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NKorea sending condolences for SKorea's former first lady
South Korea said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will send flowers and a message of condolence Wednesday afternoon for the funeral of former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho, whose late husband held a historic summit with Kim's father in 2000. Seoul's Unification Ministry said North Korean officials led by Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, a senior official of North Korea's ruling party, will deliver the flowers and message to South Korean officials at a border village Wednesday afternoon. South Korean presidential national security director Chung Eui-yong and Vice Unification Minister Suh Ho will travel to Panmunjom to receive the North Korean offers, the ministry said in an emailed statement. The contact between the Korean officials will come at a delicate time in relations between the rivals. The North had significantly slowed down its diplomatic and engagement activities with the South since February when a high-stakes nuclear summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump ...
Sophie Turner celebrates bachelorette party with Maisie Williams
Better late than never! Sophie Turner decided to Jet off for a fun bachelorette party, weeks after her secret Las Vegas wedding to Joe Jonas.Turner flew all the way to Benidorm, Spain, with her gang of girlfriends, including her 'Game Of Thrones' co-star Maisie Williams, to celebrate her upcoming second wedding ceremony.'The Spanish Princess' fame Nadia Parkes also attended the bash.According to a report by Us Weekly, the girls landed in Spain on Sunday for the festivities.While Sophie has not updated her Instgram feed with her bachelorette party posts, the 'dark phoenix' star's close friend Blair Noel Croce shared pictures from the private jet on Instagram."We can't have nice things. The entire plane spilled their McDonald's & drinks on take off. Bless that flight attendant's heart," she wrote in the caption.The couple surprised the world when, after their stunning appearance at the Billboard Music Awards in May, Joe and Sophie got hitched in Vegas.It was all thanks to American
Muzaffarpur: 31 children die of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in June
As many as 31 children have died so far in the month of June reportedly due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the Muzaffarpur district.Sunil Shahi, Superintendent SKMCH, Muzaffarpur, told ANI, "From January to June 2, 13 patients were admitted, of them, three had died. However, since the beginning of June to this day 86 people have been admitted and of them, 31 have died".In total 109 have been admitted in this year so far in which 34 children have died, he said.As many as 14 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).Encephalitis is a viral infection, which causes mild flu-like symptoms such as a fever or a headache.
MP: Searing heat and water scarcity kills monkeys in Damoh
Not only human beings even animals are bearing the brunt of searing heat in Madhya Pradesh. Locals told ANI that a troop of monkeys in Damoh died because of heat and lack of water in the past week.Several northern states of the country have been sweltering as the temperature there has risen to over 45 degree Celsius."There is a scarcity of water in the area. Around 40-50 monkeys have died due to scorching heat and lack of water. Others animals such as cow, dogs are falling sick due to the extremely hot conditions in the region," said Baba Komal Shah, a resident of Damoh."There is a lot of decomposition smells in and around the area. A lot of monkeys have died. I request the administration to take some steps," said another local.The official assured ANI that soon adequate arrangements of water will be made in the not so distant future for the animals and thorough investigation will be carried out."We have received a complaint. We are looking into the matter. We will send water via ...
Mother of Hyderabad-based man stranded in Riyadh seeks Indian Embassy's help
A Hyderabadi woman has urged the Indian Embassy in Riyadh to rescue her son who is stranded in the Gulf nation."Some agents in Riyadh, Saudi have locked my son in a room and they are demanding one lakh to send my son back. I filed a complaint with the local police station here in Hyderabad and then later approached the External Affairs Ministry and Indian Embassy in Riyadh, who said that my son will be rescued. I request Indian Embassy to rescue him as he is locked and is not even being given adequate food," Kaseem Bee, mother of the stranded boy told ANI.Moin was in search of a job and was approached by an agent who promised him a courier service job in Riyadh.He left for Riyadh in April on a two years contract but was cheated by those agents and was employed as a cleaner at some residence."They ask him to work for 12 hours and when he refuses to work, they start beating him and are also not paying him his salary," Kausar added.
Gurugram: Iraqi doctor arrested over mysterious deaths of pet dogs
Police on Tuesday arrested an Iraqi-origin doctor in connection with the mysterious deaths of his two pet dogs, who died after falling from the eighth floor of a high-rise building in Sector 65 here.
Two die in boiler blast
Two persons were killed Tuesday in a boiler explosion at an oil mill in Khamgaon in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, police said. As per preliminary information, the incident occurred when boiler welding work was on. Police have given names of the deceased as Shaikh Musheer Shaikh Hanif, 30, and Shaikh Isarar Shaikh Abrar. Details of the exact circumstances surrounding the mishap are awaited, a local police official said.
Winners of children's online painting competition announced
Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran Tuesday announced the winners ofthe international children's online painting competition in memory of prodigious child artist Edmund Clint. Surendran announced a list of 110 winners out of which 15 got selected for tour packages with family. Parth Joshi, (12) of Vadodara in Gujarat bagged the first prize, a press release issued by the department said. "He, along with four other top winners from India, become eligible for a five-night Kerala travel accompanied by two members of the family," the release quoted the minister as saying. The release said the jury went through close to 39,000 works it received from 4-16 age group across as many as 96 countries. Nafisa Tabassum Authay (14) of Bangladesh won the second prize. "She, along with nine other children from abroad who won the top prizes, will be eligible for a five-night Kerala tour with two members from the family," the release said. Six-year-old Aaradhya P G fetched the ...
Former CM Janakiraman laid to rest in his native village in TN
Former Puducherry Chief Minister and senior DMK leader R V Janakiraman, who passed away at a private hospital here, was laid to rest with full state honours at his native Alathur village in Tamil Nadu. He had died at the hospital here Monday due to age related ailments. The body was kept at his residence here to enable the public pay homage and later taken by road to Alathur. Full state honours was accorded to the leader and a 21 gun salute by the Puducherry Armed police was also given to him. The Puducherry government had announced a three day mourning since Monday in memory of the leader. Among those who paid their last respects were Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, DMK president M K Stalin, Ministers of the union territory, DMK legislators and cadres and former agriculture minister R Viswanathan (CPI). He was Puducherry Chief Minister from 1996 to 2000. He was elected from Nellithope segment here for five consecutive terms from 1985.
2nd Swede jailed for royal jewels heist
A Swedish court has sentenced a second man to three years in prison in connection with the theft of 17th-century royal treasures estimated to be worth 65 million kronor (USD 7 million) from a cathedral west of Stockholm last year. The Attunda District Court said Tuesday Martin Cannermo was guilty of complicity in stealing two crowns and an orb used at the funerals of King Karl IX and Queen Kristina. The man, whose DNA was found on the regalia, had denied any wrongdoing. In February, the main suspect, Johan Nicklas Backstrom, was given four-and-a-half years in prison for stealing the regalia from Strangnas Cathedral. The jewels were discovered February 5 in a garbage bin north of Stockholm.
Leaving baby behind for 'Trooping the Colour' was 'difficult' for Meghan Markle
As she headed for the annual Trooping the Colour parade, Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, experienced a tough time leaving behind her son Archie."She has spent almost every moment with him and saying goodbye was very difficult. But Meghan truly wanted to be at the celebration for the queen," a source told US Weekly."Meghan loved seeing all the other royal children and was doting on them," the source added.After welcoming her first child, Markle made her first public appearance at the ceremony, on Saturday. The source also revealed that the Duchess has "always been great with kids, but seemed to gravitate to them more" during the parade.Markle made her debut at the ceremony held in honour of the Queen's 93rd birthday. She wore a navy ensemble, designed by her wedding dress designer Clare Waight Keller and paired it with a matching hat by Noel Stewart.Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, rode in a carriage together with Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, and ..
Karnad fought for freedom of expression: Sonia
UPA Chairperson and Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of Jnanpith winner and multilingual scholar-actor Girish Karnad and said he was a man of the utmost integrity who fought for freedom of expression.
Demi Lovato's drug dealer charged for shoplifting, possessing heroin
The man who is believed to have supplied singer Demi Lovato drugs that gave her a near-fatal overdose in July last year, is now facing three misdemeanour counts.According to TMZ, Brandon Johnson is facing misdemeanours for shoplifting, possession of heroin, ketamine after allegedly trying to steal some expensive goods from Macy's.Johnson was found to have walked into the store in San Fernando Valley, California. He took a Michael Kors backpack, a pair of pants, and a Puma hoodie to the trial room, according to statements obtained from Law enforcement sources.He was later caught for leaving the store without paying for the bag. The security found stolen items worth USD 440 as well as the drugs he gave to the singer, in the backpack.On July 24, Lovato was hospitalised in Los Angeles for 12 days following a drug overdose. She was in the hospital for almost two weeks before being released to seek in-patient treatment.Johnson later admitted on camera that he supplied the "aftermarket" ...
I was harsh on Yuvraj as I wanted to prove a point, says father Yograj
Often seen as an authoritative father, Yograj Singh Tuesday admitted being harsh on Yuvraj sometimes as he wanted to prove a point but said he always remained proud of his son. Yuvraj on Monday brought the curtains down on a roller-coaster international career, the pinnacle of which was his exploits in India's 2011 World Cup triumph. "I am very grateful to a son like him. I thank my son and I always tell him (Yuvraj) that I am proud of him," Yograj, who played a lone Test and six ODIs for India, told PTI over phone. "....if you (Yuvraj) think I have been very harsh to you, I wanted to prove a point to the people and I hope you understand," added the 61-year-old, on whose insistence the swashbuckling batsman took up cricket as a career. Yuvraj's relationship with his father has been far from perfect with the left-handed batsman saying he was like a "dragon" to him. However, just before he decided to call it quits from international and first-class cricket, Yuvraj said he managed to ...
Nina Dobrev says she and Paul Wesley 'despised each other' initially
"Vampire Diaries" alum Nina Dobrev has revealed she and co-star Paul Wesley didn't see eye to eye at the outset of the hit show. Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert/ Katherine Pierce on the CW series, said she respected Wesley but he was not exactly her favourite person from the team. "Paul and I didn't get along at the beginning of the show. I respected Paul Wesley, I didn't like Paul Wesley," she said, as quoted by Us Weekly. The actor was speaking to friends and "Directionally Challenged" podcast hosts Candice King and Kayla Ewell. Dobrev, 30, starred opposite Wesley's Stefan Salvatore until, ultimately, her character chose his brother Damon Salvatore (played by Ian Somerhalder). The actor also weighed on the rumours of dating Wesley due to their on-screen chemistry, saying their dislike for each other was misread as love. "I remember everyone would walk up to me after the show aired and they'd be like, 'Are you and Paul dating in real life?' Because everyone thought that we had such .
Seven Indian-origin Australians receive top honours
Seven Indian-origin Australians, including three women, have received the country's top honours for their significant contributions in the field of medicine, music, education and finance. Jayashri Kulkarni, the Director of the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre, received Member of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her significant service to medicine in the field of psychiatry while a Melbourne-based artist Jayshree Ramachandran was awarded the OAM for her service to performing arts through Indian music and dance at the award ceremony held Monday night. Another Indian-origin woman, Winita Hardikar was recognised with the OAM medal for her contributions in medicine particularly paediatric liver disease and transplantation. Other Indian-origin Australians to receive the OAM were Shashi Kant Kochchar for his contribution towards the community through charitable initiatives, Arun Kumar for his significant service to the financial planning sector and to the community. Canberra-based ...
The Kardashian connect in the O.J. Simpson story (The Simpson Files - I)
Keeping up with the Kardashian connect in the controversial O.J. Simpson murder trial over the June 12, 1994 killing of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, can be more intriguing than the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian sisters.
Malinga to briefly return home after Bangladesh match
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday announced that pacer Lasith Malinga would leave for home immediately after the team's World Cup match against Bangladesh and would return for their next game against Australia on June 15.
Ranveer Singh pays tribute to fan who died
Actor Ranveer Singh has paid tribute to a young fan here who passed away suddenly.
Patnaik seeks special status for Odisha, Rs 5,000 cr aid
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought special category status for the state and central assistance of Rs 5,000 crore following extensive damage caused by cyclone Fani.
