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Bucharest, Sep 21 (IANS) Four people were killed and five injured in a gas pipeline explosion at a highway construction site in Romania early Thursday.Four bodies were found on site after the fire was put out, while five people sustained injuries, local media reported, citing emergency services.All the victims were working on the A7 Highway construction site in Calimanesti of the central-eastern county of Vrancea, Xinhua news agency reported.The explosion was caused during construction work by the “cracking of a gas transport main and appearance of mechanical sparks,” said Florin Olaru, spokesperson for the Vrancea Emergency Inspectorate.–IANSint/svn

The actor shared that to essay the character in its full glory, the trick was to tap into the honesty in himself.“When one speaks the truth, and is honest, he starts to get closer to the character of Manto. Because, when I got into the character of Manto, I thought that if Nawaz had to become Manto, he would have to start speaking honestly. And that way, the characterisation of Manto will be easy,” the actor told IANS.Written and directed by Nandita Das, ‘Manto’ also starred Tahir Raj Bhasin playing the 1940s Hindi film superstar Shyam Chadda. Shyam was Manto’s…

Thousands of agitators, mostly women, tried to storm various police stations in five valley districts — Bishnupur, Kakching, Thoubal, Imphal West, and Imphal East — but the huge contingent of Rapid Action Force and other security forces prevented them by firing tear gas shells.The protesters broke barricades at many places and the security forces had a challenging task while maintaining extra caution to check further deterioration of the situation.The district authorities have cancelled the routine curfew relaxation period in different valley districts. The 48-hour shutdown, called by various civil society organisations and local clubs across the state demanding unconditional release…

The film will be screened alongside the likes of notable international features, including Saudi Arabian feature ‘Mandoob’ by Ali Kalthami, US director Chloe Domont’s ‘Fair Play’ and Pietro Castellitto’s ‘Enea’, among others.The 19th edition of the Zurich Film Festival will be held from September 28 to October 8, 2023, with ‘Stolen’, directed by Karan Tejpal, scheduled to screen on September 29 at the festival.The film follows the story of a five-month-old baby being abducted from her mother, and this incident draws the attention of brothers Gautam and Raman, leading them to face various challenges that test their relationships and convictions.…

Giving a detailed background of India’s space research programme during a discussion on the issue in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor said that the government is basking in the glory of the Chandrayan-3 mission’s success and creates a situation as if everything is happening in the space sector after 2014 and prior to that what all happened in the sector was during the times of the Vedas. He, however, pointed out that the cost of the Chandrayaan-2 mission was lesser than the budget of the Hollywood film “Gravity” and that of Chandrayaan-3 mission was lesser than another Hollywood film “Interstellar”. Tharoor…

According to the leading job portal Indeed, the job postings for crypto-related positions decreased by 64.20 per cent, and searches for such jobs dropped by 15.20 per cent between August 2022 and 2023.This decline reflects the evolving dynamics within the industry this year, indicating a period of adjustment and potential market consolidation.”This decline comes after a period of high growth in crypto in the past three years. Data from 2022 indicated an 804 per cent increase between April 2020 to April 2022. The dip observed in the past year can be largely attributed to volatile market conditions and heightened regulatory…

The novel vaccine, VIR-1388, is known for its safety and ability to induce an HIV-specific immune response in people.VIR-1388 is designed to instruct the immune system to produce T cells that can recognise HIV and signal an immune response to prevent the virus from establishing chronic infection.“US NIH scientific advances continue to be vital to achieving our national goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030,” Assistant Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine, posted on X.“This HIV vaccine clinical trial is another step toward our bold goal,” she added.The vaccine will use a cytomegalovirus (CMV) vector, meaning a weakened version of…

While most individuals impacted by Covid-19 experience milder symptoms and recover within a few weeks, the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to pose a significant health challenge.Some of those affected may progress to develop more severe illness and pneumonia, often resulting in a more unfavourable prognosis.Although protocols have been developed to assess patients’ risk, diagnostic and prognostic tools primarily rely on expensive and less accessible imaging methods, such as radiography, ultrasound, or computed tomography (CT).Therefore, there is a need to develop a simpler and more readily-available prognostic tool that enables healthcare providers to identify patients who have…

The Chief Minister while addressing the assembly after the launch of the National e-Vidhan Application said it is a revolutionary step aimed at making the legislatures more effective and responsive.He said it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the first in the country to launch various applications.Mann said his government has taken this step for the welfare of the common man and to update the MLAs.The Chief Minister said this system will play a key role in streamlining the work of the legislative assembly thereby making Punjab a frontrunner state in the…

They consist a debt of Rs 76,630 crore, other outstanding liabilities of Rs 5,544 crore in Public Account and about Rs 10,600 crore on account of pay revision and dearness allowance (DA) till December 2022.The debt liability at the end of fiscal 2017-18 was Rs 47,906 crore, which increased by Rs 28,724 crore from 2018 to 2023 and reached Rs 76,630 crore at the end of 2022-23, says the paper laid by Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, the Chairman on the Cabinet sub-committee on preparing White Paper.As on March 31, 2017, the cumulative loss of the state public sector undertakings…