Day: January 17, 2020

Terror module busted, 6 SDPI members held in Bengaluru

8:26 pm January 17, 2020

Bengaluru: A Bengaluru terror module has been busted with the arrest of six members of the Social Democratic Party of India who had allegedly attempted to kill an RSS worker on December 22 for taking part in a pro-CAA rally, police said on Friday. The arrested have been identified as Irfan, Syed Akbar, Syed Siddiqui, […]

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

Khamenei to lead Friday prayers amid Iranian tumult

8:23 pm January 17, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of war with the United States and accidentally downed a Ukrainian passenger jet. The last time Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday prayers at Tehran’s Mosalla […]

NDFB anti-talk faction returns to Assam from camps after signing peace agreement

8:17 pm January 17, 2020

Guwahati: The anti-talk faction of the banned NDFB, an insurgent outfit in Assam, led by B Saoraigwra has returned to the state from its camps in a neighbouring country and has signed an agreement to abjure violence and join peace talks with the government, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Friday. The government has suspended […]

Cate Blanchett named jury head of Venice Film Festival

8:12 pm January 17, 2020

Venice: Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will serve as the jury head of the 2020 Venice International Film Festival. In a statement, the festival organisers said the decision was made on January 10 by the Board of Directors chaired by Paolo Baratta. The 50-year-old actor’s name for jury president was recommended by festival director Alberto […]

‘Bad Boys for Life’ releasing in India on January 31

8:08 pm January 17, 2020

Mumbai: “Bad Boys for Life”, the much-awaited threequel to Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys” franchise, will release in India on January 31. The announcement was made by studio Sony Pictures Entertainment India on Friday. The third part will see Smith and Lawrence reprising their fan-favourite characters of detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, […]