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That is how it started.Filmmaker Dominic Megam Sangma’s Garo language film ‘Rapture’, which won the Cultural Diversity Award at the 16th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival is all set to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angele 2023 (IFFLA).The movie, which takes audiences on a journey into the heart of Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, exploring the intricate interplay between gullibility and tolerance within a rural village is part of a trilogy based on his memories in his village. ‘Rapture’ is the second after ‘Ma. Ama’ made five years ago.”While Ma. Ama…

The four victims, all female, were abducted in their hostel outside the university premises in Keffi, a town 50 km away from the nation’s capital Abuja, when their hostel was attacked early Tuesday, Ramhan Nansel, the spokesman for the police in Nasarawa, told the media.Police operatives and troops responded swiftly to the attack by combing the surrounding bushes but could not trace the abductors and the victims, Nansel was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.Authorities had ordered a comprehensive manhunt for the abductors so as to rescue the students unhurt, he added.–IANSint/sha

At least 13 cars of the train travelling from California to Fort Carson, a US Army installation just outside Colorado Springs, derailed around 5:50 p.m. Monday local time, reported KKTV, a television station in Colorado Springs, affiliated with CBS, adding that five of these cars had catastrophic damage.Fort Carson officials said the train cars had military vehicles and other equipment when they derailed, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the report.The officials confirmed with KKTV that there were no weapons or hazardous materials onboard.There were no injuries reported and the cause of the derailment was under investigation, the report added.–IANSint/sha

The woman, clad in a pink salwar suit, is seen grooving to the Bollywood song ‘Jeevan Mein Jaane Jaana’ while splashing in the water and doing a hair flip.A large number of pilgrims have expressed their displeasure at the video and asked authorities to take appropriate action against the woman for disrespecting their place of worship.The Ayodhya police wrote on its social media account that “Inspector in-charge has been directed to initiate necessary investigation and action.”A few months back, a similar video of a girl dancing at Saryu River Ghat sparked outrage on social media. The girl was seen dancing…

The boy told the police that he had spent Rs 2,000, which his mother had given to buy groceries, at a party. Afraid of being scolded by parents, the boy planned his kidnapping to demand a ransom of Rs 50,000.Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Barabanki, Ashutosh Mishra, said that the police control room received a call from a woman who claimed that her son had been kidnapped and a ransom of Rs 50,000 was demanded.”We registered an FIR and formed two teams — one to monitor the area from where the ransom call was made and the other to track…

The agitators were demanding a survey similar to the caste-based survey to find actual numbers of handicapped persons in Bihar. They have several other demands such as online registration and issuance of certificates, and government-approved loans for business purposes. On Tuesday, the agitators blocked the busy road, leading to a massive traffic snarl on both sides of the road. The Danapur SHO along with a large contingent of police reached the site and forcibly removed them from the road. A purported video of the police action went viral on social media, wherein cops can be seen pushing a tricycle on…

Bommai on Tuesday also raised doubts about whether Siddaramaiah will continue his tenure of five years as the Chief Minister. Addressing media persons here, he said that the ministers and the Congress MLAs have been “issuing contradictory statements due to lack of unity”.The differences cropped up from the time of the appointment of the Chief Minister, Bommai said, adding that several senior ministers are “expressing their doubts that Siddaramaiah would continue as the Chief Minister for the full five years”. People must know about it as this is not an internal matter of Congress, the former Chief Minister said. “Anything…

According to the FIR accessed by IANS,complainant Masud Alam alleged that builder Mohd. Gulfam Qureshi in collusion with property owner Anshul Goel duped him of Rs 1,36,00,000 in the garb of selling a property situated in Model Basti, Bara Hindu Rao.The real owner of the property represented that he has all the sanctions and permissions to develop the property as per rules and bylaws from the local authorities.Qureshi further represented that he has extensive goodwill and experience in building construction lines and is a man of reputation in the field and will develop the property including the third floor with…

The Enforcement Directorate, in its remand note, alleged that Rai was well acquainted with Malik.”Vivo, China approached Rai for helping them in establishing their business. Thereafter, Rai arranged funds and Malik provided the corporate entity, namely Labquest Engineering Pvt Ltd, for establishment of Vivo brand in India,” it said.The ED also alleged that initial funding of Rs 3.17 crore for the purpose of setting up of offices or residential accommodation of Chinese nationals of Vivo Mobile India Pvt Ltd and its state distributor companies was provided by Rai and his company Lava International to Labquest Engineering.It said that “no agreement”…

He was presented before Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court, on expiry of his five-day ED custody.The court granted a three-day custody of Singh to the financial probe agency.The ED souught further custody on the grounds that his behaviour was totally non-cooperative with regard to the source of acquisition of some confidential documents of ED pertaining to this case.Other grounds on which the ED sought his custody were that he refused to acknowledge or sign the Call Detail Record (CDR) of his mobile number in respect to the calls appearing between the said number and the number of…