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While taking the stand on Thursday, November 2, Tiffany slammed Graham by labeling her “crazy,” “psychotic” and “nuts.”During her testimony, Tiffany claimed that Graham genuinely believed she was the ‘Goodfellas’ star’s wife. “I now think she believed that. I think that’s what she believes, reports aceshowbiz.com.”She’s crazy,” the 45-year-old told the judge. “I think she knows she’s not, and that made her angry because she was striving to be,” she added.Tiffany could not complete her sentence as attorney Herbert McNight cut her off to ask, “Striving to be De Niro’s wife?” To that, Tiffany replied, “Yes.”Tiffany, who shares a daughter…

Cricket, as one popularly defines it, is a religion in India and followed as a ritual by more than a billion people. One was glad that the Mumbai Cricket Association recognized the “God of cricket”, Sachin Tendulkar, through a life size statue at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. One gathers there were barely a handful of cricketers present during the unveiling ceremony. An occasion like this should have been flooded with cricketers of all ages and especially ones who had played and been involved with him.The irony of it all is that the very administrators who should be commended for…

In the quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the iPhone 15 was performing better in its early days than the iPhone 14 last year at this time.The iPhone 15 series was made available on September 22 and received a good response globally, including in India.“Customers are loving the entire iPhone 15 family and reviews have been off the charts,” said Cook.The iPhone active installed base grew to a new all-time high and fiscal 2023 was another record year for switches.The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus feature a gorgeous design and are powered by industry-leading…

In a post on X, Ramesh, who is a former Union environment and forest minister said, “The Air Pollution (Control and Prevention) Act came into being in 1981. Thereafter, ambient air quality standards were announced in April 1994 and later revised in October 1998. In November 2009, after a thorough review by IIT Kanpur and other institutions a more stringent and wide-ranging National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) was put into effect. This covered 12 pollutants considered very detrimental to public health.”He said that the press note that accompanied the implementation of NAAQS revealed the thinking for the significant shift…

Recently, the airline has also inducted eight Boeing 737s, including four 737 Max.Expanding its flight network, SpiceJet also announced plans to connect Shillong and Kolkata with daily flights.”SpiceJet is also enhancing connectivity between Chennai and Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata and Jaipur and Delhi,” said the airline spokesperson.The airline also launched a daily flight connecting Mumbai with Bangkok.”We are excited to enhance our network and add 44 flights in our winter schedule. This expansion allows us to better serve the increasing passenger demand across the country,” said Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet.”Flights have been carefully selected with a strong focus…

He was 56 and breathed his last around 12.30 a.m. at a private hospital after long fight with cancer.Bedekar’s last rites shall be held around noon today at a crematorium in south Mumbai.All shops and outlets of the 123-year-old Bedekar group remained close as a mark of respect for Bedekar, the fourth generation scion of the business enterprise selling its products worldwide.The Bedekar group and traditions of spices, pickles, papads, ready-mixes, etc. was started by the late V. P. Bedekar in a modest way as a grocery shop in Girguam in 1910.To remain relevant and competitive in the business, his…

Rio De Janeiro, Nov 3 (IANS) Forward Luciano Neves scored late as Sao Paulo eased their relegation concerns with a 1-0 home victory over Cruzeiro in Brazil’s Serie A championship on Thursday night.After an evenly matched first half, the visitors were reduced to 10 men just before the hour when goalkeeper Anderson was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on midfielder Alisson Castro.Sao Paulo capitalized on their numerical advantage in the 84th minute through Luciano, who headed into the bottom right corner after Alisson’s cross.The result leaves Sao Paulo 10th in the 20-team standings, eight points clear…

Rio De Janeiro, Nov 3 (IANS) Brazil forward Neymar has undergone successful surgery after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee, medical staff treating him said on Thursday. The 31-year-old sustained the injury during Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay in their World Cup qualifier in Montevideo last month and he now faces at least six months on the sidelines,reports Xinhua.”We were very satisfied with the results,” Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said in a brief statement.”It was a success. He will remain in hospital for another 24 or 48 hours depending on his clinical progress.”Lasmar…

San Jose, Nov 3 (IANS) Argentine manager Gustavo Alfaro has been appointed head coach of Costa Rica’s national team on a deal that runs until the 2026 World Cup, the Central American country’s football federation said on Thursday, reports Xinhua.The 61-year-old replaces Colombian Luis Fernando Suarez, who was sacked in July after a poor run of results.”Taking this position with the Costa Rica team is a great honor for me and I’m motivated to do the best job I can,” Alfaro said in a statement published on the federation’s website.Alfaro has been out of work since parting ways with Ecuador…

Prayagraj, Nov 3 (IANS) Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh has reported 258 chikungunya cases due to higher exposure to the infection in urban areas, health officials said.Figures of the health department revealed that out of 258 cases, 255 cases were reported in urban areas while remaining three in rural areas.District malaria officer (Prayagraj), A.K. Singh, said, “This was the first time when the cases of chikungunya were reported on UDSP (Urban Disease Surveillance Portal) in the city. As there was much more exposure to this virus from the last couple of months, it is spreading to some specific urban pockets.”Eight localities…