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Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag sue Los Angeles after losing home in wildfire – National
Entertainment, Movies

Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag sue Los Angeles after losing home in wildfire – National

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the real-life couple who rose to fame on hit reality series The Hills, are suing the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the Los Angeles wildfires on Jan. 7. The couple filed the lawsuit Tuesday in California’s Superior Court in Los Angeles County along with more than 20 other property owners and residents who were affected by the Palisades fire. Pratt’s mother, Janet Pratt, is among the property owners listed as a plaintiff.“The Palisades Fire was an inescapable and unavoidable consequence of the egregious failure of the water supply system servicing areas in and around Pacific Palisades, including having an empty water reservoir,” the couples’ lawyer, Peter McNulty, said in a statem...
Rahul Bhat recalls breaking his back while hitting prisoner in Black Warrant
Entertainment, Movies

Rahul Bhat recalls breaking his back while hitting prisoner in Black Warrant

Rahul Bhat has been on the receiving end of praise for his performance as DSP Tomar in the recently released Netflix series `Black Warrant`. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the series that also stars Zahan Kapoor is based on real life incidents as narrated in the book `Black Warrant: The confessions of a Tihar jailer`.  Rahul Bhat on reaction to Black Warrant Rahul Bhat is amused at the kind of response the show and especially his character is receiving. He essays the role of DSP Tomar who is assigned three newbies to train as jailers. "I think what people like about this character is his own style and the little masala in this character. The character is also unpredictable in the way he behaves. We cannot second guess him whether he`s going to be angry at this line or not. So I think ...
Mumbai: One donor helps give new lease of life to 13 people
Health

Mumbai: One donor helps give new lease of life to 13 people

In a heartwarming and inspiring development, one donor in Mumbai has helped give a new lease of life and thus transform the lives of 13 recipients.  The entire process was done by Jupiter Hospital in Thane, which has successfully facilitated organ and tissue donations from the one donor to 13 others who were in need of it.  The initiative not only highlights but serves as reminder for increasing awareness and importance of organ donation as a life-saving mission. The donations included:Organs: Liver, kidneys, pancreas, and heart.Tissues: Corneas, skin, and bones. The hospital attributes this success to the self-motivation of donors and their families, emphasising the significance of expressing one’s wish to donate organs to loved ones.  Among the notable stories is that of a donor who...
Why I would rather live with strangers than friends in London
Life Style

Why I would rather live with strangers than friends in London

He was earning well at his job in the City, while I was in my first publishing job and had very little disposable income, so our lifestyles simply weren’t aligned. Inviting him for walks or coffee dates, I tried to remind him that, first and foremost, we were friends. He’d look at me, confused, and say, “But I can just see you at home?”. Source link
Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases in Pune: What you need to know about the disorder
Health

Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases in Pune: What you need to know about the disorder

Guillain-Barre Syndrome -- a rare nerve disorder -- that has affected 73 people in Pune is a life-threatening condition, said health experts on Saturday. GBS is often followed by a bacterial or viral infection that wreaks havoc on the nerves. In people afflicted with GBS, the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, leading to weakness and, sometimes, paralysis, or even death. "The total number of GBS cases increased to 73, comprising 47 and 26 women. Of these, 14 are on ventilator support," a state health department official was quoted as saying to the media. A person A 64-year-old female patient, undergoing treatment at Pimpri`s Post Graduate Institute-Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH), has reportedly succumbed to an acute motor axon...
B.C. documentary about residential school atrocities nominated for an Oscar
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B.C. documentary about residential school atrocities nominated for an Oscar

WARNING: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. A documentary following an investigation into allegations of abuse and missing kids at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in Williams Lake has been nominated for an Oscar.Sugarcane is up for the Best Documentary Feature award at the Academy Awards later this winter.Secwepemc filmmaker, Julian Brave NoiseCat, and Toronto journalist, director, producer and cinematographer, Emily Kassie, explore allegations that the priests who fathered children with students at the school sent the infants to be killed in the incinerator.“This film has meant the world to me,” NoiseCat told Global News, explaining his father was born at the school.“The thing that really would hang over me about t...
Gul Panag calls her ‘Paatal Lok’ character, the ‘emotional anchor’ for Hathi Ram
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Gul Panag calls her ‘Paatal Lok’ character, the ‘emotional anchor’ for Hathi Ram

Actress Gul Panag, who essays the role of the wife of the lead character of Hathi Ram Chaudhary in the streaming show ‘Paatal Lok’, has said that her part in the show is the emotional fulcrum for Hathiram.  The second season of ‘Paatal Lok’ is getting a lot of positive response. Nearly five years after the debut season, the show has not only stood the test of time, but it has also pushed creative boundaries, exploring new depths in storytelling, cinematography, and character development in season 2. Reflecting on her character’s evolution, Gul Panag shared, “Renu is the emotional anchor for Hathiram. Both seasons capture the safety and peace of Hathiram’s family space, and I tried keeping that intact in the second installment. However, with 5 years passing, it was important to embrace ch...
Trump says Canada is a bad trade partner. Are his tariff threats justified?
Politics

Trump says Canada is a bad trade partner. Are his tariff threats justified?

As Ottawa floats possible solutions to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, it faces a dilemma: does it appease the United States and open up the domestic market, inflicting volatility and job losses but potentially driving down consumer prices, or does it stand firm with retaliatory threats to protect Canadian industries? Canada is bracing for the impact of Trump’s threats to levy blanket tariffs of 25 per cent on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, with much being said about price hikes for certain consumer goods if the tariffs come into force, but little attention paid to what possible solutions, like opening up the market, could mean.“I’m not going to sugarcoat it, there will be job losses if we open up those protected industries,” says Ian Lee, associate profe...
Why an adult interrailing trip around Europe should be your next summer holiday
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Why an adult interrailing trip around Europe should be your next summer holiday

In the summer of 2017, during those fleeting months of bliss between finishing sixth form and starting university, I made the questionable decision to spend all my Saturday job savings on a boozy (and disastrous) week in Ayia Napa. As well as it being a total car crash, it also meant I missed out on the British rite of passage: the post-A Level summer interrail trip. I had, for a long time, consigned this to the scrap heap of teenage regrets. Until, feeling shamefaced about my carbon footprint while planning my summer annual leave last year, the idea returned. There is, after all, no statute of limitations on an interrail pass. Emma outside Seville cathedral Emma LoffhagenIn the past few decades, there is a sense that the world has shrunk at an alarming pace. It is easier than it has ever ...
Soumya Swaminathan: Zoonotic diseases, climate change threaten human health
Health

Soumya Swaminathan: Zoonotic diseases, climate change threaten human health

Former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that most emerging viral threats are zoonotic infections transmitted from animals to humans. Swaminathan, who is also the former Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, emphasised the critical role of integrated research, including data from weather, climate, health, and environmental sources, to predict and prevent future outbreaks. She was speaking after the launch of various initiatives undertaken as part of a major research project on water quality assessment of Vembanad Lake and water-borne infectious diseases at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi. She said that most health threats today originate from environmental factors and suggested estab...