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The ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker detailed the incident in her biography ‘Madonna: A Rebel Life’, which hit the bookshelves on October 12. In the book, Hill shared that her dad, Ed Setrakian, had introduced the ‘Godfather’ star to Madonna at dinner in New York City sometime between 1978 and 1979.After Setrakian drove everyone home, Pacino allegedly said: “That friend of your daughter’s stuck her tongue in my ear. When we were driving home, she leaned over and stuck her tongue in my ear!”According to Whitley, the actor also told her father Ed that Madonna called “attention to her mouth.” At that…

Tamil superstar ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay is playing the lead role in the movie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.The makers of the movie had requested the government to allow two special shows (4 a.m. and 9 a.m.) on October 19 when the movie is released and one special show ( 7 a.m.) from October 20 to 24.The government in a statement said that one special show would be allowed from October 19 to 24 but the total number of shows per day must not exceed more than five.The movie is produced by SS Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio and co-produced by Jagadish…

The woman, pregnant with twins hailed from Jhansi and was extremely critical at the time of admission at Fortis Hospital Noida.With the leaking of amniotic fluid, the mother and the babies were at risk of infection.“The twin babies were delivered by lower (uterine) segment Caesarean section, and one of the twins could not be saved and the other was born within 12 hours due to prematurity (intrauterine infection),” said Dr Aradhana Singh, Additional Director, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Fortis Hospital Noida.“It was a case of premature delivery and the newborn required respiratory and cardiac support at birth due to underdeveloped lungs,…

The latest suspension will not impact the participation of sportspersons with Russian passports from participating in the Paris Olympic Games as neutral athletes.The decision comes into effect immediately and will continue until the IOC Executive Board decides to lift the suspension, Mark Adams, IOC’s Director of Communication, informed in a press conference after a meeting of the IOC Executive Board held here on Thursday.”The unilateral decision taken by the Russian Olympic Committee on 5 October 2023 to include, as its members, the regional sports organisations which are under the authority of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine (namely Donetsk,…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Asian Games Gold medalist and reigning Olympic, and World Champion in men’s javelin, Neeraj Chopra was named Laureus Ambassador, pledging his support to Laureus Sport for Good, here on Wednesday. His involvement with Laureus dates back to 2022 when he was shortlisted for the Breakthrough of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards as a result of winning the first gold medal for an Indian track and field athlete at the Tokyo Olympics. Neeraj became interested in Laureus after learning more about the athlete-led organisation that honours sport’s transformative power.“It’s a big honour…

Sydney, Oct. 12 (IANS) Organizers of the Australian Open (AO) have announced that a plethora of superstars are set to make their comeback to Melbourne Park at the start of 2024, including former champion Naomi Osaka.Following maternity leave, a trio of AO women’s singles champions – Osaka, Angelique Kerber, and Caroline Wozniacki – are planning triumphant returns to the court and might potentially upset the newly established order, according to a statement released by AO on Thursday.”We are delighted to welcome back these amazing women, Naomi, Angie, and Caroline, who’ve lit up the Australian Open and impressed fans with their…

New York, Oct 12 (IANS) In a medical breakthrough, a monkey has survived for more than two years with a kidney transplanted from a genetically engineered pig. The experiment, carried out by researchers at the US biotech company eGenesis and Harvard Medical School, may one day develop to be a potential solution to the global shortage of donors for patients with organ failure.“This is a major step forward for the field of transplantation,” said Tatsuo Kawai, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Writing in the journal Nature, the scientists explained how they carried out 69 genomic edits into the…

London, Oct 12 (IANS) UK doctors have launched a world-first trial to see whether gene therapy can provide hearing for children with severe to profound hearing loss due to a rare genetic condition.The trial by Cambridge University Hospitals includes up to 18 children from the UK, Spain and the US, born with hearing loss due to auditory neuropathy — a condition caused by the disruption of nerve impulses travelling from the inner ear to the brain.They will be followed up for five years to see the extent to which their hearing improves.Auditory neuropathy can be due to a variation in…

London, Oct 12 (IANS) A Swedish woman who lost her right hand in a farming accident was implanted with a novel human-machine interface into her residual bone, nerves, and muscles.Now, the bionic hand that was merged with her nervous and skeletal systems, remains functional after years of daily use.A multidisciplinary group of engineers and surgeons developed a human-machine interface that allows for the prosthesis to be comfortably attached to the user’s skeleton via osseointegration, while also enabling electrical connection with the nervous system via electrodes implanted in nerves and muscles.The research was led by professor Max Ortiz Catalan, head of…

The actress also said that this season will see Aarya in her most dangerous form of a lady don, before she went on to affirm that her titular character is, “the Michael Corleone of India”.Michael Corleone is one of the most legendary characters in the history of cinema.The character, played by Al Pacino, belongs to Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Godfather’ trilogy.Talking about how things look for Aarya in season 3, the actress and former Miss Universe told the media at the event: “Aarya has nothing to lose in season 3 and when that happens you become the most dangerous person”.The…