Los Angeles, March 17 (IANS) The Beatles legend Paul McCartney is set to perform in two intimate settings at Hollywood’s Fonda Theater. The show will be held on March 26 and March 27. This marks his first shows since wrapping up an arena tour in November, reports ‘Variety’.The concerts could just be one-offs, or a two-off, but the announcement does raise intrigue among McCartney fans that he may have something else up his sleeve, like an album reveal, although history does show that the ma…
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Los Angeles, March 11 (IANS) Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has alleged that he was violently assaulted while serving his prison sentence. The 73-year-old disgraced former movie producer convicted of rape and sexual assault in cases brought in New York and Los Angeles, described the incident and his daily life in custody, reports ‘Female First UK’.He told ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ that he was “punched hard in the face” and left bleeding on the floor while incarcerated.Weinstein i…
Los Angeles, March 10 (IANS) Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman has a musical side which he rarely brings out for special ones. The actor sang for his fellow Australian Rupert Murdoch at his 95th birthday party. The actor sang tunes from ‘The Greatest Showman’, as well as covers of ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ and ‘New York, New York’ at the celebration, which took place in New York, reports ‘Variety’.He closed out his performance with a rendition of ‘I Still Call Australia Home’. While un…
New York, March 9 (IANS) New York narrowly escaped an Islamic State-linked terrorist attack when a bomb failed to explode, according to officials. That, and another home-made bomb, found during the Saturday attack, were made with an explosive called TATP, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday.The chemical, dubbed “Mother of Satan” because of its power and ease of making, was also found in the explosives set off near the Red Fort in New Delhi last year, and in other terrorist attacks a…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Acclaimed actor Darsheel Safary has been roped in for the cast of the upcoming cross-border international feature film starring Mohit Raina and Priya Mani. Speaking about joining the project, Darsheel, who rose to stardom with his work in the Aamir Khan-starrer Taare Zameen Par, said: “This story moved me deeply. It speaks about courage, vulnerability, and choices that define who we become.”Darsheel added: “I’m grateful to be part of a film that transcends geograph…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Indian carriers have planned 50 inbound flights from airports in the Iran war-affected West Asia region on Monday, subject to operational feasibility and prevailing conditions, according to the government.Air India, Air India Express, Indigo, Spicejet and Akasa are set to operate flights from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Muscat and Jeddah.The Ministry of Civil Aviation said it is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the West Asia affecting air tra…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Indian carrier Air India announced on Sunday that it will operate 78 additional flights on nine routes between March 10 and March 18, 2026, to support passengers amid the ongoing situation in West Asia.The carrier is deploying extra capacity to New York (JFK), London (Heathrow), Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Colombo and Malé, adding 17,660 seats on the nine routes in both directions, the release from Air India said.The trips include Delhi-New York (JFK), Delhi-L…
United Nations, March 7 (IANS) At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed in US-Israeli airstrikes and thousands more injured, Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said.Over 180 children across the country have been killed and more than 20 schools have been damaged, Iravani told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, quoting the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Xinhua news agency reported.The United States and Israel have deliberately targeted civilia…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) A US congressional hearing erupted into sharp questioning after lawmakers this week challenged a federal real estate agreement involving Pakistan’s Defence Ministry and the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, asking why Washington is involved in redevelopment discussions around a foreign-owned property.The exchange took place during a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, exam…
New York, March 7 (IANS) A Pakistani man has been convicted of plotting with Iran to assassinate US President Donald Trump in a verdict handed down coincidentally while Washington and Tehran are locked in a war.A Federal jury on Friday found Asif Merchant guilty of trying to hire hitmen to kill Trump and, possibly, other politicians, under the direction of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).The 47-year-old Pakistani faces life in prison when he is sentenced.The plot was to have taken …