By Troy Ribeiro Film: “La La Land” Director: Damien Chazelle Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemary DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe, Tom Everett, Joss Pence and J.K. Simmons Rating:…
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran’s Tamil drama “Visaranai” has been winnowed out of the Foreign Language Film category of the upcoming 89th Academy Awards. And now all eyes are on music maestro…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the house worked only for 19 hours in the entire winter session due to repeated disruptions….
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Director: Gareth Edwards Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jimmy Smits, James Earl Jones, Jiang Wen,…
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has warned that his government “will take action” against Russia for cyber attacks during the November 8 elections for allegedly interfering with the results. “I think there…
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The White House on Thursday clashed with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. “It is just a fact that the Republican nominee for…
Charleston, Dec 16 (IANS) Self-proclaimed white supremacist Dylann Roof was convicted on Thursday of killing nine African Americans inside a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. In the next phase of the…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani on Thursday said he feels like resigning from Parliament because of unending disruptions in both houses. Advani, one of the country’s most respected parliamentarians, also…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) In yet another clarification on the government’s demonetisation drive aimed to curb black money, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that the move towards a cashless economy is actually…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) There was no respite in sight for cash-strapped people on Thursday as queues outside banks and ATMs for money withdrawal continued across the city with rising anger and pain. An…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by two IAF personnel seeking to grow beard, saying IAF’s policies on personal appearance were not intended to discriminate against religious beliefs….
Los Angeles, Dec 15 (IANS) A California college professor who had voiced anti-Trump comments has been forced into hiding after receiving death threats. Olga Perez Stable Cox, who teaches human sexuality at the Orange Coast…
Sunnyvale, Dec 15 (IANS) Yahoo on Wednesday disclosed a new security breach that may have affected more than one billion accounts. The breach dates back to 2013 and is thought to be separate from a…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Americans are split down the middle on how they view President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of his presidential transition, with 48 per cent approving and 48 per cent disapproving. That is significantly…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its key interest rate by 25 basis points in the first rate hike in 2016 and just the second in a decade. The first…
Damascus, Dec 14 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the jihadists who attacked Palmyra a few days ago came to the city with the support of the United States, or at least with its…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Telugu cine star Nagarjuna’s younger son Akhil Akkineni got engaged to his girlfriend of four years Shriya Bhupalon on December 9. He is gearing up for a…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was himself involved in graft. He said he wanted to reveal it in Parliament but was prevented…
Los Angeles, Dec 14 (IANS) It could be a double whammy for Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman once again at the Academy Awards as his work for “Pele: Birth of a Legend” has found a…