Day: June 30, 2019

Princess Diana almost starred in ‘The Bodyguard’ sequel

3:23 pm June 30, 2019

Los Angeles: Kevin Costner has revealed Princess Diana came quite close to featuring in the sequel of “The Bodyguard”. In the 1992 original, the actor played the title role as former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard Frank Farmer who is hired to protect a music star (Rachel Marron), played by Whitney Houston, from an unknown stalker. “The […]

Whale shark washed ashore near NIT-K

3:18 pm June 30, 2019

Mangaluru: A huge 4.3 metres whale shark was washed ashore at Mukka beach near the National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NIT-K) at Suratkal here, officials said. On getting information from fishermen, an expert team, comprising fisheries college professor A Senthil Vel, fisheries resources department professor H N Anjanayappa and assistant professor of aquatic health department Girisha […]

Kerala Tourism bags two National Tourism Awards

German woman goes missing in Kerala; probe on

3:12 pm June 30, 2019

Thiruvananthapuam: A German woman, who had come here in March, has gone missing from here, police said Sunday. The foreigner, in her 30s, is identified as Liza, they said. A senior police source told PTI that they received a complaint in this regard last week and an investigation was on. “Police have received a letter […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Kashmiri Pandits welcome Home Minister’s “temporary” statement on Article 370

12:55 pm June 30, 2019

Jammu: Pandits have welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on Article 370 of the Constitution where he calls the provision “temporary in nature”. They further said the time was ripe for the provision to scrapped. In a statement here on Saturday, Panun Kashmir, an organisation of migrant Kashmiri pandits, said they have complete faith […]

Over 9,100 students admitted in DU colleges so far

12:50 pm June 30, 2019

New Delhi: Over 9,100 students have taken admissions to Delhi University (DU) till Saturday, according to the data shared by the varsity. The DU announced its first cut-off list for admission to undergraduate courses late Thursday night, with Hindu College pegging the highest score of 99 per cent for Political Science Honours — a marginal […]