Day: November 16, 2019

Helen McCrory joins Hugh Laurie in BBC One’s ‘Roadkill’

1:44 pm November 16, 2019

London: “Peaky Blinders” star Helen McCrory has boarded the cast of BBC One political thriller “Roadkill”. The actor will play the role of Prime Minister Dawn Ellison in the four-part series written by David Hare of “Collateral” fame, BBC said in a statement. She joins Hugh Laurie, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Saskia Reeves, Sarah Greene, Patricia […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

NRC in Assam targeting religious minorities: US commission on religious freedom

1:39 pm November 16, 2019

Washington: A federal US commission on international religious freedom has alleged that National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is a tool to “target religious minorities and to render Muslims stateless”. Observing that the final NRC list, which validates bona fide Indian citizens of Assam, has excluded 19 lakh residents, the US Commission on International […]

'Joker' earns Joaquin Phoenix his maiden Oscar

It was awkward position to be in: Joaquin Phoenix on not addressing ‘Joker’ violence

1:37 pm November 16, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor Joaquin Phoenix says he took a conscious decision to not address the controversy around the violent themes of his recent feature “Joker” as he feared that it might actually lead to extreme incidents. The film had received unanimous praise for Phoenix’s acting as Joker, a villain in the Batman comic mythology but […]

Sharad Pawar should head UPA, says Shiv Sena leader Raut

As Maha equations change, Sanjay Raut tweets about ‘naya mausam’

1:36 pm November 16, 2019

Mumbai: Amid the current political stalemate in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday cryptically said advent of “new weather” is letting him forget “old pain”. Politics in Maharashtra took an unexpected turn after the Shiv Sena walked away from its longtime ally BJP over sharing the chief ministerial post after Assembly results were […]

Snow, landslides lead to closure of Jammu-Srinagar NH

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for 3rd day, heavy rains hamper road clearing ops

1:34 pm November 16, 2019

Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third day on Saturday as heavy rains hampered the operation to clear the debris brought on the arterial road by a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said. The closure of the highway left thousands of vehicles, including trucks carrying essential commodities to Kashmir, stranded, traffic […]