Day: May 12, 2019

Film actor and BJP's Gorakhpur Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Kishan Sunday said he will make

Will make Modi’s biopic in Bhojpuri: Ravi Kishan

7:54 pm May 12, 2019

Gorakhpur (UP): Film actor and BJP’s Gorakhpur Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Kishan Sunday said he will make a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bhojpuri so that the speakers of that language can know more about the leader. Kishan said he also plans to make Bhojpuri films on the lives of Swami Vivekanada and former premier late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “I have several projects in […]

Over 50 migrants force entry into Spain’s Melilla enclave

7:52 pm May 12, 2019

Madrid: Fifty-two African migrants forced their way into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco Sunday by climbing over a towering border fence, Spanish authorities said. About 100 migrants tried to storm the barbed wire fence at dawn but Spanish and Moroccan security force prevented “around half” from entering Melilla, Spain interior ministry in Melilla said in a statement. One migrant was […]

Pope gives church 19 new priests in Vatican ceremony

7:47 pm May 12, 2019

Vatican City: Pope Francis has given the church 19 new priests, ordaining the men in an elaborate ceremony Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, as the credibility of the Vatican and many of its clergy is threatened by widespread scandals of pedophile priests and systematic efforts at cover-ups. Fifteen of the seminarians ordained by Francis are Italian; the others are […]

'Article 15' screening resumes in Kanpur

London Indian Film Festival marks 10th anniversary, Ayushmann’s ‘Article 15’ opening film

7:33 pm May 12, 2019

London: The annual London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) announced its 10th anniversary line-up on Sunday, with the world premiere of Anubhav Sinha’s “Article 15” opening the gala on June 20. The film’s title, which features Ayushmann Khurrana, is a reference to an article of the Indian Constitution that prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste, religion, race […]

Fake blood flows at anti-extinction protest in Paris

7:24 pm May 12, 2019

Paris: Environmental protesters spilled fake blood Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, a Paris tourist landmark, in a stunt to highlight the accelerated loss of biodiversity on Earth, AFP journalists reported. As sightseers and police looked on, members of the Extinction Rebellion campaign group emptied canisters containing around 300 litres of red liquid on the famous esplanade across […]