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Cinema: ‘Avatar’ screening speed crashes outdated Japanese film equipment!

December 20, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The speed of screening Hollywood’s latest blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water, is so high that film equipment in some of Japan’s cinema houses crashed, the media reported on Tuesday. According to experts, while the specific cause of the technical issues remains rather unclear, at least one theater in Nagoya […]

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LAST FILM SHOW wins top prize at Hollywood’s Asian World Film Festival

November 21, 2022 Vinayak Barot

The eight-member jury awarded the festival’s top prize BEST PICTURE – SNOW LEOPARD to Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show. This year’s AWFF (Asian World Film Festival) 8th edition saw many celebrated titles from across Asia and Eastern Europe competing for this highly coveted Snow Leopard prize leading up to the Oscar buzz. This year festival opened […]

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Covid-19: Pandemic returns to Australia with 800 infections aboard a ship

November 12, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic appeared returning to Australia on Saturday with nearly 800 people testing positive on a cruise ship in Sydney, the media reported. The health officials called it a “high-risk” incident, and rated the fresh Covid-19 outbreak’s risk level at “Tier 3”, showing a high level of transmission. Australia’s […]

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Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran outshines Shahrukh, Salman Khan in ‘drama’!

November 7, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who survived an alleged assassination attempt last week, has ‘outshined’ India’s Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan in acting skills, his bête noire Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of the ruling coalition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), said on Monday. “Why is he being […]

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Financials: Social media giants lost wealth heavily in 2022

October 29, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Global social media giants have lost their wealth heavily this year and their founders’ net worth has taken a nosedive on the bourses. Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, lost over USD 66 billion this year. And so did Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who took a hit of over USD […]

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Technology: PM Modi launches 5-G services; countrywide rollout by March ’24

October 1, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the rollout of 5-G communication services in India will make sure the country played an active role in the development and implementation of technology, rather than remaining an end-user. With this launch, India has become only the fifth nation—after Finland, Sweden, South Korea, […]

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Booker-Prize winner Hilary Mantel passes away

September 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: British author of the best-selling trilogy, Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel passed away, her publisher and agent revealed on Friday, September 23, 2022. She was 70 years old. According to her agent, “Mantel died suddenly yet peacefully, surrounded by close family and friends.” Publishers HarperCollins released an official statement that read, “We are heartbroken […]

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Former Union Minister Manikrao Gavit passes away at 87

September 17, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Senior Congress Tribal leader and former Union minister, Manikrao Gavit, passed away due to age-related illness while being admitted to a hospital in Nashik on Saturday, September 17, 2022. He was 87 years old. Gavit served as Minister of State for Home and Social Justice under former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He […]

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BTS Member Kim Namjoon becomes an Audio Guide

September 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The leader of the popular Korean boy band, BTS, Kim Namjoon revealed on social media that he will become an audio guide for an upcoming exhibition on modern Korean art named, The Space Between The Modern in Korean Art. The narrations are available in Korean and English languages at the Los Angeles County […]

Bollywood

Multiplex Association of India postpones National Cinema Day

September 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) decided to postpone the National Cinema Day on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. The day was scheduled to be observed on September 16, 2022. The day will now be celebrated on September 23, 2022. MAI revealed that the commemoration of the day was postponed “on request from various […]