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Cannes Film Festival unveils 2024 Official Selection
April 12, 2024
The Cannes International Film Festival has announced the selection of films for the 77th Cannes Film Festival which opens May 14 and runs through May 25. In a press statement, the organisers say that Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, which is about former President of United States ...
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Alarming surge in leopard attacks in Kashmir valley
April 12, 2024
Within the landscapes of Kashmir valley lies a growing menace that threatens both human lives and wildlife. In recent times, the valley has witnessed a troubling surge in leopard attacks, casting a dark shadow over local communities. From tragic deaths of children to harrowing en...
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IHG opens Holiday Inn Express in Bengaluru Bommasandra
April 10, 2024
Hotels and Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, has added Holiday Inn Express hotel at Bommasandra in Bengaluru to its Karnataka portfolio. According to a press statement, Holiday Inn Express Bengaluru Bommasandra, being the sole inte...
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Mission Control teams up with Astrobotic for Lunar Rover demonstration mission
April 9, 2024
Space firms Astrobotic and Mission Control have partnered to integrate Astrobiotic CubeRover with Mission Control’s Spacefarer operations platform so that it will travel to the Lunar South Pole on Astrobotic’s first upcoming Griffin lander mission. According to a press statem...
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University of Glasgow ties up with Blair Drummond Safari Park to study Lemur behaviour
April 9, 2024
A team of researchers of the University of Glasgow and experts from Blair Drummond Safari Park have joined hands to study in an experiment aimed at enhancing their well-being through interactive technology. According to a press statement, dubbed the ‘LemurLounge,’ an ...
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Flipkart ventures into bus ticket sales
April 9, 2024
In order to tap the potentially lucrative market of bus travel in India, e-commerce giant Flipkart has tied up with state transport corporations and private aggregators to offer the choice of 1 million bus connections, with connectivity to over 25,000 routes across India. In a pr...
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Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds secures fresh funding
April 8, 2024
Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds (LGD), a manufacturer chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamond jewellery, has received a fresh investment of USD 1 million. In a press statement, the company says that the investment is part of a strategic alliance that will enable Limelight to open n...
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Ramada hotel in Ahmedabad partners with Staah to cut losses
April 8, 2024
New Zealand-based hospitality solutions provider Staah says it has enabled Ramada by Wyndham, a 4-star hotel in Ahmedabad, to save several hours per week on manual loading of rates and inventory that were causing unintentional overbooking and revenue loss due to delayed rates. In...
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Agoda partners with Goa Tourism to highlight Goa’s wonders
April 5, 2024
Travel booking platform Agoda has entered into a partnership with the Department of Tourism of Goa to promote the destination globally. In a press statement, Agoda says that under the Memorandum of Understanding with Goa Tourism, it pledges to showcase the state’s diverse holid...
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Elections 2024: Migrant workers, transgenders face barriers to voting
April 5, 2024
India is readying for the upcoming general elections with a record 968 million eligible voters in what is clearly the largest democratic exercise in the world. The process, to be covered in an unprecedented seven phases spread over nearly eight weeks, is set to commence in a matt...
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UNESCO chief Azoulay meets US Secretary Blinken
April 4, 2024
Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States, recently visited UNESCO headquarters in Paris, to meet with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, reaffirming the United States’ commitment to the organisation’s mission. This meeting marked Blinken’s first official...
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Reviving Delhi’s heritage: From havelis to cafes
April 2, 2024
The crowded, narrow lanes and by-lanes of Old Delhi are best known for housing architectural and heritage marvels like the Jama Masjid, the Red Fort and the numerous Gates of the Walled City. But beyond these well-known and to some extent well-preserved monuments, there are other...
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