MUMBAI: The world may have started prepping up to munch on some popcorn after Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha was seen commenting on megastar Sonam Kapoor giving her ‘a lot of attitude’ but the two luminary ladies took the softer road to reconciliation instead. Sonakshi was seen alongside designer Manish Malhotra …
Read More »New trailer of Nicholas Cage-starrer ‘The Humanity Bureau’ is out
LOS ANGELES: Filmmakers of ‘The Humanity Bureau’, featuring critically acclaimed Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage, released its new trailer much to all fans’ delight. Jam-packed with action and thrill, this new sci-fi flick set in the 2030, depicts the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental …
Read More »Afghan institute, Metallica win music´s ´Nobel Prize´
Stockholm: An Afghan music institute that has empowered girls in the war-torn country and metal pioneers Metallica on Wednesday shared the Polar Music Prize, often called music´s Nobel. The laureates will each receive one million Swedish kronor (101,000 euros, $125,000) at a televised gala in Stockholm on June 14 in …
Read More »Harassment guidelines for employees launched by British film industry
LONDON: Following the growing incidents of rape and sexual harassment in showbiz industry, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Film Institute (BFI) on Wednesday released the first set of guidelines to tackle harassment and bullying. Initially, in response to what they referred to as …
Read More »Deepika confesses film ‘CCC’ with Akshay Kumar ‘worst’ of her career
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has confessed that her movie “Chandni Chowk to China” in which she starred alongside Akhshay Kumar, is the worst movie she has worked in. Deepika alongside younger sister Anusha, appeared as guests at Neha Dhopia’s talk show ‘Vogue with BFF’ where the two Padukone sisters …
Read More »VA Secretary David Shulkin regrets travel errors, reimburses government for wife’s airfare
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said he regrets mistakes he and others made during travel planning and ethics clearance processes that led to findings by the VA inspector general that he had misused taxpayer resources during a European trip last year. The inspector general found Shulkin improperly accepted …
Read More »Trump says he’s ‘totally opposed’ to domestic violence as House launches Porter investigation
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday he’s “totally opposed” to domestic violence Wednesday, giving his strongest statement on the matter since the scandal involving former White House staff secretary Rob Porter eight days ago. “I am totally opposed to domestic violence of any kind. Everyone knows that, and it almost …
Read More »In the U.S., the latest mass shootings all have something in common: the AR-15
When a gunman attacked a high school in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, killing 17 people, the event marked a depressingly familiar milestone. As of this week, seven of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history have all happened since 2007. The Parkland massacre is now the eighth-deadliest attack. …
Read More »Alberta men who killed family sentenced to life, won’t get parole chance for 25 years
RED DEER, ALTA.—An Alberta judge was critical of a section of the Criminal Code that allows for consecutive parole ineligibilities Wednesday as he ruled two men found guilty of murdering three family members will not have to spend additional time in prison before they can apply for parole. Jason Klaus, …
Read More »NDP gears up for first national convention under Jagmeet Singh’s leadership
OTTAWA— Hundreds of New Democrats are flocking to the capital this week for a national convention that will feature a vote on Jagmeet Singh’s still-new leadership and a host of policy debates that could stir up divisions in the NDP fold. Beginning Friday morning, party members will hear speeches and …
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