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For the unversed, SIIMA stands to honour the artistry of South Indian cinema in all the four languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, as well as provide a platform for South Indian cinemas to get more international reception.South cinema began making some headway into the international markets such as Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Indonesia and Turkey, primarily due to the charm of superstar Rajinikanth as early as the ‘90s.Though it only made some major inroads in 2015, with director S.S. Rajamouli’s Telugu epic franchise, ‘Baahubali’, and then exploded with ‘RRR’ in 2022, giving it full attention in the West.The…

According to the advisory, the route from NH-48 to Nirmal Dham Nala (UER-II) will remain affected the whole day and commuters are advised to avoid UER-II (NH-48 to Nirmal Dham Nala).”The commuters are advised to take alternate routes for Najafgarh from NH-8: Bijwasan Najafgarh Road and NH-48 via UER-II from Najafgarh/Dwarka. Further the commuters can take a left turn from Dhulsiras Chowk,” stated the advisory.The commuters going towards Dwarka Sector-23 can use Road No. 224 and vehicles going to Gurugram from Dwarka can use Dhulsiras Road towards Bamnoli Village or Najafgarh Bijwasan Road.The advisory further advised that the residents of…

Rajanna, a prominent leader from backward classes, batted for three more DyCMs on Friday along with DyCM D.K. Shivakumar.He maintained that he would make a submission in this regard with the high command.According to party sources, the move has come from the CM Siddaramaiah camp against DyCM and state Congress President Shivakumar in response to a recent verbal attack on the chief minister by MLC B.K. Hariprasad, who belongs to Shivakumar camp.Rajanna claimed that Karnataka has Siddaramaiah as CM who belongs to backward classes and DyCM Shivakumar who hails from developed class.However, along with this, opportunity should be given to…

Tokyo, Sep 16 (IANS) A 90-minute nap followed by a 30-minute nap is more effective in putting off drowsiness and fatigue than a single 120-minute nap during the overnight duty, according to a new study.The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, analysed the data of pilot studies on night-shift naps conducted from 2012 to 2018.“A 90-minute nap to maintain long-term performance and a 30-minute nap to maintain lower fatigue levels and fast reactions, as a strategic combination of naps, can be valuable for early morning work efficiency and safety,” said study sole author Sanae Oriyama, a nursing science professor…

Redington is offering new Apple products at 7,000 retail locations across the country.The company has teamed up with HDFC Bank to offer cash back on the new iPhone 15line up. For iPhone 15 and iPhone 15Plus, customers can get an instant cash back of Rs 5,000 each, and for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, an instant Cashback of Rs 4,000 each.Customers can also avail various loan schemes that include zero down payment and no cost EMI options, starting at Rs 3,329 for select models.“There will also be an Exchange Bonus of up to Rs 6000 on the…

According to the police. the three arrested persons were identified as Raju Patra (26), Ravi (19), Shambu (26)The identity of the17-year-old juvenile has not been public, while a manhunt is currently underway for two more absconding accused.At 9.42 p.m. on Friday night, the Sarita Vihar police station received a PCR call regarding a stabbing incident.A police team which rushed to the spot discovered that the victim, Arvind Mandal, a resident of Aali Vihar, got into an altercation with a man named Manoj Haldar on Friday evening while he was returning home with his son.The victim had an earlier dispute with…

An FTC spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg that Khan was in Las Vegas to attend listening sessions on the proposed $24.6 billion merger of the grocery-story giants Kroger and Albertsons.The spokesperson, however, declined to say whether the FTC will probe MGM’s data security practices.Khan was “among the 45 people waiting to check in at the MGM Grand along the Las Vegas strip as staff worked to manually fulfill everyone’s reservation,” said the report, citing people familiar with the matter.“When Khan and her staff got to the front of the line, an employee at the desk asked them to write down their…

The deceased have been identified as Istaq Ali, Arun Tanti Mandal, Vipot Mandal, Aris Khan, Asul Mustaqeem, Abdul Mustaqeem, Kuldeep Pal and Arbaaz Ali. The condition of Kaif, the only child in this accident, is also said to be critical.According to sources, the lift carrying labourers who were working in Amrapali Dream Villa Housing Society in the Bisrakh police station area, crashed on Friday morning.After getting information, police reached the spot and rushed the injured to hospital.District Magistrate Manish Verma and Greater Noida Authority CEO Ravi Kumar NG had also rushed to the hospital to meet the injured on Friday.Uttar…

However, the film has already been narrated to the two superstars in two separate meetings more than a month back and the team of ‘Tiger vs Pathaan’ will start the preparations in November for the shoot to commence in March next year.An industry source revealed: “‘Tiger vs Pathaan’ script has been locked after the two mega-stars of Hindi cinema gave their nod to the script. This film is a huge milestone because it sees the two giants of Hindi cinema come together for a full-fledged film.”The source further mentioned: “They had to first love the script and get convinced that…

Ahead of the marquee Men’s ODI World Cup, India and Australia will be playing in a three-game 50-over series to be played in Mohali, Indore, and Rajkot on September 22, 24 and 27 respectively.“The Indore ground is very small, and Rajkot has a flat track. Also, the Australian side has played a lot in Mohali and hence I believe they will have an upper hand. In these small grounds, even scores of 340-350 will be chaseable and the Indian team will need to play a very strong bowling lineup to defend any sort of total in the World Cup,” said…