Los Angeles, March 14 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg has shared details about his upcoming project. After saying last year that the western genre has “eluded (him) for decades, Steven Spielberg is finally making his addition to the genre. The filmmaker is set to helm a western film. The details of the project are currently under the wraps, reports ‘Variety’.During a keynote conversation at SXSW, moderator Sean Fennessey asked the director about whether he has plans to make a w…
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Washington, March 14 (IANS) The US Senate paid tribute to Indian-American businessman and philanthropist Sunil Puri, with Senator Dick Durbin recalling his journey from a young immigrant arriving from India with little money to a civic leader who helped transform Rockford, Illinois.Durbin announced Puri’s passing on the Senate floor and described him as a powerful example of the American dream.“Mr. President, when I think about the American dream, I think about my friend Sunil Puri,” Durbi…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) The son of Indian immigrants who once served as America’s top courtroom advocate has emerged as the face of a landmark Supreme Court judgement that overthrew President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.Neal Katyal, a former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, argued against Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose what he described as “unjust, unconstitutional taxes” on imports from nearly every trading par…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of disclosing “classified information” after Obama said in a recent podcast interview that aliens are “real”.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy: “Barack Obama said that aliens are real. Have you seen any evidence of non-human visitors to Earth?”“Well, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump respo…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump declined to outline any potential US military strategy on Taiwan or Iran, while setting what he described as a short deadline for Tehran and weighing in on fresh controversy surrounding Britain’s royal family.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, on his way to Georgia on Thursday, Trump criticised a political rival’s response to a question on Taiwan, saying: “You don’t talk about military strategy, you could have taken an easy pass on …
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) The Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate who helped reshape American politics between the era of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, has died at 84. His family said in a statement that he “died peacefully,” but did not give a cause.“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honourable Reverend Jesse Louis Ja…
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced the revocation of a key 2009 climate determination that has served as the legal foundation for federal climate regulations, including rules on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and mandates supporting electric vehicle adoption.Trump and US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin unveiled the decision at the White House, describing it as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history.””We are officially…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on Sunday described the killing of Alex Pretti as a “heartbreaking tragedy” and urged Americans across the political spectrum to view the incident as a warning that “many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.” In a sharply worded statement, the Obamas said federal law enforcement and immigration agents face difficult responsibilities but stressed that the public expects t…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Finally, actress Priyanka Chopra also decided to revisit some of her fond memories from 2016. She remembers 10 years ago as the time when a lot was taking place in her life all at once.2016 happened to be the year when PeeCee was honored with the prestigious Padma Shri Award, which she received from then-President Pranab Mukherjee, and was also appointed as the UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador.It was the time when Priyanka was making her presence felt on the global stage.S…
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that the only real constraint on his power on the world stage is his own morality, dismissing international law as a primary limitation on his actions.Trump made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times, last week, the transcript of which was released Sunday, when asked whether anything could restrain him if he believed national security was at stake.“There is one thing,” Trump said when pressed on checks to his authorit…