Day: June 25, 2019

Allison Schroeder to write ‘Minecraft’ movie

3:14 pm June 25, 2019

Los Angeles: “Hidden Figures” co-writer Allison Schroeder has been roped in to pen the script for the movie adaptation of video game “Minecraft”. Schroeder, who was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing the 2016 American biographical drama with film’s director Ted Melfi, will work on the movie by Warner Bros. Her writing credits also include […]

Trump: Woman who accused him of sexual assault not his type

3:09 pm June 25, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday that a New York-based advice columnist who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s is not his “type.” “I’ll say it with great respect: Number one, she’s not my type. Number two, it never happened,” Trump told The Hill […]

Papua New Guinea demands end to Australia refugee contract

3:05 pm June 25, 2019

Port Moresby: Australia must end or completely rework a controversial multi-million dollar contract to manage refugees stuck in tropical island camps, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister demanded on Tuesday. “I will ask the Australian government to stop this contract forthwith,” James Marape told parliament, saying the arrangement should be “reviewed to the fullest, or we […]

Aerial objects like drones banned in Delhi till Aug 16

Unauthorised drone flying hit Changi airport operations

3:02 pm June 25, 2019

Singapore: Flight operations at the busy Changi Airport here were hit due to unauthorised drone activities, days after one of its runways was shut down due to unmanned aircraft sightings, the country’s civil aviation authorities said. The Civil Aviation Authorities of Singapore (CAAS) said that approximately 15 departures and three arrivals were delayed, while seven […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

Trump to meet Modi, Xi on sidelines of G-20 summit in Japan

2:59 pm June 25, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump will hold a number of meetings with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of G-20 meeting in Japan this week and is expected to discuss several issues, including trade. Trump is scheduled to leave for Japan on June 27 to attend […]