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Cary Joji Fukunga to direct ‘Masters of the Air’ for Apple

6:54 pm October 9, 2020

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga has set Apple series “Masters of the Air” as his follow-up project to upcoming James Bond movie “No Time To Die” . The project hails from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg who will be producing it through their banners Amblin TV and Playtone, respectively. The miniseries, based on author Donald L Miller’s book “Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air […]

Sensex rallies 327 pts on RBI steps to boost liquidity; gains for 7th day

6:49 pm October 9, 2020

Mumbai: The stock market benchmark Sensex rallied 327 points on Friday as financial stocks advanced following the RBI’s accommodative policy stance and steps to boost liquidity to the banking sector. Extending its gains for the seventh straight session — the longest winning streak in almost a year — the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 326.82 points or 0.81 percent […]

UN World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

6:43 pm October 9, 2020

Rome: The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. From air-dropping food in South Sudan to creating an emergency delivery service to keep aid flowing despite coronavirus travel restrictions, the Rome-based organisation has long specialised in getting assistance to […]

Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early troop withdrawal

11:04 pm October 8, 2020

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban on Thursday welcomed a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he promised to have the last of U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas — or at least by the end of the year. If that withdrawal happens, it would be months ahead of schedule and the tweet made no reference to a Taliban […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

2016 presidential polls: Trump orders declassification of documents

9:29 am October 7, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered “total declassification” of all the documents related to the alleged interference of Russia in the 2016 presidential elections, which he described as a hoax. “I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the […]