Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Rini Sampath, a 31-year-old government contractor born in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Washington, DC, pledging to “fix the basics” and restore confidence in city governance. Sampath, who immigrated to the United States at age seven and has lived in the US capital for more than a decade, launched her campaign with a sharp critique of the city’s political establishment and a focus on infrastructure and esse…
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Los Angeles, Feb 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Chloe Zhao has enjoyed huge success in the movie industry, helming projects like Nomadland and Eternals but she says that it’s come at a cost, too. Speaking to Sir Sam Mendes at a screening in London, the 43-year-old filmmaker said: “It does cost something. And only now in my 40s, I’ve come to terms (with it), to say ‘That’s okay.’ Before, I used to hate that, and I would read as many self-help books as possible and go like, ‘I must fix this!’ But…