Day: August 24, 2019

Everything is finally coming together: Rakul Preet on ‘Marjaavaan’ release

4:16 pm August 24, 2019

Mumbai: Actor Rakul Preet Singh says the release of her next “Marjaavaan” may have been pushed ahead but she is happy with the outcome. The movie was earlier set for a box office clash with Yash Raj Films’ action feature “War” on October 2 but on Friday “Marjaavaan” producer Bhushan Kumar announced a new date […]

Hilary Duff returns as Lizzie McGuire in sequel at Disney+

3:59 pm August 24, 2019

Anaheim (California): Millennials who grew up watching Disney channel’s hit teen sitcom “Lizzie Mcguire” can now reunite with the character in a revival that brings back original star Hilary Duff. Set to debut on Disney+, the show will trace Lizzie’s journey as an adult in New York, where she now has the dream job, dream […]

Trump praises Danish PM he called ‘nasty’ over Greenland row

3:53 pm August 24, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump heaped praise on Denmark’s prime minister Friday, two days after he cancelled his state visit to the country and slammed her for dismissing his idea of buying Greenland as absurd. The US leader said he got a call from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who he had previously called “nasty” when she […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN expert: No peace in Myanmar if no military prosecutions

3:37 pm August 24, 2019

United Nations: A member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar warned Friday that there will be no long-term peace in the country and no return of Rohingya refugees unless there is accountability for the “brutality” of Myanmar’s military forces. Radhika Coomaraswamy, a Sri Lankan lawyer who is one of the mission’s three […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

US working on two-prong strategy to ease Indo-Pak tensions over Kashmir issue: Senior officials

3:34 pm August 24, 2019

Washington: The US is working on a two-pronged strategy to defuse fresh tensions between India and Pakistan after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, senior officials from the Trump administration here said. The first strategy is to exert pressure on Pakistan to refrain it from indulging in any cross-border infiltration or […]