Author: Jayoti Mondal

Jayoti Mondal is a final year undergraduate student pursuing pharmaceutical Technology from Jadavpur University. When she isn't busy with medicines and Pharmacology, she writes and reads. An avid reader, she hoards books and resides in Kolkata.

Legendary Hollywood actor James Caan passes away at 82 - Asiana Times

Veteran Hollywood actor James Caan, who acted in the movies like The Godfather and Misery, passed away at the age of 82 on Wednesday. He was known to his fans as the rough and tough guy with curly hair. He was also known as the hot-headed gangster Sonny Corleone of The Godfather, and to the television audience, he was fondly remembered as the ailing and dying football player in the emotional drama classic Brian’s Song and as the casino mogul in Las Vegas. He is no one else but the legendary James Caan himself, and he passed away at the…

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Stephen King and Peter Straub's horror novel 'Talisman' to be adapted by the Duffer brothers. - Asiana Times

The Duffer brothers have revealed a string of new projects alongside the news of adapting the fantasy horror novel. Currently, the Duffer brothers are basking in the glory of the upside-down and season 4 of Strangers Things as fans of the sci-fi worldwide continue to rave about the grandiose show. The creators, Ross and Mark Duffer belovedly known as the Duffer Brothers have recently come up with a series of new projects to work on besides Netflix and the final volume of Stranger Things. Horror and Stephen King fans, it is time to rejoice because the brothers have decided to…

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<strong>Veteran film director Tarun Majumdar has passed away.</strong> - Asiana Times

Famous Bengali director Tarun Majumdar took his last breath in a government hospital on Monday morning. He was 91. The notable veteran director passed away in a state-run hospital on Monday morning in Kolkata. He was aged 91. He was afflicted with kidney-related ailments for a very long time and was taken and admitted to the hospital on 14th June. On Saturday night, his health condition rapidly deteriorated, and the doctors put him on ventilator support. He passed away at 11.15 am. The director was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. He was awarded four National Awards and a total…

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Assam Star Kishor Das loses life battle to Cancer at 30.   - Asiana Times

Kishor Das was a prolific Assamese actor. With a flourishing career, he worked in innumerable television shows like ‘Nedekha Fagun’, ‘Bidhata’, and ‘Bandhun’. Actor Kishor Das who worked on a score of Assamese Television shows passed away on Sunday after losing the battle with cancer for a year. He was 30 years old. Since March of this year, Kishor was receiving treatment for Cancer at a Chennai Hospital. According to the official reports, Kishor was also suffering from a COVID-19 infection at the time of his passing away. The last rites will be done in Chennai. However, due to strict…

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Sai Pallavi's new movie ‘Gargi’ has a release date. - Asiana Times

The new movie featuring Sai Pallavi has been produced by 2D Entertainment owned by Suriya and Jyothika. Virata Parvam garnered Pallavi a massive success and now the fans are eagerly waiting for Pallavi’s next movie ‘Gargi’. The actor disclosed the release date for the movie on Saturday. The story is written and directed by Gautham Ramachandran. The movie will hit the theaters on July 15. A poster for the film was shared by Pallavi on Twitter. Movie lovers have been very curious to know more information about the new movie. The makers of this film granted the audience a short…

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IIT Madras-built machine to put an end to manual scavenging. - Asiana Times

A high technology machine has been developed by an IIT Madras start-up that can efficiently do the task of cleaning septic tanks and will put an end to dehumanizing manual scavenging practices in India. 10 units of the machine have already been dispatched to Tamil Nadu, where more workers have died in the past three years during cleaning sewers. Image Source – The Better India A Start-up from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has effectively built a robotic machine fully capable of cleaning sewer tanks and aims at putting a stop to the practices of manual scavenging. 10…

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Jay Bhanusali and Mahi Vij filed a complaint against their temporary cook. - Asiana Times

Jay Bhanusali and Mahhi Vij recently filed a police complaint against a temporary cook who threatened to kill them off. The police then arrested the culprit on the basis of the complaint. Jay Bhanusali and Mahhi Vij were terrorized by a cook that they temporarily employed for some time. They received death threats from the culprit. The couple then lodged a police complaint against the cook on June 30, They were also deep in despair regarding the safety of their 2-year-old daughter Tara. The events were all documented when Vij took to Twitter to post a series of tweets letting…

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Hollywood actress Alexandra Daddario gets married to long-time beau Andrew Form. - Asiana Times

Baywatch actress Alexandra Daddario got married to her long-time beau Andrew Form in an intimate wedding ceremony in New Orleans. Famous Hollywood actress Alexandra Daddario, widely renowned for her work in movies like ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’, ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Percy Jackson and The lightning Thief’ got married to her long-time boyfriend American movie producer Andrew Form reputed for producing movies like ‘The Purge’. ‘Friday the 13th’ and ‘The Purge’. The lovers tied their nuptial knot in New Orleans on 30th June. Daddario donned the bridal wear- an elegant silk-wool gown by designer Danielle Frankel that perfectly symbolized the beautiful and gorgeous…

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Study shows food can be grown through ‘artificial photosynthesis’ in the dark

A study recently revealed that food can be grown artificially in the dark through a vital process and could prove to be critical in many applications such as in space. Process of Artificial photosynthesis A group of research scientists from the University of Delaware and UC Riverside has formulated a process to grow vegetables and plants under no influence of the sun and in complete darkness through the process of ‘Artificial Photosynthesis’. The researchers were successful in growing food plants in an ‘Acetate medium’ that replicated the biological process of photosynthesis. The scientists made use of a two-step electrocatalytic process…

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Swara Bhaskar lodges a police complaint after receiving a death threat letter

Actor Swara Bhaskar lodged a police complaint at Versova Police station against unidentified individuals after receiving a letter full of death threats due to her insulting the activist and politician Veer Savarkar, followed by a formal investigation. Recently, Salman Khan and his father Selim Khan received a death threat letter which caused significant mayhem. Following a similar line, Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar received a letter filled with death threats from identified individuals who identified themselves as ‘Is Desh Ke Naujawan’. They also threatened her asking her to refrain from insulting Savarkar. The actress received the letter via a speed post…

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