Diwali weekends are usually reserved for the release of the biggest and most-anticipated films in Bollywood. Given that it is the biggest festive weekend for much of the Hindi-speaking population in India and overseas, the biggest stars line up to reserve these dates in advance. More often than not, Diwali releases are successful, too. But…
* Ukraine steps up wartime anti-graft push with payouts for whistleblowers Ukraine conducting wartime drive against corruption * Kyiv rewards anti-graft whistleblowers for first time * Authorities hope to foster broader whistleblowing culture By Dan Peleschuk Oct 31 – When he was asked to approach Ukrainian investigators with a $5 million bribe on behalf of…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Hannah Ellis-Petersen Kamala Harris may never have visited Thulasendrapuram, a sleepy village in south India, but its residents claim to be some of her most devoted fans. It was here, in among the verdant rice paddies and groundnut farms of rural…
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway ‘Emilia Perez’ movie melds Mexican culture with musical melodies LOS ANGELES, – For Zoe Saldana, whose parents were Spanish-speaking immigrants to the U.S., getting the opportunity to finally play a Spanish-speaking Latina role makes her latest movie, “Emilia Perez,” rather special. “The moment I embarked on this career in…
Graham ‘Dingo’ Dinkleman, a South African wildlife conservationist and popular YouTuber, has passed away after a venomous snake bite. He was bitten by a green mamba. His wife confirmed he was known to have a severe allergy to snake venom. South African YouTuber Dinkleman succumbs to injuries from green mamba bite(Instagram/Dingo’ Dinkleman) The 44-year-old conservationist,…
Oct 31, 2024 03:09 PM IST Around the same time, Donald Trump rode in a MAGA garbage truck, wearing an orange safety vest. Joe Biden playfully bit two babies visiting the White House for a trick-or-treat Halloween event on Wednesday evening. The US president was photographed biting the leg of an infant dressed as a…
Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched its corporate card service in the U.K. in a bid to deepen its expansion into the country and take on big incumbents like American Express. The firm’s business-focused payments arm, Square, told CNBC that it…
Oct 31, 2024 12:51 PM IST Amaran Twitter review: Directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, the military drama movie stars Sivakarthikeyan as Tamil Nadu army veteran Major Mukund Varadarajan. Amaran Twitter review: Fans have flocked to the theatres on Diwali to watch Rajkumar Periasamy’s military drama, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi. Co-produced by Kamal Haasan, Amaran is…
Actor Tabu made a stunning appearance at the New York premiere of her highly anticipated series, Dune: Prophecy, the prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster Dune movies. Tabu mesmerised onlookers in a dramatic black ensemble crafted by celebrated designers Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla. Also read: Tabu’s first official look from Dune: Prophecy series out: I…
Dozens of divorce applications were wrongly approved due to a computer error, the high court has heard. A hearing in London on Wednesday was told that 79 divorces were incorrectly approved after the applications were submitted a day before the law allows. An online system failed to detect that the submissions came a year after…
