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G20 summit: President's dinner to be an evening of musical journey

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The highlights of this part will be devotional songs — Vaishnav Janto and Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram and also an iconic song promoting national integration — Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. The Bharat Mandapam in Delhi's Pragati Maidan where the G20 summit will be held on Sept. 9 and 10, 2023.  NEW DELHI: An ensemble comprising 78 instrumentalists from across states is set to enthral delegates attending the G20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Ministry of Culture has planned a unique harmonious performance — Bharat Vadya Darshan (The Musical Journey of India) — at the dinner President Droupadi Murmu will be hosting on Saturday. The three-hour show, starting at 6 pm, is divided into three parts. The performances will be in ascending tempo from Vilambit Laya (slow tempo composition), to medium or Madhya Laya, to fast or Druta Laya (concluding section). The Vilambit Laya comprises Raagmalika and Rajasthani and Kashmiri folk songs. The middle section will have traditional songs of Gujarat, Maha

Mumbai air hostess murder: Accused ends life in police-lockup

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The accused, Vikram Atwal, a housekeeping staffer was arrested for killing the 23-year-old air hostess by slitting her throat inside her flat.                                           Image used for representational purpose only. A 40-year-old man who was arrested by the Mumbai police for allegedly murdering an air hostess at her residence in Mumbai’s Marol died by suicide in a police lock-up, the PTI reported. The accused, Vikram Atwal, a housekeeping staffer was arrested for killing the 23-year-old air hostess by slitting her throat inside her flat. The air hostess, Rupal Ogrey, originally from Chhattisgarh, arrived in Mumbai in April this year for her job with Air India. She lived with her sister at the flat. however, when the incident happened, she was alone at the flat.   Vikram Atwal’s body has been sent for post-mortem. Further investigations are underway.

New Zealand Woman, 33, Dies Of Health Condition After She Was Told By Doctors That She Was Faking Her Illness

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Ms Aston became an advocate for patients right after she was told she was faking her EDS symptoms by doctors and blamed them on mental illness.                        Ms Aston was also suspected of faking fainting spells, fevers, and coughing fits. A 33-year-old New Zealand woman who was accused of faking her illness has died of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). According to the New Zealand Herald report, Stephanie Aston, 33, died at her home in Auckland on September 1. Ms Aston became an advocate for patients right after she was told she was faking her EDS symptoms by doctors and blamed them on mental illness. Ms Aston was just 25 when those symptoms began in October 2015. At the time, she did not know she had inherited the health condition, The Independent reported. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), EDS is a group of inherited disorders that weaken connective tissues. Connective tissues are proteins that support skin, bones, blood vessels, and other organs. EDS usuall

Indian Coast Guard rescues 10 stranded Tamil Nadu fishermen

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The boat suffered a breakdown and continued drifting since September 1. Following an SOS, a search by the Coast Guard ships and aircraft located the boat 240 miles off Chennai. The fishermen who were rescued by the Coast Guard in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. VISAKHAPATNAM: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were stranded in the Bay of Bengal for six days after their boat developed a technical snag. According to the Coast Guard, fishing boat IFB Ganapathi Perumal ventured into the sea for fishing from Kasimedu harbour on August 24. The boat suffered a breakdown and continued drifting since September 1. Following an SOS, a surface/air coordinated search by the Coast Guard ships and aircraft located the boat at 240 miles off Chennai. Coast Guard Ship Ayush reached the location in the early hours of Wednesday, provided emergency assistance to the fishermen and towed the boat to the fishing harbour in Vizag. Later, the Tamil Nadu fishermen were handed ove

National Medical Commission relaxed criteria to pass MBBS

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Health experts are worried about the long-term impact of such adjustments on the quality of healthcare and the medical profession in the state. Image used for representational purpose. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has relaxed the passing marks for the MBBS exam making it easier for students to qualify for the test. The move, however, has sparked worries about its impact on the quality of healthcare. Though the aggregate score to pass a subject having theory and practical exams remains 50% under the revised guidelines issued on September 1, the key change is in individual subject components. The minimum percentage for such subjects has been lowered from 50% to 40%. Similarly, for subjects with two papers, students only need to score an aggregate of 40% instead of 50% earlier. The guidelines will be implemented from October 1. The Board of Studies at the Kerala University of Health Sciences will convene on Friday to discuss the implementation. Health expert

'I apologise to his victims': Japan's most successful boyband agency admits founder's sexual abuse

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Over the years, aspiring boyband idols collectively dubbed "Johnny's Jrs" sought his tutelage, and the panel estimated that at least "a few hundred" of them had been victimised. Julie Keiko Fujishima, outgoing president of entertainment company Johnny & Associates Inc. bows during a press conference Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Tokyo. TOKYO: The president of Japan’s biggest and most successful boyband agency admitted on Thursday that its late founder sexually abused young aspiring stars, decades after allegations first emerged. Johnny Kitagawa died aged 87 in 2019, having engineered the birth of J-pop mega-groups including SMAP, TOKIO and Arashi that amassed adoring fans across Asia. Allegations that he abused young men who wanted to be stars surfaced in Japanese media in 1999. But it was not until this year that they ignited full-on soul-searching, following a BBC documentary and denunciations by victims. “Both the agency itself and I myself as a person

Ta’Kiya Young had big plans for her growing family before police killed her in an Ohio parking lot

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The body camera video of the fatal shooting was released by the Blendon Township Police Department on September 1, 2023. This image from bodycam video released by the police Sept 1, 2023, shows an officer pointing his gun on Ta’Kiya Young moments before shooting her through the windshield... Ta’Kiya Young treated her two little boys like kings, dressing them sharply, letting them have too many sweets, cooking them big gourmet meals of T-bone steak with broccoli, cheese and rice. The royal life also awaited her unborn daughter. When Young found out she was pregnant with her third child — a girl — she was thrilled. The 21-year-old Ohio mom and aspiring social worker bought a stack of adorable onesies in anticipation of the baby’s arrival. She scheduled a photo shoot to show off her baby bump. She applied for public housing and looked forward to the day when she and her growing brood would have a place to call their own. Instead, Young’s grieving family prepared for her funeral on Sept

Fifth leopard captured on Tirumala walkway

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Tirupati district forest officer (DFO) A.Srinivasulu said the two-year-old sub-adult, a female, has been shifted to the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park (Tirupati Zoo) for quarantine. Image used for representational purpose only. TIRUPATI: The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department has captured another leopard, the fifth, in Tirumala, an official said on Thursday. The leopard entered the trap at around 12.30 am and its capture was confirmed at 5.30 am on Thursday, said the official. “We captured it between the seventh mile to Tirumala and Narasimha Swamy temple at the border which separates the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the forest,” Tirupati district forest officer (DFO) A.Srinivasulu told PTI. Srinivasulu said the two-year-old sub-adult, a female, has been shifted to the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park (Tirupati Zoo) for quarantine. It will be subjected to tests and on confirmation that no traces of human flesh were found in it, the big cat will be released in a faraway w

Manipur violence: Curfew relaxed in five valley districts

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However, the relaxation will not include any gatherings, sit-in protests, rallies, etc. without obtaining approval from the competent authority, the government order read. FILE: Security personnel in Sambalpur during curfew IMPHAL: A day after curfew was clamped in all the five valley districts of Manipur, authorities announced curfew relaxation timing to facilitate the general public to purchase essential items including medicines and food. An official order issued on Wednesday said curfew has been relaxed from 5 am to 6 pm for Imphal East, Imphal West and Kakching districts on Thursday. Curfew relaxation in Thoubal district is from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.Curfew relaxation for Bishnupur district is from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m., it said. More than 40 people, mostly women, were injured after security forces fired several rounds of teargas shells to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to breach security barricades at Phougakchao Ikhai in Bishnupur district on Wednesday. “This relaxation sha

Modi and co using Sanatana ploy to divert attention; will face cases legally, says Udhayanidhi

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He also launched a strident attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was "globe-trotting", afraid of facing questions over the Manipur violence. FILE - A collage of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and PM Narendra Modi, used for representational purposes only. CHENNAI: Under intense attack from the BJP over his alleged anti-Sanatana Dharma remarks, DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday accused the saffron party leaders of “twisting” his statements and vowed to face all cases in this connection legally. He also launched a strident attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was “globe-trotting”, afraid of facing questions over the Manipur violence. “For the last 9 years, all your (BJP) promises are empty promises. What have you exactly done for our welfare is a question currently being raised in unison by the entire country against an unarmed, fascist BJP government. It is in this background that the BJP leaders have twisted my speech