Guwahati: The ruling class, irrespective of political affiliations, is always scared of cinema despite the fact that it “only spreads love and connects people”, renowned film critic and curator Premendra Majumder wondered. He rued that nowadays most of the film festivals have just become a “business platform” to sell movies. “I don’t know why all […]
Read MoreRome : Italian detectives have dismantled a mafia plastic-recycling ring headed by a murderous mobster, which sent toxic materials to China to make shoes that were then sold in Italy, police said Thursday. Officers threw 10 people into pre-trial detention in jail, placed five more under house arrest, and seized five companies in Sicily after […]
Read MoreWashington: France, Italy and Germany are together preparing measures to block Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency from use in Europe, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced Friday. “Libra is not welcome on European soil,” Le Maire told reporters the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. “We will take […]
Read MoreWashington: President Donald Trump asked Australia to “assist” in discrediting a Russia investigation that has clouded his presidency, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitting Tuesday that he agreed to help. An Australian government spokesperson confirmed Trump asked Morrison to investigate issues raised in Robert Mueller’s probe — which concluded that Russia tried to swing the […]
Read MoreSao Paulo: Human Rights Watch has accused Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro of giving a “green light” to illegal loggers to destroy the Amazon and failing to protect those defending the world’s largest rain forest. Bolsonaro, whose anti-environment rhetoric and policies have been widely blamed for a spike in fires and land clearing in the Amazon this […]
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