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ANUSHKA SHARMA WAS BACK IN TOWN WITH VIRAL KOHLI. SHE ARRIVED IN A MID-RIFF. THE ACTRESS ALMOST GAVEA TIGHT SLAP TO THE RUMOURS WITH HER OUTFIT.

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Researchers have identified a stem cell protein that may play animpor tant role in finding cure for blood cancer.The study, done on mice, suggests a stem cell protein called Asrij is a novelregulator of wild type tumour suppressor p53 stability in hematopoietic stem cells(HSCs). It could help design targeted therapies for myeloproliferative disease, agroup of slow-growing blood cancers, according to researchers, includingManeesha S. Inamdar from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced ScientificResearch (JNCASR) in Bengaluru.“We provide a new mouse model resembling myeloproliferative diseaseand identify a post-translational regulator of wild type p53 essentialfor maintaining HSC quiescence that could be a potential target forpharmacological intervention,” the team said.According to the study, published in the journal Blood, inactivation ofthe tumour suppressor p53 is essential for unrestrained growth ofcancers. But only 11% of hematological malignancies have mutantp53. Mechanisms that cause wild type p53 dysfunction and promoteleukemia are inadequately deciphered, suggests the study.

Home prices in some smaller, stagnating Canadian markets are get-ting higher from investments in the sprouting cannabis industry justsix months af ter legalization, a new repor t suggests."The increase in employment activity and the success of cannabiscompanies are pushing agricultural land and house prices higher inter tiary markets," reads a new repor t from Altus Group, a real estatedata firm.Ter tiary markets are a step below major markets, like Toronto andVancouver, and secondary markets, such as Ontario's Kitchener–Waterloo and Guelph.Altus Group highlights two Ontario ter tiary markets that benefit fromthe influence of cannabis: the municipality of Leamington and thetown of Smiths Falls.Researchers note that Leamington land values have gotten a boostfrom pot grower Aphria Inc., which operates greenhouses in the city.Meantime, Smith Falls real estate has reaped the rewards of CanopyGrowth Corp, owner of the popular Tokyo Smoke brand, following itsrevitalization of a disused Hershey's factory.Both markets had been depressed after previous manufacturer de-par tures, with unemployment rates rising.But the arrival of cannabis-production facilities suppor ts a rebound."They're drawing employees from other areas," Kruti Desai, manager,national research insights, data solutions at Altus Group, tells Livabl.

Desai notes that these companies require specialized roles to oper-ate their high-tech growing facilities.The arrival of cannabis companies also suppor ts the local economyas it creates oppor tunities for other businesses to step in and offerservices to the new facilities and employees.Ultimately, housing demand created by the industry could spurhomebuilding activity in relatively sleepy markets as well, but re-searchers note that not enough time has passed yet to see what theimpact on residential construction will be.

Mazda Canada is recalling more than 50,000 vehicles because theirwindshield wipers could stop working.The recall affects 51,682 Mazda3 vehicles from the model years 2016through 2018.The recall notice on Transpor t Canada’s website says “an electricalproblem may cause the windshield wipers to stop working.”The safety agency warns the problem could increase the risk of acrash. Mazda says it will notify owners by mail and instruct them totake their vehicle to a dealer to replace the front body control modulewith an improved one. The Mazda3 was the automaker’s most popu-lar vehicle in Canada in 2018 with 26,728 sold.

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Take short breaks to learn new skillsIn a new study the researchers have highlighted the impor tance of takingsmall breaks during learning.The study published in the journal Current Biology found that our brains maysolidify the memories of new skills we just practised a few seconds earlierby taking a shor t rest. The results highlight the critically important role restmay play in learning.“Everyone thinks you need to ‘practice, practice, practice’ when learningsomething new. Instead, we found that resting, early and often, maybe just ascritical to learning as practice,” said Leonardo G. Cohen, a senior author ofthe study.“Our ultimate hope is that the results of our experiments will help patientsrecover from the paralysing effects caused by strokes and other neurologicalinjuries by informing the strategies they use to ‘relearn’ lost skills.”The study was led by Marlene Bonstrup. Like many scientists, she held thegeneral belief that our brains needed long periods ofrest, such as a good night’s sleep, to strengthenthe memories formed while practising a newlylearned skill. But after looking at brain wavesrecorded from healthy volunteers in learningand memory experiments, she star ted toquestion the idea.The waves were recorded from right-handed volunteers with a highly sen-sitive scanning technique calledmagnetoencephalography(MEG). The subjects sat ona chair facing a com-puter screen and un-der a long cone-shaped brains c a n n i n gcap.T h eex-

periment began when they were shown a series of numbers on a screen andasked to type the numbers as many times as possible with their left hands for10 seconds; take a 10-second break, and then repeat this trial cycle of alter-nating practice and rest 35 more times.This strategy is typically used to reduce any complications that could arisefrom fatigue or other factors.As expected, the volunteers’ speed at which they correctly typed the num-bers improved dramatically during the first few trials and then levelled offaround the 11th cycle. When Dr Bonstrup looked at the volunteers’ brainwaves she observed something interesting.“I noticed that par ticipants’ brain waves seemed to change much moreduring the rest periods than during the typing sessions,” said Dr Bonstrup.“This gave me the idea to look much more closely for when learning wasactually happening. Was it during practice or rest?”

By reanalysing the data, she and her colleagues made two keyfindings. First, they found that the volunteers’ per formance im-

proved primarily during the shor t rests, and not during typing.The improvements made during the rest periods added up tothe overall gains the volunteers made that day. Moreover,these gains were much greater than the ones seen after thevolunteers returned the next day to try again, suggesting that

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ing, or solidifying, memories during the rest periods. Specifically,they found that the changes in the size of brain waves, called betarhythms, correlated with the improvements the volunteers madeduring the rests.Fur ther analysis suggested that the changes in beta oscillationsprimarily happened in the right hemispheres of the volunteers’brains and along neural networks connecting the frontal and pari-etal lobes that are known to help control the planning of move-ments. These changes only happened during the breaks and werethe only brain wave patterns that cor related with per formance.“Our results suggest that it may be important to optimise the timingand configuration of rest intervals when implementing rehabilitativetreatments in stroke patients or when learning to play the piano innormal volunteers,” said Dr Cohen. “Whether these results applyto other forms of learning and memory formation remains an openquestion.”Dr Cohen’s team plans to explore, in greater detail, the role ofthese early resting periods in learning and memor y.

Researchers have created an app that may predict the like-lihood of developing an incisional hernia following an ab-dominal surgery, using Big Data analytics to potentiallyhelp address a problem effects one out of every eight ofthese surgical patients.The team developed the app utilising electronic healthrecords (EHR) to identify the most common risk factors forpatients, as well as which surgeries most commonly re-sult in incisional hernias across multiple specialties.“Our tool presents the risk for each case at the point ofcare, giving surgeons and patients the chance to considerthis outcome ahead of time and incorporate data into thedecision-making process,” said co-author John P. Fischerfrom the University of Pennsylvania.Incisional hernias occur after abdominal surgery at thesite of the surgical wound when the contents of the abdo-men can push through the muscle.For the study, presented at the 139th American SurgicalAssociation Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, the teamanalysed the EHRs of 29,739 patients undergoing intra-abdominal, urologic, or gynecological surgery at Penn be-tween January 2005 and June 2016.They found more than 1,100 of these patients (3.8%) endedup requiring a second surgery following the primary op-eration to repair the incisional hernias.Colorectal surgeries were the most common specialtyassociated with incision hernias (7.7% of cases), followedby vascular (5.2%), bariatric (4.8%), and transplant (4.5%).The analysis also identified risk factors that made a pa-tient more likely to develop an incisional hernia.The most common was a history of abdominal surgery,which increased the likelihood in 87.5% of cases. Thatwas followed by a history of smoking and a recent infec-tion (75% for both). Obesity was also a significant risk,though it was weighted less than other factors.

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Madhuri Dix i t Nene says shedoes not believe in adhering tostereotypes and will choose rolesthat give her the oppor tunity to dothe “unexpected”. The veteranstar established herself as a ver-satile per former with movies likeRam Lakhan, Tezaab, Dil, HumAapke Hain Kaun, Mrityudand,Pukar and Devdas. In 2007, shereturned with Aaja Nachle andthen again took a break only toreturn to the silver screen in 2014with power ful roles in DedhIshqiya and Gulaab Gang.“Just because I am a wife and a mother,so I should do only those kinds of roles;I don’t believe in that. I believe in doingsomething different, something thatbreaks the stereotype. So I didDedh Ishqiya, Gulab Gang, BucketList and Total Dhamaal.



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INDIA’S MOST STYLISH AWARDS 2019MANISH MALHOTRA OPENS UP ABOUT HIS COLLECTIONThe stage is set just like a grand movie set with glittery backdrop,colour ful lights and well-paved runway for the models to strut instyle. It looks wor th alluding to in sync with the theme Razzmatazz.Designer Manish Malhotra is in the middle of backstage chaos –models fixing their dresses, stylists running across the length andbreadth of the room, makeup ar tist giving last minute touch-ups – ashe catches a breath and scrutinizes each look so that they are seam-less to his very standards. However calm he looks, he tells us thathis hear tbeat is fast before every show even today.At the Hindustan Times Most Stylish Award, Malhotra presented hisshow Razzmatazz which drew inspiration from the 80’s disco era. Astyle curator for the award shows for years, he has always taken theless -traversed path and made his mark. “I have been a par t of thisaward show since star ting. That time there were two of them, one inDelhi and the other in Mumbai, now the canvas has become biggerwith it becoming India’s Most Stylish. For me, it is associated withglamour, so I thought of the theme as Razzmatazz,” says Malhotrawho designed 40 garments in less than 2 months for the show.Ducking the usual, the collection was full of sparkle and glitter formenswear and womenswear. Flowy silhouettes and interesting cutsthat uphold embroidery mixed with beads and sparkle, finest and craftthat his label stands for. The collection was dominated with metalembroidery and acrylic multicolour, multidimensional looks. “Since Idrew my inspiration from the 80’s disco era, you can see referencessuch as big flowers, ruffles, bows that were big back then. I usedsimple fabrics such as chiffon and georgette to make eveningwearaccording to the present weather situations,” expounds Malhotrawhose muse this time was Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Talking about menswear, he says that men today are experimentaland not cliché and so we can see metallic accents in panels on men’ssuits. “Men are now experimental, they don’t mind going for sequenceand bling however when it comes to cuts, I keep them structured andclassic,” adds Malhotra who is completing 15 years of his brand and

30 years in costume designing next year. We asked him if things havechanged since then and he promptly replies saying the crust remainsthe same. “The crust is the same, emotions are the same, and thebusiness hasn’t changed however a par t of it seems changed. It hasgrown with time for the best,” concludes a proud Malhotra.



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Shraddha Kapoor pens an emotionalnote after wrapping up 'Chhichhore' with

Sushant Singh Rajput, Check it out!Shraddha Kapoor penned an emotional note after wrapping up the shoot of her upcoming film 'Chhichhore',co-starring Sushant Singh Rajput. The 'Stree' actor shared a hear t-warming post on her Instagramaccount along with a series of pictures from the film's wrap-up par ty.Sharing her experience on shooting for the film, Shraddha Kapoor expressed her gratitude towardsthe entire team of the movie and called it the "experience of a lifetime." "Film wrap on #Chhichhore!Mixed feelings. What an incredible journey this has been!!! It's been a dream to work with Nitesh sirand the entire team. Such precious memories. An experience of a lifetime. Going to cherish thisforever! @niteshtiwari22 @nadiadwalagrandson p.s - those areour #Chhichhore cer tificates," she wrote alongside a slew ofpictures.'Chhichhore' is set in an engineering college and sees thelead pair age from college-goers to middle-aged charac-ters. In October, last year, the makers of the film releaseda quirky poster that bears the famous Hindi saying 'Kutte kidum tedhi ki tedhi' on top and features the cast in two versions- young andold- hinting at an out-of-the-box narrative.The film also stars Prateik Babbar, Varun Sharma, Tahir Raj Bhasin, TusharPandey, Saharsh Shukla, and Naveen Polishetty along with Shraddha andSushant Singh Rajput. The film is helmed by Nitesh Tiwari,who is best known for his directorial venture 'Dangal', star-ring Aamir Khan. He has also directed films like 'BhoothnathReturns' and 'Chillar Par ty'. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwalaand presented by Fox Studios, 'Chhichhore' will hit the the-atres on August 30, this year.

DIA’S LOVE FOR CHILDRENChildren who make homes ou t of streets continue to remain ignored and marginalised. Actress Dia Mirza hasbeen campaigning with Save the Children for the identity of 2 million children who live in the street situation. Diapromises to fight for their dreams and has a message for these special kids. She says, “I will fighttill each one of you has your rights. I think the world needs to wake up to how incredible each oneof you is and to how much talent you have. You can shine if given the oppor tunity. With Save theChildren, we are going to make sure you have the right to education, the right to health care and theright to oppor tunity. I promise to make each one of the invisible, visible.”

BEBO GAME FOR DIGITALA great news for all the fans of Kareena Kapoor Khan! The actress might just be reprising her iconiccharacter of Poo character from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham! According to repor ts, the actress hasbeen roped in by Dharma Productions to play this memorable character yet again but with a twist!The production house is planning to build content on the online platform and it includes a webseries with a central character of Poo!Repor tedly, the role will be an extension of her character and it will be relevant to the currenttimes. A source reveals, “The project will be made for a major OTT platform. The show revolvesaround her character Poo from K3G and the makers will have a modern-day take on the character.”On the work front, Kareen just wrapped up the shoot of Good News with Akshay Kumar. Well, wejust cannot wait to see Kareena back in the character of Poo.



Get your style quotient right as per your zodiac signTAKE CUE FROM PRIYANKA CHOPRA AND DEEPIKA PADUKONEAstrology plays a major role in our lives if we choose to believe so.Our zodiac signs affect our personality, our nature and also the thingswe are attracted to. Hence, it has an equal effect on our personal styleand fashion. The way we like to dress up can be reflective of our traitsand personalit y which has been linked to our zodiac signs time and again. Wehave enlisted a few fashion takeaways from each zodiac sign and your Bollywoodzodiac twins to help you navigate your style game.Aries (March 21st- April 20th)Happy bir thday month Aries. According to your zodiac sign, you loveto be creative and cool with your style. You like to dress up in sleek and stream-lined outfits which help you navigate through all the areas of your life. You are alsoa big fan of understated accessories.Take a cue from Kangana Ranaut your fellow Arian on how to slay your style game.Taurus (April 21st –May 21)If your sun sign is Taurus, you are not afraid to make a statement withyour outfits. You are fashion forward but you also love your comfor t.Hence, your outfits are trendy and have a cer tain comfor t to them.Anushka Sharma is a true Taurean by her style. Her latest look at GQawards definitely helped her make a statement.Gemini (May 22nd –June 21st)Geminis you love to take risks. You are not afraid to try new styles,outfits, colours or patterns yet you are always adhering to the latesttrends out there.Sonam Kapoor is the B-town Gemini you need to look forward to, tohelp yourself with all your fashion woes.Cancer (June 22nd – July 23rd)The most poised and elegant out of the lot, Cancerians build theirwardrobe around classic pieces. You like a cer tain level of polish toyour style and love to stick with timeless outfits, shoes and accesso-ries. Without a doubt, Priyanka Chopra’s style is reflective of herzodiac sign and she definitely sets up fashion goals for you to follow.Leo (July 24th – August 21st)Leos dance to the sound of their own music when it comes to fashionand trends. You prefer to trust your own instincts rather than followingtrends however you love to try new things, especially vibrant coloursand patterns.Take inspiration from your zodiac twin Jacqueline Fernandes whenyou want to experiment with your style.Virgo (August 24th – September 23th)Virgos you love to switch your style between a casual look and agrown- up look. But one thing which remains constant is your love forclassic styles and fashion.Kareena Kapoor Khan is the embodiment of the Virgo fashion styleand you can definitely look up to her for the per fect style inspiration.Libra (September 24th – October 23rd)Librans you love to keep their style edgy through dark outfits withleather and studs. However, you also love classic pieces with a twistwhich suits your own style.

Parineeti Chopra is your style and zodiac twin Librans. She loves toadorn classic pieces but definitely adds her own twist to it.Scorpio (October 24th – November 22nd)Scorpions you are known for your polished looks. You love to stickwith what you know and hence you are seen in looks which are triedand tested over time.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is your zodiac twin Scoprions but she shouldalso be on your style radar if you aim for elegance and per fectionwhen you dress up.Sagittarius (November 23rd –December 21st)You are a lover of polished pieces Sagittarians; however you alsolove to try bold colours. Feminine silhouettes attract you and you liketo plan your wardrobe around them.Take a cue from Yami Gautam the next time you want to upgrade yourstyle.Capricorn (December 22nd – January 20th)Capricorns you love of all things simple. Your style is sophisticated

but it evolves with time and trends. You also love to put a twist to yourbasic clothes.Deepika Padukone’s fashion evolution is inspirational for surehowever it is also reflective of her zodiac sign.Aquarius (January 21st – Feb 19th)Aquarians you love to experiment with your style. You are also arisk taker and hence you love bold colours and prints. Howeveryou also love to keep up with the trends in your own unusualways.Amy Jackson your fellow Aquarian is the fashionista you need tolook up to for your fashion worries.Pisces (February 20th –March 20th)If your zodiac sign is Pisces you are bound to have comfor tablefavourites. Your style emanates an easy breezy vibe with which a lotof people relate.Alia Bhatt definitely likes to embody that easy going vibe through herfashion and on the way sets up some major fashion goals.

Tiger Shroff follows hisdad’s footsteps on fashion

Actor Tiger Shroff, who is seen as a youth icon, has saidhe tries to follow his actor-father Jackie Shroff’s foot-steps when it comes to fashion.Tiger said this onWednesday while interacting with the media here at the20th anniversary celebration of clothing brand ‘Lifestyle’.Which Bollywood celebrity does he follow when it comes to fash-ion? “I try to follow my father (Jackie Shroff) when it comes tofashion. I can’t exactly copy what he wears but I just try to follow hiscarefree and ‘bindass’ attitude because he can put on anythingand be sor t of comfor table in that,” he said.

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STUNNING IN ANARKALI SUITSThe much awaited movie Kalank is going to be in cinemas on the 17thof April and recently the whole cast gathered for its trailer launch. Thefilm is said to be period drama and has created quite a buzz over thelast few months. The promotional pictures and the songs surely show-case some amazing outfits from the movie itself. However, the leadactors Alia Bhatt and Sonakshi Sinha have been serving us with somestriking looks throughout the promotions and in keeping up with thespirit of their characters, both Alia and Sonakshi have been seen insome gorgeous ethnic pieces.Recently, at the trailer launch event, both Alia Bhatt and SonakshiSinha appeared in anarkali suits in two totally different but vibrantcolours.Alia Bhatt chose a purple and cream anarkali suit with floral detailing.She kept her make-up minimal and completed her outfit with a pair ofjhumka style earrings. Alia will be playing Roop, the protagonist ofthe story opposite Varun Dhawan.Sonakshi Sinha wore a maroon embroidered anarkali by designerlabel Falguni Shane Peacock. She styled it with a pair of silver andmaroon earrings and black bindi.Madhuri Dixit decided to go with the colour of the season, yellow. Shewore a bright yellow lehenga with gold and silver detailing and com-pleted her look with a pair of chandbalis. GAUHAR GOES LIVE

Taking her passion for hosting to the next level, Gauahar Khan willbe seen hosting a live game show for the internet audience. Theshow will be based on an international format and is titled KnockKnock at 2 pm. After hosting India’s Raw Star, Gauahar is excitedfor this live show, which will give people oppor tunity to win travelpackages at various exotic holiday destinations. Says Gauahar,“The pressure is different when you are doing a live show. There’sno scope for mistakes. People need to get hooked on to it at thatvery second and should stay with us for 30 minutes. Your energyhas to be bang on and language has to be absolutely proper. Youcannot fumble, as there are no retakes. So, yes, it’s challenging.It’s a very unique and interesting concept that I got really hooked onto. Also, it’s something that I haven’t attempted before.”



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At a very young age, Varun Dhawanand Alia Bhatt, celebrated as ‘the’Bollywood pair for their sparkling onscreen chemistry, have earned respectfor their unusual and challenging roles.The duo stopped over in Jalandhar fortheir shor t, but simulating gig at theLovely Professional University.Despite an extremely politically chargedBollywood, and the ongoing controversyover the Modi biopic, the duo — knownto keep a distance from politics - saidas young actors they were happy to bein their own space.Both dressed in a traditional attire(almost colour-coordinated) in blueand pink, they spoke at lengthabout their ‘mutually’ intense and‘consuming’ outing in the perioddrama Kalank for which Alia gaveup coffee and Varun, chicken. Hereare excerpts from the conversation:What amount of hard work didKalank take?Varun: Af ter Badlapur, many peoplewere asking me why I wasn’t do-ing an intense character. With Zafar,

I felt those things after many years. Iplay a lohar (blacksmith) in the film andhad to look ribbed on certain areas. Irequested the makers to get a gym onsets. I followed a scientific diet andgymmed thrice a day. During the mak-ing, my personal life took a backseat.Alia: This role was particularly chal-lenging for me. A lot of Roop (the char-acter Alia plays in Kalank) — is inter-nal. She can’t be external. I used to callAbhishek the ‘inception’ of directorsbecause he would ask me to givean emotion within an emotion withinan emotion. I have scraped through somany layers within myself. PlayingRoop made me reach corners andpoints within myself, which I probablynever knew till a few days ago.What do you admire about eachother?Varun: Her sehensheelta (pa-tience); the way she conducts her-self in public. At her age, she hasachieved the success others canonly dream of. The choices she hasmade have paved the way for otheractors to think outside the box. She haslessened the gap between Indie and

commercial.Alia: His dedication. His ability to lis-ten. Despite being a successful actor,he has no arrogance. Whether he doesanything bad or cracks a joke, we al-ways refer to Varun as pure. He comesfrom a pure place.Polarisation in Bollywood?Varun: Let me put it this way. There aretwo people on different sides —whether it’s Anupam Kher andVishal Dadlani. And they are veryvocal about their political sides. Ihave worked with both of them andI have spoken to both of them. Inpersonal interactions, they don’tseem to have any kind of polarisednotion in their mind. It’s just that ifyou feel any certain political par tyshould come into power, you sup-por t that.Alia: I don’t think we have beenpolarised. At the end of the day, weall believe we are in a democracy.Par t of this is having your ownthoughts and freedom of your thoughts.So, honestly, polarisation will exist be-cause we all are entitled to our ownopinions and thoughts.



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