Day: September 12, 2019

Three JeM militants arrested in J-K’s Kathua

7:26 pm September 12, 2019

Jammu: Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants were arrested in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, a senior police officer said. During checking, a truck, loaded with cardboard material, was intercepted at 8.00 am on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway and three militants were arrested with arms and ammunition, Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Makesh Singh told […]

Mardik Martin, ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘Mean Streets’ writer, dies at 82

3:02 pm September 12, 2019

Los Angeles: Mardik Martin, whose writing credits include Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets”, “New York, New York” and “Raging Bull”, has passed away. He was 82. The writer died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, friend and screenwriter Howard Rodman announced on social media. No cause of death was given. “My friend and colleague Mardik Martin died […]

‘Avengers: Endgame’ performance gives James Cameron hope for ‘Avatar 2’

2:59 pm September 12, 2019

Los Angeles: James Cameron says the amazing box office performance of “Avengers: Endgame” gives him hope about the future of cinema as it proves that people are still interested in going to theatres to watch movies. The superhero film became the world’s highest grossing movie by earning USD 2.796 billion at the box office, breaking […]

Paris, Rome, Berlin preparing to block Facebook's Libra in Europe: French minister

France will block development of Facebook Libra cryptocurrency

2:55 pm September 12, 2019

Paris: France warned Thursday it will block development of Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency in Europe because it threatens the “monetary sovereignty” of governments. “I want to be absolutely clear: in these conditions, we cannot authorise the development of Libra on European soil,” Le Maire said at the opening of an OECD conference on virtual, crypto […]

On Day One, Tejas Express covers Ahmedabad-Mumbai distance in

Free rail travel insurance of Rs 25 lakh each for passengers on board Del-Lucknow Tejas

2:51 pm September 12, 2019

New Delhi: Free rail travel insurance of Rs 25 lakh each, luggage pick and drop service, exclusive lounges to relax and taxi and hotel bookings – IRCTC is offering passengers on board its Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express a host of services, albeit at a cost, as part of its efforts to promote its first train next […]