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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the list of 276 films that is eligible for consideration at the 94th Oscars, yesterday. Among these films, Suriya's hard-hitting Tamil socio-drama Jai Bhim is India's entry into The Academy.'Jai Bhim' which has gained a nomination for best feature film, is in competition with other acclaimed flicks like 'Jockey,' 'Cruella,' 'Dune, 'Eternals,' 'Godzilla VS Kong,' 'King Richard,' among other movies.The courtroom drama directed by TCJ Gnanavel is inspired by a…

New Delhi: World Health Organization (WHO) Chief has warned that it is dangerous to assume the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will be the last one to emerge and that the world is in the end game of the pandemic. He said, conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge. During the WHO executive board meeting, the UN health agency's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, however said that, if tools such as testing and vaccines are used in a comprehensive manner, it would be possible for the world to…

New Delhi: In Uttar Pradesh, the State Election Commission has made it mandatory for all political parties to seek permission for campaigning through video vans or digital video vans. Expenditure on the video vans will be added to the party's election expenses which have to be produced before the Election Commission once the elections are over. Such video vans can be used for campaigning only between 8 am to 8 pm. Additional Chief Election Officer Dr Brahmdev Ram Tiwari, in a statement, said the sanctioning authority…

Kokrajhar: A ganja smuggler was shot at by police at Serfanguri area in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday morning. According to Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police Prateek Vijay Thube, a vehicle (truck) Reg No- NL 01 Q 8878 was detained and seized 70 packets of Ganja weighing about 685 kgs. The truck was on its way to Bihar from Guwahati concealing the ganja by making a secret chamber inside the vehicle. “On enquiry it is learnt that more packets of Ganja was kept hidden near Sarfanguri and on lead and shown by…

Reckitt, a leading global consumer health and hygiene company, today announced the winners of the ‘The Reckitt inGen challenge’ in partnership with global entrepreneurship organisation, TiE Delhi-NCR. Three innovators were recognised for targeted hygiene solutions based on a competitive evaluation process. Last year, Reckitt with its initiative ‘inGen’ invited applications from the next generation of Indian innovators to showcase their solutions for targeted hygiene needs. From the numerous applications received, 14…

Hyderabad : Our Food, an AgriTech startup with innovative, low-cost, and decentralized mini food processing units, has raised USD $6M in growth funding. The company plans to ramp up operations, increase manufacturing capacity and vastly improve the agricultural food supply chain that sees an estimated $5B annual post-harvest wastage in India. This funding round is led by existing investor, 3Lines Venture Capital, and a new investor, C4D Asia Fund. Lalit Jalan, 3Lines India Chairman and ex-CEO of Reliance Infrastructure,…

Mumbai : The upcoming soulful romantic song Oh Humnaseen is on its way to giving the essence of yesteryear romance to music lovers. The song had been launched on 25th January in Mumbai. The song is released by Zee music under the banner of Universal Entertainments is a music video depicting the classic love story between debutant actor Pranay Jha and social media sensation Anjali Arora against the picturesque and breathtaking landscape of Kashmir. The event was attended by Pramod Shashtri, Pawan Mishra and Pranay Jha. The…