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Britney hits back at sis Jamie Lynn after her ABC interview
Los Angeles, Jan 14 (IANS) Britney Spears has responded to her sister (and 'Steel Magnolias' star) Jamie Lynn Spears's recent ABC News interview, in which she spoke about their relationship and defended her role in the pop star's 13-year conservatorship.
2022-01-14
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz
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From Bahamas, With Love: Sidney Poitier signs off at 94
Los Angeles, Jan 7 (iANS) The first Black man to win an Oscar, the Bahamanian thespian and diplomat Sidney Poitier, passed away on Friday at the age of 94 in his native country.
2022-01-07
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Betting Central,Hollywood
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Julia Garner to star in thriller 'Apartment 7A'
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) 'Ozark' star and Emmy winner Julia Garner has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller 'Apartment 7A' by Paramount Players, according to sources.
2022-01-08
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Rooney Mara to play Audrey Hepburn in biopic
Los Angeles, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Rooney Mara will be seen playing the iconic star Audrey Hephburn in an upcoming biopic, which is in the works at Apple.
2022-01-07
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Final Cut: Chris Noth pays again for sexual assault charges
Los Angeles, Jan 6 (IANS) Chris Noth, who faces sexual assault allegations, has been snipped from the upcoming finale of HBO Max's 'Sex and the City' sequel series 'And Just Like That', 'Variety' has confirmed.
2022-01-06
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Injured Virat Kohli receives throwdowns from Rahul Dravid
Johannesburg, Jan 5 (IANS) India's Test captain Virat Kohli, who missed the second Test in Johannesburg due to an upper back spasm, took some time out to train with the team ahead of the third day's play on Wednesday.
2022-01-05
Category: International, South Africa,Sports,Cricket
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Nirvana 'Nevermind' baby album cover lawsuit dismissed by judge
Los Angeles, Jan 5 (IANS) A judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed against the surviving members of Nirvana over the cover image of their iconic album 'Nevermind'.
2022-01-05
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Immigration/Law/Rights
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Arjun, Malaika wish Happy New Year with a 'pouty' picture
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Bollywood couple Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora have wished their fans and friends a "pouty" 2022 in a new social media post.
2022-01-01
Category: International, India,Cinema/Showbiz
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Arnold Schwarzenegger donates 25 tiny houses to homeless veterans
Los Angeles, Dec 31 (IANS) Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has donated 25 tiny houses to homeless veterans in Los Angeles, after teaming up with the Village for Vets programme.
2021-12-31
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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2021 one of India's best years in Test cricket: Duminy
Centurion, Dec 31 (IANS) Former South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy stated that one has to acknowledge that 2021 will be known as one of the years for India, especially in Test cricket. He also credited KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal for setting up India's 113-run win at SuperSport Park on Thursday with the first-innings opening partnership of 117.
2021-12-31
Category: International, South Africa,Sports,Cricket
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SA v IND, 1st Test: Kohli and Pujara take India's lead to 209 at lunch
Centurion, Dec 29 (IANS) Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara took India's lead to 209 on day four of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park here on Wednesday.
2021-12-29
Category: International, South Africa,Sports,Cricket
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Omicron infection boosts neutralising immunity against Delta: Study
Johannesburg, Dec 28 (IANS) Omicron cases are rapidly expanding worldwide, often coupled with infections caused by the Delta variant.
2021-12-28
Category: International, South Africa,National,Health/Medicine
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Pay more attention to red-ball cricket: Moeen Ali after England's Ashes debacle
London, Dec 28 (IANS) England all-rounder Moeen Ali wants the country's cricket board to pay more attention to red-ball cricket in the aftermath of the Ashes series debacle, and cited the limited-overs revolution which led to the team winning the 2019 World Cup.
2021-12-28
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Cricket
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SA v IND, 1st Test: Early lunch taken after persistent rain delays start of day two
Centurion, Dec 27 (IANS) Early lunch was taken on day two of first Test between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park after persistent rain delayed the start of play, eventually causing no cricketing action in the first session. Umpires called in for lunch from 3pm IST to 3:40pm IST so that the second session could have an early start.
2021-12-27
Category: International, South Africa,Sports,Cricket
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China reports 162 locally transmitted Covid cases
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China has reported 162 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
2021-12-27
Category: International, China,Health/Medicine
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Rwanda achieves WHO Covid-19 vax target
Kigali, Dec 27 (IANS) Rwanda has achieved the World Health Organization's (WHO) target of vaccinating 40 per cent of its entire population by December 2021, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
2021-12-27
Category: International, Rwanda,Health/Medicine
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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' swings past $1bn mark in just 12 days
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) "Spider-Man: No Way Home" on Sunday became the first pandemic-era movie to leap past $1 billion at the global box office after 2019's "Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker".
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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SA v IND, 1st Test: Cricket South Africa mourns the passing away of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Centurion, Dec 26 (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday mourned the passing away of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu, a world-renowned anti-apartheid activist, passed away at the age of 90 in Cape Town on Sunday morning.
2021-12-26
Category: International, South Africa,Sports,Cricket
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'Bridgerton' Season 2 to open on March 25, 2022, introduce 'Kate Sharma'
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) Netflix and Shondaland announced the return of the popular web series set in England's Regency era, "Bridgerton", with Season 2 set to premiere on March 25.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz
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Premier League: City hope to extend winning run on Covid-marred Boxing Day
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Boxing Day is usually the busiest Day in English football with all Premier League clubs in action. Teams usually have to play three matches within a week leading to New Year Day. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused havoc in the 2021 festival season with many matches getting postponed due to Novel Coronavirus spread and injuries.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Football
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Putin assures Vucic of sufficient gas supplies to Serbia
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussed the deliveries of Russian natural gas to Serbia during a phone conversation on Saturday.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Russian Federation,Diplomacy,Politics
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South Korean Coast Guard seizes Chinese boat over false ship logs
Gwangju, Dec 26 (IANS) A Chinese fishing boat has been seized by the South Korean Coast Guard for allegedly keeping ship logs with false information, officials have said.
2021-12-26
Category: International, South Korea,Politics
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Death toll from Malaysia's floods rises to 46
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 26 (IANS) The number of people who died in the massive floods in Malaysia has risen to 46, authorities said.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Malaysia,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Iran closes land borders with neighbours over Omicron concerns
Tehran, Dec 26 (IANS) Iran has announced the decision to close its land borders with neighbouring countries for 15 days to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 variant of Omicron.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Turkey,Diplomacy,Politics
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Myanmar reports 176 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths
Yangon, Dec 26 (IANS) Myanmar reported 176 new Covid-19 cases with a daily test positive rate of 1.61 per cent, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Myanmar,Health/Medicine
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Israel reports 591 new Omicron cases, 1,118 in total
Jerusalem, Dec 26 (IANS) Israel has reported 591 new cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, according to the country's health ministry.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Israel,Health/Medicine
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Omicron accounts for over 10% of new Covid cases in Turkey's crowded cities
Ankara, Dec 26 (IANS) The Covid-19 Omicron variant started to spread in Turkey, especially in crowded provinces, and it accounts for over 10 per cent of the new cases in these cities, the Turkish health minister has said.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Turkey,Politics
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Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.92 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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France reports new daily record of over 100,000 new Covid-19 cases
Paris, Dec 26 (IANS) France has reported 104,611 new cases of Covid-19, the highest daily record since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, bringing its cumulative caseload to 9,088,371.
2021-12-26
Category: International, France,International
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Apple may remove physical SIM slot from future iPhones
San Francisco, Dec 26 (IANS) Apple introduced support for eSIM on its iPhone XR, XS, as well as XS Max and now a new sketchy rumour suggests that the iPhone 15 Pro slated to be launched in 2023 will be the first iPhone model to ship without a physical SIM card slot.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Costa Rica,Technology
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Number of shooting victims continue to rise in NYC
New York, Dec 26 (IANS) In New York City, 1,828 people have been shot so far in 2021, surpassing the figure of 1,821 in the same period in 2020 which was the worst crime surge year in more than a decade.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Venezuela surpasses 1mn barrels of crude produced per day
Caracas, Dec 26 (IANS) State-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) exceeded one million barrels of crude produced per day at the end of 2021, double what it recorded a year ago, the country's Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami announced.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Venezuela,Politics
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Cancelled flights put damper on US holiday travel
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) The holiday season travel stress has only escalated in the US amid the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, with several airlines reporting staff shortages from the spread of the coronavirus, leaving passengers with delayed or cancelled flights.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,Politics
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It is Emirate vs Islamic Republic in Afghanistan (Column: Spy's Eye)
The return of Islamic Emirate in Kabul on August 15 this year, and what is happening in Afghanistan since then, must draw attention to December 1996 when with the full support of Pakistan, Taliban had first captured Kabul, established the Afghan Emirate under Mullah Omar and issued a five-point directive ordering strict enforcement of Islamic laws, creation of 'religious police', women to stay at home, closure of all video and private media, and even led people to pray on the highways.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,National,Opinion/Commentary
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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)
Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for December 27-January 2.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United States,National
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Pele living moments of 'love, peace and unity'
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 26 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Pele took to social media to send a Christmas message to his followers, two days after his release from a Sao Paulo hospital.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Brazil,Sports,Football
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Moon stresses need for defence capabilities befitting S.Korea's geopolitical position
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in has pointed out the need for South Korea to have defence capabilities not only to deter North Korean threats but also to cope with its geopolitical position "stuck between great powers", his aide said on Sunday.
2021-12-26
Category: International, South Korea,Politics
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Taliban commander warns Pak against firing at Afghanistan
Kabul, Dec 26 (IANS) A top military commander of the Taliban-led government has warned Pakistan against firing artillery towards Afghanistan, adding that Kabul was ready to respond if Islamabad did not stop, the media reported.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Ashes: I have a slight tear in the rib muscles, says Hazlewood
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is "still a little bit away" from regaining full fitness after he suffered a side strain in the ribs cage during the opening Test at Brisbane, which ruled him out for the second and third Ashes Tests.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Cricket
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200 more troops deployed to beef up security in Kabul
Kabul, Dec 26 (IANS) An additional 200 newly-trained soldiers have been deployed in Kabul to beef up security in the capital city and the surrounding areas, the Taliban-led government's Defence Ministry said in a statement.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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S.Korean ruling party, splinter minor announce merger deal
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the splinter minor Open Democratic Party announced their merger agreement on Sunday, in a move meant to strengthen unity in the liberal political bloc ahead of the March 9, 2022 presidential election.
2021-12-26
Category: International, South Korea,Politics
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Atherton unhappy with Burns, Pope being axed; says wholesale changes not good
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Former England captain Michael Atherton says he would have stuck with under-fire opener Joe Burns and middle-order batter Ollie Pope for the third Ashes Test, which began at the MCG on Sunday, adding that he was unhappy with the changes made by skipper Joe Root.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Cricket
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Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Saudi city
Sanaa, Dec 26 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi militia have claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on the Saudi Arabian city of Samtah that killed two civilians and injured seven others.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Yemen,Politics
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COVID UPDATE: World No. 14 Shapovalov tests positive, to miss ATP Cup
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) With 22 days to go for the start of the opening Grand Slam of 2022 -- the Australian Open -- Canada's world No. 14 Denis Shapovalov has tested positive for COVID-19 while in Sydney, ruling him out of the multi-nation ATP Cup.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Tennis
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Galaxy S22 Ultra to feature enhanced video stabilisation: Report
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) Samsung is planning to launch its next premium flagship S22 series soon and now a new report has claimed that the top-end model in the lineup, the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will be better at stabilising videos.
2021-12-26
Category: International, South Korea,Technology
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IS claims responsibility for Kabul passport office attack
Kabul, Dec 26 (IANS) The Islamic State terror group's Khorasan branch (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for an attack on the passport office in Kabul which was however, foiled by Taliban forces, the media reported on Sunday.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Sex education videos on TikTik not 'screened for misinfomation'
San Francisco, Dec 26 (IANS) Sexual education videos on short video-making app TikTok aren't being screened for misinformation and don't give teenagers and adolescents a proper understanding of the sensitive subject, researchers said.
2021-12-26
Category: International, Costa Rica,Technology
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Pak tour will go ahead; allegations against a former player unsubstantiated: Hockley
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Nick Hockley has said that his team is committed to touring Pakistan in March next year and the series won't be cancelled despite fresh concerns emerging over the new Omicron strain of COVID-19.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Cricket
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The Ashes, 3rd Test: Australia reduce England to 128/6 at tea on Day 1
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Continuing their dominance with the ball, Australia reduced England to 128/6 at tea on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday.
2021-12-26
Category: International, United Kingdom,Sports,Cricket
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PTI workers resent Imran's move to dissolve organisational structure
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Workers of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have reacted sharply to Prime Minister Imran Khans decision of dissolving the partys organisational structure and expressed concern over the appointment of federal ministers as new officials whom they believe are the root cause of the debacle in the recent Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) local government elections, Dawn news reported.
2021-12-26
Category: International, India,Indo-Pak/Pakistan,Politics
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