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KUMAIL NANJIANI TO PLAY CHIPPENDALES FOUNDER SOMEN ‘STEVE’ BANERJEE IN HULU SERIES

May 20, 2021

WASHINGTON: Oscar-nominated actor Kumail Nanjiani will star as Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee in the upcoming Hulu series ‘Immigrant’. As per Variety, the eight-episode limited series will tell the true story of Banerjee, the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. The series will detail the “insane, darkly comedic, crime-ridden story behind...

ANIL KAPOOR TERMS WIFE SUNITA ‘BEDROCK OF OUR COMBINED FAMILIES’ ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

May 20, 2021

MUMBAI: Evergreen actor Anil Kapoor on Wednesday celebrated his wedding anniversary with his wife Sunita Kapoor and penned down a heartfelt note, terming his wife ‘bedrock of our combined families’ to mark the occasion.The ‘Mr India’ actor took to Instagram and shared a carousel of pictures that features beautiful memories...

DOCTORS URGE MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN TO CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE TO AVOID HEART ATTACKS

May 20, 2021

Women with mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s have a two-fold risk of acute coronary syndromes in their 50s compared to their counterparts with normal blood pressure- suggest the finding of a study. The study was published on World Hypertension Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology,...

Researchers suggest using urban city design to promote heart health

May 20, 2021

Cities harbour a dangerous cocktail of environmental stressors which politicians must tackle to save lives and preserve health- says the conclusion of a new paper. The paper was published in the European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “By 2050, three in four people will...

DEMENTIA RISK FACTORS SIMILAR FOR MEN AND WOMEN, BUT NOT HIGH BP: STUDY

May 20, 2021

While the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not- find George Institute researchers -in a study of just over half a million people. The study showed that both low and high blood pressure were associated with a...

CHINA SUPPORTS INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA PLAN FOR IPR WAIVER FOR VACCINES

May 20, 2021

China extended its support to India and South Africa’s proposal for a temporary waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for Covid-19 vaccines, saying that it is in favour of all efforts for fair vaccine access. “China fully understands and is supportive of the developing world’s demand for...

China-Nepal border row intensifies as border pillars go missing in Daulkha

May 20, 2021

KATHMANDU: Beijing has turned the heat alongside the borders of its neighbouring country Nepal with border pillars vanishing in the Daulkha district of the Himalayan nation. It appears to be yet another example of growing Chinese belligerence and a complete disregard to the international border by Beijing. Raising red flags, the Nepalese...

‘TRUMP ORGANIZATION UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION’

May 20, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said that it was working alongside the Manhattan District Attorney in an ongoing criminal fraud investigation against Trump Organization. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” Fabien Levy, a spokesman for...

Pakistan makes strategic shift against Taliban to balance US, China ties

May 20, 2021

Pakistan no longer favours a Taliban total victory in Afghanistan as it seeks to balance its US and China relations. Salman Rafi Sheikh, writing in Asia Times said that Pakistan’s security establishment appears to see more geopolitical upside to an inclusive rather than Taliban-dominated Afghan government in Kabul when US...

Pelosi calls for ‘diplomatic boycott’ of 2022 Beijing Olympics, China protests

May 20, 2021

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a “diplomatic boycott” of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds. Condemning her statement, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a routine press conference that some US individual’s personal statements are...

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