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He has also written to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and all other local bodies to light up dark zones of the city under the Safe City Scheme so that women may feel safe.Under this, street lights will be installed at identified dark spots in the urban area.On the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the work of making 18 cities of the state safe cities has been started.There have been reports of street lights not functioning on major routes of the city which has been taken seriously by the government.Not only this, street lights are not installed at many…

According to the Ministry of Defence, the main objective of this programme was to discuss various policy initiatives and contemporary issues related to the branch and further improve its functional effectiveness towards growth and development of the Navy.The event was conducted on October 5 and 6 in Delhi.The Defence Ministry official said that as part of this programme, guest speakers from National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) were invited to deliver lectures on latest developments in the field of education including Higher Education.In addition, speakers from sister services, other educational bodies…

‘The Last Envelope’ showcases an unconventional and a hard-hitting story of a middle-aged couple who find comfort in a stranger by asking him to act as their late son.Opening up on the concept of loneliness, the actress said: “Loneliness is an integral part of every society. I don’t agree with the idea that people, from way back when families used to stick together in joint families, wouldn’t feel lonely.”She further mentioned that a person can feel lonely even in the presence of a huge crowd, and this situation is our reality, especially after the post-pandemic era.“I think the way people…

Farhan Akhtar, Rana Daggubati, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Vikramaditya Motwane, Zoya Akhtar, Rohan Sippy, Ajay Bijli and Anupama Chopra unveiled line-up whhich includes over 40 World Premieres, 45 Asia Premieres, and 70+ South Asia Premieres.This time, the festival received over 1000 submissions for the South Asia programme. The festival promises to spotlight contemporary films and new cinematic voices from South Asia. The main competition at the festival this year is the South Asia Competition.This competitive section aims to showcase breakthrough contemporary South Asian films, will see 14 films from debutant and second-time filmmakers from across India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, as…

The two did not come together in front of the photographers. Shikhar was seen at the airport first and waited for Janhvi, who came with her security at the airport terminal.A video is doing the rounds, where Janhvi is seen sporting a no-make-up look. She chose comfort over fashion as she wore powder pink co-ords. She smiled at the photographers and then wavedbefore heading inside the airport.As she entered, she was seen sitting where Shikhar was already seated. He was waiting for Janhvi. The two left together for their fight.Details about her holiday destination are under wraps.On the work front,…

Experts at the annual two-day conference ‘UPISGCON-2023’, of Uttar Pradesh Society of Gastroenterology Congress that concluded here on Sunday, said that the World Health Organization targets to reduce new hepatitis infection by 90 per cent by 2030 for this, focus should be on 100 per cent Hepatitis B vaccine coverage for all children at birth, which is between 70 and 80 per cent in India at present.“For Hepatitis C, there is no vaccine, hence complete treatment facility is not yet within reach of all patients,” said Manoj Kumar Sharma of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi.“Vaccination helped…

As a fact, the 30-year-old might have one of the most unusual lucky charms among athletes at the Artistic Gymnastic World Championships in Antwerp, reports Xinhua.But efforts paid off for the German as he took gold in the parallel bars competition (15.400) ahead of China’s Shi Cong (15.066) and Japan’s Kaito Sugimoto (15.000).”I always wear the same underpants for competition. I have done this for three years,” the German admitted while talking about laundry challenges when having to set up a clothesline in his room between breakfast and lunch.”With that many competitions, you sometimes get into time trouble and need…

According to data by Naukri JobSpeak, white-collar hiring stood at 2,835 in September 2023, representing a growth of almost 6 per cent over the previous month.The IT sector continued to face global headwinds and saw the hiring numbers dwindle in the last few months. However, Big Data Testing Engineer, IT, Information Security, and IT Operations Manager roles were in high demand even during this period.”While the IT sector continues to stay impacted, robust growth in the banking sector is a bright spot. Coupled with the fact that the overall index sequentially grew 6 per cent vs. last month, this underscores…

Alpelisib targets the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) protein that is involved in cell growth and when mutated can contribute to cancer.In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of this drug in combination with fulvestrant, an oestrogen receptor blocker, for certain cases of metastatic breast cancer that have mutations in the gene that codes for a PI3K subunit.Unfortunately, targeting PI3K can lead to hyperglycemia as a side effect which, if severe, can result in dehydration or kidney damage and can require hospitalisation, revealed the study published online in the journal CANCER.”If a patient is identified to have a PI3KCA…

Cairo, Oct 9 (IANS) Egyptian shooters dominated the 50-meter 3-position competitions with two gold medals during the ongoing 16th African Shooting Championships.In the final of the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions, Egypt swept the podium with Ibrahim Korayiem taking the gold and booking an Olympic berth for Paris 2024. His teammates Magdi Hafez and Mostafa Kodous earned silver and bronze respectively.”It is an indescribable feeling to secure a ticket to Paris 2024,” Korayiem told Xinhua after the final.”The achievement today was a dream realized after years of hard work,” he added.Later on Sunday, fellow Egyptian shooter Alzahraa Shaban won the…