Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS) American comedian Tiffany Haddish says she wants Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio to be her "baby daddy"."I'm ready for DiCaprio to be (my) baby daddy, but I don't think Leonardo's ready. He not ready," Haddish told etonline.com.She conceded that her "aggressive" nature might be stopping her from realising her dream."I might be too aggressive. That's something...
New York, July 10 (IANS) US stocks traded on an upbeat note as financial shares rallied, bolstering the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday jumped 279.38 points, or 1.14 per cent, to 24,735.86. The S&P 500 was up 20.44 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 2,780.26, Xinhua news agency reported. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 40.59 points, or...
Rome, July 10 (IANS/AKI) Italy's populist Premier Giuseppe Conte, hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Welfare and Economic Development Minister Luigi Di Maio and Finance Minister Giovanni Tria on Monday reportedly agreed to back measures aimed at easing the pressure put on the country by the migrant influx.The ministers agreed to oppose the secondary movement of migrants to Italy, to buttress...
New York, July 10 (IANS) Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty in a third sexual assault case.Weinstein, who appeared in court in New York on Monday, had already pleaded not guilty to all charges in the first two cases, back in June, BBC reported.The 66-year-old, who has been on $1 million bail since his arrest in May,...
Rome, July 10 (IANS/AKI) Italy is giving 12 more boats to Libya's Coastguard in order to save the lives of migrants in the Mediterranean, not to stop them reaching Europe, Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi said here on Monday."The government's decision to donate the vessels to the Libyan Coastguard is centred on the fundamental right to life," Moavero said during...
Shillong, July 9 (IANS) Chief Ministers of the northeastern states on Monday appealed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singhto review the recent decision to put on hold developmental projects sanctioned by North Eastern Council (NEC), the regional planning body, to meet the development needs of the region."We welcome the proposal to reposition NEC into a conflict resolution, development planning and...
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said his party will give Tamil Nadu a corruption-free government and also how the BJP-led Central government has given about Rs 510,000 crore of projects to the state.Addressing party workers here, he said there is lot of corruption in Tamil Nadu and the party will bring in a corruption-free government...
Rome, July 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy's Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio on Monday called for revisions to the European Union's border control mission's rules of engagement, which currently require rescued migrants to be delivered the nearest port."For as long as the EU mission lasts, the only ports are Italian ones, but our goal is to change the rules of engagement," Di...
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A skull cap does not add to identity and suggesting it does may be a misperception or "perhaps a reflection of bigotry", former Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Monday.Speaking at the launch of book "Of Saffron Flags and Skullcaps: Hindutva, Muslim Identity and the Idea of India" written by veteran journalist Ziya Us Salam,...
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) After a young woman was killed on Monday in a bison attack, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane demanded the tranquilisation and relocation of a herd of Indian bison or 'gaur' in Sattari sub-district.The herd has so far gored two women to death in just over a month. An enraged Rane said that unless a wild bison...
