Day: October 28, 2019

Elton John calls off Indianapolis concert due to illness

9:26 pm October 28, 2019

Los Angeles: Music legend Elton John had to cancel his Indianapolis concert due to illness. The veteran singer was set to perform at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour on Saturday. In a statement posted on his official Twitter account, John said he is “extremely unwell” and apologised to […]

Jared Padalecki arrested in Texas for assault and intoxication

9:23 pm October 28, 2019

Los Angeles: “Supernatural” star Jared Padalecki was reportedly arrested in his native Texas, Austin, on Sunday for assault and public intoxication. According to TMZ, the 37-year-old actor was taken into custody outside of Stereotype Bar after allegedly punching a bartender and manager. In a clip obtained by the website a man, believed to be the […]

Hollywood largely responsible for unconscious bias against people of colour: Eva Longoria

9:20 pm October 28, 2019

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Eva Longoria has blamed the film industry for under-representation of people of colour and promoting unconscious biases against them. The actor believes the movie industry is ‘largely responsible’ for the negative portrayal of Latinos on the big and small screen. ‘What studies show is that we are being erased. This goes […]

15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

‘Sadhvi’ gang-raped in Bihar

8:49 pm October 28, 2019

Sheikhpura: A ‘Sadhvi’ (holy woman) was gang-raped in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district, police said on Monday. According to SHO, Mahila Thana, Yashoda Devi, the incident took place late Sunday night near Phulchod village in the district while the ‘Sadhvi’ was on her way to her native village in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district. The SHO said the […]

One held for selling firecrackers in Greater Noida

Over 1000 kg firecrackers seized from Mandoli shop, owner nabbed

8:13 pm October 28, 2019

New Delhi: The police have seized over 1,000 kg banned firecrackers after conducting a raid on a grocery-cum-general store and have arrested its owner, officials said on Monday. The 45-year-old Rakesh, a resident of Navin Shahdara, had stored the firecrackers for sale during Diwali, they said. Acting on a tip-off about illegal sale of firecrackers […]