New York, June 19 (IANS) One person was wounded in a shooting in New York City’s Times Square, according to local authorities.Police said a suspect was taken into custody. The New York Fire Department said one person was transported to hospital. No further details were released.The shooting occurred around 3:40 p.m. local time (1940 GMT) on Thursday, just hours after the New York Knicks’ championship parade in Lower Manhattan. Nearly 10,000 police officers had been deployed across the city for t…
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Los Angeles, June 18 (IANS) Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has confirmed that he is making a sports documentary about the New York Knicks. The actor has shared that he had been seen on his phone so much while sitting courtside during the NBA Finals because is working on a film about his beloved team, reports ‘Female First UK’.He is making the film in partnership with A24 for HBO, with the help of Madison Square Garden and the NBA.He said on players Jalen Burnson and Josh Hart’s the Roommates Sh…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) What began as a night of jubilation for New York basketball fans quickly evolved into a citywide security challenge after the New York Knicks clinched their first NBA championship in more than five decades.The franchise’s title-winning victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals unleashed celebrations across Manhattan and beyond, with thousands pouring into the streets around Madison Square Garden and Times Square. While much of the city marked the hi…
Washington, June 9 (IANS) US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a broad attack on President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of driving up living costs, mishandling healthcare and dragging the United States into what he described as a “reckless and costly war of choice in Iran”.At a Capitol Hill news conference, Jeffries said affordability would remain the central focus of House Democrats as they prepare to oppose the Republican budget reconciliation package.”From the very…
Los Angeles, June 9 (IANS) Hollywood actor Paul Rudd seems to be in love with New York, as he has called it the “greatest city in the world”. The 57-year-old actor has said that he loves the “energy and attitude” of the Big Apple, and he’s obsessed with the city’s history, reports ‘Female First UK’.When asked what he loves most about living in New York City, Paul told ‘Variety’, “Well, it’s the greatest city in the world. I mean, God, if you know you know, right? “I’m a sucker for Ne…
Los Angeles, March 28 (IANS) The National Basketball Association (NBA) is weighing significant changes to its draft lottery system amid growing concern that some teams are intentionally losing games to improve their chances of securing top picks, a practice known as “tanking” that the league believes undermines competitive integrity and erodes fan trust.According to reports from local news outlets on Friday, the NBA’s Board of Governors was presented this week with three draft lottery reform pro…
Los Angeles, March 17 (IANS) The National Basketball Association (NBA) is reportedly set to take a significant step toward expansion, with team owners expected to vote next week on whether the league should formally explore adding two new franchises.”It’s not a secret, we’re looking at this market in Las Vegas. We are looking at Seattle,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the press last December. Since then, expansion has remained a focal topic, with multiple local media outlets reporting that t…
Milan, Feb 20 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday that Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol has been elected chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission.Under the newly elected leadership team, Polish cyclist Maja Wloszczowska will continue as first vice-chair, while Kenyan rugby player Humphrey Kayange was elected second vice-chair. The commission has also created a third vice-chair position, to be filled by Canada’s Oluseyi Smith, a former athletics and bobsleigh athle…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has realised Rs 2.4 crore under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework in the last 45 days in connection with commercial utilisation of biological resources, a statement said on Friday. The amount was received from 10 applications for carrying out activities relating to research and commercial use of biological resources, from entities that belong to seed and animal feed/cosmetic sectors, it added.The benefit-sharing cont…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Rapper and music icon Badshah is set to create history as the first Indian rapper to take the court at the 2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Los Angeles and he says that “this moment belongs to all of us.” On representing India and being the first Indian rapper to take the court at the 2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Badshah told IANS: “Moments like these remind me why I started, to break boundaries and create new firsts. I’m carrying the energy of Indian hip-hop…