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Jim Shabi has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor category for ‘The Rocket Boys’, competing against Gustavo Bassani in ‘Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido’ from Argentina, Martin Freeman in ‘The Responder’ from the UK, and Jonas Karlsson in ‘Nattryttarna’ (Riding in Darkness) from Sweden.Shefali Shah has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress category for her role in the series ‘Delhi Crime 2’. In this category, she is competing against Connie Nielsen in ‘Drommeren – Karen Blixen Bliver Til (The Dreamer-Becoming Karen Blixer)’ from Denmark, ‘Billie Piper’ for ‘I Hate Suzie Too’ from the UK, and…

According to a study, led by an Indian-origin researcher, obesity may also limit the amount of relief women get from hormone therapy — the most effective treatment to manage a wide array of menopause symptoms.Little research has been done, however, on the impact of comorbidities on the efficacy of hormone therapy during menopause. More specifically, no research is known to exist relative to the effect of obesity on the effectiveness of hormone therapy.The five-year study, involving 119 patients, sought to fill some of that information void by investigating the association of obesity and self-reported efficacy of hormone therapy in peri-…

The accused, said to be closely acquainted with the victim’s family, was arrested on Sunday after a complaint registered by the girl’s mother. A working woman, the mother used to drop her minor daughter under the care of her neighbour when she left for office as there was nobody at her home. The man, who has a wife and two grown-up children, allegedly took advantage of the situation and sexually assaulted the minor girl at his home. Few days ago, the girl narrated the incident to her mother who lodged a police complaint. The police moved swiftly into the matter,…

The AAP is planning to coordinate in the state with other parties like Congress, Samajwadi Party and RLD on a seat-sharing basis.Party workers will be asked to start campaigning not just for AAP but also for the INDIA opposition bloc.Amid speculation over how many seats AAP will seek in a state where it has no MLA or MP, party MP Sanjay Singh said that they would wait for discussions with other parties before speculating.AAP workers will now set out among people in UP to talk about BJP’s “corruption” and “communal and caste clashes” that have amplified under its rule.“We will…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey team is off to a winning start to their 19th Asian Games campaign, defeating Singapore 13-0 in a Pool A match, here at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium, on Wednesday. Udita (6’), Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam (8’), Deepika (11’), Navneet Kaur (14’, 14’), Deep Grace Ekka (17’), Neha (19’), Sangita Kumari (23’, 47’, 53’), Salima Tete (35’), Monika (52’) and Vandana Katariya (56’) were the goal scorers for India.India displayed their dominance from the word go, pressing relentlessly and launching consistent attacks against Singapore courtesy of which they even won two early penalty corners…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) It was a bittersweet day for Indian rifle shooter Manini Kaushik at the Asian Games on Wednesday as she claimed a silver medal in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3-positions Team competition but could manage only 18th position in the Individual event. While Manini was happy for herself for winning the silver medal and for her teammates Sift Kaur Samra, who set a world record and bagged the gold medal, and Ashi Chouksey, who took bronze in the Individual section, she was also disappointed at finishing only 18th in the Individual section.The Indian team of Sift, Manini…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) The announcement that the 12th and final race in the Men’s Dinghy–ILCA7 class was abandoned spread disappointment to the Indian sailing camp as it prevented Olympian Vishnu Saravanan from going for the gold medal in the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday.Instead, Vishnu had to be satisfied with the bronze medal as he could not get the chance to overtake opponents from Singapore and the Republic of Korea. Saravanan finished third behind gold medallist Jun Han Ryan Lo of Singapore and silver medallist Jeemin Ha of the Republic of Korea.”Vishnu was to fight for gold. But…

Berlin, Sep 27 (IANS) Ruthless Bayern Munich progressed into the second round of the German Cup after trashing third-division outfit Preussen Munster 4-0.The German giants took over from the starting whistle and marked the opener with just nine minutes played when Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting slotted home a miscued clearance attempt from inside the box, reports Xinhua.Bayern pressed the lower league side into their territory and increased the pressure as Frans Kratzig and Jamal Musiala tested Munster goalkeeper Johannes Schenk.Preussen Munster showed signs of life as Malik Batmaz forced Bayern custodian Daniel Peretz from promising position.Leon Goretzka had the chance to…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) India’s men’s skeet team, comprising Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, secured a bronze medal by accumulating a total of 355 points at the 19th Asian Games, here on Wednesday.China wins gold with 362 while Qatar clinches silver with 359.Anant, achieving a score of 121, earned a spot in the individual final set to take place later in the afternoon.In the women’s team competition, the Indian trio of Ganemat Sekhon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Darshna Rathore finished fourth behind Kazakhstan, China and Thailand, while none of them managed to qualify for…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal on Wednesday achieved the fastest fifty, taking only nine balls to break Yuvraj Singh’s 16-year-old record set during the 2007 T20 World Cup match against England.In the group match of the ongoing Asian Games, Dipendra scored an unbeaten 52 off just 10 balls against Mongolia here at the Pingfeng Cricket Field. His record knock was studded with eight sixes.Nepal posted a massive total of 314/3 against Mongolia, becoming the first team to cross the 300-run mark in a T20 innings.Kushal Malla, who smashed 137 off 50, broke the fastest T20I century…