Tripoli, May 27 (IANS) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that another 90 illegal immigrants were rescued off the Libyan coast. “Last night, 90 migrants were rescued by a commercial vessel and returned to Libya. They spent the night onboard the ship and are awaiting clarity on disembarkation,”[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal says the most challenging part for him in the web series “Kaali 2” was to remain wheelchair-bound for the role, because as an actor he finds it annoying to be in just one place and not move about in the frame. Chandan[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $10 million to Project 100 which will give $1,000 in cash to 10,000 families who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Project 100 is a joint effort between nonprofits GiveDirectly, Propel and Stand for Children, and[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress, after rejecting the government’s economic package announced to revive the economy, has said that sooner than later the government will accept the suggestions made by the Congress. Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said on Twitter: “I had tweeted a few days[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru on his 56th death anniversary. Taking it to Twitter, Modi said: “Tributes to our first PM, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary.” In 1964 Nehru died of[Read More…]
Washington, May 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit back at Twitter for tagging two of his tweets on mail-in voting with a fact-checking warning label. The label was imposed on two tweets Trump posted on Tuesday, claiming that “mail-in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent”[Read More…]
Berlin, May 27 (IANS) Leaders Bayern Munich have opened up a seven-point gap at the top of the standings after Joshua Kimmich’s sole goal was enough to down runners-up Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at the curtain raiser of the 28th round in Bundesliga. On Tuesday, the “BVB” started brightly at home[Read More…]
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has taken a U-turn, two days after he declared that permission would be needed if other states employ workers from UP. The issue sparked a major controversy and an official spokesman has now said that the government would not include[Read More…]
Bhopal, May 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel has alleged a wheat scam during the earlier Congress rule, adding that it will be probed and the guilty punished, even if these included then Chief Minister Kamalnath and senior officers. He said that after the probe into the wheat[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Apple has fixed a bug in its Family Sharing system that prevented some iOS and iPadOS apps from opening. The bug led to iOS users getting an error indicating that an app was “no longer being shared with you” and directed them to buy the[Read More…]
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), May 27 (IANS) The Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) at Prayagraj, has developed a new mobile application which will help the administration and the corona control room to track suspected patients. The mobile app named ‘AMRIT’ (Assessment, Monitoring, Reporting and Intelligent Tracking), will help chemist[Read More…]
Saint Paul, May 27 (IANS) Four members of the Minneapolis Police Department have been fired over the death of a black man who was taken into custody and seen on video being pinned down by his neck. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the four officers were now “former employees”.[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Google has set July 6 the date for its employees to return to office in a gradual, phased manner and has announced to give $1,000 (around Rs 75,000) to each of its workers globally for expenses on necessary equipment and office furniture as they work[Read More…]
Amethi (UP), May 27 (IANS) Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Union minister Smriti Irani, is now emerging as the latest Corona hotspot. The district, on Tuesday night, reported 33 new Corona positive cases, taking the tally of patients to 80 in the districts. Till about a month ago, Amethi had[Read More…]
Madrid, May 27 (IANS) Spain tennis star Rafael Nadal is back to training following the COVID-19 forced hiatus. He has started training in Mallorca at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar. On Monday, Nadal had shared a video on his social media showing the world the first footage of himself[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Actress Evelyn Sharma feels that people still know her best as the “Sunny sunny” girl from the 2014 film “Yaariyaan”, and said that it is important to celebrate career milestones. “My debut film in Bollywood was ‘From Sydney With Love’! How funny that now I am[Read More…]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) “Homecoming” star Stephan James is spending his lockdown period trying things he “never knew” he could do, and says he is trying his hand at writing at the moment. He also wants to go behind the camera. “I’ve certainly had directorial aspirations[Read More…]
Munich, May 27 (IANS) An updated qualification system for sports shooting for the Tokyo Olympic Games has been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, the sport’s governing body ISSF has announced. According to the ISSF, quotas that are supposed to be allocated at the 2020 European Championship[Read More…]
Washington, May 27 (IANS) The National Hockey League (NHL) will give up the rest of the regular season and go straight to the 24-team playoffs instead of 16 teams if it is able to resume play, commissioner Gary Bettman has said. “As we seek some return to normalcy, this is[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Focussing on ideas and movements that have been marginalised both within Nepal and globally, including discourses of decolonisation, migration and displacement, indigenous knowledge, queer rights, feminism, and alternative world views, the Kathmandu Triennale 2077 (KT2077) to be held from December 4, 2020 to January 9,[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) As many as 50 dogs will be inducted into the police dog squad in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore to strengthen the force, an official has said. “Fifty dogs will be adopted and inducted into the dog squad at a cost of Rs[Read More…]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Patrick Graham feels every single village in India has its “own spook” story — waiting to be told. The writer-director, who has captured bits from the mythological world with “Ghoul” and now “Betaal”, says there is a gap in the Indian market[Read More…]
Washington, May 27 (IANS) US Congressman John Ratcliffe from Texas has been sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the country’s spy chief. Senators voted 49-44 on Ratcliffe’s nomination last week , largely along party lines. Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate. Democrats refused to support the[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter has tagged two tweets of US President Donald Trump on mail-in voting with a fact-checking warning label. The label was imposed on two tweets Trump posted on Tuesday claiming that “mail-in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent” and would result[Read More…]
Moscow, May 27 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country’s military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory against the Nazis in World War II will be held on June 24. Putin postponed the Victory Day parade last month from its traditional date of May[Read More…]
