Armed man arrested near Trump Golf Club hours before President’s California visit

IANS | August 5, 2026 6:25 AM

Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) Hours before US President Donald Trump was scheduled to attend a Republican National Committee fundraiser at his Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, authorities announced the arrest of an armed man who was found on the property over the weekend, as federal investigators continue to examine whether he posed a threat to the president.

Amaal Mallik says ‘Yeh Awarapan’ is a tribute to ‘Toh Phir Aao’ and ‘Tera Mera Rishta’

Akshay Acharya | August 5, 2026 2:29 AM

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Music composer Amaal Mallik, who has composed the song ‘Yeh Awarapan’ from the upcoming Emraan Hashmi-starrer ‘Awarapan 2’, has spoken up on the challenges of composing the song for the sequel to the cult-classic.

Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister holds discussions with US Ambassador Gor

IANS | August 5, 2026 12:52 AM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov has met Ambassador Sergio Gor, Special Representative of the President of US for South and Central Asia, in New Delhi.

Christopher Nolan talks about the differences between his directorial ‘The Odyssey’ and Homer's epic

IANS | August 5, 2026 12:38 AM

Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Sir Christopher Nolan, who has helmed ‘The Odyssey’, has shared that he doesn't think his adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ is "at odds" with Homer's ancient Greek epic.

NHRC intensifies scrutiny of Meta over CSAM on Instagram, Facebook, issues fresh notices

IANS | August 5, 2026 12:37 AM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has escalated its intervention against the alleged circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on Meta platforms, issuing a fresh notice two days ago while continuing to monitor an earlier probe based on BBC reports.

AICWA offers condolences to ‘Ghajini’ actor Pradeep Rawat

IANS | August 5, 2026 12:21 AM

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has offered its condolences to the late actor Pradeep Rawat. The actor passed away at the age of 74 on Tuesday.

MoS Margherita attends Guyana’s Independence anniversary celebrations

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:59 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita attended the celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Guyana’s independence and 60 years of India-Guyana diplomatic relations.

Andreescu, Zheng, Kenin, Liutova headline US Open qualifying entries

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:52 PM

New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu and Olympic gold medallist Zheng Qinwen are among the stars named to feature in the entry list for this year's qualifying competition for the year's last Grand Slam, which begins on August 24 in Flushing Meadows.

When Emily Blunt saw Tom Cruise losing patience while shooting for a key sequence in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:44 PM

Los Angeles, Aug 4 (IANS) British actress Emily Blunt, once spoke about watching Hollywood royalty Tom Cruise lose his patience while filming for ‘Edge of Tomorrow’.

Talks with Oman on Strait of Hormuz are positive: Iran

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:40 PM

Tehran, Aug 4 (IANS) Esmaeil Baqaei, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, on Tuesday said that the talks with Oman regarding safe routes in the Strait of Hormuz are positive, local media reported.