Month: December 2021
Ayushmann Khurrana says a director once told him ‘you don’t sell’
After a successful debut with Vicky Donor, Ayushmann Khurrana delivered three back-to-back flops – Nautanki Saala, Bewakoofiyaan and Hawaizaada. In an interview, he revealed that he was told by a filmmaker around this time that […]
Harry Potter reunion teaser: ‘Hermione’ Emma Watson returns to Platform 9 ¾
HBO Max released a teaser for the highly anticipated Harry Potter reunion titled Return to Hogwarts. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who played Harry, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, will join other […]
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Bombay HC order granting Sudha Bharadwaj bail
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 7, refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order granting default bail to advocate Sudha Bharadwaj in the Bhima Koregaon case, paving the way for […]
Tribal labourer finds diamond worth Rs 60 lakh in famous Panna mines in MP
Mandla (TIP): For tribal labourer Mulayam Singh life is a daily struggle and the thought of managing expenses for his children always weighed heavy on his mind. However, his fortunes changed overnight when he found […]
India in history this Week-December 10 to December 16, 2021
10 DECEMBER 1878 The freedom fighter leader G. Rajagopalachari was born. 1878 Birth of Muhammad Ali Johar, one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia in Rampur. 2001 Dada Muni, one of the stalwarts of […]
Malaysian court upholds ex-premier Najib’s graft conviction
Putrajaya (TIP): Malaysia’s Appeal Court on December 8 upheld the conviction of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in 2018. Najib […]
China says Australia, Britain, U.S. to pay price for wrong acts
BEIJING (TIP): Australia, Britain and the United States will pay a price for their “mistaken acts” after deciding not to send government delegations to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, China‘s foreign ministry said on December […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wife Carrie announce birth of baby girl
London (TIP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie Johnson on December 9 announced the birth of a healthy baby girl, their second child born while they have been at 10 Downing Street in […]
How will New Zealand’s lifetime ban on cigarette sales work?
Wellington (TIP): New Zealand on December 9 said it will ban young people from buying cigarettes for life, one of the toughest approaches in the world to curbing smoking deaths as part of a wider […]
Dozens of camels barred from Saudi beauty contest over Botox
Dubai (TIP): Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on December 8, with over 40 camels disqualified […]
Indian American US Air Force physician among 10 chosen by NASA for as astronauts future missions
HOUSTON (TIP): Indian American physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has […]
AAPI Tennessee Chapter raises $75,000 to fight human trafficking in India
NASHVILLE (TIP): The Tennessee chapter of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has raised $75,000 to help strengthen Nashville nonprofit Free for Life International’s (FFLI) efforts to end human trafficking in India. […]