Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Actor Sooraj Pancholi says his upcoming film “Satellite Shankar” is a heart-wrenching story about brave hearts and that it had to be told. “I was super stoked to be a part of this project especially because it’s a real story about the life of a jawaan.[Read More…]
New York, April 5 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher met Ranbir Kapoor, whom he has termed as “India’s finest” actor and said the two talked about films, life and life’s lessons. Anupam took to Twitter and shared a photograph with Ranbir. The 36-year-old actor is visiting his father and veteran[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 5 (IANS) Hollywood actress Amy Adams is set to star in Netflixs adaptation of “Hillbilly Elegy,” which Ron Howard is on board to direct. “The Shape of Water” screenwriter Vanessa Taylor adapted the script. Based on Vance’s bestselling memoir, the movie is a modern exploration of the[Read More…]
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Two Chinese students in the US state of Oregon duped Apple out of nealy $1 million in iPhone replacements and were now undergoing trials in a federal court against criminal charges. The scam began in 2017 when engineering students Yangyang Zhou and Quan Jiang started[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its fourth supplementary charge sheet has mentioned that kickbacks worth 70 million euros were paid to “important political persons of the ruling party, media persons, defence officials and bureaucrats” in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. The charge[Read More…]
Brussels, April 5 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk is proposing to offer the UK a 12-month “flexible” extension to its Brexit date, according to a senior European Union (EU) source. His plan would allow the UK to leave sooner if Parliament ratifies a deal, but it would need to[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, April 5 (IANS) Humanitarian work is an important element of India’s diplomacy, although it is often overshadowed by its strategic and defence aspects, according to India’s Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla. Humanitarian assistance plays an important role in India’s diplomatic outreach to other countries, he said[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, April 5 (IANS) While pressure mounted over the inquiry report on Russian interference in the 2016 elections, US President Donald Trump backtracked on two key issues he had raked up – the imminent threat to close the Mexican border and healthcare reform. Faced with the[Read More…]
Washington, April 5 (IANS) Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan has announced that he was running for president in 2020, emphasising on education, healthcare and the economy as he joined a diverse group of party leaders looking to take on incumbent Donald Trump. In his first television interview as a candidate on[Read More…]
New York, April 5 (IANS) Facebook’s ad delivery algorithm have an inherent system that discriminates based on race and gender even when advertisers have no such plans, researchers have found. The team from Northeastern University, the University of Southern California and non-profit organisation Upturn said their “results demonstrate previously unknown[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in the national capital, with the minimum temperature recorded at 20 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, while the maximum is expected to hover around 39 degrees, the weather office said. There is a possibility of heat wave at few[Read More…]
Christchurch, April 5 (IANS) The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques here on March 15, appeared in a court on Friday via video link, where he was formally charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 attempted murder counts. Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared via video[Read More…]
Washington, April 5 (IANS) The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives will join a growing list of organisations mounting legal challenges to US President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on the border with Mexico, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said. The lawsuit was approved on Thursday with a 3-2 vote along party lines[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) It looked like in-form Jonny Bairstow batter on a different Feroze Shah Kotla wicket and the rest of the batsmen from the Delhi Capitals (DC) as well as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) played on a different pitch. Even as others struggled to find form, Bairstow hit[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) put on a quality display as they beat the Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets at the Feroze Shah Kotla here on a wicket that was pretty low and slow. While the decision to win the toss and bowl first from[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat the Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game, but more than the loss, it was how DC dished out a pitch that suited the away team more surprised all. And speaking after the game, head[Read More…]
Washington, April 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump touted prospects for an “epic” trade deal with China but acknowledged that a settlement of a year-long commercial conflict remained at least a month away. Speaking at an Oval Office meeting with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Thursday, Trump said[Read More…]
Wellington, April 5 (IANS) The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch city has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, would be seen by experts to determine whether he was fit to stand trial or[Read More…]
Washington, April 5 (IANS) US Congressman Tim Ryan of the state of Ohio has announced his presidential bid, becoming the newest name in a sizable and still-growing field of Democratic candidates seeking to enter the White House. “I am going to run for the president of the United States,” Ryan[Read More…]
Ankara, April 5 (IANS) Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has warned the US not to interfere in the country’s local elections held on Sunday. “No foreign government or body’s statement will serve as the source of legitimacy for the election results,” AKP spokesman Omer Celik said on Thursday,[Read More…]
New York, April 5 (IANS) US stocks ended mixed as Wall Street cheered upbeat jobs data, but the gains were capped by a steep sell-off in Tesla shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday climbed 166.50 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 26,384.63. The S&P 500 increased 5.99 points,[Read More…]
Dublin, April 5 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country will stand together with the other European Union (EU) member states and do everything they can to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Merkel made the remark at a press conference after meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on[Read More…]
Tripoli, April 5 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for calm and restraint in Libya, as the eastern Libyan army prepares to take over the capital Tripoli where the UN-backed government is based. “Antonio Guterres stressed that a situation of calm and restraint would be a very important[Read More…]
New York, April 5 (IANS) US stocks traded mixed on Thursday as the market was dragged by a steep sell-off in Tesla shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 126.23 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 26,344.36. The S&P 500 climbed 0.26 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 2,873.66, Xinhua[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has mentioned names of several political leaders and three Indian journalists in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal supplementary chargesheet, said sources. The names of these leaders and journalists, are however, not as accused in the chargesheet filed before a city[Read More…]
