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Equities rally, oil steadies as US-Iran tensions appear to ease

9:38 pm January 9, 2020

London: Stocks rallied, the dollar jumped and oil prices steadied Thursday as traders saw an easing of tensions between the United States and Iran that weighed on haven investments such as gold and the yen. “Stock markets are strong… as US-Iran tensions have faded,” noted David Madden, analyst at CMC Markets UK. “The strong finish […]

Fugitive gangster Ejaz Lakdawala arrested

4:18 pm January 9, 2020

Mumbai: Fugitive gangster Ejaz Lakdawala, wanted in connection with several cases of extortion and attempt to kill, has been arrested by Mumbai Police’s anti- extortion cell, a top official said on Thursday. Lakdawala, 50, was detained at Patna by the anti- extortion cell with the help of Bihar Police on Wednesday. He was then brought […]

Top UK bosses earn annual average wage in days: research

6:44 pm January 6, 2020

London: By the end of Monday Britain’s highest-paid bosses will have already pocketed the amount of money the nation’s average worker will earn over the entire year, according to new research. Chief executives of FTSE-100-listed companies earn 117 times the average annual salary, the High Pay Centre and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development […]

Want to push the character as far as possible: Pattinson on ‘The Batman’

7:32 pm January 1, 2020

London: Actor Robert Pattinson says he is looking forward to playing Batman in Matt Reeves’ directorial on the DC superhero and wants to push boundaries of the character as far as possible. “The Batman” will be fronted by Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader. “In terms of the character itself, I want to push it […]

Armando Iannucci defends Dev Patel’s colourblind casting in David Copperfield film

8:18 pm December 31, 2019

London: Director Armando Iannucci says he consciously decided to ignore the skin colour of his actors in the multi-ethnic cast of his film “The Personal History of David Copperfield”. The costume-drama made headlines when British-Indian actor Dev Patel was chosen by the filmmaker to play Copperfield in his modern reimagining of the Charles Dickens novel, […]