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Watch out for Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Happy New Year’ trailer August 14

The trailer of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Happy New Year’ will be unveiled on the eve of Independence Day Aug 14 at a star-studded event here to celebrate the ‘Indiawaale’ sentiment which is inherent in the movie. happy3Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd Wednesday announced that the first look of the grand Diwali release will be disclosed at Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai, with the entire cast – SRK, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah – along with director Farah Khan and composer duo Vishal-Shekhar, in attendanc...

FDA approves Boehringer’s once-a-day inhaler drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new long-acting inhaler drug from Boehringer Ingelheim to treat people with chronic lung disease. drugThe agency approved Striverdi Respimat for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which causes bronchitis and emphysema and affects about 24 million people in the U.S. The disease, which is most often caused by smoking, is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health. The FDA approved the drug on Thursday based on a study in 3,104 patients which showed i...

Won’t make anything controversial: Rohit on ‘Singham Returns’

Reacting to reports of a right-wing Hindu organisation expressing displeasure over a scene in his upcoming film ‘Singham Returns’, director Rohit Shetty said he has never shown anything controversial in his films and would continue to do so in future. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has written to the the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC), citing that the film depicts Hindu saints in a bad light, “which hurts the religious sentiment of the believers of the faith”. The organisation apparently has objected to a dialogue in the film. However, Shetty said, “They have not seen the scene. We will have a discussion with them. I am a commercial filmmaker and I know how business is important. I will never do any such thing or make a film that is controversial ever.”

 ‘Guardians of Galaxy’ to release in India on August 8

Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana-starrer ‘Guardians of Galaxy’ is set to release in India on August 8.   The film, based on Marvel Comics of the same name, is directed by James Gunn and produced by Kevin Feige. guardianofgalaxy-480‘Guardians of Galaxy’ revolves around the character of Peter Quill, played by Pratt, who forms an uneasy alliance with a group of extraterrestrial misfits on the run after stealing a coveted ring. The film also stars Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper featuring as the voice of Rocket, Lee Pace, Micha...

JU expels 3 female students for life for ragging

The authorities expelled three female students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Wednesday night on charge of assaulting another female student in the name of ragging. JUThe expulsion order came from an emergency meeting of the JU syndicate at night. The expelled students are Shammi Rezwana, Sabrina Akter Nitu and Rafia, honours second year students of the Marketing Department. Sources said the trio assaulted the victim, Momtaz Begum Antara, a first year student of honours coarse of the same department, on July 18 as she did not turn up at their room the da...

New archives shine light on history of black Britons

The first archive dedicated to the culture and experiences of black people in Britain opened on Thursday, with the aim of shining a light on a long overlooked history. The o7-million ($11.9-million, 8.8-million euro) Black Cultural Archives houses books, diaries, newspapers, photographs and artefacts dating back almost 2,000 years, as well as an exhibition space and learning tools for schools. It is the culmination of three decades of campaigning and fundraising, and those behind the project hope it will increase awareness of the long history of people of African and Caribbean roots in Britain. “It’s very much a hidden history,” Paul Reid, the director of the archives, told AFP at a launch event filled with performances of music, poetry and dance.
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