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15 Oct

Harry Potter’s beloved Hagrid Passes away at 72

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, internationalCinema, Film, Harry Potter, Hollywood

Robbie Coltrane, the infant-faced comedian and character actor who played more than a hundred roles including the crime-solving psychologist in the TV series 'Cracker' and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the famous movie 'Harry Potter', has died. He was 72 years old. The actor's agent, Belinda Wright, stated he died on Friday at a hospital in Scotland. He did not give a reason. In her statement about his death, Belinda Wright stated that "as well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly intelligent and after 40 years of being proud to be his agent, I will miss…

29 Sep

‘Dostojee’ wins the best prize at Japan Film Festival

Priyanka Bhowmickbollywood, Entertainment, international, West BengalDostojee, Film, india, Japan, Kolkata

Bengali filmmaker Prasoon Chatterjee's directorial debut 'Dostji' won the top prize, the Golden Shika Award, at the Nara International Film Festival (IFF) in Japan in the international competition category. The director will also receive the opportunity to make a film in Japan fully financed and produced by Nara IFF (up to $1 million) as part of the award. At Nara IFF, 'Dostojee competed in the International Competition category along with seven other brilliant films from around the world. Starring Jayati Chakraborty and Swatilekha Kundu as well as child artists Asiq Sheikh and Arif Sheikh, the film centers on the innocent…

23 Sep

India joined Brazil and South Africa and send message to China

Priyanka Bhowmickinternational, InternationalChina, india, International, Terror

India joined Brazil and South Africa in expressing serious concern over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and the need to immediately end hostilities and pursue the path of diplomacy and dialogue. In a joint statement after the 10th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Tripartite Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing UNGA session, the three countries stressed that the current global system is "anchored on international law, the UN Charter of States, sovereignty and territorial integrity". External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Brazilian counterpart Carlos Alberto Franco Franca and South African Health Minister Joe Fahla for the…

23 Sep

Bhutan reopens with new tourism strategy

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, India, international, International, North Bengal, North East, Travel, West BengalBhutan, Bhutan Border, india, Tourism

Taking a positive view on the appeal of tourism organizations and businessmen of North Bengal, Bhutan has banned the Baggage Allowance ie 'Luggage Allowance' for Indians for the time being. However, for the overnight stay of Indians in Bhutan, the Sustainable Development Fee will be applicable. The Government of Bhutan has informed Jaigaon Merchant Association and Jaigaon Development Authority through a circular. Significantly, a large quantity of dolomite, cement, vegetables and potatoes are imported from Bhutan to India. Not only Jaigaon but many businessmen of Siliguri are associated with business relations with Bhutan.In such a situation, an additional 'baggage allowance'…

04 Sep

PM Sheikh Hasina: ‘India should show more generosity when it comes to the water-sharing dispute’

editorIndia, internationalbangladesh

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Sunday termed India a ‘trusted friend’ and stated the ‘long standing’ water-sharing dispute between the two nations must be resolved to ease the troubles the residents of her country are facing. The 74-year-old chief is scheduled to go to India between September 5 and 8, all through which she will meet with newly-sworn in President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar, and preserve bilateral consultations with PM Modi. She last visited India earlier than the coronavirus pandemic in October 2019. Speaking to news enterprise ANI, Sheikh Hasina said: “We are downstream, water is coming from India.…

03 Sep

Pilot warns to crash small plane into Mississippi Walmart

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The pilot of a small plane has warned to deliberately crash into a Walmart in Mississippi, nearby police stated on Saturday, leading to an evacuation of the store. The police branch in Tupelo, Mississippi stated they were notified about the scenario until now on Saturday and had been started communating directly without delay to the pilot. "With the mobility of an plane of that type the risk zone is a lot large than even Tupelo," the police said in a statement on Facebook. They delivered that Walmart and a gasoline station had been evacuated and humans had been dispersed.

03 Sep

Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33 million people affected by flooding

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Pakistan appealed Saturday to the worldwide community for an "immense humanitarian response" to exceptional flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. The request came even as planes carried substances to the impoverished country of a across a humanitarian air bridge. Federal planning minister Ahsan Iqbal referred to as for an "immense humanitarian response for 33 million people" affected via monsoon rains that brought about devastating floods. International interest to Pakistan's plight has extended as the number of fatalities and homeless have risen. According to initial authorities estimates, the rain and flooding have triggered $10 billion in damage. "The…

02 Sep

Bangladesh PM Shiekh Hasina to begin India visit from Nizamuddin Dargah

editorIndia, internationalbangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will begin her visit to India from the highly revered Nizamuddin Dargah here on September 5. The holy Sufi shrine has been an important pilgrimage web page for both Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for more than half a century. During the visit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to meet Syed Basit Nizami, who is the successor of Sajjada Nashin or a Sufi Gras who is the zimmadar or trustee of the shrine. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman used to visit his grandfather Syed Mohammad Mia Nizami and Sheikh Hasina…

02 Sep

Blast in mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat, 15 people killed

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An explosion rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Friday, killing 15 people, a Taliban official said. The blast occurred at Herat's Gujargah mosque during Friday afternoon prayers, a highlight of the Muslim religious week when places of worship are mainly crowded. There was no on-the-spot claim of responsibility. Previous mosque attacks have been claimed through the Islamic State extremist group, which has carried out a collection of assaults on non secular and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan, as well as Taliban targets. The Herat mosque attracts followers of Sunni Islam, the dominant circulate in Afghanistan that is…

02 Sep

UN report accuses China of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang

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China has committed “serious human rights violations” which many represent “crimes against humanity”, on Muslim minorities in remote Xinjiang, the outgoing UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, has said in a long-awaited report, dramatically released before her ultimate day in office ended on August 31. These violations – such as rape, pressured sterilisations and disappearances -- had been committed by means of China in the context of the government’s software of counter-terrorism and counter-extremism strategies, the 48-page record said.