that point,” added Key.

Key further revealed that Roy was informed of his exclusion from Men’s T20 World Cup squad apart from matches against Pakistan and Australia by Buttler. It was followed by Key as well as white-ball coach Matthew Mott speaking to him.

“He was obviously very disappointed. Gutted was the phrase he used. He wanted to make sure this wasn’t the end. You always feel these are long meaningful chats when you speak to players about this stuff. Actually Jos was the one who rang him. Jos wanted to be the one to tell him.”

“They obviously have a relationship and he felt he was the right person to tell him. Myself and Matthew Mott have spoken to him since. He’s obviously very disappointed and wants to have a chance to show he’s not finished in international cricket, which I don’t think he is.”

“I still think he’s a fantastic player but the timing has been awful for him, to lose form at that time. To not have a huge amount of time to stop, reset, and then find it again. Certainly in that white-ball series (against South Africa), the close nature of every game means once you got on a roll in one way it’s very hard to get out of.”

Key was sure that not being in the T20 World Cup doesn’t mark the end of Roy as a T20I opener and backed him to find form to get back into the set-up. “The game is about confidence as much as anything else. If he finds that again he too is one of the best openers around when he’s at the top of his game.”

“I don’t see it by any stretch that his T20 career is over. It’s just a case of him finding form, and I’m sure he will have plenty of opportunities in the abundance of T20 cricket that there is around the world to find that form again.”

“I certainly don’t think the age that he is that this is the end of Jason Roy. I would argue that the 50-over format is his strongest suit and we still see him as very much part of this set-up. Given his white-ball summer and then the Hundred we feel it’s too much of a gamble to continue going into Pakistan and straight into Australia.”

Delhi reports 299 new Covid cases, 2 deaths

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Delhi reports 299 new Covid cases, 2 deaths

Delhi on Friday reported 299 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against 271 on previous day, and two more deaths, the Delhi health bulletin said.

Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate of the city stands 2.17 per cent. The number of active cases stands at 1,457 out of which 996 patients are being treated in home isolation.

With 461 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 19,72,256, while Delhi’s total caseload is 20,00,187 and the death toll in the city has risen to 26,475.

The number of Covid containment zones stands at 159.

A total of 13,772 new tests — 8,778 RT-PCR and 4,994 Rapid Antigen – were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 3,99,74,243 while 27,936 vaccines were administered – 1,662 first doses, 4,245 second doses, and 22,029 precaution doses.

The total number of cumulative beneficiaries vaccinated so far stands at 3,65,94,221, according to the health bulletin.

Shankar calls Dhanush’s ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ a ‘beautiful movie’

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Shankar calls Dhanush’s ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ a ‘beautiful movie’

Ace director Shankar, who is now simultaneously directing Kamal Haasan-starrer ‘Indian 2’ and Telugu star Ram Charan’s ‘RC15’, has showered praise on the recently released Dhanush-starrer ‘Thiruchitrambalam’, calling the film, ‘a beautiful movie’.

Taking to Twitter, Shankar wrote: “‘Thiruchitrambalam’. A beautiful movie. The beauty is in the lovely moments that follow the painful ones. Nithya Menon’s character and superb performance seizes hearts, the writing by Mithran R Jawahar as well. #DNA at their best as usual. Love to Bharathiraja, Prakash Raaj and the whole team.”

Dhanush was quick to respond to Shankar’s praise.

The actor tweeted, “Thank you so much sir. This means a lot to me and my team.”

The film has gone on to become an overwhelming success, making a good Rs 30 crores in the opening weekend itself. It has already crossed the Rs 60 crore mark in gross earnings worldwide.

‘Thiruchitrambalam’ has been doing brisk business not only in India but all over the world. In fact, the film’s performance is one of the best overseas performances for a Dhanush film.

‘Thiruchitrambalam’ has already emerged as Dhanush’s top grossing film in France with 10,000 entries. It is also the top grossing film of the actor in the UK, making 1,35,000 Euros so far.

Nirmala Sitharaman flags missing Modi pics in Telangana PDS outlets

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Nirmala Sitharaman flags missing Modi pics in Telangana PDS outlets

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has questioned the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph in PDS outlets of Telangana.

On a visit to PDS outlets in Kamareddy district of Telangana on Friday, the minister sought details of the costs incurred in per kilogram of rice disbursed through the PDS, by the central and state governments respectively.

Unhappy with the vague responses of the district administration officials to her query, she insisted the district collector furnish the details on priority.

Pointing out that the central government contributes Rs 29 out of Rs 35 towards each kilogram of rice disbursed through the public distribution system, Sitharaman wondered why Prime Minister Modi’s photograph is missing in these outlets.

Earlier, the second day of union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s three-day Telangana tour witnessed tension after Youth Congress workers tried to block her convoy near Banswada.

The Congress workers were protesting the high fuel prices and demanding the finance minister cut petrol and diesel prices.

On Thursday, the union minister had embarked on a three-day tour of the Zaheerabad Lok Sabha constituency as part of the ruling BJP’s Parliament Pravas Yojana.

Anirudh Ravichander releases trailer of ‘Oke Oka Jeevitham’

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Anirudh Ravichander releases trailer of ‘Oke Oka Jeevitham’

Sensational music director Anirudh Ravichander has launched the theatrical trailer of director Shree Karthick’s Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, ‘Oke Oka Jeevitham’.

Actor Sharwanand plays the lead in this film, which has been titled ‘Kanam’ in Tamil, along with Ritu Varma and Amala. The film is significant in Sharwanand’s career as it happens to be his 30th film.

The trailer discloses the storyline, the emotional conflict, and also shows us the technical brilliance and grandeur in visuals.

The film’s story is about a young and aspiring musician who has big dreams. But a personal loss makes him lead a soulless life. Although he has a girlfriend played by Ritu Varma to support him, he still feels alone and inefficient.

Then, life gives another chance, in the form of a scientist (Nasser) who discovers a time machine. The past is very emotional and at the same time, tragic as well. How he utilises the second chance forms the crux of the story.

Shree Karthick seems to have a promising story to offer. Expectations from the story, as well as the narrative, have risen after the trailer.

Producers S.R. Prakash Babu and S.R. Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures have made the film on a lavish scale and the grandness is evident from the trailer.

‘Oke Oka Jeevitham’ is scheduled to hit screens all around the world on September 9.

PM condoles loss of lives in Gujarat road accident

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PM condoles loss of lives in Gujarat road accident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Ambaji, Gujarat.

He also wished speedy recovery for those who were injured in the incident.

The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted, “I am deeply pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap in Ambaji, Gujarat. I wish the injured a quick recovery. All possible assistance is being provided to those affected: PM @narendramodi.”

At least seven pilgrims were killed and six others injured on Friday after being run over by an SUV in Gujarat’s Aravalli district.

The victims were part of a religious padyatra organised by a sangh from Panchmahal district. They were heading towards the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha when the accident occurred near Krishnapura village.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel paid condolences to the victims and announced Rs four lakh financial assistance to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to injured persons.

Three Covid vax doses offer better protection from Omicron: Study

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Three Covid vax doses offer better protection from Omicron: Study

The third Covid-19 vaccine dose increases the level and duration of protection against the Omicron variant and hospitalisation compared to two vaccine doses, finds a new study.

The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, showed that two vaccine doses provide only limited and short-lived protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection with the variant.

“Our findings indicate that a third dose is necessary to maintain protection against infection for a longer time and to ensure a high level of protection against Covid-19 hospitalisation with the Omicron variant,” said researcher Mie Agermose Gram at Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.

“Continued emergence of new variants and waning vaccine durability requires ongoing evaluation of vaccine effectiveness against infection and hospitalisation to inform future vaccination strategies,” Gram added.

The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants may decrease long-term vaccine durability, increasing the risk of infection and hospitalization.

However, evidence is limited regarding the vaccine effectiveness of three vaccines over time.

For this study, the team conducted a nationwide cohort study of all previously uninfected Danish residents aged 12 and older by accessing individual-level data.

The researchers then estimated vaccine effectiveness using vaccination status as a time-varying exposure, adjusting for age, sex, geographic location, and comorbidities before comparing infection and hospitalisation rates to unvaccinated individuals.

The researchers found that a third vaccine dose provided greater protection against infection and hospitalisation from the Omicron variant than with two vaccines and also that there was less evidence of waning protection.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s daughter creates record

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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s daughter creates record

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s daughter Suhasini Shekhawat has set up a new record by traversing the inaccessible highlands of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus rivers in a single trip.

On Thursday, Suhasini, leading the team of ‘Indus Calling’ expedition, completed the longest ever rafting expedition on the river Indus. It started from Manesar near the Indo-China border and concluded near Kargil on the Indo-Pak border.

Apparently, these highlands lack oxygen and are filled with dangerous rocks.

Union Minister Shekhawat took to Twitter and shared the information.

He said that Suhasini’s dreams are different. “She is not afraid of difficulties and displays the confidence and talent of the daughters of India. Her courage at times amazes me. Daughters grow up and fulfill their father’s life journey with new hopes. I see myself in her,” he tweeted.

A Post Graduate in Political Science, Suhasini Shekhawat has a Diploma in Advanced Leadership from Oxford. Besides excelling in sports, she is also a great shooter.

In 2019, Suhasini was also a part of the 31-day ‘Ganga Invitation Campaign’. She covered a distance of 2500 km from Devprayag in Uttarakhand to Gangasagar in West Bengal through rafting.

She had joined the 917 km long Brahmaputra Invitational expedition in 2021, and did river rafting from Gelling, Arunachal Pradesh to Asmaralga in Assam.

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