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Stressing that the movie was very special as there was a real sense of creating something new, and carving out a space that was absent before, she recalls: “Alankrita Anvita, Ankur Mukherjee, Amrit Mahajan and I shared and carried that sentiment with us. It really was like finding a community. Meetings were held, not in production houses but in homes over food and music, jokes, and poetry.”Lamenting the current non-exchange of artists between India and Pakistan, she says for her, it is not about opportunities lost vis-a-vis audiences and markets, but the fact that it shrinks an artistic community.“The movie…

The crash happened at Aviemore Railway Station in the Cairngorms at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.”Two casualties have been transported to Raigmore Hospital. Three casualties were treated at the scene but did not require to be taken to hospital,” said a spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).According to local reports, the crash involved the iconic Flying Scotsman steam locomotive and the Royal Scotsman carriages at the station.”It is too early to know what has caused this incident, but clearly a full investigation will have to take place,” Scottish Greens transport spokesperson Mark Ruskell said.–IANSint/sha

Ophelia’s remnants soaked New York City with heavy rain early Friday, and caused flash flooding in parts of the city, Xinhua news agency reported.A flood watch is in effect through 6 a.m. Saturday for the entire tri-state – New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour expected at times.Strong storms have shut down swaths of the Big Apple’s subway system, flooded some streets and highways, and cut off access to at least one terminal at the LaGuardia Airport.A number of subway lines were suspended Friday morning with other lines suspending service through…

This comes on Friday afternoon as a group of hard-right Republicans handed McCarthy yet another defeat in his efforts to avoid a government shutdown.The 165-page bill, known as a continuing resolution, failed by a vote of 198 to 232. Twenty-one Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the legislation, CBS News reported.Earlier in the day, House Republicans advanced the bill as a federal government shutdown after Saturday midnight appears increasingly inevitable.Following the final vote, McCarthy said he had “other ideas” and would meet with Republican members later Friday to chart a path forward. Asked what the logical next step is,…

The deal, inked in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Friday, by Malle Fofana, GGGI’s Africa regional director, and Ute Klamert, WFP’s assistant executive director for partnerships and advocacy, advances collaboration on climate change adaptation, Xinhua news agency reported.It aims to strengthen government policies, enable access to climate finance, and promote the sharing of climate-smart agricultural techniques while safeguarding natural resources for future generations.Klamert said the climate crisis is no longer a distant future scenario but a daily reality for communities worldwide. “This agreement will combine GGGI’s policy and technical expertise with WFP’s vast operational footprint and enable governments to…

“American exceptionalism is real… One example is the government’s continuing inability to approve budgets on time. That’s the fuel of government shutdowns that don’t happen elsewhere like they happen here,” says the Washington Post.The US has seen as many as 21 shutdown possibilities in its 50 years of Congress and still hasn’t learnt to cope up with it, media reports assert.”… all shutdowns are partial. Some government services always continue. Yet the disruption from even a threatened shutdown, like we are experiencing now, is serious — a lesson America can’t seem to learn no matter how many chances it’s had,”…

A Congress source told IANS that the preparations for the Assembly elections are in full swing and the names of the candidates have been finalised, which will be released by the party at the perfect time.The source said that the party would release its first list of candidates after October 5 as it is expected that by then, the poll schedule will be announced by the Election Commission.The source further said that party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be in the state on October 5 to address a massive public meeting, and her feedback will be sought before the…

Verma, the first-time MLA from Raigaon (SC) seat of Vindhya region’s Satna district, said: “I was going to condole the death of a deputy village sarpanch’s mother, when (local leader) Manoj Bagri attempted to bump me and hold my hand. Along with aides, he attempted similar behaviour with one of my female aides also.”The incident comes as senior Congress leaders, spanning from Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to General Secretary in-charge for Madhya Pradesh Randeep Singh Surjewala, have been attacking the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in the state, over the recent rape with a 12-year-old in Ujjain.Citing the incident, state…

At least 120 home guards protested in the national park for their enhanced remuneration on Friday after launching their protest on Thursday.Talking to IANS, Manas Park Field Director Rajen Choudhury said: “Earlier, the home guards used to get Rs 200 per day. But, in the October last year, the state government hiked their salary to Rs 700 per day. However, as the budget was not allocated, the monthly remuneration of the home guards has been pending since last October.”According to the director, the budget approval came a week ago and other necessary formalities for paying the salary bills are underway.”I…

The ED said thst the attached properties are in form of seven plots worth Rs 76,83,000 in name of Syed Ishrat Hussain Jafri, one flat worth Rs 52,00,000 in name of his wife Rachna Jafri, two plots worth Rs 76,55,000 in name of Praveen Singh Chauhan and one plot worth Rs 24,00,000 in name of his wife Hema Singh, one plot worth Rs 35,50,000 in name of Ram and Shyam Educational Society purchased by Ravi Prakash Gupta and balance Rs 19,69,000 in bank account of Vikram Nag.The ED initiated PMLA investigation in this case on receipt of intelligence and subsequent…