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“It has also allowed me to add the learnings from varied styles to what I present. The same gives me the freedom to use the different colours and projections of my voice, phrase a song to my personal liking or interpret a piece differently using influences of both traditions,” she tells IANS.For the HCL concert, she will present a more traditional Sufi set with the poetry of well-known poets like Bulleh Shah and Amir Khusrau in her own style and understanding of the kalaams.The performance at NMACC will be a collection of well and lesser-known poetry of mystic poets as…

He skipped the ED summons which asked him to appear on Tuesday in Kolkata in connection with the schoolteachers’ recruitment case.Banerjee arrived at Jantar Mantar here on Tuesday afternoon and staged a protest against the central government for the second day running.Banerjee, meanwhile, who joined the protest on Tuesday afternoon in the national Capital skipped the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons which has asked him to appear before it in Kolkata on October 3.On Monday, the Trinamool Congress leaders had staged a protest at the Rajghat. The Trinamool Congress workers and leaders raised slogans against the central government demanding the release…

“We are committed to procure every single grain of the farmers and for the first time in the history of the state lifting has started from the very first day which itself is a record,” said the Chief Minister while interacting with farmers.The Chief Minister reiterated that the procurement, lifting and payment will be done on the same day with digitisation of the entire process. He also started the new digital payment initiative with a click of the button and transferred the payment of paddy to a farmer.Urging the farmers to stop the cultivation of PUSA-44 and other related varieties…

Columbo, Oct 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who sustained a hamstring injury during Asia Cup, will join the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup squad on Wednesday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Tuesday.Theekshana did not travel with the Sri Lanka squad when the team departed for India on September 26.The 23-year-old off-spinner strained his right hamstring while fielding during the Asia cup Super 4 clash against Pakistan and subsequently ruled out of the final against India.The SLC also provided a medical update on wicketkeeper-batter Janith Perera, who experienced pain on his ‘right shoulder’, during Sri Lanka’s warm-up game…

On Tuesday, Nifty 50 closed with a loss of 110 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 19,528.75.The next lower levels to be watched are at 19,225 levels while immediate resistance is placed at 19,700 level, Shetti said.After showing a reasonable upside bounce on Friday, Nifty slipped into weakness amidst a range bound movement on Tuesday and closed the day lower by 110 points. After opening with a negative note, the market slipped into further weakness in the early part of the trade. It later shifted into a narrow range movement with weak bias for rest of the session, he said.Rupak…

Unnati, the 2022 Odisha Open champion, displayed her prowess to register a resounding 21-7, 21-11 victory against Tahiti’s Heirautea Curet in the opening round of the girl’s singles match.Ayush, on the other hand, also secured a convincing 21-6, 21-13 win against Italy’s Simone Piccinin in the boys singles first round.Tushar Suveer, Devika Sihag and Lokesh Shetty Kalagotla were the other three Indians who also entered the singles round of 64.Tushar defeated Andrei Schmidt of Estonia by 21-12, 21-15 while Lokesh received a walkover in the boys section whereas Devika defeated Elisaveta Berik of Estonia by 21-13, 21-9 in the girls’…

Some staff spotted smoke belching out of a room of the Revenue and Disaster Management department on the first floor of the building at around 10 a.m. On being informed, personnel from the Secretariat fire station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.“A small fire occurred in a room of the Revenue and Disaster Management department due to a short circuit. The fire was completely extinguished without any casualty. One AC, one computer set and three plastic chairs got burnt in fire,” said Abani Kumar Swain, Deputy Fire Officer.–IANSgyan/arm

Obesity is a public health problem worldwide that affects a large section and often involves hyperlipidemia (high concentrations of fats/lipids in the blood), diabetes, hypertension, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, which increase susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a nanoparticle that transports cholesterol in blood. While cholesterol is essential for normal cellular function, excess cholesterol can, however, deposit in arteries causing CVD, and hence LDL cholesterol is dubbed “bad cholesterol”. The study, published in the Journal of Lipid Research, showed that in obesity, it is not the quantity but the quality of LDL that contributes to disease…

Mumbai-based Lakshmi, 79, is a leading feminist writer, academic and was decorated with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021.“She is credited with transforming Tamil fiction, especially the short story genre, imaginatively experimenting with both form and language… Her contribution to the field of Indian literature cannot be overstated,” said the official.Through her women’s stories, Lakshmi explores their love, relationships, quests and journeys incisively, said the festival co-director Amy Fernandes.Born in Coimbatore in 1944, Lakshmi earned her graduation and post-graduation degrees from Bangalore and Madras universities, and then completed her PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi.Starting as a…

The events follow a successful season for Indian youngsters at the US Kids European and US Kids World Championships where Indians came back with some wins and a lot of Top-5 finishes in the global events.The US Kids Golf is the most popular series of events worldwide and India is taking the lead in establishing an US Kids Asian Tour for juniors.The events will be held on October 4 and 5 at the Jack Nicklaus signature course in Gurgaon. The events in North, South and West will be followed by the US Kids Golf Indian National Championships.A total of more…