Day: June 15, 2019

Ana Ortiz to star in Disney+ adaptation of ‘Love, Simon’

2:40 pm June 15, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor-singer Ana Ortiz has boarded the cast of Disney’s series adaptation of 2018 feature “Love, Simon”. According to Deadline, the series will be launched on the studio’s soon-to-be-launched streaming service, Disney+. The 2018 film, featuring Nick Robinson in the lead, follows Simon Spier, a closeted gay high school boy who is forced to […]

Wanted to do a film with two heroines having equal roles: Taapsee Pannu

It’s a work in progress, says Taapsee Pannu on becoming a Bollywood star

2:36 pm June 15, 2019

New Delhi: Taapsee Pannu says she feels secured as an actor in the film industry today but still has miles to go in order achieve her dream of becoming the quintessential Bollywood star. The 31-year-old actor says acting always keeps her on her toes and she absolutely welcomes it because she does not want to […]

AIIMS, Safdarjung doctors issue 48-hour ultimatum to Mamata to meet demands of protesting colleagues

2:30 pm June 15, 2019

New Delhi: Resident doctors of AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, who boycotted work on Friday in protest against attacks on their colleagues in Kolkata, have now given a?48-hour ultimatum to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet the demands of the state’s agitating doctors, failing which they said they would go on indefinite strike. Members […]

Australia to take final call on injured Stoinis next week

2:25 pm June 15, 2019

London: Australia will take a final call on injured all-rounder Marcus Stoinis’ fate in the World Cup ahead of their next week’s match against Bangladesh. Stoinis, who has suffered a side strain that is preventing him from bowling, will be travelling with the Australian squad to Nottingham — the venue for their next match — […]

Hong Kong on edge, more protests over extradition bill loom

2:20 pm June 15, 2019

Hong Kong: Pressure on Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam was mounting Saturday, with signs emerging that she may delay an unpopular extradition bill that has drawn hundreds of thousands of people into the streets in protest. Lam was expected to hold a news conference at 3 p.m. (0700 GMT), the government said in an […]