De Blasio drops out of 2020 presidential race
NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped out of the 2020 presidential campaign on Friday, ending a campaign he waged in the shadow of better-known progressive candidates. De Blasio, the 58-year-old NYC mayor, launched his candidacy in May with the central slogan, “Working People First,” and found himself in a crowded field […]
UAE joins international coalition to protect oil shipping
The United Arab Emirates followed Saudi Arabia Thursday in joining a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following twin attacks on key Saudi oil facilities. The United States has pushed for the creation of the International Maritime Security Construct to safeguard trade and the flow of oil through the Strait […]
Music breaks boundaries but can it be confined by borders?
After Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) made singer-turned-actor Diljit Dosanjh postpone his Houston concert organised by a Pakistani national, the body has now issued notices to singers Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan to disassociate themselves from a US concert organised by Pakistani national Moazzma Hunain on November 17 this year. The […]
‘Listen to the scientists’: Greta Thunberg urges Congress to take action
WASHINGTON: Teen activist Greta Thunberg took her climate change fight to the US Congress Wednesday, imploring the nation´s lawmakers — several of whom are global warming skeptics — to “take real action” to avert environmental disaster. The 16-year-old Swede was joined by other campaigners who said looming uncertainty caused by inaction over climate change has […]
Priyanka Chopra ‘caught red-handed’ by police
Maharashtra Police once again wins the internet with their ‘cool quotient’. The cops tweeted a ‘hilarious warning’ to actors Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar over a dialogue in the newly released trailer of their film The Sky Is Pink. Responding to the tweet from the cops, Priyanka Chopra kept the fun continuing and wrote: ‘Oops. […]
Saudi Arabia says Iranian sponsorship of attack undeniable, displays arms
Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of what it described as Iranian drones and cruise missiles used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities as “undeniable” evidence of Iranian aggression. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said a total of 25 drones and missiles were launched at two oil plants in last weekend’s strikes, including what he […]
You can’t hide plagiarism: Saeed on spat with Indian composer
Pakistani singer and actor, Farhan Saeed took to Twitter to slam Bollywood composer, Salim Merchant for ripping off his music. Saeed wrote, “Someone just sent me Salim Merchant’s song Haareya, which is a total copy of my song Roiyaan. I wonder how they have the audacity to call themselves artists when they steal someone’s work.” […]
Paulo Coelho gives Nawazuddin Siddiqui a shout-out
Earlier this month, we learnt that Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a Momina Mustehsan fan. And now, we know that writer Paulo Coelho is a Nawazuddin admirer! Coelho took to Twitter to share some praise for the Netflix series, Sacred Games and Siddiqui, calling him ‘a great actor’:
Senator Cristina Castro hosts Fundraiser for Senator Dick Durbin State and Representative Fred Crespo
Honorary Cristina Castro and other elected officials hosted a Backyard BBQ with Senator Dick Durbin on Sunday, September 15th – 1:00 to 3:00 PM @ Home of Marty McCormack and Ivonne Hopkins in Elgin. Over 150 democrats attended this event. Over a dozen of elected officials were there. It was outstanding gathering. State Senator Cristina […]
Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison in college cheating scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent sentenced in a wide-ranging US college admissions cheating scandal, was given a 14-day prison term on Friday after pleading guilty to paying to rig her daughter’s entrance exam. US District Judge Indira Talwani sentenced Huffman, the 56-year-old former star of the popular television series “Desperate Housewives” and one-time Academy […]
