Month: September 2014

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Lok Sabha elections won’t have bearing on Assembly polls: Majid Memon

September 7, 2014 0

New Delhi, Sep. 7 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majid Memon today said that the Lok Sabha elections won’t have any major bearing on the forthcoming Maharshtra Assembly polls and added that his party had sounded the poll bugle on time. “I think as far as the Maharashtra elections are concerned, then the Lok Sabha elections won’t have much bearing on them because the issues and results are different,” Memon told ANI adding, “It is important to start the preparations on time.

Obama delays acting on immigration until after November elections

September 7, 2014 0
U.S. President Barack Obama visits Stonehenge in Wiltshire

President Barack Obama reversed course on Saturday and delayed taking executive action on immigration reform until after November congressional elections, bowing to concerns it could cost his fellow Democrats control of the U.S. Obama had promised in a high-profile White House appearance in June to announce unilateral measures by the end of summer if Congress did not enact immigration reform legislation. “The truth of the matter is that the politics did shift midsummer because of that problem,” Obama said in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” set to air on Sunday. Obama said he plans to act later this year after making more of a public case for his actions, which are expected to remove the threat of deportation for some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.

Quirky Swedish film takes top Venice award, U.S. dramas snubbed

September 7, 2014 0
Swedish director Roy Andersson holds the Golden Lion prize for his movie "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" during the award ceremony at the 71st Venice Film Festival

By Michael Roddy VENICE (Reuters) – Swedish director Roy Andersson’s offbeat comedy “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence” won the Golden Lion award for best film at the 71st Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with the jury snubbing Hollywood and festival opener “Birdman”. The world’s oldest film festival effectively shut out the American feature films in its main competition, also failing to give awards to the drone pilot drama “Good Kill”, Al Pacino’s portrayal of a grumpy old man in “Manglehorn” and the Florida house repossession drama “99 Homes”. Scott Roxborough, European film critic for The Hollywood Reporter, said that in rejecting “Birdman” the festival had stayed true to form, supporting “the grand tradition of European art house cinema”.

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Singer Simone Battle found dead at West Hollywood home

September 7, 2014 0

Singer Simone Battle, a member of the band G.R.L. and former contestant on the “The X-Factor” television show, has been found dead in her West Hollywood home, authorities said on Saturday. Battle was found on Friday morning and an autopsy could be conducted as soon as Sunday, said Lieutenant David Smith from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Department. “Simone’s incredible talent was only surpassed by the size of her heart.” News of Battle’s death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.