The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Academy Awards in nine categories, including foreign language films, documentaries, music, visual effects and shorts. It is the first time for the organization to release those shortlists in consideration for Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, on the same day. Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category. A total of 87 films, including three Chinese-language films, had originally been considered in the category. According to the Academy, Los Angeles-based Academy members from all…
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(UNI) The countdown began on Tuesday for the launch of India’s communication satellite GSAT- 7A at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The 26-hour countdown began at 1410 hrs as the satellite would be launched on-board GSLV-F11 at 1610 hrs on Wednesday. Launch vehicle GSLV-F11 will inject the GSAT -7A into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO), while the satellite will be placed in its final Geostationary Orbit using the onboard propulsion system. GSAT-7A, built by ISRO, will provide communication capability to users in Ku-band over the Indian region. The satellite weighing 2250 kilogram will have a mission…
MAIMANA(Afghanistan), Dec. 18 (Xinhua) Six militants including a Taliban judge were killed after Afghan force aircraft attacked a Taliban hideout in Dawlat Abad district of the northern Faryab province on Monday, said an army statement released here Tuesday. “Mullah Rasoul the Taliban shadow judge for Faryab province was killed along with five armed insurgents after fighting aircraft targeted Taliban hideout in Firoza village of Dawlat Abad district on Monday afternoon,” the statement asserted. Three more militants were injured in the strikes, the statement continued. Taliban outfit has yet to make comment.
(UNI) Observing the “International Migrant Day”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the doors of the state are always open for the migrants. “Today is International Migrants’ Day. It is our humanitarian obligation to give refuge to migrants,” Ms Banerjee wrote in her Twitter account. Ms Banerjee has been always compassionate to the misery of the homeless and refugees as she recently was vocal for the suffering of Rohingyas of Myanmar as well as to the cause of people, who have been left from the NRC in neighbouring Assam. “In Bangla we will take care of anyone who…
(UNI) Ashoka Buildcon Limited announces an Rs 150 crore investment commitment into its city gas distribution (CGD) business Unison Enviro Private Limited (UEPL) by Morgan Stanley India Infrastructure (MSII). UEPL builds and operates CGD networks across cities and towns in India. Welcoming this investment, Ashok Katariya, Chairman of Ashoka, said “We are delighted to announce this partnership with Morgan Stanley India Infrastructure to build a nationwide city gas distribution business. We commend the Government’s focus on increasing the share of natural gas in the overall energy mix as it is a clean and green fuel. The gas sector will see…
(UNI) All eyes will be on the response from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Rajiv Mehrishi to the ‘clarification’ reportedly sought by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on the Rafale combat aircraft row. According to BJP sources here, the CAG is on “tour” these days and will be back in the capital only on Wednesday, December 19. Sources said Mr Kharge in the capacity of chairman PAC has written to the CAG seeking ‘clarification’ as to whether the government’s official auditor has examined the Rafale related papers of the Defence ministry. “If so, the CAG…
Japan’s defense guidelines for a decade to come, which the country’s government approved on Tuesday, envisage creating space and cyberdefense units, while the application of artificial intelligence will be expanded. “Given birth rate reduction and population decline, defense capability maintenance and enhancement calls for staff reinforcement more than ever before. It is necessary not only to attract talented staff, but also to use advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, among others,” the document read. An unmanned aircraft department will be created in order to enable permanent control of the air space and information gathering in “remote regions.” The space and…
(UNI) President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that fuel theft makes Mexico lose between 2.9 and 3.9 billion U.S. dollars a year, vowing to combat the crime. Lopez Obrador told reporters that he would soon unveil a plan to fight the growing scourge, saying “it is a serious problem because they steal between 60 and 80 billion pesos (around 2.95 and 3.93 billion U.S. dollars) a year” from state-owned pipelines. “We have already appointed a coordinator … and all government agencies are working together” on a strategy to tackle the problem, he said. Fuel stealers include not only…
(UNI) Jammu and Kashmir may reel under President’s rule tomorrow after the recommendation made by Governor Satya Pal Malik. As per sources a proclamation to this effect is expected to be issued by the President Ram Nath Kovind soon. “The Governor had recently recommended to the Union Home Ministry the imposition of President’s rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir after expiry of six-month Governor’s rule in the State on December 19,” sources said. The Governor’s Rule was imposed in the state on June 20 after BJP called it a day with PDP, who were running a coalition government…
(UNI) India on Tuesday lost the second Test against Australia by 146 runs after Kangaroos bowled them out for 146 runs in the second Test of the four-match series at Optus stadium in Perth here on Tuesday. With the comprehensive win, the hosts levelled the Test series 1-1 with two more matches to be played in Melbourne and Sydney. As a captain this is Tim Paine’s first win. Australia’s Spinner Nathan Lyon shined once again as claimed eight wickets in the match to help the hosts to to level the Test series.
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର – ବାବୁ ତୁ କ’ଣ ଆଉ ସିନେମାରେ କାମ କରୁନୁ? – ନାଇଁରେ, ମୁଁ ବୁଢ଼ା ହୋଇଗଲିଣି ତ? ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସେମାନେ ମୋତେ ଆଉ ଖୋଜୁନାହାନ୍ତି । ଯା’ହେଉ, ତୁ ମୋତେ ମନେରଖିଛୁ । ପ୍ରାୟ ପାଞ୍ଚବର୍ଷ ତଳେ ପୁରୀ ବଡ଼ଦାଣ୍ଡରେ ଜଣେ ରିକ୍ସାବାଲା ଓ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗତ ଅଭିନେତା ହେମନ୍ତ ଦାସଙ୍କ କଥୋପକଥନର କିଛି ଅଂଶ ଇଏ । ହେମନ୍ତ ଦାସଙ୍କୁ ଚିହ୍ନିଥିବା ରିକ୍ସାବାଲା ଓ ରିକ୍ସାବାଲାକୁ ଭଲପାଉଥିବା ହେମନ୍ତ ଦାସଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଯେଉଁ ପୃଷ୍ଠଭୂମି ନିର୍ମାଣ ହୋଇଛି ସେଥିରେ ଆମ ଜୀବନବୋଧ ଓ କଳାପକ୍ଷର ଏକ ବିଚିତ୍ର ଦିଗର ସଙ୍କେତ ମଧ୍ୟ ରହିଛି । ଶିଳ୍ପୀ ଓ କଳାକାରର ଦେଶ ବୋଲି ଛାତି ବାଡ଼େଇବାରେ ଆମ ଗୌରବବୋଧର କୌଣସି ସୀମା ନାହିଁ । ବାସ୍ତବ ଜୀବନରେ କଳାର ଅମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଏବଂ ଶିଳ୍ପୀକୁ ଅବହେଳା ତାଙ୍କର ଉପେକ୍ଷିତ ଜୀବନ କାହାଣୀ କେବଳ ନୁହେଁ, ତାହା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କଳାକାରର…
(UNI) Opening fierce attack on Congress party president Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Srikant Sharma said Congress president keeps levelling allegations against Central government without any proof and grounds which reflects that Rahul was suffering from attention disorder and Congress should help him in his treatment. Addressing the media here, Mr Sharma said ,” Apex court has cleared that nothing was fishy in Rafale deal but Congress president made derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Central government in that reference. He said BJP government at the centre was clear about the deal and took…
(UNI) Honor, a leading smartphone e-brand under the Huawei Group, on Monday announced the launch of Honor Band 4 at the price of Rs 2,599. The Band 4 will be available in three colour variants – Meteorite Black, Midnight Navy and Dahlia Pink exclusively on Amazon.in from Tuesday. Supported by Real Time Heart Rate Detection and HUAWEI TruSleep monitoring technology, the new Band 4 acts like a personal fitness trainer which monitors user’s health and activities efficiently, Suhail Tariq, CMO at Huawei Consumer Business Group, said. The Band 4 display comes with a large 2.5D curved screen, which is a…
(UNI) Congress stalwart Kamal Nath was on Monday sworn in as Madhya Pradesh’s 18th Chief Minister in the presence of party President Rahul Gandhi, former Premier Manmohan Singh and numerous apex leaders of the United Progressive Alliance’s constituent units. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oaths of office and secrecy at about 1430 hrs to Mr Nath during a grand ceremony at the state capital’s Jamboree Ground. The Chief Minister was sworn in alone. His Council is to be formed in the near future. The Congress has made a comeback to power in Madhya Pradesh after an interval of one-and-a-half decades.
(UNI) Fuel prices raised; petrol costs Rs 70.53 a litre in Delhi New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Fuel prices registered a hike of 19-20 paise a litre on Monday. In Delhi, petrol retailed at Rs 70.53 a litre ? the third hike in five days. In Mumbai petrol costs Rs 76.15 a litre, in Kolkata it is retailing at Rs 72.62 a litre, in Chennai petrol costs Rs 73.19 and in Bengaluru Rs 71.10 per litre. Similarly, diesel prices went up by 9-10 paise. In Delhi, diesel retailed at Rs 64.47 a litre, in Kolkata Rs 66.23, in Mumbai Rs…
Recovering from a pancreatic ailment the chief minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar was shown in a picture where he was shown inspecting a bridge at the Mandovi river with a tube in his nose. Parrikar in fact is still under treatment for the pancreatic issue which was detected few months back. Undeterred by health issue he had inaugurated the NIT campus a day before.
It was a special occasion for Hillary Clinton who revisited a place she had visited way back in 1995. It was a Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in Gujarat and Hillary was overwhelmed by the growth achieved by those women. ” I am so inspired by these women” she added ” I will never forget the sight of thousands of women now sharing how SEWA changed their lives “.
After Elon Musk its the billionaire founder of the Spaceflight company Virgin Galactics Richard Branson is eager to risk a spaceflight for the first time in few months from now. This was revealed by him saying ” i think I can pretty confidently say that today’. Virgin Galactics ‘ rocket completed its first ever trip almost to the edge of the space on last Tuesday.
It may have become fun but for political dispensation in Pakisthan did not go well with Google when the Pak prime minister Imran Khan appeared when searched for term ‘Bhikari’ (beggar) . It was when people searched for term Beggar in Urdu and the photos of Imran Khan appeared which has prompted the Pakisthani govt to take it seriously as a suspected conspiracy.
(UNI) The Cyclonic Storm ‘PHETHAI’ over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved further northwards with a speed of 19 kmph during past 6 hours on Monday and lay centred at 1130 hrs over westcentral Bay of Bengal near latitude 16.2°N and longitude 82.2°E, 85 km south-southwest of Kakinada and 60 km east-southeast of Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh. It is very likely to move nearly northwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast around Kakinada during this afternoon between (1500 To 1700 Hours IST). However, due to unfavourable environmental conditions, it is likely to cross coast as a ‘cyclonic storm’ with a wind speed…
(UNI) The Congress member from Gurdaspur in Punjab Sunil Jakhar on Monday made a petition to the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Majahan praying for a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he said “deliberately misleading the Supreme Court and Parliament” in connection with the Rafale fighter jet deal. In his petition, a copy of which was made available here, Mr Jakhar alleged that there was “serious miss representation of vital, significant facts” to the Supreme Court. He accused that the government has “not only misled” the apex court but also “casts aspersion” on Parliament and the Public…