Halves

Set to hit theaters on February 23rd, 2024, the trailer of `A Game of Two Halves,` an international sports drama tackling themes of identity and acceptance through the lens of football is finally out. Starring Marvel`s Eternals star Saaj Raja, the film transcends the field, offering a platform for underprivileged young athletes and a poignant exploration of self-discovery. The film also stars Indian actors like `12th Fail` fame Harish Khanna and `Piku` fame Swaroopa Ghosh. It’s a coming-of-age film that follows…

Actress Swaroopa Ghosh who is best known for her performance in `Piku,` `Vicky Donor,` `Pink,` `Madras Cafe` among others, will be featuring in Indo-British Co-Production film `A Game of Two Halves` which is set to release on 23rd February, 2024. The film follows the transformative coming-of-age journey of Sanjay, a young British student who learns about his true self while teaching soccer to underprivileged children in the dusty fields of Hyderabad, India. It is directed by British Asian filmmaker Khayam Khan,…

Moderna has announced the results of a Phase 2b trial investigating its mRNA treatment for skin cancer, and it continues a streak of promising news. When paired with an immunotherapy, the treatment significantly reduced the risks of recurrence, metastasis and death compared to existing treatments alone, paving the way for trials against other cancers.While mRNA research has been in progress for decades, it was greatly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Buoyed by the success of the vaccines, the companies behind them –…

One 97 Communications, which operates the Paytm brand, said on Friday that its consolidated quarterly loss fell 44.4% from a year earlier, to Rs 358.4 crore, for the quarter ending June 30.It had reported a quarterly loss of Rs 645.4 crore, for the same period, last year.On a sequential basis, losses for the firm more than doubled from Rs 167.5 crore for the quarter ending March 31.Revenue from operations for the payments major stood at Rs 2,341.6 crore for the June quarter, a 39.4% increase on year. Operational revenue…

A daily pill may halve the risk of death for lung cancer patients with a particular type of genetic mutation who have undergone surgery, according to much awaited clinical trial results. The drug is called osimertinib, which AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals produces under the brand name Tagrisso. It has been used to treat later-stage lung cancer since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted it an accelerated approval in 2015. The trial findings were published on June 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine and…

The popularity of electric scooters has soared in recent times, but so have the concerns regarding their quality checks. Many new players in the electric scooter market have come under scrutiny for this, with Ampere Electric being the latest addition to the list. In a recent incident, the owner of an Ampere Magnus EX electric scooter claimed that his scooter broke in half while he was riding it, and the visuals of the incident have gone viral on YouTube. The video clearly shows the chassis of the scooter broken into…

Sony has reportedly halved the expected sales forecast for its PSVR2 headset after a disappointing pre-order window. The PSVR2 is set to launch next month (February 22) and has been available to pre-order since last November. Many stores are still accepting pre-orders, and in a new report by Bloomberg, it’s claimed Sony has adjusted its sales forecast accordingly. Sony is allegedly halving its quarterly shipment forecast from two million units, down to a million units. Sony reportedly expects around one and a half…

Sony has reportedly reduced sales projections for the launch of the PlayStation VR2 after receiving fewer preorders than expected for the new virtual reality headset. As reported by Bloomberg, the Tokyo-based tech giant is allegedly halving its quarterly shipment forecast from two million units down to a million units in the run-up to the PSVR2’s release on February 22nd.PSVR2 preorders first went live back in November last year, but many stores continue to take orders without a waitlist despite the product’s launch date…

The woes continue for commercial EV startup Arrival, which hopes an internal promotion of a new CEO can help get its all-electric Van into US production as part of a business strategy pivot to cut costs. Arrival is still struggling with capital however as it also shared plans to reduce its current staff by 50% to further cut costs and stay afloat. Here’s the latest. Arrival ($ARVL) is an EV start-up focused on delivering urban-centric mobility, particularly its last-mile Arrival Van, although…

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