A soldier on a relief boat approaches a boat loaded with dozens of Rohingya refugees anchored off the coast of Labuhan Haji in Southern Aceh province on October 21, 2024. A boat loaded with more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia's westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said on October 19. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
A soldier on a relief boat approaches a boat loaded with dozens of Rohingya refugees anchored off the coast of Labuhan Haji in Southern Aceh province on October 21, 2024. A boat loaded with more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia's westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said on October 19. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Flames and smoke rise in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Dahieh, southern Beirut. AP
Flames and smoke rise in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Dahieh, southern Beirut. AP
A herder leads his camels along the shore of Yasmina lake in Merzouga, Morocco. AFP
A herder leads his camels along the shore of Yasmina lake in Merzouga, Morocco. AFP
Ministers of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet gather for a photo after their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. AFP
Ministers of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet gather for a photo after their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. AFP
A man donning an effigy of the Hindu demon king Ravana mingles with the crowd, marking the Nakkataiya festival in Varanasi, India. AFP
A man donning an effigy of the Hindu demon king Ravana mingles with the crowd, marking the Nakkataiya festival in Varanasi, India. AFP
A pedestrian descends an escalator in Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai. Bloomberg
A pedestrian descends an escalator in Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai. Bloomberg
A quarantine lorry disinfects Baekam Village in Yongin, South Korea, after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was detected in the area's avian population. EPA
A quarantine lorry disinfects Baekam Village in Yongin, South Korea, after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was detected in the area's avian population. EPA
People pass the time at the seafront during a blackout after the failure of a power plant in Havana, Cuba. AP
People pass the time at the seafront during a blackout after the failure of a power plant in Havana, Cuba. AP

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Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

Director: Kangana Ranaut, Krish Jagarlamudi

Producer: Zee Studios, Kamal Jain

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Ankita Lokhande, Danny Denzongpa, Atul Kulkarni

Rating: 2.5/5

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Date of birth September 19, 1990

Place of birth Bury, United Kingdom

Age 26

Height 1.74 metres

Nationality England

Position Right-back

Foot Right

Updated: October 21, 2024, 10:19 AM`
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