Day: May 27, 2019

Sam Rechner to play pivotal role in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical movie

Steven Spielberg was demonised for his comments on Netflix: John Bailey

8:16 pm May 27, 2019

Mumbai: Academy president John Bailey believes Steven Spielberg was “misrepresented” in his comments that streaming films don’t qualify for Oscars. According to reports, Spielberg had said once “you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie” and argued that if it’s good, it deserves an Emmy and not Oscars. When asked, if veteran filmmakers […]

Palme d’Or win will help people learn more about Korean films: Bong Joon-ho

8:07 pm May 27, 2019

Cannes: Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, who became the first South Korean director to win Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or award for his film “Parasite”, hopes this will inspire people to learn more about the cinema from his country. The director, best known for his films such as “Memories of Murder”, “The Host” and “Snowpiercer”, said […]

Pak SC makes history by hearing case via e-Court

8:02 pm May 27, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday made history by holding hearing in a case via e-Court – a system based on video-link connectivity. The Supreme Court said in a statement that it started hearing of cases through e-Court system. “It is for the first time in judicial history of Pakistan that cases in the Supreme […]

2 killed in truck-oil tanker collision in Nagaur

7:42 pm May 27, 2019

Jaipur: Two persons were killed when a truck and an oil tanker caught fire after a head-on collision in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district on Monday, police said. The truck driver escaped from his vehicle and fled the scene, but his helper and the oil tanker’s driver died in the fire, the police said. One of the […]

3 suspects held over killing of BJP worker in Amethi

7:38 pm May 27, 2019

Lucknow: Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a close aide of newly-elected Amethi MP Smriti Irani, police said on Monday. “We have arrested three suspects in the Amethi murder case, while two suspects are still absconding,” Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O P Singh told reporters here. “As […]