Day: July 9, 2019

Pvt sector firms join hands with govt to combat climate change, sign key declaration

New rules at Saneewara Templehelp save water: Officials

6:29 pm July 9, 2019

Karaikal: The new regulations enforced by the Karaikal district administration for the pilgrims visiting the famous Lord Saneeswara temple at Tirunallar in the district have helped save a lot of water, said officials. The Tirunallar temple attracts thousands of pilgrims every day. Prior to visiting the temple, the pilgrims visit the legendary temple tank called […]

Book to expose subculture of scams in India

Penguin joins hands with Wattpad on content, promotions

6:25 pm July 9, 2019

New Delhi: Penguin Random House India has joined hands with social storytelling platform Wattpad which will enable its authors to interact with a global community of an estimated 70 million readers and writers, the publishing house announced Tuesday. Wattpad’s community of story-lovers will now be able to preview exclusive content from Penguin authors about their […]

'Joker' broke through the stigma that seems to be against superhero films at Oscars: Joe Russo

‘Joker’ doesn’t follow the comic books: director Todd Phillips

3:05 pm July 9, 2019

London: Todd Phillips says comic book fans may not be pleased with the way his “Joker” has shaped up as the new film is the director’s own version of the DC supervillain’s story. Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver, said the plot is more about how Joker becomes the man he came […]

‘Ghostbusters 2020’ ropes in two newcomers

3:01 pm July 9, 2019

Los Angeles: The makers of “Ghostbusters 2020” have cast two newcomers Celeste O’Connor and Logan Kim. The duo will join the ensemble cast featuring Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace. Jason Reitman, whose father Ivan Reitman directed the original “Ghostbusters”, will helm “Ghostbusters 2020”. According to Variety, the story will be an […]

Suspended Cong MLA Roshan Baig resigns

2:40 pm July 9, 2019

Bengaluru: The Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka Wednesday suffered another blow following the resignation of Shivajinagar Congress MLA R Roshan Baig. “Today I have submitted my resignation from the Karnataka Assembly to the Speaker,” Baig told reporters at Vidhana Soudha after coming out of the office of Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar. The suspended Congress […]