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Steve McQueen Unveils An Anthology Of Racism And Resistance
In a movie year mostly lacking big, ambitious releases, Steve McQueens Small Axe anthology is an unqualified main event. While many other filmmakers are on hold, the 12 Years a Slave director has raced to finish not one but five new films.
EU Proposes Extending Relaxed State Aid Rules Until June
The European Commission is proposing to the EU member states to continue flexing state aid rules until the middle of next year to help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sonia Gandhi Accuses Modi of Running Govt in Atmosphere of Fear While Demolishing Gandhi's Ideals
The Congress leader also accused the Centre of having weakened laws like MNREGA and Right to Information (RTI) Actwhich her party's government had enacted to protect the interests of common people.
Hathras Protest: No Hope for Justice for Victim Till UP CM Resigns, Says Bhim Army Chief
Members of Chandrashekhar Azad's Bhim Army and All India Students Association were among those who gathered at Jantar Mantar with posters in their hands as they raised slogans seeking justice for the Hathras victim.
California Voters Weigh In Again On Care At Dialysis Clinics
California voters will again weigh in on the quality of care dialysis clinics provide to about 80,000 people in the state with kidney failure.
COVID: Home Isolation Cases In Delhi Up On Oct 1 After Gradual Fall In September End
After showing a gradual decline in the last week of September, the number of COVID-19 patients under home quarantine in Delhi has risen in October, according to official data. The number of COVID-19 patients under home isolation was 19,213 on September...
'War' Turns One: Siddharth Anand on Crafting New-age Action for Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff
The Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff starrer War released on Gandhi Jayanti last year, and went on to become a blockbuster.
Two Held For Smuggling Gold Worth Rs 51.8 Lakh By Hiding It In Rectum: Cutsoms
Two people have been arrested by the customs officials for smuggling gold, worth nearly Rs 52 lakh, by concealing it in their rectum at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The accused, a man and...
President Kovind Wishes Donald and Melania Trump Speedy Recovery after They Test Covid-19 Positive
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he and his wife Melania have tested positive for coronavirus.
Athens Marathon Canceled Because Of Pandemic
Athens (AP) The Athens Marathon has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The marathon had been scheduled for Nov. 8. It follows the legendary route purportedly run by the ancient Greek messenger Pheidippides from Marathon to Athens to anno...
Plea In SC Seeks Payment Of Dues By Delhi Govt To Private Schools Imparting Education To EWS Students
A trust representing many private schools has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Delhi government to release all outstanding dues to them on account of imparting education to students from the economically weaker sections and disadvantaged...
Indian-origin Shop Owner Banned In UK Over Tax Offences
An Indian-origin convenience store owner in the UK has been handed a six-year ban from holding any company directorship over inaccurate tax returns submitted to the authorities. Pratikkumar Patel accepted a disqualification undertaking, a process which d...
US Did Not Share Osama bin Laden's Location with Pakistan Due to Lack of Trust: ex-CIA Boss Panetta
Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted terrorist and the then al-Qaeda chief, was killed in a covert raid by a US Navy SEAL team at his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
Exclusive: Malaysia Airlines Parent Company Says Group Is Running Out Of Cash -letter
Malaysia Aviation Group, the holding company for Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said in a letter to lessors the group is unlikely to be able to make payments owed after November unless it receives more funding from state fund Khazanah.
Pakistan's Media Watchdog Bans Speeches Of 'Proclaimed Offenders'
Pakistan's electronic media watchdog has banned the broadcast and rebroadcast of any speech, interview or public address of absconders or proclaimed offenders, days after ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif made blistering speeches from exile in Lon...
Timeline Of Trump's Activities In Week Coronavirus Hit Home
The US President tweeted on early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.