What do you get when Hong Kong martial arts expert Jackie Chan collaborates with a host of Indian film actors? An action-adventure movie titled “Kung Fu Yoga” of course. Screen legend Chan was in Mumbai this week to promote his…
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Australia committed to Paris climate change agreement
Australia has no plans to alter its 2020 renewable energy targets (RET) despite criticism of the Paris climate change agreement from U.S. President Donald Trump, the nation’s Environment Minister said on Tuesday. Josh Frydenberg said the Australian government would maintain…
Yahoo delays sale of core business to Verizon
Yahoo said Monday its $4.8 billion deal to sell its core internet assets to US telecom titan Verizon has been delayed several months. The closing originally set for this quarter has been pushed into next quarter due to “work required…
How consuming more honey, fruit juice may damage your liver
Beware! Consuming high amount of corn syrup, honey and fruit juice, may damage your liver even more. The findings indicated that in addition to higher weight gain, the fructose group showed more markers of vascular disease and liver damage, than…
Dangal star in row with minister
Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday compared Kashmiri teenage actor Zaira Wasim with a painting of a woman in hijab and another caged, prompting the “Dangal” star to rebuff the BJP leader for “discourteous depiction” and a wrong comparison.…
AR Rahman sits on hunger strike protesting bullfighting
Noted musician AR Rahman on Friday set on hunger strike a day after calling for it amid the chaos created by protests over the ban on traditional bull-taming contest, known as Jallikattu. India’s Financia Express reports, after south cinema star…
Children’s Film Festival begins January 24 in Rangpur
The 10th four-day International Children Film Festival-2017 will begin at Town Hall auditorium here on January 24 (Tuesday) next with the theme “Future in Frames” amid much enthusiasm and festivity. The information was disclosed at a press conference arranged here…
Singapore 2G switchoff highlights digital divide
When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal—digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology. From technophobic pensioners to cash-strapped migrant workers, some 140,000…
Chinese human rights lawyers set their sights on smog
Toxic smog has found itself in the dock in China, as the authorities are taken to court over a problem that has choked entire regions, put public health at risk and forced the closure of schools and roads. At the…
Classical flute recital by Ustad Azizul Islam begins
Entertainment Desk A five-day long exposition with a number of awards earned globally by the celebrated flutist Ustad Azizul Islam along with his solo flute recital on classical music is taking place from Friday at the Nalinikanto Bhattashali Gallery of…
Priyanka slays on Jimmy Kimmel Live yet again!
After bagging her second consecutive People’s Choice Award, Priyanka Chopra made her way back to the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, to promote Quantico. The show started off with Kimmel telling PeeCee how she smells so good, beginning the chitchat on…
Saif Ali turns choreographer for Rangoon
Culture Desk Saif Ali Khan, who has an action sequence with Kangana Ranaut in his upcoming film, Rangoon, has used his swordsmanship to help his director, Vishal Bhardwaj to choreograph the sword-fighting scene. The Nawab has not only performed the…
Mosharraf inaugurates digital fair in Faridpur
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here today that the implementation of present government’s digitization process would bring an end to all sorts of exploitation and miseries of the common people. Inaugurating a three-day Digital Innovation Fair-2017,…
US stocks rise, dollar falls as Trump era begins
US stocks rose and the dollar fell Friday as Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the president of the United States and Barack Obama’s term ended. Trump’s inauguration dominated a day that saw most major equity markets rise as…
Massive Antarctic ice shelf ready to break apart
A chunk of ice half the size of Jamaica which is breaking away from West Antarctica is now attached to its parent ice shelf just by a thread, scientists reported Friday. Covering 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 square miles) and nearly…
Chinese troupe captivates city audience
Culture Desk Members of the famous Henan Art Troupe entertained the Dhaka audience with Chinese dance, acrobatics, martial arts and instrumental music at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The two-day show was inaugurated on January 15. The…
Aamir Khan: Don’t have any interest in going to Hollywood
Superstar Aamir Khan says he has no interest in working in Hollywood but is open to do international projects if something interesting comes up his way. “I don’t have any interest in going to the US and working there. I…
Google grabs Twitter app platform Fabric
Google is acquiring Twitter’s mobile application developer platform Fabric, a move which could give some breathing room for the social network after charting an independent path without a suitor. Terms of the deal were not announced. Twitter last year was…
OPEC output inches down after November deal
OPEC oil production fell in December but remains well above levels envisaged under a recent deal due to take effect from January, the cartel’s new monthly report showed Wednesday. Total output by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell…
Trump could enact sweeping changes to environment policy
President-elect Donald Trump could enact sweeping changes to environmental policy in the beginning days of his administration, with far-reaching effects both in the United States and around the world, experts say. Even though the pro-oil Republican billionaire is buoyed by…
A Dog’s Purpose’ filmmakers accused of animal cruelty
Animal lovers on Wednesday called for a boycott of the upcoming movie “A Dog’s Purpose” after video footage emerged of an apparently terrified dog on the set being forced into rushing water. The video shot in 2015 and published by…
One held with 445 bottles of phensidyl in Chuadanga
The member of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a man with 445 bottles of contraband phensidyl from Uthali village under Jibannagar upazila of the district yesterday. The arrested was Kofiluddin, 50, a resident of the village. A…
Stress increases Diabetes
You may be surprised to learn that stress has been associated with increased risk of diabetes. In January last year, a study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that women with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a condition triggered…
Iraqi artist recreates ancient works destroyed by IS
As Iraqi forces fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State, an artist in nearby Erbil is chiseling at clay in a tiny, unheated studio to recreate historic Assyrian monuments destroyed by the group. Ninos Thabet, an…
Salman Khan cleared in illegal arms case
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of using unlicensed firearms to kill protected wildlife almost two decades ago. Khan, 51, has now been acquitted in three out of four cases filed against him for hunting rare…
Audiobooks see boom in digital, multitasking age
Curling up with a paperback may be a forgotten luxury for many thanks to today’s busy lifestyles, but listening to a book on the go, while shopping or jogging, is fast becoming the new norm. Gone are the cumbersome cassette…
Dollar swoons after Trump critique; Pound rises on Brexit plan
The dollar tumbled Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump said the American currency was too strong, while the pound rallied after British Prime Minister Theresa May released her Brexit blueprint. The fluctuations in foreign exchange came as most larger equity markets…
US contributes $500-million to UN Green Climate Fund
The outgoing Barack Obama administration announced Tuesday a contribution of half a billion dollars to the UN Green Climate Fund, just three days before Donald Trump takes over the White House. The $500 million payment, announced by State Department spokesman…
Dharmendra to bag Lifetime Achievement award
The USK Foundation will award celebrated actor Dharmendra with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. The USK Foundation Director, Usha Kakade, also announced the names of the personalities to be awarded with the Urja Award…
Suchitra Sen’s third death anniversary today
Culture Desk Suchitra Sen was easily the most popular actress that Bengali cinema has ever seen. Her ethereal beauty coupled with her phenomenon screen presence and immense box office popularity, particularly her on-screen pairing with the late Uttam Kumar, gave…