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Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Chris Hemsworth regrets moving to Australia after shark attacks

Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth is expressing regret over moving back to his native Australia after a series of deadly shark attacks near his home.The Thor star, 42, grew up Down Under but lived in the US for many years before moving back to Australia in 2015 with his wife Elsa Pataky and their children, but Chris has now admitted he thought he'd made a huge mistake after two surfers were killed by sharks just minutes away from his home in Byron Bay, reports ‘Female First UK’.During an appearance on the SmartLess podcast, he explained, "When I first moved to Byron Bay, there was a string of shark attacks, two deaths, then one guy survived, in the space of two weeks. One out the front of my house and one 10 minutes south of me and (one) five minutes north. I was...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

South Korea: New special counsel launches to investigate uncovered allegations surrounding ex-President Yoon

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Gwacheon, Feb 25 (IANS) A new special counsel team officially launched on Wednesday to investigate remaining suspicions surrounding ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, his failed martial law bid and allegations involving his wife.Special counsel Kwon Chang-young has been tasked with reopening investigations into insurrection charges stemming from Yoon's failed martial law bid, along with corruption allegations tied to former first lady Kim Keon Hee and the 2023 death of a Marine.Last month, the National Assembly passed a new special counsel bill after three special probes ended without fully addressing 17 major allegations, such as suspected planning made ahead of Yoon's martial law declaration on December 3, 2024."While the three special counsels produced many results sinc...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Puducherry today to review election preparations

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Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) With Assembly elections scheduled in April and May across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is set to undertake a crucial two-day visit to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to review poll preparedness. Gyanesh Kumar will arrive in Puducherry on Wednesday afternoon around 2 p.m., where he is expected to hold detailed consultations with senior officials, including Chief Secretary Sharath Chauhan and Director General of Police Shalini Singh.The discussions will focus primarily on security arrangements, logistical preparedness, and measures to ensure free and fair elections in the Union Territory.Ahead of the CEC’s visit, Puducherry Police on Tuesday convened a meeting with representative...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Nani’s ‘Aaya Sher’ from ‘The Paradise’ unleashes pure adrenaline!

ENTERTAINMENT

Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) The makers of director Srikanth Odela's eagerly awaited action entertainer 'The Paradise', featuring actor Nani in the lead, have now released the first single from the film 'Aaya Sher' to mark the birthday of actor Nani. Nani, who thanked everyone for the love they had shown on his birthday, shared the link to the first single 'Aaya Sher' from Paradise. He wrote, "Thank you to each one of you for showering such immense love on me and raising me as your own. With gratitude, presenting you #AayaSher #TheParadise. When two mad boys get on a mission. This is how it explodes. @anirudhofficial @odela_srikanth."The song has been set to tune by Anirudh Ravichander, who unleashes a roaring blend of tribal percussion and gritty electronic layers, creating a soundscape tha...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Fog to persist in Chennai, rain likely across TN till March 1

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Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast the continuation of early morning fog in Chennai and eight other districts, even as parts of Tamil Nadu are expected to receive moderate rainfall over the next few days. According to the latest weather bulletin, a low-pressure system that had formed over the Bay of Bengal has weakened. However, its residual impact, coupled with prevailing atmospheric conditions, is likely to bring moderate rain to isolated places in southern Tamil Nadu and parts of northern districts on Wednesday. Light to moderate rainfall is also expected in Puducherry and its Karaikal region. The RMC has indicated that rainfall activity may continue across Tamil Nadu until March 1. Weather officials said the changing wind pattern and moisture i...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

US sanctions Russian exploit broker in cyber theft case

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Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian exploit broker and several associated entities accused of acquiring and selling stolen American cyber tools, in what officials described as the first action under a new law aimed at protecting US intellectual property.The measures target Russian national Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and his company, Operation Zero. The action coincides with a separate criminal case against Australian national Peter Williams, who pleaded guilty last year to stealing proprietary cyber tools from a US company and selling them to Operation Zero.The Department of State said it was sanctioning one individual and two entities under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) “in connection with theft of trade secrets from US p...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Mihir Ahuja: Acting without any text is most difficult part, proves acting skills

ENTERTAINMENT

Mumbai Feb 25 (IANS) Actor Mihir Ahuja, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, said that acting without dialogues or text is the most challenging aspect of performance, stressing that silence often carries more weight than words.“In acting, silence speaks louder than words. When we are preparing for a scene or a script, most of the time, we spend time on the dialogues. But everything is written in the dialogues. In acting, there's a word called subtext. There's a line, but what's behind it? What's inside the line? What's going on behind it? There's a subtext. When there's no text, creating a subtext is the most powerful thing. When it's conveyed, there's nothing more beautiful than that,” he said.The actor was speaking about his experience on “Shabad-Reet aur Riwaaz”, a series that expl...

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US visa fee row clouds Indian doctor pathway

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Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) A heated congressional hearing on America’s growing physician shortage has opened a new fault line that could directly affect Indian medical graduates seeking careers in the United States.At issue is a proposed “$100,000 supplemental fee for new H-1b visas,” sharply higher than current employer-paid processing costs. Lawmakers on Tuesday debated whether such a move would deter rural hospitals from hiring foreign-trained doctors at a time when the country faces widening workforce gaps.The discussion unfolded during a Ways and Means health subcommittee hearing on expanding graduate medical education (GME) and strengthening rural health care delivery.Congressman Adrian Smith said the United States faces “a very real problem, a rapidly depleting health care workforce....

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Trump hails ‘turnaround for ages’ in one year of his leadership

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Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning local India time) declared that America had witnessed “a turnaround for the ages” in just one year of his leadership, telling Congress that the country had achieved “a transformation like no one has ever seen before.”“Tonight, after just one year, I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before, and a turnaround for the ages. We will never go back to where we were just a short time ago,” Trump said in excerpts of his State of the Union address obtained by IANS from the White House.His first State of the Union Address of his Second Term is expected to break the previous records of the longest such address. Informed sources said that they would not ...

Feb252026 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Sunny Leone explains the reason behind the absolute silence on sets of Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’

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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, has opened up about the atmosphere on the sets of ‘Kennedy’, addressing the speculation that the film’s shoot was marked by total silence on sets and filled with heavy moods.Responding to the reports of pin drop silence on the sets of the movie, Sunny clarified that the quiet environment was simply a reflection of professionalism.“The set was so silent because it was a professional set and people were not whispering. They were doing their work, that’s why they were quiet,” she told IANS.The actress further emphasized that the silence was not in any negative aspect but rather something that contributed positively to the entire filming of the movie. “Everybody got into their work and was so deeply engrossed....