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Celina Jaitly announces comeback film ‘Sister Nibedita’ amid bitter legal and custody battle with estranged husband Peter Haag: ‘I have no other option’ Actor Celina Jaitly has confirmed she is making her acting comeback after a long hiatus. The actor announced that her next project will be ‘Sister Nibedita,’ a film inspired by the life of Margaret Elizabeth Noble, who later became known as Sister Nivedita. The announcement comes during a challenging phase in Celina’s personal life. She is currently involved in an ongoing legal dispute with her estranged husband, Peter Haag. Celina shared the news with her followers on…

Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax”.It’s a sign that attempts to suppress polarize climate concerns may not be seeing full success, said Grace Adcox, senior climate strategist at Data for Progress.“We started with the question of our extreme weather events increasing, because we thought [that] if we can find consensus on that, that can be an entry point to being able to have a more…

Firefighters work to contain Spain’s largest blaze of the year Spain’s largest wildfire of the year has burned approximately 16,000 hectares and continues to burn, but authorities are hopeful to contain it by Sunday. More than 1,100 people have been evacuated as firefighters continue their efforts to subdue the fire, according to Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.The fire, which broke out Wednesday in the Cinco Villas region, remained “quite active” with “significant” spread overnight into Friday, authorities said. It has forced the evacuation of five municipalities in Zaragoza and one in neighbouring Navarre, spreading across a perimeter of around 60 kilometres.…

Daltonganj: Palamu deputy commissioner Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat, designated chairperson of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Awasiya Vidyalayas, made a surprise visit to the Sadar KGBAV in Daltonganj late Saturday and found the cooked lentil watery.District education officer Sandip Kumar said, “As soon as the DC found the cooked lentil watery and poor in quality, the warden was directed to improve the quality of food being served to the girls.”Sadar KGBAV has no full-time teacher for language or mathematics, with contract teachers taking classes.The visit alerted authorities of 11 other KGBAVs in the district against compromising food quality.Officials said low attendance was…

Disorder which broke out in a part of west Belfast has been branded “absolute chaos” and “disgraceful”.Police closed off a section of the Stewartstown Road in west Belfast on Saturday night due to “large crowds”.Videos and pictures posted on social media show youths on top of police Land Rovers.Sinn Féin assembly member Danny Baker said the “main thoroughfare was shut down by large groups of young people determined to cause chaos and destruction”.Anti-social behaviour has been an ongoing problem in the area and last week police said they were increasing patrols following reports of stones and bottles being thrown at…

The former owner of British Steel has said it will pursue the British government for compensation after the loss-making firm was nationalised.The UK took control of the Scunthorpe steelworks a year ago after China’s Jingye Group said it planned to close the site because it was not financially viable, and fully nationalised the plant on Thursday.In a statement on Sunday, Jingye said it will seek “full compensation through legal means to the very end” over the UK’s move.A government spokesperson said draft compensation regulations due to be released in the autumn will set out a compensation process through which an…

Number 1 – Names Beginning with A, I, J, Q, YThis is a week when your confidence naturally attracts attention. People who have been observing your work from a distance will begin engaging with you directly. An old conversation, proposal, or opportunity returns, but this time you’ll be in a much stronger position to negotiate. Don’t feel pressured to respond immediately. Let people recognise your value before you commit. By the end of the week, you’ll realise that your greatest strength isn’t speed—it’s self-belief.Number 2 – Names Beginning with B, K, RRelationships become your greatest advantage. A recommendation, referral, or…

Ever since we were children, hooked to watching cartoons on television, followed by heaps of scoldings from parents, we’ve heard the old warning about television rotting your brain, usually said half-jokingly by parents trying to get us off the couch.It turns out that the offhand line might be closer to the truth than anyone realised. New research is putting real numbers and real brain scans behind an idea that used to live purely in the realm of folk wisdom and guilt trips. Representative ImageHow was the study conducted?Researchersat USC Dornsife analysed two decades of data from roughly 1,700 adults enrolled…

Budgam, July 18: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, on Saturday visited Pakherpora in Budgam district to meet the families affected by the unfortunate fire incident that caused extensive damage to the residential houses and property.Expressing profound grief over the incident, the Speaker interacted with the affected families, enquired about their well-being and assured them of all possible support during this difficult time.During his visit, the Speaker directed the district administration to undertake an immediate and comprehensive assessment of the damage to residential houses, household belongings and other property so that the extent of the losses is…

Police on Sunday broke up a 17-day protest against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district by dispersing protesters and shifting movement leader Amit Bhatnagar, who has been on a fast for 11 days, to hospital after his health “worsened”.Protesters alleged that Bhatnagar and others were detained during the police action, a claim denied by the administration. (File Photo/PTI)Police justified the early morning action, citing a serious safety risk to the demonstrators from the rising level of the Barana river as the protest was being staged beneath an under-construction bridge and partly in the river.Follow…