Day: September 7, 2019

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40 pc lunar missions in last six decades failed: NASA fact sheet

7:57 pm September 7, 2019

New Delhi: The success rate of lunar missions undertaken in the last six decades is 60 per cent, according to US space agency NASA’s ‘Moon Fact Sheet’. Of the 109 lunar missions during the period, 61 were successful and 48 had failed, it stated. In the early hours of Saturday, Indian space agency ISRO’s plan […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

FinMin sets up task force to identify infra projects for Rs 100 lakh cr investment

7:53 pm September 7, 2019

New Delhi: The government on Saturday said it has constituted a high-level task force to identify infrastructure projects for Rs 100 lakh crore investment by 2024-25 as India aims to become a USD 5 trillion economy. The task force, headed by the economic affairs secretary, will draw up a ‘National Infrastructure Pipeline’ of Rs 100 […]

Will Smith's 'Bright 2' on Netflix delayed

Will Smith to star in sci-fi drama ‘Brilliance’

7:44 pm September 7, 2019

Los Angeles: Will Smith is set to headline Paramount Pictures new sci-fi drama “Brilliance”. The 50-year-old actor will also produce the project which is an official adaptation of Marcus Sakey’s dystopian trilogy of the same name, reported Deadline. The film mark Smith’s reunion with producer-writer Akiva Goldsman, who is set to pen the script. They […]

Woody Allen's memoir released by new publisher

Done everything #MeToo movement would want to achieve: Woody Allen

7:39 pm September 7, 2019

Paris: Embattled filmmaker Woody Allen says he does not regret his 2018 statement where he had claimed that he should be the poster boy of #MeToo movement. In an interview with French outlet France 24, Allen reiterated that in his over 60 years long career, he has never been accused of inappropriate behaviour by the […]

I hung up my guns: Robert Downey Jr on Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr’s Instagram account gets hacked

7:35 pm September 7, 2019

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr has revealed that his Instagram account was hacked and has now been restored. The “Iron Man” star on Friday had asked his fans to steer clear from any posts being made on his page for a time being. “I’m sorry to say my Instagram has been compromised… Please […]