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Denise Nickerson, Violet in 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' has died  CNN

Actress Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as chatty gum-chewer Violet Beauregard in 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died, ...

Adhering to the Indian Army's directive to exit Whatsapp groups with unverified members on it, as an effort to prevent the leakage of classified information, several army officers are quitting such groups by the dozen.

Typewriter, Netflix's next Indian original series from Sujoy Ghosh, is about a bunch of kids trying to capture a ghost that inhabits a haunted house in small-town Goa. Ghosh, Purab Kohli, and Palomi...

Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha on Thursday criticised the Union Budget 2019-20 saying there is nothing in it for promoting investment and employment, but the ruling BJP asserted that it is a "pro-poor and pro-farmer" budget that would boost economic growth. Participating in the debate on the Budget, Congress leader P Chidambaram downplayed the Modi government's call of making India a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25, saying the economy itself doubles due to the "magic of compounding" in... Читать дальше...

They hope it could save more than 900 tonnes of plastic nationwide each year

A 29-year-old farmer in Beed district of Maharashtra tried to end his life by consuming poison in front of a private money lender in connection with a dispute over debts, police said Thursday. According to police, when the farmer consumed poison, the money lender was busy shooting the video of his suicide bid. The farmer, Sudam Phapala, tried to kill himself at his farm in Belore village in Majalgaon on June 29, an official said, adding that he is now out of danger and undergoing treatment at a government hospital. Читать дальше...

GREECE’S killer storm struck moments after a Brit couple got engaged on the beach – sending them fleeing for safety as their champagne glasses “flew off the table”. Levi Brown and Cheryl Jenner were enjoying a romantic dinner when violent 60mph winds ripped through the Halkidiki peninsula, leaving the area “looking like it was hit […]

William Potter was killed in the crash on Hwy. 60

'What surprised us was how even the low emissions scenario has detrimental effects for this population'

Pakistan on Thursday said it cannot "prejudge" the decision of the International Court of Justice in the former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's case on July 17. Jadhav, 48, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" after a closed trial in April 2017. His sentencing evoked a sharp reaction in India. India moved the ICJ in May 2017 for the "egregious violation" of the provisions of the Vienna Convention by Pakistan... Читать дальше...

At least 16 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a passenger train smashed into a freight wagon parked on railway tracks in eastern Pakistan, officials say.

Yazmin Juárez, the Guatemalan mother whose child died from a lung infection after being held in an ICE detention center, testified before members of a congressional panel Wednesday. She shared the story of her daughter, 19-month-old Mariee, who died last year shortly after being released from the South Texas Family Detention Center in Dilley, Texas. Juárez filed a $60 million lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol and the Department of Health and Human Services. Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold his first meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan this month as Washington and Islamabad look to reset strained relations.

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) received 143 complaints related to corruption during the last three years and charge sheets were issued to five officers during the period, the HRD Ministry said Thursday. The information was shared by Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha about corruption complaints in the NCTE. "The NCTE received 143 complaints during the last three years. Complaints are dealt with... Читать дальше...

Twelve people have been injured in a large fire that broke out near a power station in the town of Mytishchi, near Moscow, a Russian official says.

ENGLAND take on old enemy Australia for a place in the Cricket World Cup final against New Zealand. It’s winner takes all at Edgbaston, with Eoin Morgan’s side looking for revenge after the Aussies beat them by 64 runs earlier in the tournament – and you can watch on Sky Sports Cricket, Main Event, via […]

Sufi Muhammad, a radical Pakistani cleric who waged war against foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan, has died.

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia appeared before the high court here Thursday for hearing in a criminal case filed against them by a former judge for allegedly making false and derogatory statements against him. The single bench of Justice Amit Rawal ordered the Shiromani Akali Dal leaders to furnish a personal bond of Rs one lakh each, said petitioner Ranjit Singh's counsel APS Deol. The Punjab and Haryana High Court fixed August 21 as the next date of hearing, Deol said. Читать дальше...

CPI(M) leader and Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac Thursday said the Left has relevance in the country regardless of its strength in parliament or assembly as it is the only political formation which puts up an 'alternative agenda." "All political parties in the country today follow neo-liberal agenda. Left alone has an alternative agenda. It does not matter that whatever be your strength in parliament or assembly," he said. "This is the only political formation in India which puts up an alternative, whether you agree or not. Читать дальше...

LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's prison system says an inmate with a swastika tattoo has escaped from a work-release center in south Alabama.

MOSCOW — Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev has retired aged 39 after a lengthy and colorful career. Lebedev won the interim WBA cruiserweight title in 2011 against James Toney, and successfully defended it eight times to 2017. He also held the IBF belt in 2016, winning it from Victor Emilio Ramirez before losing