Month: May 2019

Advisor Ganai pays obeisance at Makhdoom Sahib (RA) Shrine

open view news desk SRINAGAR : Advisor to the Governor Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Sunday paid obeisance at the shrine of Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri (RA), popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib and also took the stock of ongoing developmental works at the Shrine. Advisor Ganai, who is also the Chairman […]

Mayawati meets Akhilesh after exit polls projections

Lucknow :  BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met here on Monday after exit poll projections that the NDA is all set to form the government again at the Centre. Yadav, who had formed a coalition with the BSP and the RLD to take on the […]

England star Woakes glad World Cup picks not his problem

Leeds (UK) :  Chris Woakes said England’s players faced a nervous wait as the countdown to the announcement of the World Cup squad entered its final phase. Tournament hosts England unveil their squad for the one-day international showpiece on Tuesday. England have yet to win a men’s World […]

Koepka avoids collapse to win PGA for fourth major title

Bethpage (US) :  Brooks Koepka held off a late charge from Dustin Johnson to capture his second consecutive PGA Championship on Sunday, completing a wire-to-wire victory for his fourth major title in nerve-wracking fashion. A near-collapse saw Koepka’s record seven-stroke lead reduced to a single shot, but he withstood […]

Afghan coach Simmons to quit after World Cup

New Delhi :  Former West Indies allrounder Phil Simmons will step down from his position as Afghanistan coach after the end of the ICC men’s World Cup. Simmons, who took over the position in December 2017, said he has achieved his target of taking Afghanistan to the World Cup […]

Mbappe wants responsibility, ‘maybe at PSG, maybe elsewhere’

Paris :  Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe fuelled speculation surrounding his future on Sunday, saying that he wants “responsibilities, maybe at PSG, maybe elsewhere”. The 20-year-old backed up his excellent 2018 World Cup, where he scored four times as France won the trophy, by netting 38 times for PSG […]

People were shocked with my choice of doing female-fronted films, says Anil Kapoor

Mumbai :  Anil Kapoor says it is always difficult to cast a big name as a male lead in a female-fronted project. The 62-year-old actor, who has worked in films like “Beta”, “Judaai” and “Laadla”, which had stronger female characters, says early in his career he was advised by […]

‘John Wick’ director teases more films and TV series

Los Angeles :  “John Wick” franchise director Chad Stahelski says he wants to helm the fourth film in series on the fictitious deadly assassin. The filmmaker, who directed “John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum” in which Keanu Reeves reprised the title role, said he enjoys making these films as there […]

Wanted to be a boy when I was younger: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Los Angeles : Writer-actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge says in her younger years, she “desperately” wanted to be a boy. The “Fleabag” creator said she even shaved off her hair, wore male clothing and demanded her parents call her ‘Alex’ when she was six. Asked if she would have undergone gender […]

Sarah Gadon, Eili Harboe to star in ‘The Northwoods’

Cannes :  “Alias Grace” star Sarah Gadon and “Thelma” actor Eili Harboe are set to headline the Canada/Norway co-production “The Northwoods”. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Emma Higgins is directing the feature from her own script. The two actors will play sisters who return home for the first time […]

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