Day: March 19, 2019

Opening ceremony: Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019

open view news desk The inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 for India and African nations called AFINDEX-19 scheduled from 18 March to 27 March 2019 started with a grand opening ceremony on 18 March 2019 at Aundh Military Station, Pune. Contingents of the 17 African Nations i.e. Benin, […]

3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction held in New Delhi

open view news desk The 3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction was held here today. The workshop was attended by about 140 delegates from Japan and India including experts from both the governments, top premium research institutes, city administrators, specialized Disaster Management agencies and private sector. The Government […]

President confers gallantry and distinguished service Awards

open view news desk The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred two Kirti Chakras and fifteen Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here today. Two Kirti Chakras […]

No riots in UP since BJP came to power: Adityanath

Lucknow :  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the state had not seen a single riot after the BJP came to power and his two-year government had shown zero tolerance towards crime and criminals. Presenting a report card of his government, which completes two years in […]

Winston Duke had no idea he was auditioning for ‘Black Panther’

Los Angeles : Marvel Studios’ obsession with keeping things under wraps is not a secret but it was a “lightbulb” moment for Winston Duke when he got to know he auditioned for “Black Panther”. The actor, who had a breakout role in Ryan Coogler’s Marvel film as M’Baku, said […]

Idea of directing films interests me, says Keira Knightley

Los Angeles :  British actor Keira Knightley says the art of filmmaking interests her but she is not planning to turn to direction anytime soon. The actor also said she likes to be involved in the script writing process. “I don’t know, at the moment with a three year […]

Was surprised when I was cast as villain in ‘Brahmastra’ : Mouni Roy

Mumbai :  Mouni Roy says her casting as the main antagonist in Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt-starrer “Brahmastra” came as a surprise for her. The 33-year-old actor, who made her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar’s “Gold”, says she wants make versatile choices. “I am playing the main villain in the film. […]

More responsibility when directing a superstar: Anurag Singh

Mumbai : Director Anurag Singh, who has teamed up with Akshay Kumar for their upcoming film “Kesari”, says working with stars is a big responsibility. Anurag has directed “Kesari” that is based on the Battle of Saragarhi fought between the British Indian army’s Sikh Regiment and Afghan tribesmen in […]

Elton John to publish ‘no-holds-barred’ autobiography

London : Music legend Elton John has announced that he is working on his first autobiography, which will be published in autumn. The 71-year-old musician had shared the news on Twitter. The “no-holds-barred” memoir will be co-written by music journalist Alexis Petridis. “My life has been one helluva roller […]

Embryologist accused of importing human embryos gets HC relief

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court Monday ordered the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to not take any coercive steps against a 51-year-old embryologist accused of importing human embryos from Malaysia. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre also directed embryologist Dr Goral Gandhi to appear before […]

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