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Along with Avika, the film stars Barkha Bisht, Rahul Dev, Ketki Kulkarni, Danish Pandor, Rupam Bhag, Amit Behl among others in pivotal roles.Talking about the film, director Krishna Bhatt said: “The 1920 franchise has been the first fan favourite horror film franchise and with this newest edition ‘1920 – Horrors of the Heart’, we have tried to take it up a notch. While it felt like a big responsibility to live up to the expectations, we had a great cast and crew that eased the process for us.”“Avika has been a loved face on Television, with this film, we have…

While confirming the incident, Ukhrul DSP Ningsem Vashum said the fatalities occurred following an exchange of fire between the two rival groups in the tribal-dominated Thowai villageLocals recovered the three bodies after the gunfight.The deceased were identified as Jamkhogin Haokip (26), Thangkhokai Haokip (35) and Hollenson Baite (24).The DSP added that further details of the incident are awaited.A huge contingent of the combined security forces have rushed to the area and launched a combing operation to nab the perpetrators.In the last major incident on August 5, three people, including an elderly man and his son, were killed at Kwakta Lamkhai…

The sample was collected from Naray Khuwar area of the city on August 1, the Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.This is the seventh positive environmental sample detected in Peshawar so far this year and the fifth consecutive positive from this site, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.Peshawar was covered in the most recent subnational vaccination drive from August 7-13, during which children under five were given the oral polio vaccine and eligible children were also given the injectable vaccine to boost immunity, it added.”Polio campaigns are being held regularly in the country and parents, particularly in…

Researchers from Texas A&M University in the US analysed data on 2,815 children and adolescents’ blood lead levels and secondhand smoke exposure in children and adolescents aged 6 to 19.They looked at levels of lead and a metabolite of nicotine known as cotinine.Levels of cotinine act as an indicator of exposure to tobacco smoke.The findings, published in the journal BMC Public Health, found that blood lead levels correlated with cotinine levels.Lead levels were 18 per cent higher in participants in the intermediate cotinine group and 29 per cent higher in the heavy group compared to those with low blood cotinine.The…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 11 in the Lok Sabha introduced three bills, saying these will completely overhaul the British-era Indian criminal laws, the Indian Penal Code (1860), Code of Criminal Procedure (1898), and the Indian Evidence Act (1872).Shah introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 which seeks to replace the IPC, the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill that seeks to replace the CrPC, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 which seeks to replace the Indian Evidence Act, on the last day of the monsoon session.Referring to the three bills for consideration of the Parliamentary standing committee on…

“Violence is now escalating around Al Nao hospital, threatening patients and staff. Yesterday, shells landed to the north and southwest of the hospital,” the organisation said in a statement.On days when the nearby fighting is at its heaviest, Al Nao mostly receives people injured by the violence, although it remains available for patients with other medical emergencies, it said.It noted that the insecurity also affects hospital staff, as medics have to work double shifts when it is too dangerous for their colleagues to travel.”As medics in Al Nao work round the clock, shells are landing nearby, causing yet more horror…

Australia were 2-0 up in the Ashes with thrilling wins at Edgbaston and Lord’s. But the Ben Stokes-led England team bounced back by winning at Headingley and despite being in control of the game at Manchester, rain enabled a draw, meaning Australia retained the Ashes.Australia’s chance of winning the Ashes series for the first time since 2001 ended when England won by 49 runs at The Oval, especially after a ball change brought bowlers back into the game, with the series ending at 2-2.”The two contrasting styles of play were great to sit back and watch. There was a lot…

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said on his broadcast channel on Friday that “we haven’t started testing anything publicly yet, but we’re working on the ability to create audio notes to share with your friends”.Meta had first introduced ‘Notes’ on Instagram in December last year which helped users to share their thoughts and see what their friends are up to.When Meta introduced Notes, it had said that this feature allows users to create short posts of up to 60 characters using just text and emojis.However, in June, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had announced that users can now add 30-sec…

However, what will prompt Remo for such an action will be his indecisiveness to evaluate and pick between the dancers given that all of them will be seen crafting stellar performances.This dance reality show, has given a platform of glory to some of the most talented underground Hip Hop dancers across the gullies of India, and is judged by Remo D’Souza and Nora Fatehi,This week in ‘Hip Hop India’, the battle for the top 6 will continue across all three categories, which leads the judges to leave their seats. While three finalists were announced in the previous episode, the battle…

Hussey won the 2007 Men’s ODI World Cup with Australia in West Indies and more recently played a major role in helping England claim their maiden Men’s T20 World Cup title last year as a member of their coaching setup. Australia had reached the semifinals of the 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup, where they lost to eventual champions England.”I think Australia’s got a great chance as they have kept a (large) group of players together for a period of time now. They all know their roles pretty well and they’ve got a bit of continuity in their team as well.…