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Malavika Mohanan is celebrating Onam at her hometown in Payyannur, with family and friends, while basking in the success of Hridayapoorvam. However, for her, as much as being part of the film was special, it was the fact that she was working with two people whose films she had watched growing up — actor Mohanlal and director Sathyan Anthikad — that made the project even more close to her heart. She calls the experience of Hridayapoorvam “overwhelming.”Of course, her excitement is mainly because she shared the screen with Mohanlal. “Though I have worked in popular films with big actors before,…

It was the death of a 35-year-old woman during home birth at Padapparamba, near Malappuram, in April this year that prompted a series of interventions from the State health authorities. (representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Home birth rates in Malappuram district of Kerala have come down drastically following recent interventions by the State health authorities. Malappuram’s home births have now dropped from 254 in a year to just 6 in a month.District Medical Officer R. Renuka described the decline as remarkable, attributing it to targeted interventions. It was the death of a 35-year-old woman during home birth at…

Veer Chotrani in the men’s section and Amina El Rihany of Egypt in the women’s event will be the top seeds in the second PSA Challenger of the HCL Squash Indian Tour, to be staged at the Otters Club in Mumbai from September 8 to 12.Suraj Kumar Chand, Rahul Baitha, Om Semwal, Ayaan Vaziralli, Yusha Nafees and Gurveer Singh will be the other Indians in the men’s event offering $9,000 prize money. The other players will be from Egypt, Malaysia, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Iran, Malta and New Zealand.Akanksha Salunkhe has been seeded second in the women’s…

If passed into law, the bill would enact new trade restrictions mandating exporters obtain licenses and approval for the shipments of silicon exceeding certain performance caps [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Nvidia said on Friday the AI GAIN Act would restrict global competition for advanced chips, with similar effects on the U.S. leadership and economy as the AI Diffusion Rule, which put limits on the computing power countries could have.Short for Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act, the GAIN AI Act was introduced as part of the National Defense Authorization Act and stipulates that AI chipmakers prioritize…

Just a three-hour flight from NYC, Turks and Caicos is a desirable beach escape brimming with luxury hotels, incredible restaurants, and plenty of ocean access. One of the best ways to visit this Caribbean getaway is by staying in your own personal villa—ideal for getting a bit more privacy with your island vacation (and secluded beach or pool access). From the quaint town of Cockburn on Grand Turk to the outer islands of North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos, and Salt Cay—each with its own charm—there’s no wrong place to visit in this archipelago. And while there are plenty of…

In Brazil, former President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial, accused of attempting to overturn the 2022 election. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Gustavo Ribeiro of The Brazilian Report about what’s at stake.

Kolkata: Around 3.19 lakh candidates are likely to take the fresh teacher recruitment exam on Sunday, which is being held on the orders of the Supreme Court. Teacher recruitment exam was last held in the state in 2016. On Friday, the WBSSC published a list of 35,726 vacant posts in state run schools for which the recruitment exams were being held. (Representational image) On April 3 this year, the apex court while upholding a decision of the Calcutta high court had cancelled the appointments of 25,752 school teachers and non-teaching staff in government schools. The apex court had ordered a…

Filmmaker Mohit Suri, who recently bounced back after a string of flops with Saiyaara, his biggest hit, said that he was prepping the third instalment of Aashiqui and was dropped from it partially because of his poor strike rate at the time. He said that he holds no ill will against anybody, including his own family, and that he was mostly disappointed in himself for letting the naysayers get to him. Saiyaara has grossed more than Rs 500 crore worldwide, and has reestablished Mohit, who got his start at uncle Mahesh Bhatt’s Vishesh Films. In an interview with Shubhankar Mishra…

Neena Gupta keeps it extremely candid and honest on her social media, whether sharing life advice, experiences, hacks, or cooking techniques. In keeping with this, the actor recently shared a recipe for a ‘roti roll’ that she likes to carry with her while traveling to airports.  Calling herself a “shorts-wali desi girl,” she discussed how most food available at airports tends to be overpriced and not the healthiest, adding that she prefers to carry her own tiffin box.Sharing how to make it, she said she wraps a mixture of potatoes, paneer, onions, capsicum, and tomatoes in a roti—a dish that satisfies her cravings while…

Setting a 48-hour ultimatum to the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government Thursday for taking strict action against the police officers involved in lathicharge as well as the SRMU management, the student body has meanwhile undertaken “mashaal jaloos” (torch march) against the police and administration in various districts across the state, even burning their effigies at some places. “We would continue our protests across UP and would intensify it after completion of 48 hours till all our demands are met and all the guilty individuals, be it over irregularities in the university (SRMU) or those involved in lathicharge and those saving them,…