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Netflix India has updated the opening disclaimer on its web series ‘IC-814 Kandahar Hijack” to include the real and code names of the hijackers, the OTT giant’s country content chief, Monika Shergill, said Tuesday. “For the benefit of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, the opening disclaimer has been updated… the code names in the series reflect those used during the actual event,” Ms Shergill said, acknowledging also that Netflix is “committed to showcasing (stories from India) with authentic representation”. A massive row erupted over the Netflix drama this week over the portrayal of the 1999 hijack of an Indian Airlines flight by Pakistan-based terror outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. The government, then… Read More »“Code Names In Series Reflect…”: Netflix On ‘IC 814’ Web Series Row

<p>The Royal Australian Air Force has sent its first deployment of combat aircraft to India to participate in the second phase of ‘Tarang Shakti’, a multinational exercise which is being held at the Air Force Station Jodhpur from August 30 to September 13. Other nations that are taking part in the exercise include Unite States, UAE, Japan, Sri Lanka, Greece, and Singapore.</p> <p>The Royal Australian Air Force has sent three EA-18G Growler aircraft from No 6 Squadron, and up to 120 personnel to take part in the exercise, according to a statement issued by Australia’s defence department.</p> <p>”This is the first time India has conducted Exercise Tarang Shakti, with 11 participating nations and 18 observer… Read More »Australia Sends Its First Combat Aircraft Deployment In India For ‘Tarang Shakti’ Exercise

BPSC 70th CCE Prelims 2024: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the tentative examination date for the 70th Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination 2024. The exam is scheduled to be held on November 17, according to the latest notice. Students are advised to check the official website, bpsc.bih.nic.in, for updates regarding the exam. The official notification states: “According to the calendar issued by the Commission, the probable date for conducting the 70th Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination was September 30, 2024. However, due to unavoidable reasons, the advertisement could not be published. The preliminary examination is now expected to take place on November 17, 2024. A detailed advertisement regarding this will be published soon.” BPSC… Read More »BPSC 70th CCE Prelims 2024 Tentative Date Out, Check Details

The ‘Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill’, which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The BJP’s legislative team in the Assembly, as promised, did not seek any division in the vote for passing the bill. Describing the bill, which seeks amendments in the relevant provision under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while participating in the debate on the bill, claimed that… Read More »Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly

Record-breaking temperatures and prolonged drought in Greece have exposed a sunken village in Athens’ main reservoir for the first time in 30 years. The village of Kallio was submerged in the late 1970s when the Mornos dam was built 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the capital, the artificial lake fed by the Mornos and Evinos rivers. With lake levels down by 30 percent in recent months according to state water operator EYDAP, the ruins of a school and houses have reappeared. “The level of Lake Mornos has dropped by 40 metres (131 feet),” said Yorgos Iosifidis, a 60-year-old pensioner who had to leave his home as a young man along with the other villagers… Read More »Sunken Village Emerges Amidst Greece’s Record Drought