John Travolta tears up over honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival; makes directorial debut with ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’

John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut Friday.Clad in a white beret, Travolta walked the Cannes red carpet with his 26-year-old daughter Ella Bleu Travolta. The actor wrote, directed and co-produced ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, based on his own 1997 children’s novel.Thierry Fremaux,…

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Digital forensics help I-T expose benami liquor front

Hyderabad: In a sign of how financial investigations are going digital, Income Tax investigators of Hyderabad Benami Prohibition Unit (I-T BPU) used Google Maps timelines, IP address trails, mobile phone forensics and geospatial analysis to crack what they suspect was a benami liquor syndicate operating behind a Hyderabad wine shop.The breakthrough came when Google location…

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Rain and thunder breaking heatwave in Ludhiana. | Ludhiana News

Ludhiana: Recurrent thunderstorms and an influx of rainy days across May delivered Ludhiana its coolest average monthly temperatures in three years, providing residents with vital relief from the intense seasonal heat.Data released by the Meteorological Department shows the industrial hub’s monthly maximum temperature averaged 38.0 degrees Celsius, while the minimum averaged 23.3 degrees Celsius—the mildest…

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‘Dressing up massacre as military op’: India rebukes Pakistan at UN over Afghan strikes | India News

NEW DELHI: India launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, accusing it of blocking Afghanistan’s trade routes and carrying out deadly airstrikes that have killed hundreds of civilians.India’s UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish termed Pakistan’s refusal to grant transit access to Afghan merchants as “unprecedented ‘trade and transit terrorism’.”…

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Dust storm, showers bring small relief in parts of Raj | Jaipur News

Jaipur: With active western disturbances influencing weather conditions, many places in Rajasthan witnessed dust storms, hailstorms and rainfall activity Wednesday.However, the weather failed to provide major respite from the prevailing heatwave conditions, bringing down maximum temperatures by only 1-2°C in some parts of the state.Jaipur recorded its hottest afternoon of the season so far, with…

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