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Priyanshu Painyuli teams up with Raj Chakraborty for romantic thriller
Entertainment, Movies

Priyanshu Painyuli teams up with Raj Chakraborty for romantic thriller

A gripping crime story demands edge-of-the-seat twists, a solid cast, and an auteur to weave it all together. The upcoming yet-untitled romantic thriller seems to tick all those boxes. Set to stream on JioHotstar, the series marks the Hindi streaming debut of Bengali filmmaker and politician Raj Chakraborty, and stars Parambrata Chatterjee, Sumeet Vyas, Aditi Pohankar, and Priyanshu Painyuli in key roles. Raj Chakraborty and Priyanshu Painyuli The series, shot across Kolkata and Darjeeling, has wrapped filming and is now in post-production. “The series revolves around a relationship tested by betrayal and hidden motives, set against the shifting social and political undercurrents of Kolkata and the hills of Darjeeling. The team has shot several key sequences in Kolkata’s older neighbourh...
Adopt healthy lifestyles to reduce risk of heart diseases: Health Minister Nadda
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Adopt healthy lifestyles to reduce risk of heart diseases: Health Minister Nadda

Adopting healthy lifestyles can help significantly reduce risk of heart disease, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday on World Heart Day.  World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29 to raise awareness about various heart diseases and the importance of early detection. “World Heart Day highlights the importance of cardiovascular health and encourages proactive measures to prevent heart-related illnesses. It provides a vital platform to spread awareness about maintaining a strong and healthy heart through balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and stress management,” Nadda said in a post on social media platform X. “By adopting healthy lifestyles, individuals can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and improve overall well-being. Observing this day inspires ...
10 days after Liberal says Kneecap barred from Canada, band has ‘no notice’ – National
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10 days after Liberal says Kneecap barred from Canada, band has ‘no notice’ – National

Controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has still not received official notice from the Canadian government about whether they are barred from entering Canada, the band’s manager said Monday, 10 days after their apparent entry ban was announced. “No notice on anything,” band manager Daniel Lambert told Global News in an email, “just Vince’s social media video.”Lambert was referring to Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, who posted a video to his social media on Sept. 19 saying the government has deemed Kneecap’s members ineligible to enter Canada.“On behalf of the Government of Canada I am announcing that on the advice of our officials, we have deemed the group Kneecap ineligible to enter our country,” Gasparro said in the post.Kneecap, which has b...
Anand tells UN that Canada ‘does not retreat from duty’ amid global crises – National
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Anand tells UN that Canada ‘does not retreat from duty’ amid global crises – National

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted September 29, 2025 1:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told the United Nations General Assembly today that Canada “does not retreat from duty” at a time of numerous global crises. Anand’s speech on behalf of Canada combined humanitarian and security concerns along with Ottawa’s desire to be what Anand called “an attractive destination for international capital.”She also says Canada will be part of the political process that follows the Israel-Hamas war, and will help in every way possible. ...
Trump vows 100% tariff on foreign movies, levies on furniture – National
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Trump vows 100% tariff on foreign movies, levies on furniture – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside the country, along with foreign-made furniture, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post. However, it is not immediately clear how such tariffs, particularly those on movies, could work.The “movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries,” Trump said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Trump blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom.“California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particular...
Current Trends Explained: Steal a Brainrot, Heavy Soda, AI Polaroids
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Current Trends Explained: Steal a Brainrot, Heavy Soda, AI Polaroids

Are you old enough to remember talking to your friends on the phone all the time? A phone with a cord? Then welcome to the Out of Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture, a guide to what's going down with all the youths out there. This week, the young 'uns are stealing each other's brainrots, guzzling heavy soda, (not) paying $500 for a rock, and being harassed by a rizzed-out robot. "Steal a Brainrot" If you know anyone under the age of 16, they are probably playing "Steal a Brainrot," and you are probably asking "Steal a what now?" so here's what it's all about: "Steal a Brainrot" is a multiplayer mini-game within maxi-games Roblox and Fortnite. In a game of Brainrot, up to eight players share a server, and each has their own base. The object of the game is to buy brainrots for your base an...
Liver fat predicts health risks in children with obesity: Scientists
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Liver fat predicts health risks in children with obesity: Scientists

New research shows that liver fat, rather than bodyweight, is the key factor predicting which children with obesity will develop serious health problems, Israeli scientists announced on Sunday. A study by Tel Aviv University and the Dana Dwek Children`s Hospital in Tel Aviv suggests that obesity in children does not automatically spell poor health. Instead, researchers found that the amount of fat in the liver -- not bodyweight alone -- may be the key factor in predicting whether obese children develop serious illnesses. Fatty liver in children can lead to type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and even liver cirrhosis later in life. The team examined 31 Israeli children with obesity, seeking to understand why some develop metabolic complications while others remai...
Is Alien: Earth 2 in the works? Adarsh Gourav drops major hint
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Is Alien: Earth 2 in the works? Adarsh Gourav drops major hint

The biggest sign of a show’s success is it being renewed for a second season. Rumours are rife that the creative team of Alien: Earth, the Ridley Scott-backed sci-fi series that premièred on August 12, has begun work on its second edition. Not just that, Adarsh Gourav, who plays Slightly in the show that explores humanity’s encounter with the xenomorph threat in 2120, is expected to reprise his role.    While Gourav is tight-lipped about whether the Noah Crawley-directed series’ next season has been greenlit, he is vocal about his enthusiasm to return to its world. The actor said, “The creators have built such a rich world that as an actor, it’s a privilege to contribute to a story of this scale. I would gladly return for as many future seasons as they’d like me to be part of. Projects li...
Here’s How TikTok Could Change for You If You Live in the US
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Here’s How TikTok Could Change for You If You Live in the US

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.It's been a tumultuous year and a half for TikTok in the U.S. In April of 2024, President Biden signed a law forcing the app's parent company, ByteDance, to sell its majority stake to an American company, or face a ban in the U.S. ByteDance never did, and so, in January, the app went dark.It was mostly performative, however. Then President-elect Trump had already assured TikTok that his incoming administration would not enforce the ban, as did the outgoing President Biden. As such, once Trump was sworn in, he signed an executive order kicking the TikTok ban down the road. Trump continued to delay enforcing the ban, which, whil...
Cardiovascular diseases behind 1 in 3 global deaths in 2023: Study
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Cardiovascular diseases behind 1 in 3 global deaths in 2023: Study

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of disease burden, causing one in three deaths worldwide in 2023, according to a study on Wednesday.  The study showed that the number of cardiovascular disease deaths worldwide has risen sharply, climbing to 19.2 million in 2023 from 13.1 million in 1990. The heart-related mortality was driven by population growth, ageing, and exposure to a broad range of risks, including increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, as revealed by the report based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, and published today in JACC. Ischemic heart disease affected an estimated 240 million people in 2023, while lower extremity peripheral arterial disease impacted 122 million; stroke remained a leading cause of death and disability across all region...