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Tributes have been paid to Indian actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru. The actor's manager confirmed the news after Rajkumar died at Vikram Hospital on Friday morning. He was reportedly rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack while in the gym but was pronounced dead after arriving unresponsive. Rajkumar, known as Appu to his fans, had a career that spanned two decades in Kannada cinema - a section of Indian cinema dedicated to the Kannada language. He appeared in his first film aged six months and got his first leading role in the 2002 film Appu, which was a box office success. Advertisement Rajkumar has since appeared in films including Abhi, Aakash, Milana, Vamshi, Raam and Anjani Putra, and has been the host of the Kannada version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? since 2012. He most recently starred in the 2021 action film Yuvarathnaa and was filming two films, James and Dvita. More on … [Read more...] about Tributes paid to Indian actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who died after suffering a heart attack

Popular Bollywood singer and composer Bappi Lahiri, who was known for his disco tracks in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 69. Lahiri was suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea and a recurrent chest infection, and passed away on Tuesday night, a statement by Criticare Hospital in Mumbai said. Known as India's "disco king", he became a household name for belting out major hits and composing music for dozens of movies featuring top stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgun and Mithun Chakraborty. His big Bollywood hits included Chalte Chalte, Disco Dancer and Sharaabi. He also had a run of major box office successes in Bengali films. Advertisement Bollywood stars, cricketers and politicians paid tribute to the musician. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this. Open Privacy Options Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Lahiri's music was "all-encompassing, beautifully expressing diverse … [Read more...] about Bappi Lahiri: Bollywood ‘disco king’ dies aged 69

Ned Beatty, an Oscar-nominated character actor who appeared in dozens of films and TV shows throughout his career, has died at the age of 83. Rising to fame with a role in Deliverance in 1972, Beatty went on to appear in films including Superman and Superman 2 alongside Christopher Reeve, Network, All The President's Men, and Charlie Wilson's War. His manager, Deborah Miller, said the actor died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, surrounded by his friends and loved ones. After spending his early acting career on stage, Beatty was cast as Bobby Trippe in Deliverance, also starring Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds, playing a happy-go-lucky member of a male river-boating party terrorised by thugs. In one scene, his character was forced to strip at gunpoint by two men who humiliated and raped him - a scene so shocking at the time that it is still referred to as a screen milestone. Advertisement Beatty appeared in more than … [Read more...] about Ned Beatty: Oscar-nominated Superman, Deliverance and Network actor dies aged 83

By Mohamud Ali Published 1 hour ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing By the end of Sunday, Somalis should know who their next president is, but this long-delayed vote only involves the country's 329 MPs and takes place in a heavily fortified area. The unusual circumstances highlight Somalia's security issues, as well as the lack of democratic accountability. The capital, Mogadishu, is in total lockdown until Monday morning. The MPs have started to cast their ballots in what is expected to be a closely fought contest. The winner among the record 35 candidates will also have to deal with the impact of the ongoing drought. But the big task is to wrest control of much of Somalia from al-Shabab. The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group continues to dominate large parts of the country and carries out frequent attacks in Mogadishu, and elsewhere. The … [Read more...] about Somalia’s presidential election: Where just 329 people vote

By Mercy Juma Published 11 April Share close Share page Copy link About sharing As Somalia faces what experts call its worst drought in a decade, children are bearing the brunt. Parents are struggling to feed them, with nearly half of the country's under-five population likely to suffer from acute malnutrition by June. Nimco Abdi gently places her six-month-old baby girl onto a plastic basin supported with sisal ropes. The weighing scale from which the basin hangs reads 0.6 stone (4kg). That is almost less than half of what the child's ideal weight should be. She is too tiny for her age. Her eyes are sunken, bones are protruding and her skin is wrinkled and pale. She lets out a feeble, barely audible cry as Nimco picks her back up. "I used to breastfeed her. But I became so sick from lack of food. And she got so thin, I decided to bring her here. At least she can get milk and drugs," … [Read more...] about Somalia drought: ‘Act now or 350,000 children will die’

Asking for a Friend is the series where we answer the questions that you’re too embarrassed to ask. Generally speaking, the idea of loving two people at the same time, in the romantic sense, is outlandish. After all, it’s generally accepted that you can’t love someone new without hurting the person you loved first – that would surely require emotional cheating , after all – and how could you possibly do that to someone you love? But time and time again, people find themselves in this predicament, stuck between two lovers, with genuine feelings for both of them. So, what gives? Does that mean you don’t really love either of them? Or is it actually possible to love more than one person at a time? What does psychology say? The short answer is yes, on a psychological level, you can love more than one person at a time. Afterall, love is no more than a chemical reaction – a ‘neurochemical high’ – and those reactions aren’t bound by societal restraints or … [Read more...] about Asking For A Friend: Can you be in love with two people at once?

By Mohamud Ali Published 14 April Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Most of Somalia's new MPs have been sworn in following a unique election for its parliament - known as the House of the People. But the people did not vote in a poll that has been dragging on for a record four months - more than double the time it took to pull off India's election , the biggest democratic exercise in the world, in which more than 600 million people voted. In Somalia, only a few thousand people voted for a parliament that would represent the nation of around 16.3 million. This is because Somalia uses a complex and indirect political system and political parties do not contest elections. Nor do one-person-one-vote elections take place. Instead, the 275-member House of the People is chosen by delegates appointed by clan elders and members of civil society who are selected by regional state … [Read more...] about Somalia’s elections – where the people don’t vote

A CHILD'S scream for her mom and panicked parents' desperate pleas for their kids amidst the chaos of Buffalo's hate-fueled shooting haunts a witness living across the street. "I keep hearing a little girl crying, 'That's my mom.' Parents were yelling, 'Where are my kids?' And you couldn't help," Debrah Josey told The Sun on Sunday morning. Less than 24 hours earlier - around 2.30pm on Saturday - Payton Gendron allegedly shot 13 people at Tops Friendly Market . Ten people died, and 11 of the 13 victims were black, according to law enforcement. The names of the victims have yet to officially be released. The suspected gunman is an 18-year-old white man who police said drove 200 miles to the only grocery store in a one-mile radius of one of the most segregated black communities in New York State. Read more on the Buffalo shooting 'VIOLENT EXTREMISM' New York Governor Kathy Hochul slams Twitch over suspect's live stream "It's a … [Read more...] about Buffalo mass shooting witness haunted by chilling cry of girl trapped in chaos after suspect Payton Gendron opened fire

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was pressed during a Sunday interview about what Democrats can do to lower skyrocketing inflation rates between now and the upcoming midterm elections. When asked about the matter by George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” Pelosi appeared to pin some of the blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Pelosi talked about a new proposal, describing it as the U.S. Competition Act of 2022, which she claimed would address supply chain issues that are contributing to higher prices. “This week we will have on the floor of the House, legislation for market manipulation and how companies are — we need to have a bright light of transparency on how companies are making big profits at the expense — and this is in the energy sector, at the expense of the consumer,” she added. “And we also are having same kind of hearings in appropriate — in the Agriculture Committee on how we can increase competition, again, so that we can lower food … [Read more...] about WATCH: Pelosi Pressed On What Democrats Are Doing To Slow Down Skyrocketing Inflation | The Daily Wire

By Frances Mao Published 10 May 2021 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Kopika is a five-year-old girl who has been locked up by the Australian government for most of her childhood. In 2019, her family was sent to a detention centre on Christmas Island, an Australian outpost in the Indian Ocean. They live in a guarded compound under 24-hour watch - an operation that has cost more than A$6m (£3.3m; $4.6m) so far. Kopi, as she's known to her friends, is allowed to go to school on the island. She's taken there in a police van. School is her "happy place", where she's free from her minders. "Why are we always followed?" she's asked before. Kopi is in this situation because her parents, Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka, arrived by boat in Australia nearly a decade ago seeking asylum. They settled in a country town in Queensland, and lived there for years, … [Read more...] about Biloela family: Locked up by Australia for three years