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Los Angeles: Less than a fortnight after Grammy Award winner Will Smith slapped and screamed profanities at presenter and stand-up comedian Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed Smith...

Paris: The French edition of '100 Great Indian Poems', selected and edited by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K, has been translated and published into French by L'Harmattan, Paris.Titled 'Cent grands poèmes indiens' in French, the book includes poems from...

Washington: Actor Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences after the slapping incident with presenter and presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend's Academy Awards, CNN reported on Saturday.In a statement...

Los Angeles: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has "initiated disciplinary proceedings" against actor Will Smith for smacking presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars' event at Dolby theatres."Board of Governors today initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr....

Imphal: After a hiatus, yearlong Golden Jubilee Celebration of Manipuri Cinema, which began on April 13 last year, is back on its groove with the kicking off of the 6-day "Cinematography Lab" at Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS)...

Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of five 4,000-year-old ancient tombs in the Saqqara archaeological sites southwest of Cairo."The Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered five tombs about 100 meters northwest of the...

Guwahati: ‘The Kashmir Files’, which is based on the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 and has been released this week in cinema halls, should be declared tax-free in Assam, stated Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA). The forum of nationalist...

New Delhi: Hundreds of African and Indian students among others trying to flee Ukraine are facing racism and discrimination both within the country and at its borders with neighbouring countries, Poland in particular, media reports say.Several students who...

New Delhi: China has been the largest market for Hollywood, a fact that does not need to be iterated, though in the last few years with the rise of high nationalism in China and the extremely deteriorating ties with...

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarian blind mystic Baba Vanga's prediction about Russian President Vladimir Putin has gone viral on social media, the Times Now reported.Baba Vanga, who had correctly predicted September 11 terror attack, had said that Russian President Vladimir...