With defections, the logic of democracy is breached

efections are not new in Indian politics; the rate of jersey changes has not only been increasing but also becoming more open. There is obviously nothing but ethical considerations to stop politicians from changing sides en masse immediately after the elections endow any one party with overwhelming dominance. As in the case of the BJP, particularly after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Besides, it is not as if legislators have not changed parties earlier for material considerations, but the BJP is far better endowed in this sphere than its rivals. A democratic polity being the least of its concerns, the BJP makes no secret of its hunger to occupy the entire Opposition space. For that it is also reputed to be using methods other than crude material ones; regular raids by various investigative agencies on the houses of Opposition leaders, for example, are suggestive of its other strategies. Ethics are the same for everyone: the dissidents are as much to blame as any party that rewards their desertion. The fallen Karnataka government is only 14 months old, and the BJP had been targeting the ruling position since the assembly elections in 2018. Then the party had been called first by the governor to form the government, but had failed to beat the numbers of the JD(S)-Congress coalition. The invocation of ethics, however, must be put in the context of democratic procedure. A democracy is a government formed by the people's will. After people vote a party to power, their will is overturned when their elected leaders change sides. The logic of democracy is breached. It had been occurring off and on, not without protest, but since 2014 the erasure of Opposition space by foul means or fair has grown into a steady corrosion of democratic process and practice. Ethics in this case, therefore, is not only pertinent to the actions of individuals or parties, but also, and more acutely, to the future of the country. 1695062 1681819 DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://justpaste.it/3gm1w

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Your audio bud-dy

Once removed, they sync with each other -- and through an app-- with your mobile phone. After that, it's touch all the way on the sides of the ear buds: a short touch to take a call or stop it; a longer tap to move from one music tap to the next; a double tap on left or right bud to decrease or increase the volume and three taps to activate the voice assistant, Google Assistant or Siri, depending on whether your phone is Android or iPhone. And yes, the sound is cool too -- or should I say hot, as the bass is nicely boosted. The whole thing shouts 'class' and costs Rs 3999. The box proclaims: 'Proudly designed in India'. Amen to that. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.sbnation.com/users/zeemaankons

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The Lion King: The art of herding digital cats

Pretty much like now, in other words, except that the money and ingenuity those studios used to spend on things like teaching chimps to make breakfast now go toward turning lines of code into fur and sinew. This is undoubtedly an ethical improvement, much as Chee Chee may have enjoyed hanging out with Rex Harrison. The hope behind this Lion King is that advancing digital technology will also enhance the lustre of the moviegoing experience.It does and it doesn't. There are a great many impressive moments in this film, and a few that might elicit a gasp of amazement or an appreciative burst of laughter from even a jaded viewer. For example: When Pumbaa, the flatulent warthog voiced by Seth Rogen, absent-mindedly scratches his left ear with his hind leg, I confess that I nearly wept. Not because the scene was especially touching or sad, but because of the sheer extravagant craft that had clearly gone into rendering those two seconds of reflexive animal behaviour. I was nearly as moved by the efforts of a dung beetle to propel a ball of scat across a patch of desert. The digital artisans responsible for these images didn't necessarily have to do it all with such fanatical care, and the fact that they did is surely worthy of admiration.So if a movie could be judged solely on technique, The Lion King might qualify as a great one. And it kind of wants to be judged that way - for its technical skin rather than its dramatic soul. The opening sequence (it doesn't seem right to call it a "shot") fools the eye in subtle and brazen ways. You might think there are real creatures mixed into the computer-generated menagerie (there aren't), but at the same time the flights of animal choreography lie beyond the skill of any trainer. Then the music starts, and it's The Circle of Life and baby Simba is cute enough to make all the trolls on Twitter go awwwww.The mixture of cosiness and, well, awe in that opening number is as on-brand as anything Disney has done since - I guess since a few weeks ago, when it released Toy Story 4. Once the voices start up, we are in a comfortable and familiar pop-cultural space, even if the talking beasts don't look much like cartoons. (A possible exception might be Zazu, the hornbill who sounds like John Oliver. Or maybe it's just that John Oliver looks like a hornbill.) The antelopes lope. The elephants lumber. The graceful lions bask in their languorous power, lolling and growling and setting up the parameters of the story.Not many surprises there. Simba's father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones), rules the savanna with a gentle paw and a loyal queen, Sarabi (Alfre Woodard). Mufasa's brother, Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor), is the snake in this garden, scheming first to kill Simba, the rightful heir to the throne, and then to get rid of Mufasa. Scar has the help of Shenzi (Florence Kasumba) and her army of hyenas, whose closed-up, predatory faces are genuinely scary, especially when they appear for the first time.Small children may have some trouble at that point, and also with Scar's ruthless political machinations, which are pretty murdery for Disney. But it's likely that much of the audience, young and old, will have some familiarity with the narrative, whether from the 1994 animated feature or from the long-running, much-loved Broadway show. The Lion King currently under review isn't meant to replace or outdo either of those, but rather to multiply revenue streams and use a beloved property to show off some new tricks. A lot of people will go, expecting to like what they see, and for the most part they won't be disappointed.I said earlier that the movie, which was directed by Jon Favreau and written by Jeff Nathanson, looks like a nature documentary. But it plays more like an especially glitzy presentation reel at a trade convention, with popular songs and high-end talent pushing an exciting new product that nobody is sure quite how to use. Simba and his best friend, Nala, voiced as cubs by JD McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph, grow up into Donald Glover and Beyonce, and when they get going on Can You Feel the Love Tonight ....It's okay. When Pumbaa and his pal Timon the meerkat show up, we get a brisk vaudevillian double act from Rogen and Billy Eichner. That's okay too. But of all the second-golden-age Disney animated features, the original Lion King is the most Shakespearean, as well as being the most ideologically coherent Hollywood defense of monarchy until Black Panther.The grandeur and intimacy, the earthy humour and heavenly songs have given it gravity and staying power.Those are somehow missing here. The songs don't have the pop or the splendour. The terror and wonder of the intra-pride battles are muted. There is a lot of professionalism but not much heart. It may be that the realism of the animals makes it hard to connect with them as characters, undermining the inspired anthropomorphism that has been the most enduring source of Disney magic.Real lions don't sing - not even like Beyonce - and don't actually govern other creatures. The closer the movie gets to nature in its look, the more blatant, intrusive and purposeless its artifice seems. It might have worked better without songs or dialogue: surely the Disney wizards could have figured out how to spin an epic tale of royal succession and self-discovery through purely visual means. Or else someone could have spent a few months teaching the digital Pumbaa to whip up a nice tofu scramble. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://www.cruzroja.es/creforumvolint_en/user/profile/47017.page

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53% alcohol found in water cans supplied to hospital

A nurse and supervisor came inside the room and smelled something foul. They checked the humidifier and thought something was off about the smell. The water was then sent to a laboratory in Bengaluru and it was proved that the water contained 53.43 percent of alcohol. A case is registered in Udupi town police station under Section 274 of IPC. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://maowu.app365.com/jforum/user/profile/838.page

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Cricketers cry for dues, CAB cries for funds

Last season, we didn't get the fees despite playing in all the three tournaments. Besides, we are yet to receive some arrears of the previous seasons," a current player told The Telegraph on condition of anonymity."We do understand that the prevailing situation in the Board has led to problems and other issues. But what about the money we are supposed to get from sponsorship? Why aren't we getting that? That payment is the CAB's responsibility."What's happening is very unfortunate," he said.Some senior Bengal cricketers are learnt to be irked mainly because of their sponsorship fee dues. "We hope the crisis gets resolved soon. It's becoming extremely difficult for us players," said a senior cricketer."As far as we know, players from some other states are getting their dues. So why aren't we getting," said another senior cricketer.CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya, however, gave an assurance that the players' dues would be cleared. "We'll definitely clear the dues of the players. Each and everyone will get their share," he said.Dalmiya put the onus on the BCCI. "Look, matters have become complicated as we haven't been receiving the grants and subsidies from the BCCI for the last three years. We are paying our affiliated units and clubs from our fixed deposit."As a result, our fixed deposit reserves have diminished a fair bit. Till the BCCI's annual general meeting takes place, we are not sure if the flow of grants and subsidies will resume," he explained. The BCCI AGM is scheduled on October 22.The CAB, it emerged after Wednesday's finance committee meeting, has already incurred a loss of Rs 28.5 crore for the 2018-19 financial year.But some others questioned Dalmiya's explanation. "What the CAB and other state associations are not getting from the Board is only the amount from TV rights," claimed a representative of an affiliated unit, who spoke under cover of anonymity. "How can subsidies and other grants be a part of that?"All these issues are expected to be discussed in the CAB special general meeting slated to be held on July 31. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://theseasonedcook.com/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/1066335/Default.aspx

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As proud as I am of Arjun Reddy, I'm getting tired of that image, says Vijay Deverakonda

It's the only physical transaction that justifies it," Vijay told IANS in an interview. However, a recent viral video of the kind of reception Vijay received when he landed in Kerala to promote Dear Comrade proves otherwise. Thousands of fans turned up at the airport to welcome him. Arjun Reddy star Vijay Deverakonda refuses to watch Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh: 'Why would I watch that film?' "I was surprised by that kind of reception. Then again, these are people who don't get to meet me regularly. This was their chance to interact with me. I know there are people who get influenced by what I say and will do anything for me, but the question is whether all these people will go and watch my films," he asked. Vijay has come a long way since his breakout role as Arjun Reddy in 2017, and has evolved as a brand. He says a lot of factors have contributed to taking him to the place where he is in right now, professionally. "I can't point out a few things and say these made me who I'm today. Something as small as my human values class in my school or my upbringing has in some way shaped me and my career. Success gives you the courage to unleash yourself. After the success of two films, I thought I'll start a clothing line and I did it and that's how I want to approach life," he said. Has that courage been misunderstood as recklessness? Many believe he does things in a certain way or says certain things because he is a star now. "It has, to some extent. But there is nothing I can do to change the way some people perceive me. When I have to say something or react to a faceless comment on social media, my team would want me to go easy and say it mildly. But I'm not the President of India to always say the right things. I don't always have to be correct, do I? It's perfectly alright for people to not understand me," he explained. Success has also given Vijay the freedom to push limits, especially with his forthcoming release, Dear Comrade. "With Dear Comrade, we didn't push limits in terms of scale or technology in the way the Baahubali films did. We pushed (limits) in terms of regional boundaries. It was started as a Telugu film on a budget of Rs 3-5 crore but we ended up spending around Rs. 35 crore and making it in four more languages. We felt it's a story that can transcend boundaries and break language barriers," he said. Vijay calls Dear Comrade an honest story about a girl called Lily, played by Rashmika Mandanna, and her journey. "It's an emotional story. It's about a boy, a girl and their fight for what they love. In every girl I know in my life, there is a Lily and that is why I feel the audience will relate to this character," he said. Dear Comrade features Vijay as a character with anger issues, but he clarifies the role is different from what he essayed in Arjun Reddy. "There are a couple of scenes where you might be reminded of the angry Arjun Reddy. As characters and their ideologies, however, both of them are different. As much as I'm proud of Arjun Reddy, I've started to get tired of the image, and people trying to compare that role with anything I do. I want to prove I can do (other things). As an actor, I need to give other dimensions that will be remembered, and I'm working towards it," he said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.edocr.com/user/numanalikhess

Raj-DK bag Hindi remake rights

'Yes, Raj and D. K. have shown an interest in my film and bagged the rights,' confirms Sundeep, adding, 'Raj and D. K.'s Stree was a source of inspiration for us. And we can't wait for the audience to see what we have attempted in the supernatural genre.' Admitting that he got the shivers while watching his own film, Sundeep says, 'It has turned out to be quite scary. I recommend it to all those who think supernatural themes in Indian cinema are airy rather than eerie.' ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://ctendodontists.org/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/736753/Default.aspx

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