Actor Patrick Dempsey has been named as the ‘sexiest man alive’ for 2023 by People magazine. He was revealed as the winner during the November 7 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where the actor made an appearance during the late-night show. Mr. Dempsey, also a racing car driver, succeeds Marvel star Chris Evans, who was crowned the 2022 Sexiest Man Alive.

The 57-year-old actor is best known for playing neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd aka ‘McDreamy’ on the long-running medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. He is also known for his roles in movies like ‘Enchanted’, ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’, ‘Made of Honour’, ‘Can’t buy me love’, ‘Transformers’, ‘Lover Boy’ and many more. 

”I’m glad it’s happening at this point in my life. It’s nice to have the recognition, and certainly my ego takes a little bump, but it gives me the platform to use it for something positive,” he told People.

When asked about his initial reaction to the news, he said, ”I was completely shocked, and then I started laughing, like, this is a joke, right? I’ve always been the bridesmaid. I’d completely forgotten about it and never even contemplated being in this position. So my ego is good.”

Notably, Mr Dempsey is married to makeup artist and beauty line founder Jillian and has three children. The actor said that his kids are going to keep him humble, saying they’re ”just going to make fun of me and pick on me and figure out every reason why I shouldn’t be.”. He added, ”Which is good, they keep me young.”

The actor, who is also a race car driver, will return to the big screen in the Michael Mann-directed biopic ‘Ferrari’ playing Piero Taruffi, an Italian Formula One driver. The ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star also founded the Dempsey Center, a Maine-based organisation that supports cancer patients and their loved ones, in memory of his late mother Amanda.

Previous title holders of People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ include Paul Rudd, Michael B Jordan, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Legend, Idris Elba, Chris Hemsworth, and Channing Tatum. The feature has been an annual event for People magazine.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is commencing the registration for the first round of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test – Super Specialty (NEET SS 2023) counselling today, November 8. Those who have successfully cleared the exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) are eligible to apply for counselling. The registration link will be available on the official website of MCC, mcc.nic.in. The Medical Counselling Committee will oversee two rounds of counselling to allocate seats for the Super Specialty Doctorate of Medicine (MD) and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) programmes in central, state, and deemed universities under the 100% All India Quota (AIQ).

Applicants are required to submit a non-refundable application fee of Rs 5,000 and a refundable security deposit fee of Rs 2 lakh when registering for NEET SS counselling in 2023.

NEET SS counselling in 2023: The schedule for the first round 

Registration: November 8 to November 14 (until 12 noon)
Payment facility: November 8 to November 14 (until 3pm)
Choice filling and locking: November 8 to November 14 (until 11.55pm, with choice-locking available from 4pm on November 8 to 11.55 pm on November 14)
Processing of Seat allotment: From November 15 to November 16
Allotment result: November 17
Reporting to the allotted institutes: November 18 to November 24

Some prominent colleges that will be accepting NEET SS 2023 scores:

CMC Vellore – Christian Medical College, Vellore (NIRF Ranking: 3)
NIMHANS Bangalore – National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore (NIRF Ranking: 4)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore (NIRF Ranking: 6)
SGPGIMS Lucknow – Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (NIRF Ranking: 7)
BHU Varanasi – Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (NIRF Ranking: 8)
KMC Manipal – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (NIRF Ranking: 9)
SCTIMST Trivandrum – Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (NIRF Ranking: 10)
MMC Chennai – Madras Medical College, Chennai (NIRF Ranking: 11)
KGMU Lucknow – King George’s Medical University, Lucknow (NIRF Ranking: 12)
VMMC – Safdarjung Hospital – Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi (NIRF Ranking: 14)

From January 1, 2024, a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October, will come into effect. It revises the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of “sensitive personal information” to include a consumer’s citizenship or immigration status. The CCPA was amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which created a new category of “sensitive personal information” and provides rights with regard to this information including restricting businesses’ use of sensitive information.