Day: July 26, 2020

Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104

11:59 pm July 26, 2020

Paris: Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood’s contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104. Havilland, the sister of fellow Oscar winner Joan Fontaine, died peacefully […]

Sikkim reports first COVID-19 death, 46 new cases

11:57 pm July 26, 2020

Gangtok: Sikkim on Sunday reported its first coronavirus death with an elderly man succumbing to the disease at a state-run hospital, a health department official said. The 74-year-old resident of Rongli Sub-Division in East Sikkim died this morning due to COVID-19. He was also suffering from diabetes and hypertension, Director General-cum-Secretary, Health, Pempa T Bhutia said. He […]

Police, protesters clash as US cities endure violent weekend

11:54 pm July 26, 2020

New York: Protests took a violent turn in several US cities overnight, with demonstrators squaring off against agents outside a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles during unrest in California and Virginia. A protester in Austin, Texas, who was apparently armed with a rifle was shot and killed after […]

Pak Army claims to shoot down Indian ‘spying quadcopter’ along LoC

11:50 pm July 26, 2020

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Sunday claimed to have shot down an “Indian spying quadcopter” for allegedly violating the airspace along the Line of Control. The drone was targeted in the Pandu sector of the LoC and its debris fell on the Pakistan side, according to a statement issued by the army. It claimed that the “Indian spying quadcopter” […]

Actress Spencer Grammer slashed outside Manhattan restaurant

11:46 pm July 26, 2020

New York: Actress Spencer Grammer says she was trying to calm an agitated man when he slashed her in the arm and stabbed her friend in the back Friday outside a New York City restaurant. Grammer, 36, told US Weekly that she and her friend “did what anyone else would do in the same situation” and were “attempting to prevent the […]

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