Day: August 15, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

On V-J Day, UK’s Johnson pays tribute to campaign’s veterans

8:09 pm August 15, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is paying tribute to veterans of the multinational World War II campaign against Japan, which formally ended 75 years ago some three months after Nazi Germany had been vanquished in Europe. In an open V-J Day anniversary letter released Saturday and addressed to “Veterans of the Far East Campaign,” Johnson hailed the courage of […]

Vin Diesel’s ‘Bloodshot’ returning to US theatres on August 20

7:36 pm August 15, 2020

Los Angeles: Action star Vin Diesel’s “Bloodshot” will be hitting the screens once again as the theatres in the US prepare to reopen from next week. Prominent theatre chain AMC has announced that the film, which had to stop its theatrical run in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be back in its cinema houses on […]

‘Schitt’s Creek’ actor Noah Reid marries Clare Stone

7:32 pm August 15, 2020

Los Angeles: “Schitt’s Creek” star Noah Reid has tied the knot with actor Clare Stone. Taking to Instagram, the 33-year-old Canadian star revealed that he got married to Stone, 28, on July 25. “A Wedding by Clare and Noah 25.07.2020,” he posted alongside several photos from the beachside wedding ceremony. Reid had announced his engagement to Stone on January 1, […]

East Turkistan body urges US to end trade deal with China

7:23 pm August 15, 2020

Washington: A US based international organisation striving for the restoration of East Turkistan’s independence has urged the Trump administration to end its trade deal with China and take action to stop genocide of the Uyghur and other Turkic people in the communist nation. In a statement, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) has alleged that […]

Freed from Belarus jails, protesters recount beatings

7:21 pm August 15, 2020

Minsk: They emerged dazed, shaken and in tears from the detention centre in Minsk, to be met by waiting relatives. They displayed the black-and-blue bruises on their bodies, saying police had beaten them mercilessly. One teenager asked his weeping mother to look away. Authorities in Belarus have freed at least 2,000 of about 7,000 people who had been […]