Day: June 14, 2019

Cyclone Vayu weakens, to cross Guj coast by night

Cyclone Vayu to recurve, may hit Gujarat’s Kutch, says official

9:31 pm June 14, 2019

New Delhi: Cyclone Vayu is likely to recurve and hit the Kutch coast of Gujarat, a top official of the Ministry of Earth Sciences said Friday. “Vayu is likely to recurve on June 16 and hit Kutch between June 17-18,” M Rajeevan, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, told PTI. The intensity of the […]

Partly cloudy skies keep mercury in check in Delhi

Rain, thunderstorm forecast in parts of UP

9:26 pm June 14, 2019

Lucknow: State capital Lucknow witnessed clear sky Friday, even as the meteorological department forecast that rain accompanied by thunderstorm is very likely at isolated places in the state. Issuing a warning, the meteorological department said that duststorm or thunderstorm accompanied with winds of up to 40 kilometres per hour and lightning are very likely at […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

BJP’s district level functionary arrested over facebook

9:25 pm June 14, 2019

Morigaon (Assam): The IT and social media cell convenor of BJP’s Morigaon district unit in Assam, Nitu Kumar Bora, was arrested for posting objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on social media. Morigaon Superintendent of Police Swapnanil Deka said Bora posted in his Facebook account that Sonowal and his home department were mute spectator […]

Daniel Radcliffe joins ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ interactive special

8:15 pm June 14, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” interactive special. The film is scheduled to debut in 2020. The special will see Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) set off on her biggest adventure, reported Variety. Viewers will get to decide the outcome of the story similar to “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”. […]

Bryan Singer to pay USD 150,000 to resolve rape accusation

6:08 pm June 14, 2019

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Bryan Singer is set to pay USD 150,000 to settle allegations that he raped a 17-year-old boy in 2003. Cesar Sanchez-Guzman said in a lawsuit filed in December 2017 that Singer sexually assaulted him during a 2003 Seattle yacht party, when Sanchez-Guzman was 17. According to the Wrap, Sanchez-Guzman had filed for […]