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India wins best country award at London Fashion Week

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February 21, 2017

Mumbai, Feb 21: India has been declared the winner of 'International Fashion Showcase Country Award' at the London Fashion Week.

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Five emerging designers- Antar–Agni by Ujjawal Dubey, Ikai by Ragini Ahuja, Ka-Sha by KarishmaShahani Khan, P.E.L.L.A by Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama and KaleekalBy Alan Alexander- created sustainable fashion exhibition 'the Indian Pastoralists' to win the award beating 25 other nations judged by a panel of industry experts.

The award ceremony was held at the Somerset House, London.

Each of the five designers created special looks that supported the theme conceived by IMG Reliance and aligned to the global theme of IFS this year, Local/Global.

The exhibition was in association with 6Degree and the creations drew inspiration from the multi-faceted ethnic lifestyles of India's nomadic pastoral communities and interpreted the deep heritage of Indian textiles and handlooms for a global audience.

"More than our collection what excited us is that we are representing the country for such a prestigious event," Ujjawal said in a statement.

Karishma Shahani's womenswear range was an ode to one of India's most iconic pastoral nomads, Rabaris who are pre-dominantly based in Kutch.

The designer said the win was special for her as London is the city where she learned the craft of fashion.

"Being able to showcase our work at a platform like IFS as a representation of India's offerings is an honour. It gives us a perfect opportunity to showcase our skill and story on a global platform. We are really excited to be associated with IMG Reliance and to be in such good company," she said.

Ragini said more than winning the trophy it was important for them to do justice to the tribes they drew inspiration from.

"Tradition meets Modernity - it is an enormously humbling experience to take the DROKPA tribe from Ladakh to London with a prestigious platform like IFS. It is also a big responsibility to do justice to the living tribe which has survived hundreds of years with its ethical and organic practices".

The IFS are a series of specially-commissioned and curated fashion installations featuring work by emerging designers from all over the world.

The 26 countries participating in the International Fashion Showcase were Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Peru, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe.

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January 5,2020

Los Angeles: Kevin Feige may have confirmed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will be getting its first transgender superhero but the Marvel Studios has said there is no definite timeline for that.

During a Q&A at the New York Film Academy, a fan had asked Feige about whether the studio plans to introduce LGBTQ characters into the MCU, "specifically the trans characters".

To this, the Marvel Studios president had replied, "Yes, absolutely, yes... And very soon. In a movie that we're shooting right now."

But sources in the company clarified to Variety that Feige only confirmed the first part of the comments that a trans character will appear in the MCU in future but he did not give a time period.

Though Feige did not reveal the name of the project that will introduce a LGBTQ character, fans speculate that he may have been referring to "The Eternals".

The film, which will feature an ensemble cast of Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington and others, is set to unveil a gay superhero in the MCU.

Marvel Studios has been making efforts to incorporate more diversity in its films after the success of "Black Panther", which featured a virtually all-black cast, and its first woman-fronted superhero movie "Captain Marvel".

"Avengers: Endgame", which became the highest grossing movie of all-time, had featured the MCU's first gay character, a cameo by director Joe Russo.

In 2020, the studio has two releases -- Scarlett Johansson-starrer "Black Widow" and "The Eternals" -- which have been helmed by women directors.

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July 30,2020

Chennai, Jul 30: Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli on Wednesday said he and his family members have tested positive for coronavirus and are currently quarantined at home.

The director, best known for his epic fantasy hit Baahubali series, said they got tested after they developed mild fever recently which subsided by itself.

“My family members and I developed a slight fever few days ago. It subsided by itself but we got tested nevertheless. The result has shown a mild COVID positive today. We have home quarantined as prescribed by the doctors (sic)” he said.

In a subsequent tweet, Rajamouli said he and his kin are asymptomatic and “feeling better”. They are, however, following all the precautions and instructions.

“Just waiting to develop antibodies so that we can donate our plasma,” he added.

Before the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown was announced in March, the filmmaker was working on his upcoming period action drama Rise Roar Revolt.

The Telugu film, featuring actors Ram Charan and NTR Jr in the lead, is a fictional tale based on the lives of two freedom fighters in early 20th century.

Andhra Pradesh witnessed its worst single day spike of coronavirus on Wednesday, 10,000 plus cases, as the other southern states, including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also reported high daily numbers, although they saw a dip in the infections.

The cumulative tally of southern states — AP, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry was 24,855 on Wednesday.

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February 7,2020

Srinagar, Feb 7: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a stay on the release of the movie 'Shikara' which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley.

The film which hit theatres today has Vidhu Vinod Chopra at the helm and narrates the story of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 that forced lakhs to flee their homeland almost overnight following a genocidal campaign by militants.

Shot primarily in the Valley, the movie is being promoted mainly as a journey of love between the lead couple.

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