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Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Global head-turner Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who has tasted success in both Hollywood and Bollywood, has discussed the differences between the two industries, noting that the pace of production varies across the world. The 43-year-old star, who made her Bollywood debut in 2003 with the spy thriller The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and stepped into Hollywood with the 2015 thriller series Quantico, shared that America is specific about when and how to shoot. “In America, we are ve…

Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actress Elnaaz Norouzi recalled her childhood and school days in Iran during an exclusive conversation with IANS.When asked to comment on the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, she shared that she is aware of how bad things can be in Iran, as she has been a part of that oppression.Elnaaz told IANS, “Now see what they are doing and what I am doing. Because these opportunities were there for me in Germany. And here in India, a democratic country that has allowed me to live here a…

Washington, March 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Monday defended ongoing US combat operations in Iran, saying the military was “substantially ahead” of schedule and determined to eliminate what he called an “intolerable threat” from Tehran’s missile and nuclear ambitions.​ “Today, the United States military continues to carry out large-scale combat operations in Iran to eliminate the grave threats posed to America by this terrible terrorist regime,” Trump said, providing an u…

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Monday said that US President Donald Trump has betrayed ‘America first’ to adopt ‘Israel first.’ This comes as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East.Ali Larijani took to his social media ‘X’ and said, “Trump has betrayed ‘America first’ to adopt ‘Israel first’.”He also put up another post that said, “Trump’s wishful thinking has dragged the whole region into an unnecessary war and now he …

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday hit out at AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for his failed governance model, castigating the former Delhi chief minister’s bid to project himself as a clean and good administrator after the recent court reprieve in the liquor policy case.“The 11-year tenure of Arvind Kejriwal was identified with zero development, corruption, scams, and the ‘Sheesh Mahal’, whereas the one year of the BJP government has been mar…

Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) A Karnataka woman has recorded a video of what she described as the live war situation in Bahrain after Iran reportedly launched missile attacks on US military installations.The video, which surfaced on Saturday, has gone viral on social media platforms. The courage of the woman, Sabreen, in recording the visuals amid the tense situation has been widely praised online.The 2.11-minute video, shot from the terrace of her residence in Bahrain, captures billowing smoke in th…

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump declared that America was “winning again,” touting sweeping tax cuts, what he called the “strongest and most secure border in American history,” and a new policy to shield consumers from rising electricity costs linked to artificial intelligence.“For all these reasons, I say tonight—Members of Congress, the state of our union is strong,” Trump said in his State of the Union address.On the economy, Trump said his administration had del…

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning local India time) declared that America had witnessed “a turnaround for the ages” in just one year of his leadership, telling Congress that the country had achieved “a transformation like no one has ever seen before.”“Tonight, after just one year, I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before, and a turnaround for the ages. We will never go …

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) President Donald Trump used a White House governors’ dinner to declare what he called a sweeping national turnaround, outline plans for a new ballroom at the presidential residence, and project confidence ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.Addressing governors, cabinet members, and guests alongside First Lady Melania Trump, the President said the past year had marked “a historic turnaround for our country with unprecedented speed.”“We solved int…

Los Angeles, Feb 9 (IANS) Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is cheering for rapper Bad Bunny. On Monday, the singer-actress took to her Instagram, and shared a series of pictures with him. JLo also penned a long note in the caption, as she lauded him. She wrote, “love, positivity and the biggest hug in the world. We’re all with you tonight”.She spoke about the Super Bowl performance of Bad Bunny. During his performance, Bad Bunny called for unity in America following the recent political turmoil…