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An important test for the Marines’ underwater missile-delivery drone occurs this month!

On June 28, 2023, at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California, U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire a Naval Strike Missile from a Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System. (USMC Corps/Cpl. Earik Barton)

SAN DIEGO —The U.S. Marine Corps will put a new type of missile-delivery drone to the test in an operational scenario this month, following a year of developmental work, according to a senior service official.

Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for combat development and integration, told reporters the service had been working on two autonomous, low-profile vessels, which resemble drug runners’ semi-submersible boats seen in Central America. The boats are designed to carry two Naval Strike Missiles to Marine units ashore, stealthily delivering their payload without attracting any attention.

Also Read: Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan!

“They’re very, very hard — if not downright impossible — to track,” Heckl told reporters after speaking on a panel at the WEST 2024 conference here hosted by the U.S. Naval Institute an AFCEA International. That is because the boats produce almost no wake while gliding through the water, he explained.

After working with a “mom and pop shop” to design and build the two craft, Heckl said the Marine Corps has demonstrated it can launch and recover them from the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels and the Marines’ Stern Landing Vessels.

This month, the Marines will demonstrate the full evolution of using these boats to resupply Marines ashore with the missiles they need to fire at ships from land.

A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. The NMESIS and its Naval Strike Missiles participated in a live-fire exercise, here, part of Large Scale Exercise 2021. (Maj. Nick Mannweiler/Marine Corps)

Also Read: Court asks govt to retest samples of Ghaziabad-based firm’s polio Vaccine!

Heckl said the boats will play a role in the Army-led Project Convergence Capstone 4 event in California, featuring in a “multi-domain mobility corridor” phase of the exercise designed to test equipment for resupply and logistics missions.

Service tests so far have been “very successful,” he added, describing the price tag as so low that the craft can be deemed expendable if lost. If the Marine Corps does decide to pursue buying these in larger numbers, however, Heckl said the service will have to find a bigger contractor for production.

Court asks govt to retest samples of Ghaziabad-based firm’s polio Vaccine!

The type-2 strain is thought to have been eradicated so long ago that the current polio vaccine no longer protects against it!

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New Delhi: The Ghaziabad district court has asked the government to re-test samples of polio vaccines made by Ghaziabad-based Bio-Med Pvt. Ltd after the company contested results of a test that found contamination, two people aware of the matter said.

The retest will be done at the government-run Central Drugs Laboratory in Kasauli. In September, traces of polio type-2 virus, believed to be long eradicated, were discovered in the vaccines made by Bio-Med Pvt. Ltd, putting India’s polio-free status at risk.

“In their plea to the court, they (Bio-Med) have asked for retesting of samples, challenging the report which found its samples contaminated,” said one of the persons aware of the matter.

“The company is doing everything to get the matter delayed. The samples will be sent for retesting to the Kasauli laboratory,” added the second person.

Drug inspectors working to unearth the mystery behind the contamination of polio vaccines since September last year had in October also travelled to Indonesia’s PT Bio Farma Pvt Ltd, the company that supplies the bulk vaccine called key starting material (KSM). However, they did not find anything amiss there, bringing the spotlight back to the Indian firm that supplied the final vaccine to an official immunization programme.

According to the people cited above, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the 50-page report submitted by drug inspectors to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) did not find “any contamination” in the KSM supplied by PT Bio Farma. “They supply KSM to many other countries and the team has not found any contamination at their end. There are some minor good manufacturing practices (GMP) related issues which will be communicated to the firm, but as far as polio contamination is concerned, the team did not find any evidence of contamination at the Indonesia site,” said the first person cited above.

PT Bio Farma said it has “proactively investigated” the matter, including batch review, facility assessment and testing of retain samples of all bulks shipped to Bio-Med using validated test methods. “Results have shown that there have not been any discrepancies in the manufacture of these bulks. Test results of retain samples do not indicate presence of type 2 polio virus,” the company said in an e-mailed response.

“Polio bulks of the same batches have also been shipped to our other partners as well as utilized by Bio Farma with no complaints of the kind,” it said.

An email sent to Bio-Med on Monday remained unanswered till press time. The company’s managing director, who was arrested in September after the test results came out, was released on bail after 14 days in judicial custody.

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“The MD was charged under sections 37 A, C, section 17 (a), section 27 (a) under the Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C)Act. As per the Act, it is a non-bailable offence. To be released on bail, his lawyer referred to a decision by Allahabad high court as per which drug inspectors do not have a power to file a police complaint. We have now asked the law ministry for their opinion so that we can file a special leave petition in the SC stating to quash the order of Allahabad high court and Ghaziabad’s district court order of granting bail so that further action on the firm and its officials can be taken,” said the second person.

Polio drops, which carry weakened polio viruses, are given to children below the age of five under a government programme designed to build their immunity against the crippling disease. The type 2 strain is thought to have been eradicated so long ago that the current polio vaccine no longer protects against it, and vaccine makers have been asked to remove it from the vaccine and destroy their stocks of the strain.

However, this September, experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) found type 2 polio virus in sewage and stool samples. The batches came from Bio-Med, which was supplying polio vaccines for the government-run universal immunization programme. Around 50,000 vials—one vial has 20 doses—of contaminated vaccine are believed to have been used in Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

This Article Was Originally Published On Hindustan times News!

Also Read : Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan!

Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan!

Sonia Gandhi, who is chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, was Congress president for almost 22 years between 1998 and 2022 and is a five-time Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan on Wednesday. Party MP Rahul Gandhi, party’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state party president Govind Singh Dotasra were also present.

Sonia Gandhi, who is chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, was Congress president for almost 22 years between 1998 and 2022 and is a five-time Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

The move to file nominations for Rajya Sabha comes ahead of Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May this year.

There are 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan. In the upcoming biennial elections, three seats in the State are up for grabs. The ruling BJP is set to get two of the seats, while the Opposition Congress will get one, based on their respective strengths in the State Assembly.

The two BJP candidates are BJP State vice-president and former Minister Chunnilal Garasiya, and former Sumerpur MLA Madan Rathore.

The BJP has 115 and the Congress 70 MLAs in the 200-member State Assembly. A minimum of 67 votes will be required to win one Rajya Sabha seat in the event of a contest.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was last elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, is retiring in April this year. The term of Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav will come to an end this April. Besides one Rajya Sabha seat in the State has become vacant after the resignation of the BJP’s Kirodi Lal Meena.

The Congress party announced on Wednesday the first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial Elections to be held in various states.

According to an official release from the All India Congress Committee (AICC), “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan and Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar. Additionally, Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra.”The last day for filing nomination papers is February 15. The term for Rajya Sabha MPs is six years and elections are held after every two years for 33 per cent of the seats.

Currently, the Rajya Sabha has a strength of 245 members.

Out of the total 245 members, which 233 are representatives of the States and Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir (w.e.f. 31.10. 2019) and 12 are nominated by the President. 12 are directly nominated by the President who are veterans in the field of art, literature, sports, science etc.

Based on population, each state is allocated a certain number of candidates in the Upper House.

Members of the state legislative assemblies choose Rajya Sabha members through an indirect election system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote (SVT).

This Article Was Originally Published On Hindustan times News!

Also Read : Democrat Suozzi wins US House election in New York, eroding Republican majority!

Democrat Suozzi wins US House election in New York, eroding Republican majority

Suozzi, who previously held the seat before stepping down to run for governor, defeated Mazi Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Republican county legislator who served in the Israeli military. The district includes a small corner of New York City and some of its eastern suburbs.

Democratic former congressman Tom Suozzi won a special election in New York on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, narrowing an already razor-thin Republican majority in the US House of Representatives that has struggled to pass legislation.

The contest became necessary after the House took the extraordinary step of expelling Republican George Santos, whose dizzying array of lies about his biography led to his indictment on fraud charges.

Suozzi, who previously held the seat before stepping down to run for governor, defeated Mazi Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Republican county legislator who served in the Israeli military. The district includes a small corner of New York City and some of its eastern suburbs.

The result leaves Republicans with a 219-213 majority that has already proven hard to manage, illustrated by the chamber’s failure last week to pass a measure to impeach President Joe Biden’s top border official, Alejandro Mayorkas, which fell short by one vote when a few Republicans voted no.

The House approved the measure on Tuesday, after No. 2 Republican Steve Scalise returned from cancer treatment to cast a decisive vote.

Meanwhile, Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives on Tuesday after winning a special election in a Philadelphia suburb. Republicans, who already control the state Senate, would have taken over the House with a victory.

The New York district, which supported Biden in 2020 before flipping to Republicans in the 2022 mid-term elections, has served as a testing ground for both parties’ messaging ahead of the fall election, when the presidency and control of both chambers of Congress will be at stake.

“This race could be a bellwether for swing suburban districts around the country that are going to decide who controls the gavels of Congress,” said Lawrence Levy, executive dean at Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies.

Turnout, already expected to be light for a special election in February, was further depressed by a winter storm that blanketed the region on Tuesday morning with several inches of heavy snow, prompting both campaigns to offer free rides to polling places in the afternoon.

Immigration was a central issue, as it has been elsewhere in the country ahead of an expected rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump in November.

Pilip repeatedly hammered Suozzi and the Democratic Party on the issue, accusing them of failing to control crossings at the southern border with Mexico. Pilip was endorsed by a labor union for Border Patrol officers.

“I kept migrants from being sent to Nassau and will secure the border when I get to Congress,” Pilip wrote in a Facebook post, referring to New York state’s Nassau County.

Suozzi, who represented the congressional district for six years before stepping down and running unsuccessfully for governor, called Pilip’s attacks against him misleading and said she has been short of specifics on how she would address border security.

He touted his own bipartisan immigration compromise and criticized Republicans for rejecting a border security deal negotiated in the Senate, which collapsed after Trump urged Republicans to spurn it.

“Ms. Pilip points out there’s a problem, there’s a problem, there’s a problem. She has no solutions,” Suozzi said in the election’s only debate.

He also attacked Pilip on abortion, an issue that Democrats have put front and center since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated a nationwide right in 2022. Pilip said she is personally against abortion but did not support a federal ban.

This Article Was Originally Published On India Today!

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Love chemistry explained: Valentine’s Day Google Doodle game has a scientific twist!

Valentine’s Day is here and it’s time to bond with your special someone. Play this fun Google doodle game to learn some lessons in chemistry.

Valentine’s Day is here and love is in the news. So much has been written on love that literatures around it will outnumber any other topics. Love dramas are most watched and novels on this human emotion is most read. But it has now been proved that it’s all hormones and chemicals which give rise to the feelings of attraction, romance, crush and love. The euphoric feeling, the intense emotions, heightened senses, and a profound sense of connection can be attributed to the secretion of hormones like dopamine, oxytocin, and adrenaline. No wonder, Valentine’s Day 2024 Google Doodle has been given a scientific spin this time to explain the chemistry of it all.

Valentine’s Day Google Doodle Chemistry CuPd gives you an opportunity to play a game wherein you choose an avatar from the periodic table and take a quiz to get matched to the one that best fits your personality.

If you are wondering how to start the biggest day of love, just click this fun doodle to get matched to your own chemical element avatar and make some great bonds.

Diatomic molecules are made from a bond between two atoms. Sometimes it’s a bond between the same element like H2 (hydrogen),” said the post to describe Google Doodle.

Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on February 14, but the celebrations begin 7 days in advance, starting with Rose Day and ending with Kiss Day. The seven days of Valentine’s Week are Rose Day (February 7), Propose Day (February 8), Chocolate Day (February 9), Teddy Day (February 10), Promise Day (February 11), Hug Day (February 12), and Kiss Day (February 13).

Valentine’s Day has become a widely popular celebration around the world and while some people are just content with the company of their special someone, others turn it into an opportunity to do fun activities and adventures. From crafting handmade gifts, to organizing themed events to create unforgettable memories with their partners, there is a lot you can do on Valentine’s Day.

This article was originally published on Hindustan times News!

Also Read : Indian team management vexed at cricketers’ Ranji Trophy reluctancy: ‘In Hardik Pandya’s case…’

Indian team management vexed at cricketers’ Ranji Trophy reluctancy: ‘In Hardik Pandya’s case…’

It became a matter of grave concern amid the rising talk over Ishan Kishan continued absence from all forms of cricket.

Hardik Pandya's

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are all set to take a decisive step against players idly waiting for the start of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) without showing any interest in participating in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, which is almost done with its league stage. According to a report by the news agency PTI, the Indian team management is particularly furious at a section of players who have shown reluctance to be part of the domestic first-class tournament despite being fit.

It became a matter of grave concern amid the rising talk over Ishan Kishan continued absence from all forms of cricket. The India wicketkeeper-batter had taken a break during the middle of the South Africa tour reportedly citing mental health fatigue. Team head coach Rahul Dravid emphasised that if and when Ishan chooses to return, he has to show some game time before returning to the Indian side, hinting at wanting him to participate in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season for Jharkhand. But the 25-year-old has stayed out of six straight league games so far. Meanwhile, he was spotted practising with Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya in Baroda, which seemed that he has been gearing up for IPL 2024 instead, leaving BCCI officials irked, added the report.

The decision makers in BCCI are well aware that some players don’t want to play any red ball cricket. If they are out of Indian team, they would at best play a few Mushtaq Ali T20 games and then not report for state team duty during red ball season,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. “To rein in such players, board in all likelihood will make it mandatory to play 3-4 Ranji Trophy games, failing which, they can’t play IPL or even appear in IPL auction if released by their franchise. The state units feel unless the diktat comes from top of BCCI, some of the young stars will treat Ranji Trophy with disdain.”

While the board official admitted that Hardik’s case was different given his long struggle with a back injury, owing to which the all-rounder hasn’t been part of the red-ball format since 2018, he revealed that other young players openly refuse to participate in Ranji Trophy.

“We can understand Hardik Pandya’s case as his body can’t take the rigours of red ball cricket. He can’t withstand the workload of Test cricket and India needs him fit for ICC events. But some of the other youngsters, whenever you call them, they will cite that they are currently doing physio work. There needs to be a stop somewhere,” the official said.

This article was originally published on Hindustan times News!

Also Read : Massive deal announced by Wipro, owned by Azim Premji, to invest Rs 5480000000!

Massive deal announced by Wipro, owned by Azim Premji, to invest Rs 5480000000!

Azim Premji: Wipro has gained media attention following the announcement of a significant Rs 548 crore agreement. Wipro disclosed that it is spending Rs 5480000000 to buy Aggne Global Inc., a US-based company.

Azim Premji

Azim Premji’s Wipro is one of the most valuable IT companies in India with a massive market cap of Rs 267000 crore. Azim Premji and his company Wipro are popular for their business ethics and philanthropic activities. The IT giant is often in the news for its stocks, business announcements and expansion. Once again Wipro has made it to the headlines as the company has announced a massive deal of Rs 548 crore. Wipro has revealed that it is investing Rs 5480000000 to acquire US-based Aggne Global Inc. and its Hyderabad-based affiliate Aggne Global IT Services. Wipro will initially own the 60% of the company, with an option to acquire the rest of the stake over the period of time.

For those who are unaware, Aggne Global is an IT, consulting, and managed services company founded in 2019 that caters to the property and casualty insurance industry. The company’s solution integrates with the Duck Creek platform, providing insurance companies and Insurtech organizations with access to technology and services that allow them to stay ahead of the competition.

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“Aggne’s Swift IPs (internet protocol) combined with Wipro’s wider offerings will position us as an end-to-end player in the P&C (property & casualty) insurance space,” Wipro said in a release to the exchanges. Aggne Group had massive combined revenues for the past three calendar years. For 2021, it had a revenue of 4.5 million dollars. Revenue increased to 9.1 million dollars in 2022 and 17.9 million dollars in 2023.

This article was originally published on DNAIndia!

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Eagle box office collection day 4: Ravi Teja film falls on first Monday, earns ₹1.50 cr in India!

Eagle box office collection day 4: The film stars Ravi Teja and is directed by Karthik Gattamneni. It is clashing with Yatra 2 at the Telugu box office.

Eagle box office collection day 4: Helmed by Karthik Gattamneni, Ravi Teja’s film Eagle started off well. However, according to a report on sacnilk.com, the film has now begun to struggle at the box office on its day 4, Monday, with an earning of ₹1.50 crore in India. The film was released in the theatres on February 9

Eagle box office report

Reportedly, Eagle saw an overall occupancy of about 18.12 percent among its Telugu audience on its first Monday. The total business made by Eagle is now at ₹17.55 crore.

The Ravi Teja film had a promising opening in India, with ₹6.2 crore, including its Hindi and Telugu versions. It marked a slight dip when it earned ₹5 crore on the next day, Saturday. On Sunday, it earned ₹4.85 crore. However, as it wrapped up its first weekend, the film fell further and registered only ₹1.50 crore on Monday, ₹3.35 crore less than its previous day.

Eagle worldwide box office

However, the film is doing relatively better at the international box office. On day 3, it earned roughly ₹10 crore worldwide. Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala took to his X (formerly Twitter) and tweeted, “ఇది మాసోడి జాతర! (What a celebration) #Eagle collects over 30 CR+ GROSS worldwide in 3 Days. Don’t miss the BLOCKBUSTER ACTION ENTERTAINER on the Big Screens near you now! Book your tickets Now – https://linktr.ee/EagleBookings. #PublicBlockbusterEagle.” The film opened with ₹11.90 crore worldwide and ₹9 crore on day 2.

Eagle is clashing with Yatra 2 at the box office. The Telugu film stars Mammootty and Jiiva. It was released on February 8.

Eagle stars Ravi Teja and Kavya Thapar in lead roles. It also features Anupama Parameshwaran, Srinivas Avasarala, Vinay Rai, Navdeep, Madhubala, Praneeta Pattnaik, Ajay Ghosh, and Srinivas Reddy among others in pivotal roles. The film is also written and edited by Karthik Gattamneni. It is backed by TG Vishwa Prasad and Vivek Kuchibhotla under the People Media Factory banner. Davzand is the music composer of Eagle.

This article is part of Hindustantimes News!

Also Read : IPhone 16 Pro Max leaks: From longest-ever battery life to state-of-the-art camera, everything we know so far!

IPhone 16 Pro Max leaks: From longest-ever battery life to state-of-the-art camera, everything we know so far!

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is rumored to have a larger battery, improved camera with a larger sensor size, and potential display sizes of 6.27 and 6.86 inches. It may also feature the Apple A18 bionic chipset and up to 8GB of RAM.

IPhone 16 Pro Max

There is still plenty of time for the launch of the iPhone 16 series, considering that the iPhone 15 series was unveiled at the Wonderlust event just over 5 months ago. However, the rumour mills have been filled with one leak after another about Apple’s upcoming smartphone series and the iOS 18 operating system that will power it.

According to a post by Naver user “yeux1122” cited by Macrumors, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature a larger battery and is expected to deliver the “longest battery life ever seen on an iPhone”.

The report while citing supply chain sources notes that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will house a 5% larger battery than its predecessor. Although the actual increase in battery size may not be that large, the report notes that efficiency boosts can help improve the device’s battery performance. 

Other rumours about the iPhone 16 Pro Max include the addition of the Apple A18 bionic chipset and up to 8GB of RAM. Moreover, the report claims that Apple has improved the manufacturing process for the Pro devices’ titanium frame while reducing costs. 

An earlier report by Macrumors had also hinted that the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max may boast larger displays, potentially reaching unprecedented sizes of 6.27 and 6.86 inches, respectively, setting new benchmarks for screen real estate on iPhones.

Camera upgrades: 

Meanwhile, another report from Sparrownews suggests that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature a 1/1.14-inch Sony IMX903 primary sensor. The report notes that the increase in sensor size will lead to a significant improvement in the detail and clarity of images, even in difficult lighting conditions.

The camera in iPhone 16 Pro models may also feature the use of 1MG+7P moulded glass-plastic modules, which are expected to lead to an improvement in the optical performance of the lens.

Another notable design shift is expected to be the introduction of a vertical camera layout in the base iPhone 16 series models. This move away from the diagonal camera arrangement seen in the iPhone 15 could pave the way for innovative features such as Spatial Video Recording.

This article is part of Hindustantimes News!

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Deepika Padukone will present at the 2024 BAFTA Awards alongside Cate Blanchett, David Beckham, and Dua Lipa!

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Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has joined David Beckham, Cate Blanchett, and Dua Lipa and will be presenting awards at the BAFTA Film Award ceremony, as reported by Variety. Deepika expressed her gratitude on Instagram for the opportunity.

Last year, she also presented an award at the Oscars. The BAFTA Film Awards are scheduled for Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The specific award categories they will present are not confirmed yet, but other presenters at the BAFTA Film Awards include Adjoa Andoh from Bridgerton, Hugh Grant, Lily Collins known for Emily in Paris, Emma Corrin, and Gillian Anderson from The Crown, Himesh Patel from Black Mirror, and Idris Elba.

Deepika Padukone

According to Variety, Emma Mackay and Jack O’Connell, both former winners, are confirmed to present The Rising Star Award at the BAFTA Film Awards. The nominees for the award this year include Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Jacob Elordi, Mia McKenna-Bruce, and Sophie Wilde.

During the ceremony, Hannah Waddingham will perform a special cover song, and Sophie Ellis Bexter will sing “Murder on the Dancefloor,” which gained renewed popularity two decades after its release, thanks to Saltburn. The event is expected to be attended by celebrities like Barry Keoghan, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Cillian Murphy, Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Celine Song, and Yorgos Lanthimos.

Although the specific award categories they will present are not yet confirmed, some of the presenters at the BAFTA Film Awards include Adjoa Andoh from Bridgerton, Hugh Grant, Lily Collins known for her role in Emily in Paris, Emma Corrin, and Gillian Anderson from The Crown, Himesh Patel from Black Mirror, and Idris Elba.

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Variety has confirmed that former winners Emma Mackay and Jack O’Connell will be presenting The Rising Star Award at the upcoming BAFTA Film Awards. The nominees for this year’s Rising Star Award include Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Jacob Elordi, Mia McKenna-Bruce, and Sophie Wilde.

During the ceremony, Hannah Waddingham is set to perform a special cover song, and Sophie Ellis Bexter will sing “Murder on the Dancefloor,” which has recently regained popularity two decades after its initial release, thanks to Saltburn. The event is anticipated to be attended by various celebrities, including Barry Keoghan, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Cillian Murphy, Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Celine Song, and Yorgos Lanthimos.

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