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  Hollywood actor Armie Hammer is no longer a part of the Cold War thriller "The Billion Dollar Spy". The 34-year-old actor has been dropped from the Amma Asante-directorial in the wake of rape accusation by a woman. The Los Angeles Police Department recently confirmed booking Hammer as a suspect in a sexual assault case opened by them on February 3, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier this month the woman, identified as Elfie, said in a statement at a press conference: "On April 24th, 2017, Armie Hammer violently raped me for over four hours in Los Angeles, during which he repeatedly slammed my head against a wall, bruising my face. He also committed other acts of violence against me to which I did not consent. For example, he beat my feet with a crop so they would hurt with every step I took for the next week. During those four hours, I tried to get away but he wouldn't let me. I thought that he was going to kill me. He then left with no concern for my we...

  A husband of block chief (Prakhand Pramukh) has been gunned down in Bihar's Samastipur district. The deceased, Annu Tiwari, husband of Ravita Tiwari, has a criminal background. He was facing charges in murder of RJD leader Raghuvar Rai and released on bail a month ago. Ravita Tiwari is the chief of Pusa block in the district. According to an official, Annu was in the Vaini area of the district when three bike borne assailants on Friday afternoon opened fire at him. Annu received three gunshot injuries on chest and abdomen and died on the spot. Following the incident, a large number of local villagers assembled at the place and blocked the Vaini-Samastipur main road for an hour. "We are trying to identify the accused. They fled before local villagers assembled at the place. Efforts are on to nab them. We are also taking statements of the victim's family to find some clues," a police officer said on the condition of anonymity. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/...

  "Glee" actress Lea Michele says her pregnancy was very difficult, and she has never spoken about it to anyone so far. The actress and husband Zandy Reich welcomed their son Ever Leo in August 2020. The actress spoke at an Instagram live series "Before, During and After", where she addressed the issue for the first time. "I had a very, very intense, very scary pregnancy. I've never shared my experience with anyone, which I think is something that -- now that I am a mom -- I see myself doing in a lot of ways, not sharing for fear of not sounding perfect or just being afraid. I withheld a lot of my experience," Lea said. The actress revealed that her pregnancy was complicated because of her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis, which almost convinced her to stop trying for a baby. "I really felt like maybe this isn't meant to be for me right now," Lea said, and added that it was "always my biggest fear in my entire life that I ...

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to own up any responsibility for the January 6 attack on the US Capitol as he put the blame on former US President Donald Trump for his "words" and the people involved in the assault for "their actions". In his first appearance before the US Congress since the January 6 attack, Zuckerberg on Thursday also blamed the people for spreading misleading content. At the hearing with the House Energy and Commerce committee, lawmakers pressed the Facebook CEO to own up some responsibility for the attack for facilitating the organisation of the attack. "How is it possible for you not to at least admit that Facebook played a leading role in the recruitment, planning and execution of the attack on the capitol?" asked Democratic Representative Mike Doyle. Zuckerberg said that "the responsibility lies with the people who took the actions to break the law and do the insurrection". "Secondarily, also with the people wh...

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed sincere condolences on the death of sub-inspector on duty and announced Rs 50 lakh, job to dependant and road to be named after shaheed sub-inspector Prashant Yadav. Yadav was shot dead by miscreants when a police team that had gone to Naharragaon village under Khajauli police circle in Uttar Pradesh to resolve a dispute was attacked. He was shot in the neck on Wednesday evening. Two police constables were with him when the incident took place. The assailants had fled from the scene. IG Satish Ganesh said that there was a crop related dispute between two brothers and the police team had gone there to resolve the matter. Senior police officers have reached the spot and further investigations are underway. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/yogi-adityanath-condoles-death-sub-inspector

     US President Joe Biden said he was "devastated" by the shooting a day earlier at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, that killed 10 people, urging the Senate to immediately pass the bills on gun reform recently approved by the House. "Ten lives have been lost, and more families have been shattered by gun violence in the state of Colorado," Biden said in remarks from the White House on Tuesday. "And (first lady) Jill and I are devastated, the feeling, I just can't imagine how the families are feeling," he added, Xinhua news agency reported. On Monday afternoon, a shooter identified on Tuesday as 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa opened fire at the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, among them a police officer who was the first to respond to the situation. The carnage came less than a week after eight people, many of whom were Asian women, were killed in a shooting spree in the Atlanta area in Georgia. In addition...

  Powered by debutant Krunal Pandyas 26-ball fifty, the quickest half-century in an ODI by a debutant, and his unbeaten 112-run stand with K.L. Rahul (62 not out, 4x4, 6x4) for the sixth wicket, India ended their innings at 317 for five in 50 overs in the first ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday. Pandya remained unbeaten on 58 off 31 balls, his knock laced with seven fours and two sixes. Earlier, opener Shikhar Dhawan laid the platform for a big total with his 98 off 106 balls (4x11, 6x2). Dhawan stitched a 105-run partnership with skipper Virat Kohli (56 off 60 balls, 4x6) to help India reach the 150-run mark in the 29th over. England, who won the toss and elected to field, bowled tight but failed to get an early breakthrough as Dhawan and Rohit Sharma (28 off 42 balls) added 64 runs in 15 overs. After Sharma's dismissal, Kohli joined hands with Dhawan to put India in a commanding position. However, Kohli's dismissal at the start of the 33rd ov...

  Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday left for Bangladesh on a two-day state visit, during which she will attend a special programme in Dhaka and meet others senior leaders from the region. Bangladesh is hosting the 10-day special programme to celebrate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and also 50 years of the country's independence. The celebrations began on March 17. According to Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bhandari will attend the celebrations in Dhaka and on the occasion she deliver a statement on the theme, "Nepal-Bangladesh Relations and Bangabandhu's Birth Centenary". She will also hold talks her Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban, the Presidential Palace in the capital city. Nepal's Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung, also the government spokesperson, said the countries will sign three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). An array of...

  The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain likely accounts for up to 30 per cent of the confirmed cases in the US, Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, said. The variant, called B.1.1.7, has been reported in at least 94 countries and detected in 50 jurisdictions in the US, Fauci said on Friday during a White House briefing on the pandemic. He added that the numbers are likely growing, reports Xinhua news agency. Fauci said the B.1.1.7 variant is 50 per cent more transmissible and likely to cause more severe disease. "We're at a position right now where we have a plateauing at around 53,000 cases per day," he said. "The concern is that throughout the country there are a number of states, cities, regions that are pulling back on some of the mitigation methods that we've been talking about: the withdrawal of mask mandates, the pulling back to essentially non-public health measures being implemented." Publ...

  The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed the grim milestone of 120.6 million as the pandemic is still raging, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 120,648,897 and 2,669,791, respectively. The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,492,616 and 535,596, respectively, according to the CSSE. Brazil follows in the second place with 11,603,535 cases and 282,127 fatalities. The other countries with more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases are India (11,409,831), Russia (4,360,033), the UK (4,282,203), France (4,168,411), Italy (3,258,770), Spain (3,200,024), Turkey (2,911,642), Germany (2,594,675), Colombia (2,309,600), Argentina (2,210,121), Mexico (2,167,729), Poland (1,931,92...

  China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a yellow alert for heavy fog in many parts of the country. Thick fog is expected to hit parts of Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Hunan through Sunday morning, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). Visibility in some affected areas will be reduced to less than 200 metres, Xinhua news agency quoted the NMC as saying. The observatory also forecast heavy fog in the Liaodong Gulf and the Yellow Sea on Sunday, which will reduce visibility in some areas to less than 1 km. The NMC said drivers should slow down to safe speeds, and airports, freeways and ports should take appropriate safety measures. China has a four-tier colour-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/china-renews-alert-heavy-fog

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued decrees to appoint new officials, official media reported. According to the decrees issued on Friday, the King dismissed Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten and appointed Issam bin Saad bin Saeed as the acting minister of Haj and Umrah, who also serves as the Minister of State and a cabinet member, Xinhua news agency reported citing the official media as saying. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej was appointed as the head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation, replacing Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri. The monarch also appointed a new president of the Supreme Administrative Court, deputy minister of human resources and social development, and assistant transportation minister. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/saudi-king-appoints-new-senior-officials

  Amidst new efforts by the US to expedite Afghanistan's reconciliation efforts, officials have confirmed that Russia is planning to host a meeting on the war-torn country's peace process. Politicians from Afghanistan, including President Ashraf Ghani and High Council for National Reconciliation chair Abdullah Abdullah, as well as foreign envoys and Taliban representatives, are expected to attend the meeting in Moscow on March 18, the reconciliation council's spokesman Fraidoon Khwazoon said on Tuesday. "A conference will be held. Some figures have been invited. The reconciliation council chairman has also been invited," TOLO News quoted Khwazoon said as saying. "The High Council for National Reconciliation is consulting on the meeting and will decide whether to participate in the conference or not," he said, adding that "Russia has an important role in the Afghan peace process". The aim of the meeting is to accelerate Afghanistan's peace ...

  Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh on Wednesday revealed that his Instagram family is now eight-million strong. "Much love to my 8 Million Insta Family!!Keep loving and keep supporting. #yoyohoneysingh," the rapper wrote in his new post. Fans expressed love and support for the rapper.   On the work front, Honey Singh recently released his dance track "Shor machega", which is also the first track of the upcoming film "Mumbai Saga", which is slated to hit theatres on March 19. Talking about the song, Honey Singh recently shared: "This has been one of my best compositions and I'm excited to collaborate with Hommie (Dilliwala) for this song. We kept the theme of the movie as the essence of our music and wanted to give audiences a song that is catchy and groovy. Thanks to Bhushan Kumar and Sanjay Gupta who understood the vision of the song and made it into a great video. It was a pleasure sharing the screen with John and Emraan. Rajeev Surti choreographed som...

  Bigg Boss 14 contestant Rakhi Sawant wonders who would reprise Sridevis starring role if the 1986 superhit Nagina was remade today. She posted the question with a clip from the film on Instagram. In the clip, Rakhi's face is morphed onto Sridevi's body. While she posted her wish to relive Sridevi's evergreen avatar as the snake-woman, Rakhi got the name of the film wrong.   "I love #sridevi Ji one of my fav film is #Naagin if remade who should they cast -- see and put ur choices in comment#rakhisawant #biggboss14," Rakhi captioned the image. In Harmesh Malhotra's Nagina, Sridevi stars Rajni, an ‘icchhadhari naagin' who, in human form, marries a rich man (played by Rishi Kapoor) and has to protect him from an evil ‘tantrik' (Amrish Puri). The film is still recalled for Laxmikant-Pyarelal's superhit music, especially the Sridevi dance number Main naagin tu sapera sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Nagina had a sequel titled Nigahen in 1988, where Sridevi ret...

    Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor feels it is crucial for women to stand up for themselves and their dreams, and shatter stereotypes. "It is crucial for women to stand up for themselves and their dreams and shatter stereotypes. I have always been a staunch supporter of women's causes and have always tried to contribute in my own way as much as possible," Arjun said. On the occasion of International Women's Day, Arjun will interact and celebrate girls who have broken stereotypes, challenged norms, and have themselves become a role model, inspiring a generation to share their experiences and their journeys. Arjun will converse with these girls, share anecdotes from his life on how women can do anything they set their mind to. "It was an eye-opener for me to know the amazing stories of these girls and their inspiring personal journeys," added the actor, who spearheads a digital IP called Bend The Gender that is aimed at saluting girls who have been shattering t...

  Asian champion Sarita Mor settled for silver in the women's 57kg category of the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series wrestling after going down to Giullia Rodrigues of Brazil 2-4 in the final here. India's Anshu missed bronze after Italian Rancesca Indelicato defeated her in the semi-finals in the 57kg category (via an injury rule). Sarita, 25, clinched the 59kg gold at the Asian Championship in Delhi last year. She is a seven-time national champion. In the men's category, Kuldeep Malik won bronze in the Greco-Roman 72kg category, after going down to Chingiz Labazanov of Russia 0-10. In the 130kg Greco-Roman semi-finals, Naveen defeated Stepan David of Czech Republic to clinch bronze. In the 63kg category, Neeraj beat Samuel Jones of the USA 6-4 to bag bronze. Overall, the Indian Greco-Roman team finished fifth with 82 points. Russia finished on top with 175 points, followed by Hungary (145), Turkey (136), and Kazakhstan (134 points). Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/n...

  Causing a blow to the ruling alliance headed by the Pakistan Tehreek -i-Insaf (PTI) in the Senate elections from Islamabad, an upbeat opposition on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan "to resign in an honourable way" after the defeat of the government's candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh at the hands of Pakistan Democra�tic Movement (PDM) candidate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. "If he (the Prime Minister) has honour then he should himself resign (from the office). Imran Khan should submit his resignation today as the demand for his resignation is no more only the opposition's demand but it has now become a demand of the government members as well," said a cheerful Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari while speaking at a news conference at the Zardari House with Gilani and other senior party leaders hours after results of the elections on the Senate seats from Islamabad were announced by the returning officer, the Dawn reported on Thur...