China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou announced plans on Thursday to build quarantine facilities for nearly 250,000 people to fight surging coronavirus outbreaks even as the national government tries to reduce the impact of anti-disease controls that have confined millions of people to their homes.
Pattathu Arasan to release 25 Nov
Actor Atharvaa Murali’s upcoming film Pattathu Arasan directed by A Sarkunam and produced by Lyca was recently announced to release on November 25.
Painting contest for children
Round Table India (RTI) & Ladies Circle India(LCI) organised Taare Zameen Par – a painting competition for deserving children.A press release said that these children are studying in the schools developed and maintained by RTI.
Japanese film, music fete in Chennai
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and India, the Japan Foundation, in association with the Embassy of Japan in India and PVR Cinemas (Venue Partner), will be organising the Japan Film and Music Festival from November 25 to 27 November at PVR SPI Escape, Express Avenue Mall, Chennai.
Cailee Spaeny in talks to star in ‘Alien’ reboot
Hollywood star Cailee Spaeny best known for her roles in projects like ‘Mare of Easttown’ and ‘Pacific Rim Uprising,’ is in talks to star in the next ‘Alien’ movie at 20th Century Studios.
Parineeti Chopra expresses gratitude for Uunchai’s success
Parineeti Chopra’s latest film ‘Uunchai’ has won many hearts. Helmed by Sooraj Barjatya, Uunchai is a story of three friends (Anupam Kher, Amitabh Bachchan and Boman Irani) who go on to climb Mt Everest
Musk talks tough to Twitter staff
Elon Musk sent a message to Twitter Inc staff telling them they had until Thursday to decide whether they wanted to stay on at the company to work “long hours at high intensity” or take a severance package of three months pay.
2023 a challenging year for emerging markets: Moody’s
A combination of weak growth in advanced economies, persistent inflationary pressures, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, tight financial conditions, and a subdued growth outlook for China will create a difficult environment for emerging markets (EM) in 2023, said Moody’s Investors Service.
Coffee exports reach Rs 3,312 cr in Apr-Sep
The country’s coffee exports almost doubled to Rs 3,312 crore during April-September this fiscal against Rs 1,657 crore in the same period of 2013-14, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet.
Apple rolls out redesigned iCloud.com website
Apple has rolled out a newly designed iCloud website, after several weeks of beta testing.
