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Imran Khan: Investment recovery is not a reliable yardstick to measure art
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Imran Khan: Investment recovery is not a reliable yardstick to measure art

by jummy84
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Published on: Nov 16, 2025 11:43 pm IST

Imran Khan emphasises that art cannot be measured solely by financial success.

Imran Khan who will soon be making a comeback in films says, “Investment recovery is not a reliable yardstick to measure art. All art is not for everybody. We tend to measure all things according to rupees earned. I always picked my characters thinking ‘ Do I vibe with this guys views on life?’ The gender dynamics and having a healthy dynamic between both partners has always been important. The audience back then who enjoyed those films and continue to re-watch them today, they enjoy the dynamic between the leads, where even in a romantic equation, there’s a witty remark- one upmanship, a clever repartee.”

Imran Khan

Speaking about his comeback film Imran recently told us, “The movie is just like what the team of Break Ke Baad would be doing 15 years later in life. It’s a natural progression. Danish and I now have collective life experience. He’s been married, I’ve been through a divorce. It’s just the film we should make 15 years later. This is very much a personal project that came from the creative urge of wanting to tell a story and working with dear friends.”

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California Approves Redistricting Measure in Win for Gavin Newsom
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California Approves Redistricting Measure in Win for Gavin Newsom

by jummy84
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California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map, potentially giving Democrats five more seats in the 2026 midterms.

The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m., just as polls closed.

The vote comes in response to a similar move from Texas, where Republican leaders redrew their maps this summer to eliminate up to five Democratic seats.

Gov. Gavin Newsom billed the measure as a way to “fight fire with fire” by stopping Republicans from rigging the 2026 midterms. The vote marks a significant win for Newsom, who sold the measure to voters as a way to stop President Trump’s agenda.

“We are done being treated like this,” Newsom said at a rally over the weekend. “What this is all about is Democrats getting back on our toes — not on our heels. Getting our mojo back.”

Republicans currently hold a six-vote majority in Congress. In California’s 52 seats, Democrats hold a 43-9 advantage — but that could grow to 48-4 under the new maps, possibly helping Democrats win control of Congress.

Success was not a foreordained when Newsom proposed the new maps this summer, which, unlike in Texas, required voter approval to change the California constitution.

California voters had previously created an independent redistricting commission to draw lines in a non-partisan fashion — a key element of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s legacy in office. In polls before the campaign, voters were generally supportive of the commission.

But an ad campaign, along with big endorsements from Barack Obama and Kamala Harris, sent a message to Democratic voters that the proposition would offer a golden opportunity to fight back against Trump.

The successful campaign burnishes Newsom’s credentials as a fighter as he is expected to launch a campaign for president in 2028.

The redistricting battle may not be over yet. Other states have considered countering California’s move, including Indiana, Ohio and Florida.

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Tennessee heart transplant surgeon shares '1 vital sign doctors never measure but your phone does every day'
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Tennessee heart transplant surgeon shares ‘1 vital sign doctors never measure but your phone does every day’

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Taking a walk while enjoying your favourite music or podcast can be a great experience, but can it really improve your health? The truth is, even small lifestyle changes, such as walking a little more each day, have the potential to have a big impact on your health. In fact, your daily step count is a vital sign of overall health. Also read | Walking 10,000 steps every day?Fitness expert says avoid these 10 common walking mistakes that limit its benefits

Dr Dmitry Yaranov said we measure pulse, breathing, temperature, and blood pressure — but the most powerful signal of all might be hiding in your phone. Find out what it is.(Freepik)

Dr Dmitry Yaranov, a cardiologist from Tennessee, US, who is known as ‘Heart transplant Doc’ on Instagram, highlighted this in an October 22 Instagram post and said, “We measure pulse, breathing, temperature, and blood pressure — but the most powerful signal of all might be hiding in your phone.”

Your daily step count is ‘an X-ray of your heart’

In his post titled ‘The vital sign your doctor never measures but your phone does every day’, Dr Yaranov spoke about the importance of daily step count as a vital sign, stating it’s an indicator of overall health, reflecting heart, brain, nerves, joints, and motivation.

He said: “Your daily step count isn’t just about fitness. It’s an X-ray of your heart, brain, nerves, joints, and motivation — all working together. When your steps drop, it’s rarely random. It’s your body whispering that something’s off.”

‘Movement is medicine’

Dr Yaranov suggested that a drop in step count can be an early warning sign of underlying issues like frailty, depression, or vascular disease. He added that step count could be considered the fifth vital sign, and that movement is medicine. Body vital signs are basic measurements of the body’s essential functions, including temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.

“Frailty, depression, vascular disease — they all leave footprints in your step data. It’s the only ‘vital sign’ that reflects both biology and willpower. Maybe it’s time to admit: movement is medicine. And your step count might just be your fifth vital sign,” he said.

Increasing your daily step count may seem overwhelming or time-consuming, but with a few simple lifestyle changes and modifications, you can reach your fitness goals easily. Click here to check out some tips to increase your step counts.

Note to readers: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.

This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice.

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Alberta Book Ban Paused After Margaret Atwood Mocks Measure
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Alberta Book Ban Paused After Margaret Atwood Mocks Measure

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Try to ban The Handmaid’s Tale and you’ll face the literary scorn of Margaret Atwood. Alberta’s government has learned as much from its now paused censorship measure.

In a short story published online this past weekend, Atwood slammed MAGA-ish Premier Danielle Smith, “selfish rapacious capitalism,” Ayn Rand fanboys, and the hypocrisy of paying “no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies.” For former radio host Smith, Atwood saved a special bit of Serena Joy (if you’ve seen the Emmy winning Hulu series that ran from 2017 to 2025, you’ll get it): “So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.”

Proving you should never doubt the power of the pen (or in this case, the post), and that most bullies can’t take a punch, Premier Smith’s government today announced via an email to school boards the ban was being halted “until further notice.” Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides stated that more info about the ban/not ban would become clear over the next week or so.

While widely-acclaimed, The Handmaid’s Tale was among the 200 books slated to be pulled from the school shelves in the oil-rich Canadian province because of alleged sexually explicit material.

In July, the Education and Childcare Ministry of Smith’s government ordered local school boards to institute the policy (read the original NSFW Ministerial Order here) by October, a month into the school year. Under the policy, ninth graders and below wouldn’t be allowed any access to such books, while those in Grade 10 and up would only be allowed to read such material if it was deemed educationally appropriate.

The often-explicit Bible was exempt, but along with Atwood’s 1985 novel on a theocratic takeover of the USA , Aldous Huxley’s classic Brave New World and Maya Angelou’s autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings were among the 200 books the Edmonton Public School board said last week were going under lock and key because of the new provincial policy.

That just wasn’t on with Margaret Atwood.

The prolific 85-year-old scribe took to social media on August 31 to offer a “piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike — we are told — The Handmaid’s Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.)”

That prologue of sorts might be the most blunt, literally and figuratively part of the 196-word yarn, which was picked up, reposted and liked all over the globe. You can read it here:

Not long after her government walked back its book ban measure, for now, Premier Smith Tuesday said the revamped goal was to take books with pornographic images out of the libraries and to leave the classics alone.”

On this side of the border, the classics and soon to be classics are not being left alone, in a potentially good way.

Handmaid’s Tale star and EP Elisabeth Moss will executive produce a sequel based on Atwood’s 2019 book The Testaments alongside THT collaborators Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield. Hulu hasn’t given a release date yet for the series, but production on Season 1 started back in April.

Wonder if a certain Western Canadian politician may be making an inadvertent cameo?

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