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He said: “I’m very choosy in picking roles be it on medium film, web or television. I don’t take up characters that don’t help me grow as an actor. I am interested in playing only substantial roles, and post covid I have been having a great professional run by God’s grace.”“I am being offered work on all the mediums and I choose the project depending on the potential of the character I’m being offered. My inclination is towards the streaming services as they offer the opportunity to play the types of characters I’m interested to portray.“I have been part of…

A top police officer on Wednesday said that they would not release the five people as they were caught with sophisticated arms and ammunition and were wearing camouflage uniform.Police officers said that though some minor incidents were reported from the valley districts of Bishnupur, Kakching, Thoubal, Imphal West, and Imphal East, no major incidents took place relating to the shutdown.In view of the bandh, commuters, though few in numbers, faced a huge problem as the agitators, including women, in Imphal East and Imphal West districts blocked key roads with logs, water pipes and burning tyres.The movement of Central and state…

The aircraft, which had 176 passengers and six cabin crew on board, landed safely though the sudden development created panic among the flyers.The flight, SG-515, took off from the Kolkata Airport for Mumbai at 6.17 a.m. on Wednesday. However, the cabin crew soon noticed a crack on a window glass of the flight and brought the matter to the notice of the pilot who immediately contacted the air-traffic control (ATC) of the Kolkata Airport and sought permission to make a precautionary landing.On receiving the permission, the pilot took the aircraft back to Kolkata and made a landing there. The passengers…

On forming the Data Protection Board and key rules, the minister said that these will be placed within 30 days.In the first ‘Digital India Dialogue’ discussions on the recently enacted Digital Personal Data Protection Act with key industry stakeholders, the minister deliberated upon the transition time needed for specific clauses of the law and to seek specific inputs on the implementation.“Over the next 30 days, there will be necessary rules prescribed for the Act. We will also work on forming the Data Protection Board in the upcoming month. Some businesses like startups and MSMEs and establishments like hospitals that handle…

Valencia (Spain), Sep 20 (IANS) Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s squad agreed to end their boycott after more than seven hours of meeting, involving the players, Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) officials, the National Sports Council, and the women’s players’ union (FUTPRO). The boycott ended around 5:00 local time on Wednesday after a meeting between players, RFEF officials, the National Sports Council, and FUTPRO.”The players have expressed their concern about the need for profound changes in the RFEF, which has committed to making these changes immediately,” Spanish Secretary of state for Sports Victor Francos was quoted by Eurosport.”A joint commission will…

Dubai, Sep 20 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed Dallas, Florida and New York will be the three USA venues identified to host the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Broward County in Lauderhill, Florida and Nassau County in New York will be venues for the tournament to be staged in the USA for the first time. The ICC Board awarded the hosting of the event to the West Indies and the USA in November 2021 and added the venues were selected following extensive evaluation of several options.“We’re delighted to announce the three USA…

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has re-grabbed the number one position among bowlers in the latest update to ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after his sensational haul of 6-21 against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.Siraj first grabbed the top position in January this year and was displaced by Josh Hazlewood in March, has surged eight spots after his memorable and deadly performance that helped dismiss Sri Lanka for just 50 runs.His performance enabled India to complete a 10-wicket victory for clinching their eighth Asia Cup title. Overall,…

Better oral health as evidenced by the number of natural teeth and dental visits prior to the time of diagnosis, was associated with increased survival.The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, showed that people who had more frequent dental visits were more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at an earlier, and less deadly, stage of the disease than those who had few or no dental visits.”Our hope is that these findings become a standard part of guidelines implemented for the prevention and management of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in the near future,” said…

A layered commentary told through multiple perspectives, the play will be presented at ‘The Factory’ in Okhla from September 23 to October 8 (two shows every day except on Tuesdays).Commissioned by Serendipity Arts Foundation, ‘The Money Opera’ first opened to an overwhelming response at the Festival’s 2002 edition, where it was showcased in an abandoned building in Goa. Amitesh Grover and the SAF have a long-standing association, as the former’s creative productions have been part of the inter-disciplinary festival’s previous editions in 2019 and 2020 as well.In Amitesh’s words, “It is a special project with special needs” and the Foundation…

With this agreement, the CoE and Xperi will work together to create new reference designs for HD Radio, thus advancing the development of an indigenous electronics design ecosystem in the country.This partnership will lead to the development of new designs — integrating radio into multiple products like Bluetooth speakers, headsets and sound bars, etc.The Centre of Excellence (CoE), Noida is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of IT and Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh.The project is housed and executed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Noida, and the…