UNITED STATES: With just hours to go before America goes to the polls to elect its 45th President, the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton remains as close as well. The investigations into Clinton’s use of a private email server have now been concluded with no charges to be brought against the Democrat candidate. […]
BENGALURU: Two stunt actors were feared drowned in a lake while a popular film star was rescued after a helicopter stunt for a Kannada film went horribly wrong on Monday in Ramanagara district near Bengaluru. One body was fished out on Tuesday. The horrific incident which was caught on camera showed stunt actors Anil and […]
NEW DELHI: ‘Harikatha Prasanga’(Chronicles of Hari), a film by Ananya Kasaravalli about the life of a famous Yakshagana artist Hairschandra, will compete for the coveted Centenary Award for Best Debut Feature of a Director at the 47 th IFFI. Under this section, 7 films including ‘Chronicles of Hari’ will compete to receive the prestigious Silver […]
DUBAI: Three Omani fishermen hit the jackpot after scooping 80kg of floating “whale vomit” that is expected to net them $2.5 million. Khalid Al Sinani, who is in his late 30s, found the rare “whale vomit” floating on the shores of Qurayat province last week. ‘Whale vomit’ or Ambergris is a very costly wax that […]
NEW DELHI: India has revived the stalled project to acquire a dozen Japanese US-2i amphibious aircraft, worth around Rs 10,000 crore, ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo on November 11-12 to further cement the bilateral strategic partnership. The declaration of India’s intention to acquire the US-2i aircraft is also going to be a […]
KOCHI: Delegates at the ongoing BRICS conference in the city on ‘Participatory Local Budgeting’ expressed their admiration for the running of the Mararikulam South Gram Panchayat, which has over 50 per cent representation by women. The panchayat, with its comprehensive projects for women and children, stands to be emulated countrywide as a shining example of […]
NEW DELHI: ‘Ishti’, a film focussing on stigmas of Indian society; and ‘SahajPaatherGappo’ (Colours of Innocence), a film that reflects the struggles of a situationally challenged family, will compete in the International Competition section of the 47 th International Film Festival of India. The names of these two Indian films were announced by the Directorate […]
KOCHI: Women must be encouraged to take part and included in the process of budgeting in local governance to not just achieve the goals of gender equity but also because their knowledge will help with greater efficiency in resource allocation for communities, according to experts. Eminent speakers who addressed the issue during discussions on the […]