Month: October 2019

Movies

War Is A Debut Movie For Tiger Shroff As He Shares Screen Space With Hrithik Roshan For The First Time

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War is touted as the biggest action-thriller of the year and this has been reflected in early reviews after censor screening overseas. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff and the story is based on Indian army. Both the actors are army officials and at loggerhead.

Story

Kabir (Hrithik Roshan) is a former Indian soldier turned rouge. Trained in fighting skills and use of latest arms and weapons, he’s considered a danger for society and integrity of the country. The army decides to eliminate Kabir and assigned the task to a brave soldier, Khalid (Tiger Shroff). Khalid is as daring and courageous as Kabir is because he’s trained and mentored by Kabir. What happens next is a visual treat for action and adventure lovers.

Highlights of the movie

  • The movie is shot in 7 different countries and 15 different cities
  • Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff rode BMW Motorcycles R nine T Scrambler and F 750 GS
  • A special screening of the movie was hosted in Mumbai
  • It claims never-seen-before and death-defying action

War First Look & Poster

The poster wears a dusty look due to background color that has a greenish finish over golden yellow base. Also, there is a chopper seen flying amid the dust caused by artillery firing. The lead actors – Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff – are seen standing tall in the mid of the poster. Standing in the back-to-back position, they look intimidating. Both are wearing army costumes and wielding guns. Hrithik Roshan looks slightly older due to grey hair and beard. He’s also wearing goggles. Name of the movie with other details features on the bottom.

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NSA Doval Visits Riyadh After Imran Khan’s Meeting With Mohammed bin Salman

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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is on an official visit to Riyadh to discuss bilateral regional issues with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Pakistani Prime Minister stopped in Riyadh to seek prince’s support for Pakistan’s Kashmir cause.

Importance of NSA Doval’s Riyadh visit

Imran Khan recently visited Riyadh to enlist support of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his Kashmir policy. He’s already received positive response from China, Malaysia and Turkey. Also, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has issued a strong statement on Kashmir. In this situation, it becomes mandatory for India to play diplomacy to downplay Pakistan’s efforts.

NSA Doval is the highest emissary of PM Narendra Modi. Also, he’s instrumental in executing the government’s order or de-operationalize Article 370 of constitution in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. During his Riyadh visit, he will emphasize on the prince that Kashmir is an internal matter of India and that removal of Article 370 would bring Kashmir into the mainstream. He will educate the crown prince on how the present scenario is beneficial for Kashmir.

India’s relations with Saudi Arabia

New Delhi has a very cordial relationship with Riyadh and this relationship goes beyond the energy-diaspora. It includes the areas that were rare in earlier times. Issues like security, counter-terrorism and defense have transformed relations between India and two powerful Gulf countries – UAE and Saudi Arabia.

UAE and Saudi Arabia on Kashmir

Till today, these two premier Gulf powers have maintained restrained on speaking over Kashmir issue. Their role is considered neutral in international circles.

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India Scored 91 At Lunch On Day 1 Of 1st Test With South African At Visakhapatnam

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Virat Kohli decided to bat first and his decision was proved wise as India scored 91 runs without losing any wicket in the first day of the first test match at Visakhapatnam with South Africa.

India chooses to bat

Both the openers of Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal played well scoring 50 and 39 runs respectively. Skipper Virat Kohli took the decision of batting first without any hesitation despite knowing that South Africa has a strong bowling line. Confident of taking a lead, he allowed his opening batsmen to play freely and score as much as they can.

South African bowlers troubled India

There were some anxious moments in the first half of the match with South African spinners Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander almost tied the Indian batsmen on the pitch. But then the ball was new. Indian batsmen remained defensive until they got hold of the ball.

Rohit Sharma scored 50

Rohit displayed beautiful foot movement in the second half of the match. He hit a couple of sixers on the spinning ball and scored his 50 runs. It was his 11th 50 and first as an opener.

Mayank Agarwal not-out at 39

His role was more supportive than aggressive. He let Rohit Sharma to charge while baffling the bowlers with his defensive batting style.

South African bowling

Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander together bowled 8 overs out of which 3 overs were maiden. They gave a total of 19 runs. Their economy was 2.25.

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Gandhi Jayanti 2019: Why 2nd October Is Celebrated As Gandhi Jayanti?

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India celebrates 2nd October as Gandhi Jayanti with much fervor. Business organizations, social institutions and schools host cultural and literary programs on the birth day of the Father of the Nation. Born on 2nd October 1869 as Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi in Porbandar Gujrat, Bapu’s teachings of non-violence are still alive in the heart of people. He went to prison many times in his fight against the British.

Why is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated on 2nd October?

2nd October is the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi. This day is also celebrated as Non-Violence Day. Known for non-violent struggle, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday is celebrated across the globe to honor Gandhi for his teachings and work. He promoted non-violence as a philosophy. He believed non-violence is a principle and that it is possible to build a better society following non-violence.

How is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated?

2nd October has been declared a national holiday on account of birthday of the Father of the Nation. On this day people visit Gandhi’s Samadhi at Rajghat and pay homage in front of his statue. All important persons including President and Prime Minister of India visit Gandhi’s Samadhi at Rajghat on this day. Foreign dignitaries also visit Rajghat to pay homage to the greatest man of the world on this day.

5 interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi

1. Mahatma Gandhi went to England to study law and came back with a degree in law. But he failed in his first argument in Mumbai High Court.

2. Steve Jobs of Apple used to wear round glasses to respect Mahatma Gandhi.

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Google Doodle Highlights Work Of Dr Herbert David Kleber On Modern Addiction Psychiatry

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Google celebrates 23rd anniversary of Dr Herbert David Kleber’s election to the National Academy of Medicine on October 01, 1996. He passed away last year.

Who was Dr Herbert David Kleber?

Born on 19 June 1934 in Pittsburgh, he was a renowned American psychiatrist and substance abuse researcher. He discovered his passion for psychology while studying pre-med in Dartmouth College. After completing his psychiatry residency at Yale University, he was appointed to the Public Health Service Prison Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky and it is when his life’s mission began.

Dr Herbert David Kleber on addiction

He never believed addition to be a moral failure but a condition to be treated with thorough research, medication and therapy. He developed an understanding for need for a scientifically-backed approach for treating addiction during his posting at the prison hospital.

What treatment did Dr Herbert David Kleber suggest for addiction?

He developed an “evidence-based treatment” relied on changing path of addition with research and science. His work was recognized by former US President George W Bush who appointed Dr Herbert as the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Addiction centers founded by Dr Herbert David Kleber

Dr Kleber with his then wife Dr Marian Fishman established the Division on Substance at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. This institute went on to become the largest and most successful research program on drug abuse in the US.Dr Kleber also co-founded the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.

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