Bogotá, Aug 2 (UNI) Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of procedural fraud and witness bribery. The 73-year-old former president had pleaded not guilty. His defence attorney previously announced that they would file an appeal, reports CNN. Judge Sandra Heredia of Bogotá’s 44th Criminal…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (UNI) With the Onam festival around the corner, the Kerala Excise Department has chalked out a comprehensive action plan to intensify enforcement activities across the state. The special drive, aimed at ensuring a safe and law-abiding festive season, will focus on curbing the smuggling of spirit, the production and sale of illicit…
New York, Aug 2 (UNI) The “Sex and the City” franchise is ending after more than 25 years, with the conclusion of the third and now final season of its spinoff, “And Just Like That…,” star Sarah Jessica Parker and showrunner, writer and director Michael Patrick King announced. “And just like that… the ongoing storytelling…
London, Aug 2 (UNI) ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight will write the forthcoming James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed. The movie, which will be directed by Dune’s Denis Villeneuve, is currently in development and being overseen by the studio after long-serving masterminds Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stood down in February, reports…
Los Angeles, Aug 2 (UNI) American filmmaker George Lucas created and directed Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, which kicked off the legendary trilogy and franchise, is heading back to cinema halls just in time for its 50th anniversary. Lucasfilm owner Disney has confirmed a theatrical release is set for April 30, 2027,…
London, (UNI) Stamps in people’s passports will be replaced by biometric checks for people travelling in and out of the EU from October 12, officials have confirmed. The Entry/Exit System (EES) will replace the current paper checks for passengers from the UK with the fingerprint and face scans to cross an EU border. The scheme…
Paris, (UNI) The French government will deport a Gaza student accused of reposting alleged antisemitic content on her social media and also halt all evacuations from the territory, the country’s foreign minister said today as outrage grows over her reposts. “She must leave the country. She does not have a place in France,” Jean-Noël Barrot…
New York, (UNI) President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing her, without evidence, of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes”. The BLS’ monthly labour report on Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also…
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (UNI) The final and most foreboding trailer for ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’, the climatic instalment in the studio’s seminal supernatural horror saga, has been unveiled. This latest instalment sees real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren face their most personal haunting yet, a demonic entity from their early days in the…
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (UNI) Telangana Cinematography Minister Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy expressed happiness over the Telugu film industry securing seven awards at the 71st National Film Awards, calling it a proud moment for the state and a reflection of the industry’s growing creative strength. In a statement here on Friday, the Minister congratulated Balakrishna’s Bhagavant…
