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March 30, 2024 3:21 PM

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr passes away at 87

Louis Gossett Jr., the second black man to win an Academy Award as best supporting actor, has died aged 87, a family statement confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. The Oscar-winning actor's roles ranged from an enslaved man in the TV mini-series "Roots" to a no-nonsense drill s...

March 30, 2024 1:42 PM

Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert hall attack

Tajikistan's state security service has detained nine individuals suspected of having contact with the perpetrators of last week's attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall by gunmen.  The detainees, residents of the Vakhdat district, were apprehended for their alleged connection to the terrorist a...

September 16, 2024 5:02 PM

President Murmu to confer Bharat Ratna on LK Advani on Sunday

President Droupadi Murmu is slated to confer the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on veteran politician Lal Krishna Advani on Sunday, as per the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources. President Murmu will pay a visit to senior BJP leader LK Advani's residence and confer him with ...