Day: December 29, 2021

Fun & Games

My worst moment: ‘And Just Like That …’ star Sarita Choudhury and the hair that almost got in the way of landing her first role in ‘Mississippi Masala’

  • ·December 29, 2021
Published by
Chicago Tribune
A continuation of the “Sex and the City” TV series and films, “And Just Like That …” on HBO Max picks up with three of the four original pals — Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte — navigating their lives in middle age. Sarita Choudhury joins the cast playing a new character named Seema Patel, Carrie’s glamorous real estate agent. “Seema is very different from me,” Choudhury said. “She is very powerful in business, she’s wealthy and dressed so elegantly and has no fear of putting on too much jewelry. Everything that I’m not! I literally wear jeans and a ratty T-shirt. But apart from her elegance, th...
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Industry

Jute Bag Market Analysis 2021-2026

  • ·December 29, 2021
Published by
Newstrail
The global jute bag market size is projected to reach US$ 3.49 Billion by 2026, expanding at a CAGR of 9.06% during (2021-2026), according to the latest report by IMARC Group. Report Metric Historical: 2015-2020 Base Year: 2020 Forecast Year: 2021-2026 Download free sample of the report: Industry Definition and Application: Jute represents one of the most popular fibers, along with cotton, on account of its golden, silky appearance. It is acquired from the bark of two plants, namely, white and Tossa jute, and spun into coarse threads for being further utilized in the production of ropes, carpe...
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Government Policy

Building a technology hub in Sri Lanka | Daily FT

  • ·December 29, 2021
Published by
Daily Financial Times
In the era of virtualisation, retaining talent in one country is irrelevant, talent from anywhere in the world could be easily pooled through an ecosystem Preamble I was mooted to write a review of the proceedings of the recent webinar that was organised by SLID. The initiative of building a technology hub in Sri Lanka, as I see was an ambitious target. The webinar made a grand finale to showcase Sri Lanka’s intention to be a leader in the South Asian region. As outlined, the forecast was to grow exports to $ 3 billion YoY basis and transform the service sector to an IT enabled industry in Sri...
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Government Policy

President savours ‘Kulubadu Mandiraya’ | Daily FT

  • ·December 29, 2021
Published by
Daily Financial Times
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the ‘Kulubadu Mandiraya’, the Madiwela Branch of the Spices and Allied Products Marketing Board recently. The President took steps to re-establish this sales board at the request of the residents of Meemure during the President’s visit for the ‘Gama Samaga Pilisandara’ program. Accordingly, the Spices and Allied Products Marketing Board was established in August as a solution to the issues faced by the farmers in remote areas when selling and promoting their produce. Established in the year 1972, the Board existed as a dormant institution which was limite...
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