The New Indian Express Chennai - December 17, 2024

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December 17, 2024

Sitharaman, Kharge exchange barbs in RS

Cong head rebuts charges of constitutional changes for 'one family'

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Will not allow Lankan territory to be used against India, says Dissanayake

SRI Lanka will not allow its territory to be used against India's national security interests, Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

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'ONOP is BJP's bid to bring in prez-type govt'

REITERATING the DMK's stand that the BJP-led union government's 'One Nation One Poll' proposal is not suitable for the country, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday alleged that the centre seeks to push the bill with the ulterior motive of conducting a presidential form of election, against the spirit of the constitution.

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Krishna can't be recognised as MS awardee, rules SC

THE Supreme Court on Monday, in an interim order, ruled that Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the M S Subbulakshmi award.

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Record gold imports widen trade deficit

IN what could put pressure on the economy, India's trade deficit the difference between imports and exports widened to a record $37.8 billion in November, showing a 4.8% drop in exports and a record increase in imports driven by massive gold demand.

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SPEAKING HANDS FALL SILENT

When he was born on March 9, 1951, Zakir Hussain was considered an unlucky child. The arrival of the eldest son had coincided with the family's most distressing moment, as his 'Abba', Allarakha Qureishi, had fallen ill with a heart ailment.

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Chennai to get heavy rain for 2 days

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Monday announced that a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and began its movement towards the Tamil Nadu coast.

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Free travel pass for police in govt buses: Home dept

RESOLVING the spat between police personnel and transport corporation staff over free commute in government buses, the home department announced that personnel ranging from Grade II constables to inspectors will be given a bus pass for free travel.

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Tongue-split tattoo: Minor among 3 held

TWO men and a juvenile were arrested on Sunday night for running a tattoo shop without a license and allegedly putting people's lives in danger by performing tongue-split surgery on their customers.

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Return of land will take SL Tamils wounded by conflict closer to peace

15 yrs since war ended, dispossessed Tamils pin their hopes on new govt to regain property

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Ilaiyaraaja temple clip sparks charges of casteism, maestro denies allegations

A viral video of music maestro Ilaiyaraaja being stopped from entering the Artha Mandapam, a path leading to the sanctum sanctorum of the Srivilliputhur Aandal temple, sparked strong debates on social media on Sunday with many users alleging that the musical genius was prevented from entering the 'mandapam' because of his caste.

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Two arrested for harassing woman food delivery executive

TWO men were arrested by the Rajamangalam police for allegedly harassing and making obscene remarks at a woman food delivery executive when she came to deliver food to their house in the wee hours of Sunday.

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GCC mulls revamp of Loop Road as a vibrant public space

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is looking at the possibility of redeveloping Loop Road near Marina Beach into a vibrant public space prioritising non-motorable traffic (cyclists and pedestrians) that is also ecologically sustainable.

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'Buddies' to assist air passengers with DigiYatra

PASSENGERS fancying quick departure formalities but unaware of the DigiYatra option will soon be assisted by specially-trained personnel at the Chennai airport.

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Ennum Ezhuthum, Pudumai Penn a hit: SPC

Planning panel’s report to CM includes policies for sustainable land use, job, water community dog management

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Home secy told to file report on action taken to weed out corruption in state

EXPRESSING concern over the rampant corruption in government departments, the Madras High Court on Monday asked the state government whether it is keen on wiping out corruption or leave the common people to suffer due to the scourge.

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Basha, Coimbatore serial blast mastermind, dies

S A Basha (84), the founder of banned militant outfit Al-Umma who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case, passed away due to age-related illnesses at PSG Hospitals in Coimbatore on Monday evening.

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Hong Fu footwear unit to start Ranipet ops by January 2026

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin virtually laid the foundation stone for the ₹1,500 crore non-leather footwear manufacturing facility developed by Taiwan-based Hong Fu Industrial Group at SIPCOT Industrial Park in Panapakkam in Ranipet.

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NGT tells Aavin to check feasibility of selling milk in reusable plastic bottles

THE southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed Aavin to explore the feasibility of selling milk in reusable plastic bottles

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Sadiq's link to textbook corpn: BJP prez asks min to explain

BJP state president K Annamalai on Monday demanded an explanation from state School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on the alleged link between drug kingpin Jaffer Sadiq and a contractor of Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation.

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Girl suicide case: Suspect's plea against chargesheet dismissed

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the hostel warden accused of abetting the suicide of a 17-year-old girl student in Michealpatti of Thanjavur in 2022.

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'TN's domestic electricity rates lowest in India'

THE state has the lowest average electricity rates for domestic consumers compared to other states, the state government said in an official statement.

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Reserve bank's announcement on loan ceiling deceptive: CPI

The farmers' wing of the Communist Party of India (CPI) said the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) announcement that farmers can avail loans of up to ₹2 lakh without collateral is deceptive.

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Chennai cops stop Sangeetha Gnanamu rally

THE Greater Chennai Police (GCP) denied permission for a chariot procession conducted by the Sangeetha Gnanamu Committee.

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TM Krishna receives MS award

CARNATIC singer TM Krishna was presented with the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award during The Music Academy's 98th Annual Conference and Concerts inauguration in Chennai on Sunday.

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PMJAY special camp under way in Mylapore

A special camp to assist senior citizens looking to enrol under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) scheme is being held on December 16 and 17 at Srimathi Narayani Ammal Kalyana Mandapam, Mandaveli.

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Protest in Madurai as Pocso accused gets anticipatory bail sans victim's knowledge

AFTER a Pocso case accused was granted anticipatory bail allegedly because the police failed to alert the victim in a timely manner, and there was no challenge from the government counsel during the hearing, members of the Tamil Nadu Pengal Sangam (TNPS) staged a protest in Madurai on Monday.

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Rain threat: Health officials shift 100 pregnant women to hospitals

IN wake of heavy rain over the past few days, health officials in Tenkasi shifted over 100 pregnant women who neared their due date at various government hospitals, successfully performing nearly 60 deliveries.

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Kerala's medical waste dumped in Nellai villages

A huge volume of Kerala's biomedical, food and plastic waste, particularly from Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) and Credence Private Hospital, has been dumped at multiple locations, including on patta lands and a waterbody in Kodaganallur and Palavoor villages.

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Kerala tribal man dragged on road by car in Wayanad

IN a shocking incident, a 40-year-old tribal man was dragged along the road by a car driven by tourists for nearly half-a-kilometre.

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Telangana guv grants approval to act against KTR in Formula E case

Jishnu Dev Varma also gives his assent to prosecute the then special chief secy of MAUD dept

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UPHEAVAL IN LEVANT RAISES UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE WORLD

The governance of Syria can well fall into the hands of fundamentalist groups. Global powers must work towards dousing such a fire rather than reigniting it

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PROPOSING A 2-FACTOR FORMULA FOR SHARING

THE 16th Finance Commission so far visited 16 states; visits to 12 more will be completed in the next few months.

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₹1,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for farmers launched

THE Centre on Monday unveiled a credit guarantee scheme (CGS) to help small farmers who engage in distress selling.

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TMC makes U-turn on EVMs, differs with Cong on functioning

IN a departure from its earlier stand, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday asserted that there is nothing \"substantial\" in the allegations of manipulation of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).

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21 fake univs in country, 8 in Delhi; Centre says will protect students

THE University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 21 \"self-styled\" universities, eight in Delhi alone, as fake, the Central government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

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Priyanka asks govt to take steps for safety of minorities in Bangladesh

CONGRESS MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday claimed in the Lok Sabha that a photograph of Pakistan surrendering before the Indian Army in Dhaka, had been removed from the Army headquarters.

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PMML Society seeks Nehru letters from Rahul

Historian says records on first PM, including his letters to Lady Mountbatten, withdrawn on orders of Sonia Gandhi

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'Persons with political and religious prejudices mustn't be made judges'

IN the wake of uproar over Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's recent comments on Uniform Civil Code and that India will be run by the majority at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) function, retired Supreme Court judge Justice A K Pattnaik tells Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty that a judge shouldn't express views on political matters at a public forum.

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Gehlot ex-aide pardoned in phone tap case

DELHI'S Patiala House Court has granted a conditional pardon to Lokesh Sharma, the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Rajasthan's ex-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in connection with the illegal phone tapping case.

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Students stir over paper leak, Bihar exam put off

THE Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday cancelled the 70th combined preliminary examination conducted by the commission at Bapu Bhawan examination centre in the state capital on December 13.

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7 picked for questioning in killings of 2 migrant workers in Manipur

Larger conspiracy

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5 held, booked under Pocso for gang-raping teen

TRIPURA police arrested five people for alleged gang-rape of a minor girl.

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Shah meets families hit by Maoist violence in Bastar, pledges support

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed his condolences to the families of jawans killed in Maoist attacks and the civilians affected by violence in the strife-torn region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.

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Lathicharge on students seeking exam cancellation

THE Jharkhand police resorted to lathi-charge on Monday to disperse students, who were protesting near Jharkhand Staff Service Commission (JSSC) against alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL recruitment examination held in September.

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Maha Yuti tables ₹35K cr supplementary budget

Maha discontent brews as several cabinet aspirants feel left out

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Alarming groundwater contamination across Gujarat districts, Lok Sabha told

The Government of India, in a concerning update to the Rajya Sabha, has flagged an alarming situation regarding groundwater pollution in Gujarat.

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SP smells BJP plot in Sambhal violence, ruckus in UP House

THE winter session of the UP legislature took off on a fiery note on Monday with the belligerent opposition raising Sambhal violence in which five people lost their lives during the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24.

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Rescuers race against time as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte's worst cyclone

FRANCE was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.

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Gaza hostage deal closer than ever: def minister

DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is \"closer than ever\" to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks, The Times of Israel reported.

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B'desh election in 2025-end or early '26: Yunus

Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections

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Trudeau's No 2 quits Cabinet after freebie disagreement

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most powerful and loyal minister, announced on Monday she was resigning from the Cabinet as Trudeau struggles with declining popularity.

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Was evacuated by Russian military, claims Assad

OUSTED Syrian leader Bashar Assad said he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack.

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Japan bank staff steals $6.6 mn from safe deposit boxes

JAPAN's biggest bank apologised on Monday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes.

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Sr UK clergyman faces calls to resign over handling of priest abuse claims

THE senior clergyman who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England faced calls to resign on Monday over his handling of the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct.

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Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr

METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.

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Pvt sector output index rises to 4-mnth high|

PRIVATE sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note boosted by strong demand from services and manufacturing sectors leading to record jobs creation.

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European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab

BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.

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Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo

A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.

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Vlogger shares dismal business class experience on Air India international flight

'Meal fell on business class seat as it was broken'

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LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru

LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.

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LG eyes $15 billion listing valuation for Indian arm

Post-public offer, promoter's shareholding will come down by 15%

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Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains

IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2020 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.

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New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country

US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.

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Niggle trouble for Siraj as pacer continues to struggle

IT was the 37th over of the Australian innings on Sunday. Mohammed Siraj, having bowled the first two balls, called on the physio.

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Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money

PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.

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From Madurai to Mumbai Indians via KL: Kamalini story

ON Sunday, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, G Kamalini was having the time of her life behind the stumps.

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We're basically two dead people playing chess, mistakes happen: Gukesh

THE king had arrived home and that led to a frenzy as everybody, who were eagerly awaiting his arrival, wanted a piece of him.

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TALE OF RAIN AND PAIN FOR INDIA'S TOP-ORDER

On a day that witnessed multiple delays due to weather, visitors lose four big wickets and now have an uphill task to save the match

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Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona

LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.

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Gene therapy offers new hope to haemophilia patients

In a significant medical breakthrough, India's first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.

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TIMELY REHAB KEY TO REGAIN FULL MOBILITY

ARVIND Sagar, 58, who had a history of hypertension and diabetes, suffered an ischemic stroke last July.

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Tales on the terrace

Stories, like old songs, have a way of resurfacing, finding new audiences and fresh contexts. On the evening of December 14, Chennai's Art on Terrace transformed into an intimate haven for such a tale, as author Renuka Narayanan breathed life into Mahadev, her 2019 book.

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VROOM, VROOM

A LICENCE TO THRILL

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Silent Hill 2 Remake: A little too foggy?

A little over three years ago, I finished my first ever horror title Resident Evil Village.

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'Horror of this story is that it connects with today's world'

Director Magnus Von Horn and actor Vic Carmen Sonne discuss their recent film The Girl With The Needle, balancing social realism and commercial filmmaking, and more

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Suriya 45 adds Natty

ACTOR Natty, who was last seen in debutant Sidharth Vishwanath's Sorgavaasal, has joined hands with RJ Balaji once again in Suriya 45.

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THE UNTOLD STORY

Filmmaker Jayan Cherian speaks about his film Rhythm of Dammam, which explores the Siddi community in North Karnataka, and more

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SOORI, AISHWARYA LEKSHMI TEAM UP FOR MAAMAN

PREVIOUSLY, we reported that actor Soori will be collaborating with Vilangu-fame director Prasanth Padiyaraj, for his next.

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Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par wraps filming

The latest update from Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par, a spiritual sequel to the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par, is that the film's shoot has been wrapped and has entered the post-production stage.

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