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Penguin movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals

This Keerthy Suresh-Starrer is inconsistent for the most part, despite some brilliantly-imagined sequences For a serial killer premise, a filmmaker is posed by a challenge to sustain the level of intensity that (s)he builds with the opening shot, especially when it has some great aural and visual sense — like the case of Penguin, which opens with a rather disoriented set of dream-like images, of an angelic tombstone, a Charlie Chaplin figure with a yellow umbrella, a child in a yellow hood and a dog. We see the masked man (?) slicing the body of his prey, the child. The nightmare unfolds on an early morning in what appears to be an abandoned forest where the man almost performs a ritualistic sacrifice, drowning himself to death with the minced body parts in the nearby river. But we are brought back to reality with a dog’s bark, when we find a pregnant Rhythm (Keerthy Suresh who sells the helplessness quite effectively) waking up next to her dog, Cyrus. Is this a pregnant woman’s...
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HP Board Class 12 Results 2020 Declared, View Merit List/Toppers

HP Board Class 12 Results 2020 Declared, View Merit List/Toppers Dharamshala: The Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (HPBOSE) on June 18 declared the results of the Class 12 examination held for the session 2019-20. The results are available on its official website. While declaring the HP board class 12th results, Chairman Suresh Kumar Soni informed that a total of 86633 students had appeared in the exams, of which 65654 students have passed it, 9391 got compartment. The pass percentage for the 2019-20 session is 76.07 %  as compared to the last session’s pass percentage of 62.01%. Girls have outshined boys. Out of a total of 83 students in the merit list of the first 10 places in all three streams, 65 were girl students. Out of 49, 136 male candidates who appeared, 28,375 passed. Out of 45,784 female candidates, 30, 574 passed. In Science stream, Prakash Kumar of Kullu Science School of Education, Dhalpur occupied the top position with 99.4%, followed by Shu...
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Location: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Realme X3, Realme X3 SuperZoom India launch date revealed

Realme X3 Superzoom Chinese smartphone company Realme will be releasing two new phones in India. The Realme X3 and Realme X3 Superzoom. The company has revealed that the launch of the devices will happen on 25 June. The announcement was made on Twitter. "The X you are waiting for is here! We are not only bringing you 60X Super Zoom but also bringing Super Speed with our new flagship #realmeX3 and #realmeX3SuperZoom. Unveiling on 25 June at 12:30PM," tweeted Madhav Sheth, Vice President, Realme and CEO, Realme India. Realme X3 Super Zoom with 5x optical zoom and 120Hz display was launched in Europe last month at 499 euros (Roughly ₹42,740). The company's India head, Madhav Sheth was quick to provide a hint that the phone will be available in India. Now we finally have a confirmed launch date. Realme X3 Super Zoom features a 6.6-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. For some reason, the company has opted for the previous generation Qualcomm flagship Snapdrag...
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Location: India
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World Day Against Child Labour 2020: History, significance & this year's theme

Every year on June 12, the World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 in almost 100 countries all around the globe. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are about 152 million children globally who are engaged in child labour, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work. Do you know almost one in ten of all children worldwide is in child labour? While the number of children in child labour has declined by 94 million since 2000, the rate of reduction slowed by two-thirds in recent years. The ILO launched World Day Against Child Labour in 2002, after which it is annually celebrated to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide. History of World Day Against Child Labour So many children in the age group 5 to 17 are engaged in work that deprives them of a normal childhood, like getting adequate education, proper health care, leisure time or just basic freedom. In 2002, the United Nations body that regulates the world of work...
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CarryMinati reacts to YouTube Vs Tiktok controversy in latest video, gets over 26 million views in a day

CarryMinati reacts to YouTube Vs Tiktok controversy in the latest video, gets over 26 million views in a day Popular Indian YouTuber CarryMinati aka Ajay Nagar has been making huge headlines over the past few days for his controversial video.  It so happened that the 20-year-old YouTube star uploaded a video titled YouTube Vs Tiktok, which instantly became the most liked on the video-sharing platform within no time. However, the record-breaking video was pulled down by YouTube citing reasons such as cyber harassment. violation of usage, and abusive language. This sent shockwaves across the internet and CarryMinati fans started trending #BringBackCarryMinatiVideo on social media platforms. Now, CarryMinati has uploaded his latest video where he talks about the YouTube Vs Tiktok controversy.  The video titled Stop Making Assumptions: YouTube vs TikTok: The End showcases the YouTuber in an emotional state where he has said that his words ...
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'Shree Ganesh' actor Jagesh Mukati dead

TV actor Jagesh Mukati, best known for playing Lord Ganesha on the 2000 mythological serial "Shree Ganesh", has died at the age of 47. According to his close friend, actor Sanjay Goradia, Mukati was admitted to Criticare Hospital on June 5 after complaining of breathlessness. He died there on Wednesday in the afternoon. Goradia said a test for coronavirus was done, which turned out to be "negative". "He was obese and that caused him a lot of health-related complications. He had an asthma attack too which further complicated the matter. "When he was taken to the hospital due to breathlessness, his COVID test was done which turned out to be negative. But his oxygen level just kept dropping. He was put on a ventilator too, but nothing helped," Goradia told PTI. The actor is survived by his parents and a brother. Mukti had worked extensively in Gujarati theatre and also featured on popular shows like "Amita Ka Amit", and feature fi...
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OPEC, Russia Extend Record Oil Cuts To End Of July

OPEC, Russia, and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July, prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the past two months by withdrawing almost 10 percent of global supplies from the market. The group, known as OPEC+, also demanded countries such as Nigeria and Iraq, which exceeded production quotas in May and June, compensate with extra cuts from July to September. OPEC+ had initially agreed in April that it would cut supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (BPD) during May-June to prop up prices that collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis. Those cuts were due to taper to 7.7 million BPD from July to December. "Demand is returning as big oil-consuming economies emerge from pandemic lockdown. But we are not out of the woods yet and challenges ahead remain," Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told the video conference of OPEC+ ministers. Benchmark Brent crude climbed to a three-month high on Fri...
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