Blake Lively faces new deposition request in legal battle for USD 800,000 in attorney fees from Justin Baldoni |

Blake Lively is now facing new deposition requests from Jed Wallace, a PR firm consultant who worked closely with Justin Baldoni during their legal battle. He is stating in new court documents that since Lively is expecting legal fees from him, he has the right to ask whether her allegations against him and his firm … Read more

Opposition wants Amit Shah in House; government says ‘not your call’ | India News

Kharge demands Amit Shah’s statement in Rajya Sabha; Rijiju says “opposition will not decide which minister comes to House” NEW DELHI: Amid continuing opposition protests lampooning home minister Amit Shah for his “absence” from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju Friday said the opposition cannot decide which minister will come … Read more

Supreme Court seeks Bihar minister’s record of appointment & nomination as MLC | India News

With Nitish Kumar stepping down as CM on April 15, the council of ministers was dissolved; Samrat Choudhary’s council, constituted on May 7, included Prakash NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought records from the Bihar government relating to the appointment of Deepak Prakash, who was not a member of the assembly, as a … Read more

‘Paper agreement will not bring security’: Iranian lawmaker attacks Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact

The criticism came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed an agreement that would treat an attack on one country as an attack on all three An Iranian lawmaker on Friday criticised the new defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, … Read more

Eyeing framework to regulate OTT content: I&B min | India News

The panel, it said, shall devise suitable norms and guidelines ‘keeping in view the cultural ethos and sensitivity of the country’ NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has told a parliamentary committee that it is mulling a comprehensive statutory framework to regulate the airing of programmes on OTT platforms, “which are offensive to … Read more

NCAER: Bihar booze ban hasn’t worked; lift it, fund development work | India News

The paper by a team of economists led by Ratna Sahay said an end to prohibition can help the state increase its tax revenue by 14-15% while reducing expenditure on enforcement NEW DELHI: A new paper by NCAER has proposed lifting prohibition in Bihar to generate resources for financing development and capital expenditure. It argued … Read more

Thai woman married to American man says ‘American Dream is dead’ after 3 years in US, wants to return to Thailand: ‘Every day feels like a rat race’

Thai woman married to American man says ‘American Dream is dead’ after 3 years in US, wants to return to Thailand: ‘Every day feels like a rat race’ A Thai woman who moved to the United States after marrying an American man has gone viral after sharing her experience of living in the country. After … Read more

“Are you white?”: Twitch streamer JayMommy doubles down after YRG Cobblemon racism controversy and refuses to back away from backlash

“Are you white?”: Twitch streamer JayMommy doubles down after YRG Cobblemon racism controversy and refuses to back away from backlash JayMommy has broken her silence after facing heavy criticism over comments she made during the YRG Cobblemon event. The Twitch streamer addressed the backlash during an August 6 livestream, defended herself against critics, and made … Read more

FCRA bill ‘internal matter’: India rejects US criticism | India News

Home minister Amit Shah has held meetings with representatives of church bodies to allay their concerns about the provisions of the bill NEW DELHI: Amid indications it may seek the passage of the Foreign Contributions Regulation (Amendment) Act, the government on Friday rejected criticism of the legislation by foreigners, including a US Congressman.MEA spokesperson Randhir … Read more