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United Nations, Sep 18 (IANS) Presidents, prime ministers, princes and monarchs begin their annual gathering in New York on Monday focusing on development and climate change, while the harrowing Ukraine War which the world body is powerless to stop hovers over them.The two issues are primary concerns of the Global South, many countries of which face a severe financial crunch in meeting the challenges, while their problems have been exacerbated by the Covid pandemic and Russia’s invasionof Ukraine.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will push the industrialised countries to increase their funding for the causes of development and climate change.They start their week of…

The 59-year-old actor plays a retired assassin in director Tim Brown’s new movie, and he was quick to get on board for the project because not only did he like the script, but he was intrigued at the thought of playing someone a decade older, reports aceshowbiz.com.”I sent Mike (Nilon), his manager, the script, and he responded. He said that he thought it was really funny. He loved the family theme that’s running through it,” Tim told The Hollywood reporter when discussing how he got the ‘Pig’ star on board.”He loved the idea of playing a grandfather and playing a…

Duplantis cleared 6.23m on his first attempt for the seventh world record of his career. With his winning performance, the Swede claimed his third Diamond trophy. Ernest Obiena finished second with 5.82m and Sam Kendricks was third on countback with 5.72m.The 23-year-old opened his campaign at Hayward Field on Sunday with a first-time clearance at 5.62m, then he passed at 5.72m and also managed 5.82m on his first go. He chose to skip 5.92m and returned to go clear at 6.02m on his first try to win the competition and achieve the 73rd six metre-plus clearance of his career.But he…

Addressing the media outside the Parliament building before the commencement of the five-day special session, PM Modi said, “I urge all members to give maximum time to this special session of Parliament.””This Parliament session may be small in duration but is big on occasion, it is a session of historic developments,” he added.He highlighted the success of India’s moon mission and G20 meeting during his remarks.”Shiv Shakti Point (landing site of Chandrayaan-3) has become a new centre of inspiration, Tiranga Point (location on the Moon near the lunar south pole where Chandrayaan-2’s lander Vikram crashed) fills us with pride,” said…

In the poster, we can see Ranbir donning formal attire- royal blue blazer, matching shirt, and completed the look with square shaped sunglasses. He is looking suave in a long hairstyle, with a cigarette in his mouth, and a lighter in one hand.The poster features Ranbir in a never-seen-before rowdy avatar. Sharing the poster, the makers wrote: “He is elegant He is Wild… You will see his rage on September 28. #AnimalTeaserOn28thSept @AnimalTheFilm #AnimalOn1stDec”.The roaring teaser of the movie will be released on September 28, ie on Ranbir’s birthday.Ranbir’s character promises to be a tour de force, and the teaser…

The bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-politician-turned avid donkey owner posted a series of photos this weekend that chronicled his time growing up in Austria before he arrived here in 1968 – all while audio of his speech from the 2004 Republican National Convention plays in the background, reports Deadline.Arnoldbecame a citizen on September 17, 1983.”My fellow Americans, this an amazing moment for me,” it begins.”To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become governor of the state of California, that is an immigrant’s dream. In school when the teacher would talk about America, I would daydream about coming here.””I…

Though the audit report for the financial year 2015-16 corroborates Jahan’s claims that she resigned from the company in March 2017, it refutes her statement that as an “independent director” she was unaware of the financial and transaction details of the entity.The ED officials are keeping this factor in mind while carrying forward their investigation in the matter.Sources said that in case the actress-turned-politician is summoned for the second time for interrogation, she might be questioned on this audit report carrying her signature.Jahan faced a prolonged six-hour questioning by the probe sleuths at the central agency’s Salt Lake office in…

“It’s like, really, you can’t be prepared for this. Especially with the longevity of this career, (which) is mind-blowing. It’s just mind-blowing because I don’t know how much longer you can wait … Society is changing, the commerciality in cinema… it’s faster. So longevity would become a premium,” Sylvestershared to ETCanada, reports aceshowbiz.com.”I consider myself like the last of dinosaurs, you know what I mean? And I’m very proud of that … But yeah, you have to really think about that. It’s incredible. Yeah, it is. I don’t take it for granted, but I really want to spend it with…

Head fractured his left hand when he was struck on the hand by a rising delivery by Proteas paceman Gerald Coetzee while batting in Australia’s run chase in the fourth ODI on Friday.McDonald revealed that Head will not require surgery after fracturing a joint on his left hand during the fourth ODI in Pretoria. However, it is uncertain if the opener will be able to participate in the upcoming 50-over event in India as he needs over a month to recover.”The timeframe is still a bit loose at the moment but the good news is he doesn’t require surgery as…

The session will be held in the existing Parliament House, however from September 19 onwards, the session will resume from the new building.Parliamentary affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that on Monday the special session will begin in the existing Parliament House, while on Tuesday, a photo session will be held in the existing building.After that, a function will be held in the Central Hall of Parliament and then the session will resume from the new building, Joshi said.”Once the sittings of the special session begin from the new Parliament building on September 19, they will held there till September 22,”…