Sudheer (Sanjay Mishra) has worked for years as a character actor in Bollywood films, playing varied roles from a villain’s sidekick to a doctor. Although some of his film dialogues have become iconic, he has not been able to make a distinct identity of himself as he was never the lead actor in a film. […]
Day: April 26, 2020
Coronavirus: Furloughed workers urged to become fruit pickers
Image copyright PA Media Furloughed workers may be encouraged to work as fruit and vegetable pickers to help farmers fill a labour shortage, the environment secretary has said. George Eustice told the daily Number 10 coronavirus briefing that only a third of the usual workforce was available. Many more would be needed in the summer […]
Eradicating dracunculiasis: Ethiopia investigates six suspected human cases in Gambella region
After reporting zero human cases for more than two years, Ethiopia has recorded six suspected new human cases1 of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) over the past two weeks. All of them are from Gog district in the region of Gambella.
“All the six suspected new cases of infection are people who used water from farm […]
Dozens of Gay Men Are Outed in Morocco as Photos Are Spread Online
PARIS — At least 50 to 100 gay men were outed in Morocco over the last two weeks, rights activists say, after the men were identified on location-based meeting apps while sheltering at home amid a coronavirus lockdown. In at least three cases, men were kicked out of their houses, L.G.B.T.Q. activists said. In interviews, […]
COVID-19 Cases In China’s Wuhan Hospitals Drop To Zero For First Time: Official
11 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital after recovery in Wuhan (File) Beijing/Wuhan: The number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in China’s Wuhan, where the virus first emerged before turning out to be a pandemic, on Sunday dropped to zero for the first time, marking yet another milestone for the city which was opened up on […]
The Week in Business: Not Enough Meat, and Too Much Oil
Another week of pandemic news, another 4.4 million jobs gone. Here’s the latest from the business and tech worlds, plus what you need to know for the week ahead. (What day is it, again?) What’s Up? (April 19-25) Keep It Coming Job losses continued their record-breaking streak for the fifth week in a row, bringing […]
Apple, Google join hands to make Covid-19 contact tracing tech for smartphones
New Delhi: Apple and Google are joining hands to create technology that leverages smartphones for contact tracing activities for Covid-19, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, CEOs of Apple and Google, respectively, announced via a press release. “Given the urgent need, the plan is to implement this solution in two steps while maintaining strong protections around […]
Five NBA things I like and don’t like, including Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ thrilling lineup intros
Let’s punctuate the waiting game with five things from actual NBA games: 1. Bring back great starting lineup introductions This is one of the most important takeaways from “The Last Dance”: We need to restore starting lineup introductions to their Jordan-era glory. All these years later, I still get goosebumps when that pulsing, spaced-aged opening […]
Android Marshmallow share increases, still stays behind Lollipop
NEW DELHI: Google has released its monthly Android distribution statistics for September 2016. According to the company, Android Marshmallow 6.0 is slowly expanding to more number of handsets and sits at an 18.7% now. Android Nougat 7.0 is yet to make it to the chart. Although a significant increase, Android Marshmallow still lies below Android […]
The Disha Patani – Aditya Roy Kapur starrer MALANG is high on style with good performances and thrilling moments but has an average storyline.
The tiny state of Goa has been a great destination for our filmmakers over the years. Rohit Shetty has shot and based most of his films there. Besides, there have been films where Goa played an indispensable part like HONEYMOON TRAVELS PVT LTD [2007], DIL CHAHTA HAI [2001], KABHI HAAN KABHI NAA [1994], GO GOA […]