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Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese met Pope Francis over the weekend and said he is inspired to make a film about Jesus. According to entertainment news outlet Variety, the 80-year-old cinema icon and his wife Helen Morris met Pope Francis during a brief private audience at the Vatican on Saturday. . “I have responded to the Pope’s appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus. And I’m about to start making it,” Scorsese said during the Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination conference at the Vatican. The conference…
Malaika Arora has been making news, and in a big way. Recently, the woman posted a photo of her lover Arjun Kapoor that quickly went viral. He appeared to be modestly covered by merely a cushion in the image, which showed his bare body. On social media, he was criticised. The 12-year age gap between Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor has frequently been made fun of on social media. The couple is not interested in such negativity, though. Since they have been dating for four years, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora may soon surprise their fans with a wedding.An old…
Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone’s camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user’s fingertip. The clip developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents (5.6 rupees) to make. The researchers estimate that the cost could be as low as 10 cents (0.7 rupees) apiece when manufactured at scale. The technology, described in the journal Scientific Reports, could help make regular blood pressure monitoring easy, affordable and accessible to people in resource-poor communities, they said. It could…
The world gathers to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31 every year. This significant day serves as a global reminder of the health risks associated with tobacco use and aims to encourage individuals, communities, and governments to take action towards a tobacco-free world. ‘We Need Food, Not Tobacco’ is the theme for world tobacco day 2023 Let us have a look at a moment when famous cricketer and influencer, Sachin Tendulkar was warned by his father not to ever endorse alcohol or cigarette products since he might someday set an example for others. He has kept it in…
Leading Tollywood star Jr NTR left for a vacation with his family to an undisclosed location. He, along with his wife Lakshmi Pranathi and two sons, Abhay and Bhargav, were spotted at the Hyderabad Airport on Monday.The pictures of Jr NTR and his family alighting from a car and entering the passenger terminal building went viral on social media. The actor can be seen holding little Bhargav’s hands while Abhay was walking next to him. Jr NTR, who turned 40 on May 20, is known in film circles as a family man and he spends quality time with loved ones.…
One-third of the planets orbiting the most common stars across the Milky Way galaxy may hold onto liquid water and possibly harbour life, according to a study based on latest telescope data. The most common stars in our galaxy are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of the Sun at most. Billions of planets orbit these common dwarf stars. The analysis, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that two-thirds of the planets around these ubiquitous small stars could be roasted by tidal extremes, sterilising them. However, that leaves one-third of the…
A new study has linked hypertension, brought about by high salt intake, with emotional and cognitive dysfunction. The study from Fujita Health University, Japan, found high salt intake to contribute to unwanted signalling between blood pressure regulation system and certain lipid molecules, thereby causing dysfunction in the brain. Cognitive impairment has been linked to the consumption of excess table salt, a ubiquitous food seasoning. High salt (HS) intake is also known to lead to hypertension. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a hormone known to play a key role in regulating blood pressure and fluid balance. “AT1” is its receptor. Previous…