Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh says he had a fan moment meeting Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu and added that he loves her spirit. Ranveer met Sindhu on Tuesday at the Forbes India Tycoon Of Tomorrow event, where he was feted with the Youth Icon Award. Sindhu shared[Read More…]
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Lil Yachty to star in ‘How High 2’
Los Angeles, Sep 26 (IANS) Rapper Lil Yachty has been cast in the lead role of the film “How High 2”. The film began production in Atlanta. It is a follow up to the 2001 stoner comedy “How High” starring Method Man and Redman. It will premiere on MTV in[Read More…]
Amitabh Bachchan to start shooting for ‘Jhund’ in November
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will start shooting for his next film “Jhund” in November in Nagpur. The cine icon will start shooting after the season finale of quiz show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, and after the release of his upcoming film “Thugs Of Hindostan”, which will open on[Read More…]
Marrakech global migration conference to be crucial event: UN official
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) United Nations Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour, has said the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to be held in December in Marrakech, Morocco, would be a crucial inter-governmental conference. During a meeting in New York with Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister[Read More…]
‘Tumbbad’ extremely well-crafted film: SRK
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has praised producer Sohum Shah’s dark fantasy “Tumbbad” and called it an “extremely well-crafted film”. Shah Rukh, who saw the trailer of the film, tweeted on Tuesday night: “Saw bits of this extremely well-crafted film. A genre we normally don’t push boundaries[Read More…]
Google discusses data privacy before Senate hearing
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) As US lawmakers geared up to grill tech giants again on data privacy, Google said the organisations must operate with respect for individuals’ interests when they process personal information. In a three-page framework, Google said companies must be transparent about the types of personal information they[Read More…]
Over 1,500 still stranded in Himachal, rescue continues
Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Over 1,500 tourists are still stranded in snow-marooned Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday adding that the evacuation is on but it might take days. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has instructed officials to evacuate those stranded on a priority basis, a statement[Read More…]
Bengal Bandh: BJP called shutdown hits normal life
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Rail-blockades in many stations and sporadic incidents across West Bengal districts partially hit normal life in a 12-hour called shutdown by the BJP on Wednesday. Vehicular traffic though remained near normal. Following the killing of two youths during a clash between agitating students and the police[Read More…]
Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 22 degrees Celsius, normal for the season. The city received 0.2 mm of light rainfall in the last 24 hours, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. It would[Read More…]
Markets open on high note
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 36,936.64 points touched a high of 36,938.74 points and a low of 36,745.80 points. The Sensex is trading at 36,789.92[Read More…]
Twitter set to ban ‘dehumanising’ language on its platform
San Francisco, Sep 26 (IANS) Twitter has announced to update its “hateful conduct” policy to include content that “dehumanises others” based on their membership in an identifiable group, even when the material does not include a direct target. For the last three months, the micro-blogging platform has been developing a[Read More…]
‘Brahmastra’ will take Indian cinema to another level: Alia Bhatt
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt, who is busy shooting for “Brahmastra” has said the film will take cinema in India to another level. “We all are very excited for the film…I think ‘Brahmastra’ is a step ahead. It will take cinema to another level so, I am very[Read More…]
I was raped at 16, kept silent: Padma Lakshmi
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) US television host Padma Lakshmi has said she was raped at the age of 16, but kept silent as she feared fingers would point at her for bringing it upon herself. The 48-year-old Top Chef host, wrote a piece for the New York Times published[Read More…]
Abe open to meet with Kim Jong-un
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his desire to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to start over afresh with Pyongyang and resolve the decades-old row over Japanese nationals’ abductions. In his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Abe said he[Read More…]
Remo D’Souza puts his film on hold for ‘Dance Plus 4’
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Remo D’Souza says he has postponed his film project for upcoming dance reality show “Dance Plus 4”. D’Souza will be seen judging the Star Plus show. “I have kept my projects on hold and will begin shooting in January for my movie since ‘Dance PLus’[Read More…]
Macron defends multilateralism, Paris Agreement
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, as much anticipated, strongly defended multilateralism and the Paris Agreement on climate change at the ongoing General Debate of the 73rd UN General Assembly. “I do not accept the erosion of multilateralism and don’t accept our history unraveling,” Macron[Read More…]
Channing Tatum wants to experience ‘Smallfoot’ with daughter
Los Angeles, Sep 26 (IANS) Actor Channing Tatum feels “Smallfoot” is a clever story, and he would like to experience it with his daughter Everly. “I love stories and myths, and I thought the way the filmmakers role-reversed the Bigfoot myth was really clever,” Tatum said in a statement to[Read More…]
Trump rules out meeting with Iranian leader at UN
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rohani, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, although he said he is sure that the Iranian leader must be “an absolutely lovely man”. “Despite requests, I have no[Read More…]
Trump demands changes in global trade, defends tariff war with China
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Tuesday before the United Nations General Assembly demanded that changes be urgently made to the “world trading system” and defended his trade war with China, saying that the US trade deficit with the Asian giant is “not acceptable”. “Last month, we[Read More…]
Khloe Kardashian ‘misses being pregnant’
Los Angeles, Sep 26 (IANS) Reality TV personality Khloe Kardashian revealed that she misses her pregnancy phase because it gave her an excuse to be “antisocial”. The 34-year-old star, who gave birth to her daughter True – whom she has with her boyfriend Tristan Thompson – five months ago, said[Read More…]
Tom Hardy is a real movie star: Ruben Fleischer
Los Angeles, Sep 26 (IANS) Director Ruben Fleischer had fun working with Tom Hardy on “Venom”, and says he is an “all-time great actor”. Bringing one of the most enigmatic characters — the lethal protector — to the big screen, the film stars Hardy as Eddie Brock and as Venom.[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia launches online tourist visa for sports, musical events
Riyadh, Sep 26 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced it will issue special visas allowing foreign tourists to attend its sporting or musical events, a strategy aimed at diversifying the kingdom’s economy, according to an official statement. The new Saudi visa programme, called “Sharek,” will be launched to coincide with[Read More…]
Rouhani blasts US-led sanctions as ‘economic terrorism’
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday blasted the US-led sanctions against his country as “economic terrorism”. “World security is under threat by some states’ recklessness and disregard of international values and institutions,” Rouhani made the remarks at the ongoing General Debate of the 73rd UN[Read More…]
Bill Cosby sentenced up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday by a court in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to a minimum of three years in state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill handed down the sentence of 3-10 years a few hours after accepting[Read More…]
Teena Singh roped in for ’13 Mussoorie’, gets nostalgic
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) After showcasing her acting skills in films like “Akira” and “Fitoor”, actress Teena Singh will now essay an important role in Viu’s upcoming web show titled “13 Mussoorie”. As the name suggests, the series has been shot in Mussoorie, the queen of hill stations. Born and[Read More…]