Day: May 17, 2019

Jodie Foster’s mother Evelyn dies at 90

Los Angeles : Evelyn “Brandy” Foster, mother and manager of actor Jodie Foster, has died. She was 90. According to Variety, Evelyn passed away on May 13 at her Los Angeles home from complications related to dementia. “Evelyn was without a doubt the strongest person her family has ever […]

Robert Pattinson in talks to play Batman

Los Angeles : British actor Robert Pattinson is in negotiations to play Batman in Warner Bros and Matt Reeves’ upcoming film on the Caped Crusader. The superhero drama begins pre-production soon and the filming is expected to start by the end of 2019 or early 2020. According to Variety, […]

Shah Rukh Khan, David Letterman come together for Netflix special

Mumbai :  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and veteran talk show host David Letterman have collaborated for a Netflix stand-alone special. As per the press release issued by the streaming service, the show will be all about in-depth conversations, for which Letterman is renowned, and in-the-field segments expressing his […]

Only rape victim’s testimony not always reliable: HC

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside the conviction of a 19-year-old man in a rape case, holding that only the testimony of the victim cannot always be considered as adequate evidence. A single bench presided over by Justice Revati Mohite-Dere held that the victim’s […]

PIL in HC for review of parties having names with religious connotations

New Delhi : A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to review political parties having names with religious connotations or using symbols similar to that of the national flag and to de-register them if they do not change them […]

SC to hear plea of Muslim woman against talaq notices

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Muslim woman’s plea challenging the two Talaq notices given by her husband and sought direction for registration of FIR against him. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna said it will hear the plea on […]

HC asks Delhi govt to place before Cabinet need for more fast track, commercial courts

New Delhi :  Taking note of the pendency of sexual assault and business dispute cases, the Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi government to place before the Cabinet the requirement for 18 more fast track and 22 commercial courts. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice […]

“Challenge to arbitral award on policy ground only in exceptional circumstances”

New Delhi : Challenge to an arbitral award on the ground of public policy of India can be made only in very exceptional circumstances when the “conscience of the court is shocked” by violation of principles of justice, the Supreme Court has said. A bench comprising Justices R […]

White House urges Internet users to denounce ‘censorship’

Washington :  President Donald Trump’s administration has renewed its claims of political favouritism among search engines and social media platforms by launching a survey that encourages people to report online censorship. “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Yet too many Americans have seen their accounts suspended, banned, […]

US blacklists Huawei, places it on entity list

Washington : Escalating the bruising trade war with China, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring American companies from installing the foreign-made telecom equipment deemed a national security threat, a move apparently aimed at banning Chinese giant Huawei from US networks. The decision taken on Wednesday risks […]

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