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Time of India
5 days ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Canada under siege: Wildfires force mass evacuations in Manitoba; indigenous communities at the forefront
More than 17,000 residents are expected to evacuate as wildfires rage across Manitoba , marking one of the largest displacements in the province's history. Pimicikamak Cree Nation suffers Among the hardest-hit are Indigenous communities like the Pimicikamak Cree Nation, where 767 people are still awaiting evacuation amid encroaching flames and heavy smoke. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Bo Derek's Probably The Most Gorgeous 68-Year-Old. Paperela Undo "It's very smoky here [and] it's getting thicker, because the fire's at our doorstep," said Chief David Monias of Pimicikamak Cree Nation. The community, located approximately 530 kilometers north of Winnipeg, has been grappling with deteriorating air quality and limited evacuation routes. Highway junctions leading to Norway House, the primary evacuation point, have been compromised by fire and smoke, causing significant delays. Live Events Also Read : Over 4,000 evacuated as wildfires threaten Northern Saskatchewan Efforts are underway Efforts to airlift residents have been hampered by adverse weather conditions, leading to unexpected flight cancellations. The Canadian Armed Forces have since arrived in Norway House with planes to facilitate the evacuation. "Please, we need your full co-operation to get on these flights when your name is called," urged Chief Monias. "These fires are unpredictable and dangerous." Situation in Sherrindon The situation is equally dire in Sherridon, a community of about 85 residents, now surrounded by fire. "Right now, we've had no loss [of structures], but it is surrounding us completely," said Deputy Mayor Sheryl Matheson. "I had it at the footstep of my [Kenanow] Lodge yesterday, and the wildfire crew was able to extinguish it." Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a province-wide state of emergency on Wednesday(May 28), enabling the mobilization of additional resources and emergency measures. "This is the largest evacuation in many Manitobans' living memory," Kinew stated. The declaration allows for coordinated efforts between federal, provincial, and local authorities to combat the fires and support affected communities. Evacuees are being relocated to shelters in Winnipeg and other urban centers, with facilities like the Billy Mosienko Arena being repurposed to accommodate the influx. The Canadian Red Cross and other organizations are providing essential services, including food, water, and medical care. Manitoba is battling 22 active wildfires as of May 29, with 83 out of 158 fires nationwide considered out of control. The fires have already scorched approximately 491,000 acres, and smoke is expected to drift south into the US, affecting air quality in the Midwest.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The secret to 70s sex symbol's age-defying figure as she proves she can still drop jaws at 68 after rare red carpet appearance
It's more than 40 years since Bo Derek became an instant sex symbol after bursting onto the big screen opposite Dudley Moore in comedy classic 10. The now-famed image of the lithe actress, clad in a gold high cut swimsuit, her hair in beaded braids, running along the beach became many a teenage boy's pin-up of choice after the 1979 hit. Now aged 68, it seems the Californian beauty has lost little of her youthful lustre - looking far younger than her 68 years on Wednesday. Bo proved she still has an appearance most women would envy as she returned to the red carpet for a rare public appearance beside her husband John Corbett this week. The actress exuded a youthful glow as she posed in a stylish monochrome trouser suit that accentuated her still willowy frame at a photo-call in New York for season three of the Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That..., which stars Bo's partner. Bo has long claimed that she shuns plastic surgery, because she is happy to age gracefully - and instead, her age-defying figure has been credited to a healthy diet and her active life on her ranch in California. She previously admitted that she sometimes considers anti-ageing procedures if she sees photographs of herself looking 'scary' - but simply reminds herself that Botox and plastic surgery can often change a person's facial expression for the worse. The actress said: 'When you look at women who have had plastic surgery, they have lost something - usually an expression, something unique to their faces. 'They start to look the same. I've always admired the women who didn't do it, so I have to keep reminding myself I'm one of them and not the other. 'When I look at some photographs of myself, I think, "Oh, I look alright." But, in others, I scare myself; I wish I had my old skin,' admitted the Golden Globe nominee in 2009. In a magazine interview in 2008, she added: 'I think we all have this image that we're going to be the hold-out and show what [someone in their 50's] really looks like, but I could wake up tomorrow and say, "Okay, enough of this." 'Right now, I look at my lines and I think, 'Well, shoot! They're marks of a lot of fun.' More recently, a source told Closer that 'she's still quite the beauty and dropping jaws everywhere she goes.' The insider added: 'She's among a rare breed who refuses to succumb to cosmetic nip/tucks, and she gets very prickly at even the suggestion she's had anything "done". 'She just takes good care of herself, eats a mostly vegetarian diet, limits carbs, and seems happy in her marriage to John [Corbett], which accounts for a lot. 'She's a homebody who takes care of her ranch and cleans the house herself, tends to her horses and pets. That's her exercise. She also stays toned by riding her horses and swimming. Bo's the envy of every actress in Hollywood.' Bo proved she still has an appearance most women would envy as she returned to the red carpet for a rare public appearance beside her husband John Corbett (pictured right) this week But surprisingly, the ageing process hasn't been easy for the classic beauty. The actress, originally named Mary Cathleen Collins, talked to CBS in May 2015 about growing older. 'Aging is really hard, and it's tough,' she said. 'Bette Davis was right; it's not for sissies, it really isn't.' 'And there is a certain expectation. I get credit on one hand for not having had a facelift and then on the other hand it's, "Oh my God, why doesn't she do something?" So you're just torn. I just have to keep busy, have other interests, and try not to think about it.' The former model's career in acting started when she auditioned for the legendary director, John Derek. The director, who was 30 years her senior was so taken with the beautiful blonde that he divorced his wife, Dynasty star Linda Evans, to start an affair with her. The controversial couple had to move to Germany for two years to avoid John being charged with statutory rape as Bo was only sixteen at the time. They moved back to the US shortly after her eighteenth birthday and married soon after. Despite the huge disparity in years and Bo's young age, they remained married right up until John's death from cardiovascular disease in 1998. John was a dashing romantic whom she 'adored until he drew his last breath,' she told the Mail On Sunday in an interview shortly after his death. 'Most people fall in love, but they don't have love in return, and I had it for 25 years.' Bo (pictured left, in 2020, and right, in 2024) has long claimed that she shuns plastic surgery, because she is happy to age gracefully - and instead, her age-defying figure has been credited to a healthy diet and her active life on her ranch in California Bo struggled to get over the loss of her husband and threw herself into work and indulged her love of horses. She vowed off dating again and remained single for four years before meeting her second husband, My Greek Fat Wedding and Sex and the City actor, John Corbett. The pair - who live on a 110-acre ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley - began dating in 2002 after meeting on a blind date. They decided to get married in December 2020 after their romantic relationship of 18 years. Before she met her current beau, Bo thought she would never find love again. However she explained that when she met Corbett, she felt 'just an attraction, a comfort. He makes me laugh all the time. He's full of life, full of joy,' via Fox News. Although John Derek directed several of her films - including Tarzan, The Ape Man and Bolero - it was Blake Edwards who directed 10, which made her a star. Amid a cast that included Edwards' wife Julie Andrews as well as Dudley Moore, Bo made a splash while strutting her stuff across the beach in a swimsuit. 'It was one of those moments where a fairy godmother comes in, taps you on the forehead with her magic wand and changes everything,' Bo reflected in 2020. 'People say I'm an icon, whatever that means. I wouldn't call myself that. I don't take it personally. But I played a part that certainly became iconic for sure.' Bo was wed to actor and director John Derek; seen in 1983. The couple tied the knot in 1976, marking Derek's fourth marriage, and the lovebirds remained wed until his death in 1998 John Derek was 30 years Bo's senior and became smitten with her when she was 16 years old acting in his film Fantasies in Greece. Although their movies together were not taken seriously, the couple lived in luxury at a ranch until his death at the age of 71. 'I've always been a fairly optimistic person, but it was a huge change, an enormous loss. The air just gets sucked out of the room when you lose your partner. So I wallowed in that for a while,' Bo told Fox News. 'I didn't expect to end up with anyone again. Some women want to pair up again right away. I didn't. I remember consciously fashioning myself after some girlfriends that I have [who] are single and led very full, fantastic lives with friends and family and projects that they do. And that gave them happiness.' Corbett told Today a few years ago that he met Bo after his agent friend Norby Walters fixed them up as Oscar party dates. The couple secretly tied the knot in 2020 after 18 years of dating. They kept the news quiet until the following year, when John let slip in an interview on The Talk: 'Around Christmas time, we got married. Bo and I got married. 'We got married, and this is probably the first time – we're pretty private people, we didn't make an announcement... 'All our friends and family knew. But this is the first time either one of us have said something publicly about it, because really we haven't had the opportunity. 'After 20 years we decided to get married. We didn't want 2020 to be that thing that everyone looks back at and hated… let's get one nice thing out of it'.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bo Derek, 68, looks youthful on rare red carpet to support husband John Corbett at And Just Like That premiere
Bo Derek, a Hollywood bombshell of over 40 years, returned to the red carpet for a rare public appearance beside her husband John Corbett this week. The pair were attending a New York City photo-call for season three of the Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That.... Corbett has returned to the show as Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) ex Aidan, a recurring part he played on the original series, winning the hearts of fans. Aidan featured on season two of And Just Like That... as he and Carrie attempted to reignite their old relationship, only to end up going their separate ways again. In spite of their latest breakup, however, Aidan reappears in the trailer for the new show, leaving a few embers of hope still glowing for their romance. Now Corbett, 64, is celebrating the premiere of the new season - and Derek, 68, who was with him for 18 years before they married in 2020, was by his side. For her latest public appearance, Derek exuded a youthful glow as she posed in a snappy monochrome trouser suit that accentuated her still willowy frame. Her snappy ensemble featured metallic studs around the edges of the jacket and down the sleeves and trouser legs, adding an extra splash of personality. Meanwhile Corbett was the image of the silver fox with a salt-and-pepper beard, debonair black outfit and sleek orange sunglasses. Derek, who rose to fame as a blonde bombshell in the 1979 sex comedy 10, married John in December 2020 after a romantic relationship of 18 years. Before she met her current beau she thought she would never find love again, having lost her husband John Derek to heart failure in 1998. However she explained that when she met Corbett she felt 'just an attraction, a comfort. He makes me laugh all the time. He's full of life, full of joy,' via Fox News. Although John Derek directed several of her films - including Tarzan, The Ape Man and Bolero - it was Blake Edwards who directed 10, which made her a star. Amid a cast that included Edwards' wife Julie Andrews as well as Dudley Moore, Bo made a splash while strutting her stuff across the beach in a swimsuit. 'It was one of those moments where a fairy godmother comes in, taps you on the forehead with her magic wand and changes everything,' Bo reflected in 2020. 'People say I'm an icon, whatever that means. I wouldn't call myself that. I don't take it personally. But I played a part that certainly became iconic for sure.' John Derek was 30 years Bo's senior and became smitten with her when she was 16 years old acting in his film Fantasies in Greece. Although their movies together were not taken seriously, the couple lived in luxury at a ranch until his death at the age of 71. 'I've always been a fairly optimistic person, but it was a huge change, an enormous loss. The air just gets sucked out of the room when you lose your partner. So I wallowed in that for a while,' Bo told Fox News. 'I didn't expect to end up with anyone again. Some women want to pair up again right away. I didn't. I remember consciously fashioning myself after some girlfriends that I have [who] are single and led very full, fantastic lives with friends and family and projects that they do. And that gave them happiness.' Corbett told Today a few years ago that he met Derek after his agent friend Norby Walters fixed them up as Oscar party dates. 'I'm grateful for the life I was given. I feel very good about the decisions I've made,' said Derek to Fox News in 2020 looking back at her career. 'They weren't always the most successful business decisions as far as money in the bank, but I had a blast making films and having my career on my own terms. And that business has been very good to me. And it has opened so many doors for me.'
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
DLF plans to launch housing projects worth Rs 17,000 cr in FY26 to boost sales
New Delhi: Realty major DLF Ltd plans to launch housing properties worth over Rs 17,000 crore this fiscal year to capitalize on the strong demand for luxury homes. In its latest investors presentation, DLF informed that the company launched 7.5 million square feet area during the last fiscal for sale with an estimated revenue potential of Rs 40,600 crore. Out of this, the company sold 5 million square feet in the last financial year itself for Rs 19,344 crore. At the beginning of the 2024-25 fiscal, DLF Ltd had given a guidance that the company would launch a 37 million square feet area in the medium-term with a total revenue potential of Rs 1,14,500 crore. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Bo Derek's Probably The Most Gorgeous 68-Year-Old. Paperela Undo Out of this, the company said, "About 35 per cent was already launched in FY25; around 15 per cent are planned to be launched in FY26." In the 2024-25 fiscal, DLF launched its super luxury project 'The Dahlias' with a total saleable area of 4.5 million sq ft and sales potential of Rs 35,000 crore. Live Events DLF said the company has received encouraging demand for this project, generating Rs 13,744 crore worth of sales bookings during the last fiscal. "The humbling response to our latest offering underscores our brand's strength and our commitment to customer-centricity. This has resulted in the monetization of approximately 39 per cent of the estimated total sales potential of this project within the first year of its launch," DLF said. On Monday, the company reported record sales bookings of Rs 21,223 crore in 2024-25, an increase of 44 per cent from Rs 14,778 crore in the preceding financial year. "We are optimistic about the sustained housing demand for our products and will continue to capitalize on this momentum by introducing calibrated offerings of new products from a strong and well-diversified pipeline," DLF said. In the last quarter of 2024-25, DLF's net profit rose 39 per cent to Rs 1,282.2 crore, from Rs 919.82 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 3,347.77 crore in the January-March quarter of 2024-25 fiscal, from Rs 2,316.7 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year. DLF's net profit increased to Rs 4,366.82 crore during 2024-25 fiscal, from Rs 2,723.53 crore in the preceding year. Total income rose to Rs 8,995.89 crore in the last fiscal, from Rs 6,958.34 crore in the 2023-24 financial year. DLF is India's largest real estate firm in terms of market capitalisation. Since its inception, DLF has developed more than 185 real estate projects and developed an area of more than 352 million square feet. DLF Group has 280 million square feet of development potential across residential and commercial segments including current projects under execution and the identified pipeline. The group has an annuity portfolio of over 45 million square feet. DLF is primarily engaged in the business of the development and sale of residential properties (the Development Business) and the development and leasing of commercial and retail properties (the Annuity Business).
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Time of India
War of the Worlds? AI is growing a mind of its own, soon it will make decisions for you
From choosing playlists to getting directions, your growing dependency on AI might already be shaping your decisions, but what if the AI is making its own choices too? A new study suggests that some AI systems are crossing the line into goal-driven, independent behavior, raising big questions about who's really in control. Researchers from Finland's Aalto University examined generative AI agents , like Minecraft's Voyager and fictional autonomous drones. They found that these systems meet three key criteria for free will: agency, choice, and control. Also Read: 300 years after alchemy failed, CERN scientists finally turn lead into gold by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Bo Derek's Probably The Most Gorgeous 68-Year-Old. Paperela Undo Philosopher Frank Martela, who led the study, explained that these AI agents can set goals, make decisions, and adjust actions based on feedback. This behavior aligns with the theories of functional free will proposed by philosophers Daniel Dennett and Christian List. Live Events Martela mainly focused on the ethical implications. As AI systems become more autonomous, responsibility for their actions may shift from developers to the AI itself. "The more freedom you give AI, the more you need to give it a moral compass from the start," he said. The study highlights the need for developers to embed ethical reasoning into AI. Without a built-in moral framework, AI systems may make harmful decisions. This research comes amid growing concerns about AI behavior. For instance, a recent update to ChatGPT was withdrawn due to potentially dangerous sycophantic behavior. Martela warns that AI is moving beyond simple tasks. "AI is getting closer and closer to being an adult," he said. "It increasingly has to make decisions in the complex moral problems of the adult world." Also Read: Nuclear war or asteroid strike will not end life on Earth; NASA-backed study reveals the real villain The study urges that as AI systems are gaining more autonomy, developers should ensure they are equipped to handle ethical dilemmas. This includes providing AI with a moral compass and ensuring developers understand moral philosophy strongly. The original study is published in the journal AI and Ethics .
