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The official Twitter account for the city of Santa Clara also gave out a celebratory tweet stating: “WELCOME TO SWIFTIE CLARA! It’s been a long time coming, and we are enchanted to announce the City Council has proclaimed @taylorswift13 as SC’s Honorary Mayor for July 28 & 29.”According to the Mirror, in the news release, the Mayor of Santa Clara also said: “The City is honoring Taylor Swift and The Eras Tour, like many cities have done across the country, to celebrate the cultural impact of this exceptional artist and to highlight the City of Santa Clara and Levi’s Stadium…

In a tweet, Congress General Secretary communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh said, “After more than 1,800 hours of an incomprehensible and unforgivable silence, the Prime Minister finally spoke on Manipur for a sum total of 30 seconds.”After which, the PM tried to divert attention from the colossal governance failures and the humanitarian tragedy in Manipur by equating crimes against women in other states, especially those governed by the Opposition while ignoring atrocities on women in states like MP, UP and Gujarat,” the Rajya Sabha MP said.Slamming the Prime Minister, the Congress leader said that firstly, he (Modi) completely sidestepped the issue…

Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Nidhin Valsan informed that six boxes containing 1,200 Gelatin sticks, weighing 150 Kg and 300 electronic detonators were seized.Valsan said that police intercepted a Maruti Omni vehicle at Dharbandora-Sanvordem- Junction in South Goa and arrested two persons, who were carrying illegal explosives.The accused persons were identified as Bhujang a.k.a Bala Khatvkar, 32, and Talak, 35, both residents of Sanvordem, police said.”On interrogation the accused revealed that they brought these explosives without valid licenses to use in quarry work,” police said.The offense has been registered under Section 286 r/w 34 IPC, Section 5 of explosives substance…

“Deeply concerned about the fact that the PM was silent for so long. None of us could understand it. We are very glad that he broke his silence, now we would like him to approach the issue in Parliament to discuss it…We want to discuss it when he speaks inside the Parliament. He has spoken outside the Parliament, to the media. I am very glad, he has at least raised his voice. Now, let him bring the voice to the Parliament itself.”Tharoor’s comments came after the Prime Minister earlier today, while reacting for the first time on Manipur violence and…

An adaptation of the Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party, ‘A Haunting in Venice’ seems to have decided on upping the spooky factor, and seems to carry a greater resemblance to ‘The Conjuring’ or ‘The Exorcist’, rather than some thrilling detective story.Set in the aftermath of World War 2, Poirot is now retired and living in exile, putting away his fancy suit and magnifying glass. However, around the time of All Hallow’s Eve, a bewildering mystery has come out, prompting the detective to reluctantly take up the case.Attending a seance at a decayed and haunted palazzo, some unknown spirits murder one…

The 40-year-old woman was identified as Rajeshwari, who lives nearby and used to sell snacks, fruits and other eatables in suburban trains.Railway Police officers told IANS that onlookers have deposed that the man who did that act on Wednesday night boarded a train that came in the opposite direction and fled from the scene.Police said that the killer was identified and he was earlier in a relationship with the deceased Rajeshwari. However recently they were not living together and had a rift with each other.It may be noted that recently a 22 year old woman was pushed from a moving…

The development comes at a time when authorities in Beijing are also preparing a detailed feasibility study of a railway line whixh will link the Chinese border city of Kerung with Kathmandu.The final location survey which was prepared by India’s Konkan Railway Corporation Limited was handed over to the government of Nepal last week via the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation.Rohit Kumar Bisural, the Director General of Nepal’s Department of Railways, told IANS that they are currently examining the Indian report.”With this, we have to deliberate on how to execute and implement the project. The final location survey has…

Dubai, July 20 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) have joined forces to unveil a new campaign ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year.The ‘It Takes One Day’ campaign was launched in Mumbai on Thursday just 77 days out from the first match at this year’s World Cup, with the campaign aiming to connect fans across the world to the ‘Navarasa’ which symbolises the nine emotions fans most commonly experience during a cricket match.A film featuring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan – along with renowned cricketers…

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Veteran England cricketer Stuart Broad said playing against Australia brings out the best in him after achieving the remarkable feat of becoming the second fast-bowler to pick 600 wickets in Test cricket on day one of the fourth Ashes Test.The 37-year-old achieved the historic feat after taking the wicket of Australia’s left-handed batter Travis Head. His England team-mate James Anderson, is the only other fast-bowler to have more than 600 Test wickets.Broad was on 598 at the start of the fourth Test in Manchester when England opted to bowl first and dismissed Usman Khawaja in…

San Francisco, July 20 (IANS) Unity, the leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, on Thursday launched a beta programme for visionOS, enabling developers to create games and apps for Apple Vision Pro headset.”Featuring seamless integration with the Unity editor, creators can build experiences that run in visionOS, and leverage the amazing features of Apple Vision Pro,” the company said in a statement.”By combining Unity’s new PolySpatial technology with Apple’s RealityKit managed app rendering, content created in Unity will have a unified look and feel alongside other apps in visionOS.”The company further mentioned that it has worked…