Five dead, four wounded in shooting at Catholic cathedral in Brazil
SAO PAULO: A gunman entered a Catholic cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas on Tuesday and fatally shot four people attending midday mass before killing himself at the altar, fire department officials said. Four elderly people were seriously wounded by the man, who began shooting at the congregation with two guns, according to a […]
One killed, 10 wounded in France’s Strasbourg market shooting: police
STRASBOURG: One person was killed and ten people injured in a shooting on Tuesday near a Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, police said, adding that the suspected gunman was on the run. “Serious public security event underway in Strasbourg. Residents are asked to stay at home,” the French interior ministry said […]
Mika Singh detained in Dubai over sexual harassment charges
DUBAI: Indian Singer Mika Singh has reportedly been detained in United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a girl complained against him for alleged harassment. According to reports, the singer was questioned by the police as a 17-year-old Brazilian girl had accused Mika Singh of sending her an inappropriate picture. The singer was reportedly detained in wee […]
Crash kills US Marine; teams search for five in sea near Japan
WASHINGTON: One US Marine was killed and rescue teams were searching for five others who were missing after two Marine Corps aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed into the sea off the coast of Japan, officials said on Thursday. Earlier, Japanese and American officials said they had so far found two of the seven Marines […]
People around the globe are more interested in knowing what’s happening in India: Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto’s latest project Netflix’s Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle has brought together Hollywood and Bollywood. The film features a Hollywood voice-over cast and Bollywood stars dubbing it in Hindi. In her interview with PTI, she said, “People are more interested in knowing what’s happening in India with Sacred Games or what other stories can come from here that can […]
Priyanka chopra called as a “Scam Artist” By this New york magazine and twitter goes berserk
Twitterati and other social media handles were on fire when priyanka chopra was termed as “scam artist” for marrying nick jonas by new york magazine. When you read this article you can actually feel the animosity of this media portal towards priyanka chopra, “Nicholas Jonas married into a fraudulent relationship against his will this past […]
Pope to visit UAE in February for interfaith meeting
Pope Francis, who has made boosting ties between Christianity and Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, will visit Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in February, the Vatican said on Thursday. The pontiff was invited to the majority-Muslim country by both Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and the local Catholic […]
Vidya Balan might play ‘human calculator’ Shakuntala Devi in upcoming biopic
Vidya Balan is playing quite a few geniuses and she’s added another one to her repertoire. The actor has been approached by filmmaker Anu Menon to portray mathematician Shakuntala Devi for a biopic, reports Mumbai Mirror. According to a source, “Vidya found the story really inspiring when Anu approached her but is yet to sign the […]
Arrest of Huawei ‘heiress’ throws rare spotlight on family
HONG KONG: Like many top Chinese executives, Meng Wanzhou is a mysterious figure even in her home country, but the 46-year-old chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies had been widely tipped to one day take the helm of the tech giant her father founded. That was until her shock arrest in Canada at the request […]
Facebook to check Indian political ads in build-up to vote
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Indian advertisers wanting to run political ads on Facebook will have to confirm their identity and location to help prevent abuse of the system in the build-up to national elections, the company said on Thursday. Facebook Inc – under increasing scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal – said it would start verifying ads […]
