Author: Starvision Desk

Contestant Deparna Goswami and her choreographer Tarun Nihalani will revisit the Dandi March movement through their act. Their act will be set to the tunes of ‘Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai,’ ‘Khandon Se Milte Hain Kandhe,’ and ‘Lakshya’.Singer Kavita Seth, who is known for the songs like ‘Iiktara’ will give a new name to Deparna, calling her “Bijlee” as she marvels at “toofani” energy in her dance.Acclaimed singers Mahalaxmi Iyer, Kavita Seth, Shaan, Bikram Ghosh, and Hariharan will grace the show, promoting their upcoming song, ‘Yeh Desh’.The episode will also feature the cast of the upcoming film ‘Ghoomer’ -…

“Rahul Gandhi, who didn’t have the decency to sit through the entire no-confidence motion, moved by the opposition, skipped Home Minister’s speech and walked out when Prime Minister spoke, worse, like a ‘lukha’ (rough) was blowing flying kisses in the Parliament, when it was, ironically, among other things, discussing women security and safety, has the audacity to come out and blabber like a dement,” he wrote in a tweet.Malviya said that India deserves a more responsible opposition.Earlier in the day, the Congress MP from Kerala’s Wayanad while addressing a press conference took a potshot at the Prime Minister saying that…

Lauderhill, Aug 11 (IANS) After losing the first two T20I matches to the West Indies, India kept the five-game series alive with a resounding seven-wicket win in the third game, thanks to superlative efforts from vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. Now with the series action shifting to Lauderhill in Florida, USA, for the last two matches, India will be hoping that other batters step up to make significant contributions in the fourth T20I happening on Saturday.West Indies are still leading the series 2-1, owing to India’s batting barring Varma not coming to the party. Though Suryakumar got back his…

Hobart, Aug 11 (IANS) Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine has responded to Michael Clarke’s comments on Steve Smith earmarked to play as an opener in T20Is against South Africa, insisting that the selection panel led by George Bailey has given him a chance to take T20 opening batting form into international cricket. Smith will be opening the batting for Australia in the T20I series in South Africa, a role he will be taking for the first time. He had made just one appearance in the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup and scored just one fifty in his last 23…

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) Meta-owned Instagram has released a new feature that will allow users to add music to their grid posts.The feature was introduced by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo on Friday, who used it to unveil her new song, ‘bad idea right?’, reports The Verge.Users can now attach a song of their choice to a carousel post with multiple photos or videos, just as they can with Stories or Reels.The feature appears to be in the process of rolling out to users, the report said.Moreover, Instagram is also introducing a number of new features in addition to this…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) To the delight of pre-booked customers, Samsung on Friday announced that it will start early deliveries of the latest foldables — Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 — in India from Friday.Pre-bookings for Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 opened in the country on July 27. The devices will go on sale from August 18. The new foldable smartphones have proved to be a tremendous success, securing a record 1,00,000 pre-bookings in India in the first-28 hours, the company said. Galaxy Z Flip5 delivers a stylish, unique foldable experience from a pocket-sized device built…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) The welding of the main coolant pipeline at the upcoming third 1,000 MW atomic power plant at Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam got completed early this month, Russia’s integrated nuclear power major Rosatom said on Friday.According to Rosatom, the welding of the main coolant pipeline which began in December 2022, was completed on August 5. The main coolant pipeline combines the main equipment of the primary circuit, including the reactor, the steam generators, and the reactor coolant pumps. Considering high requirements for quality and operational conditions, the main coolant pipeline welding is one of the most complicated and…

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) Google has announced that it is rolling out a new feature that allows users to highlight or emphasise key content while they present in Google Slides.”With the new pen tool, you can circle, underline, draw connections or make quick notes directly on your presentation,” the company said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Thursday.Whether in a board meeting or a brainstorming session, annotations can help make users’ presentations more engaging, interactive and impactful.Moreover, this new feature does not have admin control.Users can also erase annotations by using the eraser tool in the bottom left viewer…

The film is a coming of age comedy directed by Karan Boolani and written by Radhika Anand and Prashasti Singh.’Thank You For Coming’ will be screened at the festival on September 15, 2023 at the Roy Thomson Hall.The film also stars Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila, Shibani Bedi, Pradhuman Singh Mall, Natasha Rastogi, Gautmik, Sushant Divgikar, Saloni Daini, Dolly Ahluwalia, Karan Kundrra and Anil Kapoor in a special appearance.Reacting to the news, Bhumi Pednekar said: “This is my first time at TIFF. I am ecstatic that I am going there with a film that is so close to my…

Developed as a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector, ADeX is a collaboration between the Government of Telangana, World Economic Forum, and the Indian Institute of Science.Telangana Minister for Information Technology and Industries K. T. Rama Rao launched ADeX and Agriculture Data Management Framework (ADMF).“Both ADeX and ADMF provide the right platform to ensure fair and efficient usage of agricultural data by the industry and startups and provide a big boost to the data economy specifically in the argi-sector. These initiatives help Telangana lead the country from the front in using innovation and technology to drive food systems…