Washington : The US on Tuesday removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, citing steps being taken by New Delhi which addressed some of the Trump administration’s major concerns. For the first time, the US placed India in its currency monitoring list of countries in […]
Port Moresby : Papua New Guinea lawmakers overwhelmingly elected James Marape as prime minister on Thursday — a former finance minister who resigned in protest against a massive ExxonMobil and Total gas project. Marape won the landslide backing of members of parliament after weeks of political manoeuvring that saw […]
Cannes : Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, who became the first South Korean director to win Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or award for his film “Parasite”, hopes this will inspire people to learn more about the cinema from his country. The director, best known for his films such as “Memories […]
Islamabad : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday made history by holding hearing in a case via e-Court – a system based on video-link connectivity. The Supreme Court said in a statement that it started hearing of cases through e-Court system. “It is for the first time in judicial history […]
Colombo : Sri Lankan police on Friday arrested five suspects, allegedly having links with local Islamist group National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ) and its leader Zahran Cassim, the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday bombings. The five suspects were arrested in Horowpathana area on the day when the Parliament passed the […]
Cannes : Brad Pitt says he would love to work with his “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio again. The Quentin Tarantino directorial is the first collaboration between the two Hollywood stars and Pitt, 55, said they had a “fun” time working on the film. “It […]
London : In-form England have the “best opportunity” to break their title jinx in the ODI World Cup and they will be at the heart of what promises to be a “special” showpiece event, said former captain Michael Vaughan. “It’s the best opportunity in my time for England – […]
Washington : An Indian-American judge has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to block House Democrats from getting his financial records, dealing an early setback to his administration in its legal battle with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta of the DC District Court on Monday decisively ruled in favour of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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