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Day: May 24, 2023

2 killed, 3 injured after tree falls on them in separate incidents in Haridwar
Fashion

2 killed, 3 injured after tree falls on them in separate incidents in Haridwar

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], May 24 (ANI): Two persons including a 4-year-old were killed and three others were left injured after a tree fell on them due to the heavy storm in two separate incidents in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, officials said. “Due to rain and a storm, a 200-year-old tree fell in the Jwalapur area and many people got buried under it. All four people have been rescued and sent to a govt hospital. A tourist from Sonipat died after a tree fell on him near Chamgadar Tapu,” said Ajay Singh, SSP Haridwar “The fire department and the police team reached the spot and somehow took out 3 people safely, but in the late-night rescue operation, a 4-year-old died while being taken to the hospital,” police said. In another incident, two people came into the grip of a fall...
Politics

Richa Chadha reacts to people making fun of Cannes attendees online

Cannes [France], May 24 (ANI): Netizens are surprised to see how the ongoing 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is being attended by social media influencers apart from A-listers. Many have even expressed disappointment with the state of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, emphasising that the festival, which is meant to celebrate the art of filmmaking, is now dominated by fashion. Amid this debate, actor Richa Chadha, who is currently in Cannes, has voiced her opinion. Taking to Instagram Story, Richa wrote, “There’s a lot of chatter on social media about Cannes, Fashion, film etc. Just wanna say, don’t s**t on anyone please. People are excited to be here, I notice the ones that are thanking brands/designers/ alcohol labels that are bringing their influencers here. It’s a ge...
Sports

West Indies batter Thomas suspended for match-fixing

A file photo of Devon Thomas. West Indies batter Thomas has been provisionally banned for match-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI West Indies batter Devon Thomas has been provisionally banned for match-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday.Thomas, 33, who has represented his country in all three formats, has been charged with breaching rules by three governing bodies."The International Cricket Council (ICC), on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), has charged West Indies player Devon Thomas with seven counts under their anti-corruption codes and he has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect," the ICC said."Mr Thomas h...
Politics

Delhi HC nixes challenge to Satyajit Ray’s Nayak copyright | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Satyajit Ray was the first copyright owner of Nayak and the right to novelise its screenplay remains vested in him and his family, the Delhi HC held Tuesday, rejecting a plea by producers of the 1966 Bengali film for an injunction against the novelisation of the movie’s screenplay.“As the first owner of the copyright in the screenplay of the film Nayak, therefore, the right to novelise the screenplay is also vested in Satyajit Ray,” a single-judge bench of Justice C Harishankar ruled on the plea by producers, RD Bansal (Karta of RDB & Co). As per the HC, Ray had the right to novelise the screenplay and that right could be assigned by him and, after his demise, by “his son and others on whom the right devolved”.“The assignment of right to novelise screenplay by (Ray’s son)...