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02 Feb

Taylor Sheridan’s Female Western ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Sets Summer Release

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Angelina Jolie-starrer Those Who Wish Me Dead will debut in US theatres on May 14 this year, Warner Bros has announced. According to Deadline, the Taylor Sheridan-directed Westerner will premiere on streamer HBO Max the same day as per the release strategy of Warner Media for the year 2021. Based on Michael Koryta’s 2014 novel of the same name, the film is described as a female-driven Western set amidst a wildfire raging in the Montana wilderness. When a teenager witnesses a murder, he finds himself being pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness. Though there is a survival expert…

02 Feb

FAC conducts two-day workshop

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Fazl Ali College (FAC), Mokokchung conducted two-day workshop on “intellectual property rights” through online-offline blended mode from January 28 to 29 at FAC, organised in collaboration with Patent Information Centre (PIC), Nagaland State Science and Technology Council, Department of Science and Technology, Nagaland. A press release by FAC information and publicity cell stated that, resource persons from CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat and PIC, Assam Science and Technology & Environmental Council, along with the PIC, Nagaland Science and Technology Council deliberated on various topics covering the theme. Director, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) Sriperumbudur, Tamil Naidu, prof. Dr. Sibnath Deb…

02 Feb

Student killed on suspicion of cattle smuggling

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A 24-year-old student was allegedly killed by some BSF jawans in a village in Tripura along the India-Bangladesh border over suspicion that he was a cattle smuggler, police said. A senior police official said that Jasim Mia was killed by the BSF troopers in the wee hours on Monday at Debipur village under Belonia sub-division in southern Tripura. A BSF official said that their troopers fired in self defence as Jasim had attacked them with a sharp-edged weapon. The BSF is yet to obtain further details about the incident. Senior BSF officials have rushed to the spot and are investigating…

02 Feb

Manipur Congress protests against fuel price hike

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The opposition Congress in Manipur on Monday staged a protest against incessant hike in fuel prices at the gate of Imphal oil depot. Leaders of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Manipur unit, Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (MPYCC), members of Seva Dal of the MPCC and others took part in the protest that displayed various anti-BJP government slogans. Leaders taking part in the protest attacked the BJP government at the Centre for allegedly engaging in “extortion from the people” and “profiteering” at a time of COVID-19 crisis. During the protest, they displayed placards with anti-BJP government slogans like “Down…

02 Feb

Meghalaya to upscale educational facilities

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said that the State Government has embarked upon itself the responsibility to upscale educational facilities from elementary level. “In the current financial year, we will renovate at least 200 LP schools in the State. For each LP schools we have allocated Rs. 40 lakh for the renovation. In a phase wise manner, we will cover around 800 schools in the next three years,” Sangma said at the inauguration of the newly constructed building of Garobadha Secondary School and Rangsakona Higher Secondary School in South West Garo Hills district. Both the new buildings…

01 Feb

Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3 to commence from March 2021?

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The third season of the reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam is all set to premiere soon. The first two seasons, hosted by veteran actor Mohanlal, was a hit among audiences. Hence, the expectation level is quite high this time. During the recent launch event of the reality show Star Singer season 8, actor Tovino Thomas unveiled the logo of the upcoming season of Bigg Boss Malayalam, hinting at its return. The logo is expected to be revealed officially by the channel very soon. Actor Mohanlal will be seen as the show's host once again. According to sources, Bigg Boss Malayalam…

01 Feb

Kapil Sharma, Ginni Chatrath blessed with baby boy; thank fans for the blessings

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Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma welcomed his second baby with wife Ginni Chatrath on Monday. He took to Twitter to announce that the couple has been blessed with a baby boy early morning today (February 1). He tweeted, "Namaskaar we are blessed with a Baby boy this early morning, by the grace of God Baby n Mother both r fine, thank you so much for all the love, blessings n prayers love you all ginni n kapil." From Saina Nehwal to Suniel Shetty, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Singh and other celebs congratulated the couple. In an interactive session '#AskKapil' on Twitter, he revealed…

01 Feb

3,986 healthcare workers vaccinated in Manipur

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As many as 3,986 healthcare workers were vaccinated since the COVID-19 inoculation drive began in Manipur. A total of 3,986 healthcare workers were inoculated against targeted beneficiaries of 7,310 on the first phase of the drive which commenced from January 16 last, said state health officials on Sunday. The drive was in progress in 10 centres across the state, the officials added, during a news conference held at the state health directorate office today. Like other states of the country, COVID-19 vaccination drive in Manipur commenced on January 16 with 54,000 doses of the Covidshield vaccines received from the Centre.…

01 Feb

Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma and cricketer Virat Kohli name their daughter Vamika

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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have revealed the name of their first child. The couple has named their daughter Vamika. Anushka Sharma took to Instagram and wrote, “”We have lived together with love, presence and gratitude as a way of life but this little one Vamika ❤️ has taken it to a whole new level! Tears, laughter, worry, bliss – emotions that have been experienced in a span of minutes sometimes! Sleep is elusive 😛 but our hearts are SO full ❤️ Thanking you all for your wishes, prayers and good energy 🤗.” Virat Kohli posted an adorable comment on…

01 Feb

No new COVID case in East Khasi Hills

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Ever since the onset of the pandemic, the East Khasi Hills, which has been the most affected district in Meghalaya, reported no new COVID-19 case on the last day January. Director Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said that the three new COVID-19 cases were detected in the State today, which included one each from the West Khasi Hills district, Ri-Bhoi district and West Jaintia Hills district. “All the nine recoveries from Covid-19 recorded today were also in the East Khasi Hills district,” he added. Nevertheless, the East Khasi Hills, which includes State capital Shillong, is the most affected district…