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Trump instructs Pompeo to not allow woman who joined ISIS to return to US
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to not allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join the Islamic State, to return to the US. "I have instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he fully agrees, not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the Country!," Trump tweeted..
Hormonal changes are ruining my life: Dakota Johnson
Actress Dakota Johnson feels that her menstrual cycle is ruining her life.
Rocky Star treats every show as his first
Designer Rocky Star, who showcased his collection at London Fashion Week earlier this month, says he believes in treating each show with the same enthusiasm as his first.
Over 1,000 kids died in Adani-run hospital in Kutch in 5 years: Govt
Over 1,000 children had died at the Adani Foundation-run G K General Hospital in Bhuj town of Kutch district during the last five years, the Gujarat government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday. Responding to a written query by Santokben Arethia (Congress) during the Question Hour, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said in his written reply that as many as 1,018 children had died at the Adani Foundation-run hospital in the last five years. As per the figures shared by Patel, who handles the Health portfolio, 188 children had died in 2014-15, 187 in 2015-16, 208 in 2016-17, 276 in 2017-18 and 159 in 2018-19 (till now) from different ailments and medical complications. Patel added that a committee was formed in May last year to probe the causes of the deaths. In its report, the committee listed various reasons behind the death of the children (infants), Patel said in his reply. These included serious complications among prematurely born babies, infectious diseases, respiratory .
SDMC councillor offers to 'donate' kidney to raise funds for street lights in Aya Nagar
In a bizarre protest, a Congress councillor in the BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation Wednesday wrote a letter to the area's mayor, offering to "donate one of his kidneys" to raise funds for installation of streets lights in the Aya Nagar ward here. Aya Nagar councillor Ved Pal alleged that women and girls were facing difficulties due to dark stretches on the streets in the area. "We are getting complaints from people about cases of eve-teasing and many are afraid to approach police. Besides, the condition of roads and drains are very bad. So, today, I have written to the south Delhi mayor to draw attention to the condition of my ward," he said. Aya Nagar ward is located in south Delhi and is along the border with Gurgaon. Pal said he had no choice but to resort to this "form of bizarre protest" as no one was listening. In his letter, he claimed, "... all ongoing development projects have been directed to be stalled and stopped by the SDMC commissioner". "There are many ongoing
Telangana: Man dies after vehicle catches fire
A person died on Wednesday after his car caught fire while he was driving back to his house in Bowrumpet of Sultanpur, Ameenpur police said.Venkatagiri was driving a Suzuki Celerio car and was crossing Ameenpur Outer Ring Road when the incident took place, the police further said.While on his way to his residence, Venkatagiri's car caught fire and he was burnt alive, being stuck inside the car. Following the incident, Ameenpur police reached the spot. A fire tender reached the spot to douse the fire.While the blaze was brought under control, Venkatagiri could not be saved, the police said.The body was shifted to a local government hospital for PME and a case was registered under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code.
Sunny Leone applies for junior engineers post in Bihar!
Bollywood actor Sunny Leone could be working as a junior engineer for the Bihar government. If the list of candidates who had applied for about 200 posts, uploaded on the website of Public Health Engineering Departments website, is to be believed the name of the Canadian-born film actor figures as the top ranker. When the matter was brought to the notice of PHED minister Vinod Narayan Jha, he hastened to clarify this is not the final list. Those whose names figure will have to undergo a screening process which would include verification of their documents and certificates. The departments special secretary Satish Chandra Mishra responded with a mix of bemusement and bewilderment and said I do not know who is Sunny Leone. But it does sound a name that might have been uploaded on the website by way of mischief. We will get it sorted out. Unlike the 38-year-old celebrity, who was born to Sikh parents settled in Ontario and started off as a porn star taking up her onscreen ..
Designer Karl Lagerfeld to be cremated without ceremony
Karl Lagerfeld will be cremated without ceremony and his ashes are likely to be scattered with those of his mother and lover, his label said Wednesday. "His wishes will be respected," a spokeswoman for his Karl Lagerfeld brand told AFP a day after the legendary designer died at the age of 85. The "Kaiser" -- who was known for his rapier wit -- had long insisted that he would "rather die" than be buried. "I've asked to be cremated and for my ashes to dispersed with those of my mother... and those of Choupette (his cat), if she dies before me," he said in one of his last major interviews. Lagerfeld had previously said that his ashes would be mixed with those of his longtime lover, the French dandy Jacques de Bascher, who died of AIDS in 1989. He told de Bascher's biographer Marie Ottavi that he had kept half of his ashes so they be together again at the end. The German-born creator had put them away "somewhere secret. One day they will be added to mine," he told Ottavi. Lagerfeld fell ..
Ramesh Chennithala's son calls off wedding reception following death of 2 Youth Cong workers
Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday said his son has called off his wedding reception in the wake of the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasaragod district. Rohit and Sreeja, who got married on February 17, took a collective decision to donate the money which was to be spent on the wedding to the sister of one of the slain workers, the Congress leader added.Speaking to ANI, Chennithala said, "We took this decision together. I was very happy that my son first thought about it. It shows that he is very compassionate for the people. Everyone is sad and it is not the right time for a celebration. The shock and anguish of the twin murders are still inflicted in everybody's mind here."Meanwhile, the groom said: "The brutal murders took place on the day of our marriage so we decided not to celebrate it. At first, I spoke to my wife regarding the same and then we discussed with our families."Sarath Lal and Kripesh were hacked to death on February 17 in Kasaragod.The ...
'Astrocomb' to help hunt for planets, alien life
Scientists have developed an astrocomb, a tool that precisely measures frequencies or colours of light, which can help widen the search for Earth-like planets, and perhaps extraterrestrial life. The custom-made frequency comb, developed by researchers from National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) in the US, provides the precision needed for discovering and characterising planets orbiting M dwarf stars, which comprise 70 per cent of the stars in the galaxy and are plentiful near Earth. "These improved tools should allow us to find habitable planets around the most ubiquitous stars in our galaxy," said Scott Diddams, from NIST. A star's nuclear furnace emits white light, which is modified by elements in the atmosphere that absorb certain narrow bands of colour. To search for planets orbiting distant stars, astronomers look for periodic changes in this characteristic "fingerprint," that is, very small variations in the apparent colours of starlight over time. These ...
Khloe Kardashian breaks up with Tristan Thompson
American reality star Khloe Kardashian has called it quits with NBA player Tristan Thompson, just 10 months after the two welcomed their daughter.E! News confirmed recently that the couple has split up. This comes right around the same time that rumours began doing the rounds of another case of alleged infidelity involving the NBA player. He was reportedly spotted at a party getting cozy with Kylie Jenner's best friend Jordyn Woods. While, Khloe has not yet made a public statement regarding the split, she did comment on an Instagram post about their breakup with a slew of yelling emojis. Her close friend Larsa Pippen added, "Amen!!" and Malika Haqq commented, "STRONG FACTS!"However, before this happened, Tristan posted a tweet about the allegations, calling it "FAKE NEWS" but deleted it a few moments later.Tristan was involved in a cheating scandal in April, last year as well, right before Khloe gave birth to their daughter True Thompson. Khloe and her family were "heartbroken" ...
Ryan Adams' guitarist urges musician to get help
Grammy-nominated musician Ryan Adams' guitarist Todd Wisenbaker has urged Adams to get help after the musician was accused of emotional abuse and sexual misconduct by several women.
South Korea retracts guidelines on look-alike K-pop stars
Government guidelines aimed at promoting more diversity in South Korea's K-pop world have been withdrawn after critics said they amounted to state censorship of a booming industry. The guidelines issued last week complained that K-pop stars looked too alike, saying "the problem of ... uniformity among singers is serious", and noting most idols were thin and wore identical make-up and skimpy outfits. South Korea's K-pop world is a multi-billion-dollar business, but so too is the plastic surgery industry in the image-obsessed country, and tens of thousands of people go under the knife every year in pursuit of the perfect look. The guidelines from the ministry of gender equality drew criticism online -- and also from a lawmaker who said it was reminiscent of censorship during the country's period of authoritarian government which ended in 1980s. Demanding the state apologises, Lawmaker Ha Tae-keung said the guidelines were a "totalitarian and unconstitutional idea". Until the late 1980s,
Hundreds attend funeral of Mao's secretary-turned-critic
Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects to Mao's former secretary Li Rui on Wednesday at a funeral that went against the final wishes of a man who became a bold critic of the ruling Communist Party. Despite the dearth of public information on the time and place of the funeral, crowds lined up to see Li's casket, which was draped under the red Communist hammer-and-sickle flag at the Baobashan Cemetery for revolutionary heroes and party officials. Bundled in dark-coloured winter coats with white flowers pinned on their lapels, many were gray-haired and in their seventies - just one generation younger than Li, who died Saturday at the age of 101. "He is a good person," one of Li's relatives, who only shared his surname Gu, told AFP. That is why so many "people have come to send him off on this last journey," Gu said. "The more old people there are in China like Li Rui, the better," he said, describing Li as a proletarian revolutionary. "He fought for his beliefs all his life - I ...
Meghan Markle celebrates her baby shower with friends
Meghan Markle's is being showered with lots of love and wishes from her friends at her baby shower, which is underway. The Duchess of Sussex is celebrating the arrival of her and Prince Harry's first child, who is due in April. She was spotted outside her hotel in New York City, ahead of the celebration with her closest friends, reported People. The royal to-be-mom wore dark Le Spec sunglasses and styled her hair in a classic blowout. She donned a grey coat and coupled it with black jeans and beige heels, she completed her look with a matching handbag. Meghan kept her jewellery minimal with a ring, a bracelet and small earrings. The soon-to-be mother was seen cradling her baby bump while she headed out for the celebration on Tuesday, reported E! Online."The flowers were spring colors in pretty pastel shades. There were pink roses and cherry blossom vines. There were tons of flowers delivered before the shower started in an unmarked van. There was also a large flat cardboard box that ..
Renowned Hindi author Namwar Singh dead
Renowned Hindi author and critic Namwar Singh, a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, has died here, his family members said on Wednesday. He was 92.
Kim Kumari of New Jersey crowned Miss India USA
Kim Kumari of New Jersey has been crowned Miss India USA 2019. At a glittering pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey over the weekend, Renuka Joseph of New York and Aanchal Shah of Florida were respectively declared the first and second runner ups. Organised by the India Festival Committee and chaired by prominent Indian Americans Neelam and Dharmatma Saran, the annual Miss India USA is the longest running Indian pageant outside of India. This year a record number of 75 contestants from 26 states participated in the pageant. Bollywood actor Meenakshi Seshadri, who served as chief judge of the pageant, was also felicitated with Lifetime Achievement Award. Vidhi Dave of Connecticut was crowned Mrs. India USA in the same pageant competing with 32 other contestants from all across the US. Amrita Chehil and Sowmya Saxena (both from Ohio) were adjudged the first and second runner-ups. "We are proud of the fact that we have been able to imbibe Indian values, tradition, culture and ...
Melania Trump salutes 'creative genius' Karl Lagerfeld
US First Lady Melania Trump, a former model, on Tuesday paid brief tribute to iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died Tuesday at age 85. "Today the world lost a creative genius. We will miss you Karl! #RIPKarlLagerfeld," tweeted Trump, a longtime fan of the prolific couturier who had helmed the label Chanel since 1983. The wife of Donald Trump posted a photo of Lagerfeld and herself wearing a beige dress-jacket combo in Chanel's signature boucle, and another from a 2017 White House conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when she sported a white cashmere skirt suit Lagerfeld designed for her. Trump also posted Lagerfeld's original sketch of the design, which featured a pearl-buttoned, belted peplum jacket and pencil skirt. The First Lady notably wore Chanel to her first state dinner, donning a shimmering, sleeveless gown to host France's Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron in April 2018. In 2017 Lagerfeld told WSJ Magazine that Americans need to "deal with" the election ..
Could Lagerfeld's cat Choupette inherit his millions?
Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette was already the most famous cat in fashion. Now the white fluffy Burmese cat that the late fashion designer doted on could be about to become the richest feline on the planet. The pampered eight-year-old puss has enjoyed a jetset lifestyle eating off silver platters since Lagerfeld "kidnapped" her in 2011 from his young friend male model Baptiste Giabiconi. Long before his death on Tuesday, Lagerfeld said he had made sure that she would go on living in the style that she had become accustomed to, with her own personal bodyguard and two maids. "Choupette is a rich girl," he once told French television, hinting that had written her into his will. "She has her own fortune," he added, thought to be around three million euros ($3.4 million) which she earned with him doing adverts for a German car firm and a Japanese cosmetics brand. "If anything happens the person who looks after her will not go without," said Lagerfeld, who designed for Chanel, Fendi and his
Maha Guv pays tribute to Shivaji on birth anniversary
Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasgar Rao Tuesday paid tribute to warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary. At Shivaji Park, he garlanded an equestian statue of the founder of the Maratha Empire. Among those present were state Industries Minister Subhash Desai, Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta and office-bearers of the Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Commemoration Committee. Rao later participated in Shiv Jayanti celebrations organised by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation at Krida Bhavan where songs on the life of the emperor were presented by members of the Sangeet Kala Academy.