Barbra Streisand skips Cannes after a knee injury; says ‘I am deeply honored to receive the honorary Palme d’Or’

Barbra Streisand announced on Sunday that she will not attend the Cannes Film Festival ‘s closing ceremony later this week where she was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or, after sustaining a knee injury.The festival organizers said they would still honor the singer-actor despite her absence, according to a press release that carried Streisand’s statement….

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This proves to be a lucky day for love life

An enjoyable, peaceful day awaits you. Perhaps religious work, temple visits, prayer meetings or helping someone prepare for rituals at home might interest you. Mercury aligns with your sense of service, so small acts of kindness feel satisfying. By watering plants or feeding stray cats without expecting praise in return, or helping an older person…

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TN’s fiscal tightrope

The new Tamil Nadu govt, led by C Joseph Vijay, riding on an ambitious promise to transform the state into a $1.5 trillion economy by 2036, faces challenges ranging from global shocks that threaten manufacturing and consumption to growing strain on the exchequer from fiscal profligacy. Experts pointed out that the larger concern lies not…

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Residents reflect on digital overload

Dr Chetna Luthra speaks at the event on Sunday Gurgaon: How much screen time is too much? When mental health expert Dr Chetna Luthra asked a roomful of city residents whether they often forgot things — where they’d kept their keys, whether they’d switched off the gas — the response was telling. Almost everyone in…

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Bulldozers cannot be the language of governance: Mamata

Kolkata: Former CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that “bulldozers cannot become the language of governance” in her first public statement after Trinamool’s election defeat.“Bulldozers cannot become the language of governance in a state built on culture, compassion and resistance to oppression. A govt that demolishes first and listens later has forgotten the very spirit…

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