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Geneva, Sep 21 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UN-Habitat have signed a new collaboration to promote physical activity in urban environments, the IOC announced.Following the initiatives of Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5, IOC is focusing on strengthening the role of sport for sustainable development, by engaging with UN-Habitat’s extensive networks of city leaders and officials, reports Xinhua.”From our longstanding experience of putting sport at the service of society, we know that we have to bring the benefits of sport to where the people are – this means in the cities and urban areas of our world,”…

Hong Kong, Sep 21 (IANS) As the US and China tussle escalates over technology, Beijing has accused Washington of allegedly hacking Huawei’s servers and conducting cyber attacks to steal critical data since 2009, the media reported.According to Nikkei Asia, China’s Ministry of State Security posted on its official WeChat account, revealing “key despicable methods by US intelligence agencies in cyberespionage and theft.”The post accused the US government of hacking into Huawei servers.”In 2009, the Office of Tailored Access Operations started to infiltrate servers at Huawei’s headquarters and continued conducting such surveillance operations,” the post read.The US Department of State was…

Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) The US Senate has confirmed Air Force General Charles Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, local media reported.The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Brown as the country’s top military officer with overwhelming majority 83-11 and he will assume the post on October 1, succeeding Mark Milley, CNN reported.US President Joe Biden had formally announced Brown’s nomination on May 25.The months-long delay of Brown’s confirmation was caused by Senator Tommy Tuberville’s blockade due to his opposition to a Department of Defence policy related to service members’ need for abortions, Xinhua news agency reported.He…

The star appeared in the Apple TV Plus action movie opposite ‘Blonde’ actress Ana de Armas, playing a man who is ditched by his love interest who turns out to be a secret agent, reports aceshowbiz.com.The film, however, was deemed a critical failure after receiving a slew of negative reviews and Chris has now admitted the film could have been done differently.In an interview with GQ magazine, Evans believed to have been given prior to the SAG-AFTRA actors union strike.He said: ” ‘Ghosted’ to me felt like a movie that I grew up on, a movie that maybe we don’t…

Brand, who has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional and physical abuse by six women, including one who said she was 16 at the time of their reported relationship, made the remarks on his BBC radio series ‘The Russell Brand Show’, a clip of which has resurfaced since the accusations against him emerged on 16 September, reports aceshowbiz.com.Brand told the young female caller in 2007 when she rang asking for advice for a theme for her 16th birthday party, “I suppose you’re 16, you can’t really drink booze yet or any drugs because that’s illegal. Now, you will…

Earlier, the torch relay for the Asian Games began its concluding stage in Hangzhou on Wednesday morning, marking the commencement of the final countdown towards the much-anticipated inauguration of this grand event.Scheduled to lift the curtain on September 23, the 19th Asian Games is poised to become the largest edition to date. It will feature 12,500 athletes hailing from 45 countries and regions, all vying for glory across 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events.–IANScs

The Bengaluru–New York co-headquartered firm’s associates will serve healthcare clients in the US from the new facility 24/7, ti said in a statement.The healthcare practice named Vee Healthtek counts six of the top 10 US healthcare groups among its customers, numbering over 100.“The new facility will help us cater to the growing business from our healthcare customers in the US taking the number of locations in Bengaluru to four and is part of the Rs 200 crore expansion plan announced in November 2022 at Chettinad, Tamil Nadu,” said Chocko Valliappa, Founder and CEO, Vee Technologies.Vee Technologies Healthtek practice delivers a…

Sukhdool Singh, alias Duneke, was part of Khalistan movement in Canada.Duneke, an associate of the Devinder Bambiha Gang in Punjab, escaped to Canada in 2017 on forged documents.On Wednesday, his name figured among the list of 43 gangsters released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which sought information about his illegal properties.His murder on Wednesday night is similar to the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in inter-gang warfare in Surrey in June.IANS approached top NIA officials for comments, but got no response.–IANSvg/atk/shb

‘Yaarana’ was a musical drama film directed by Rakesh Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja, and Kader Khan.The song ‘Saara Zamana’ was sung by Kishore Kumar. In the episode 28 of the quiz-based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15, host Amitabh Bachchan welcomed Jasnil Kumar from Anwak, Uttar Pradesh to the hot seat.The contestant said: “My name is Jasnil Kumar and I’m 36 years old. I hail from Anwak in Uttar Pradesh which is a small village in Azamgarh district. I work in a retail garment showroom. My family consists of mom, dad and grandfather. I…

The temblor that rocked the region at 0407 GMT was epicentered at 0.32 degrees north latitude and 98.70 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.Its depth was 10.0 km.–IANSint/svn