Thank goodness Deadpool & Wolverine is still in cinemas, or Ryan Reynolds’ sweary mutant might have taken over Disney’s usually squeaky-clean D23 fan event in Anaheim, California. As it was, Reynolds only appeared briefly on the spectacularly giant screens at the 15,000 capacity Honda Centre for a recorded segment thanking fans for supporting his film … Read more
Rajkot: BJP chief and Union minister J P Nadda on Saturday hit out at the Congress, calling its leaders “fake patriots” and accusing them of dividing society and caring for only one family. Addressing a gathering before flagging off the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Tiranga Yatra’ at Rajkot in Gujarat, he targeted Rahul Gandhi without mentioning … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature James Wallace Climbing: That is my stint done as I acknowledge the arrival of Taha Hashim who is currently chalking himself up and swinging his way impressively into the live-blogging chair. Team GB’s Erin McNeice has had an amazing start in … Read more
New Delhi: The contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) after a heated debate, with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to interfere with the functioning of mosques and the Opposition calling it targeting of Muslims and an attack … Read more
Getty Images Rotherham was the scene of some of the riots in England this week For days, similar scenes have played out across England and parts of Northern Ireland – unrest, communities in fear, a huge police presence, with the flames being fanned by social media. For days, journalists at BBC News have been contacting … Read more
Male: India and Maldives have signed an agreement to introduce the Unified Payments Interface in the archipelago nation, which will have a “very positive” impact on its tourism sector, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday during Jaishankar’s three-day official visit to the Maldives. “Witnessed signing of MoU … Read more
Pacemaker Muhammed Soufi Baddour’s windows were smashed in one of several racist attacks Toxic algorithms, far-right alliances across sectarian divides and old-fashioned race hate with an “element” of paramilitarism. These are just some of the issues that converged in a week that saw racist violence hit the streets of Belfast. Muslim businesses were burnt down, … Read more
The United States might well have committed its biggest strategic blunder in recent history by pushing China into the welcoming arms of Russia. A series of Western trade curbs, geopolitical alliances to contain Chinese assertiveness, curbs on hi-tech flows, sanctioning of businesses and increased military patrolling in sensitive areas such as the Taiwan Straits have … Read more
NOC Boaty McBoatface spent 55 days at sea before coming ashore in Scotland Battling choppy waves and high winds, three engineers pulled ashore a yellow submarine in Scotland this week. With sheets of water pouring from its body, the UK’s most famous robot – Boaty McBoatface – was winched up after 55 days at sea. … Read more
Hyderabad: Justice K. Sarath of the Telangana High Court voiced his dissatisfaction at the stance of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Counsel for ECI sought two weeks to inform the court about the time it would take to submit the electoral data lying with it. The Chief Election Commissioner, the court was informed, was … Read more