July2016
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Sophie Choudry announced as British Asian Trust Ambassador
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: British Asian singer, actress and former VJ, Sophie Choudry, has been announced as the latest Ambassador of the British Asian Trust, one of The Prince’s Charities and the main international organisation linking the British... -
YRF’s YouTube channel surpasses 2 billion views
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: YRF’s main YouTube channel has hit the 2 billion view benchmark, strengthening its standing as one of the leading channels in the film and animation category from India, reports Bollyspice. YRF started its channel... -
‘Mohenjo Daro’ selected as the closing film at the 69th Locarno International Film Festival
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: News Hour: UTV and AGPPL’s much-awaited Mohenjo Daro is all set to impress audiences. This action-romance extravaganza, starring superstar Hrithik Roshan and the stunning debutant Pooja Hegde, has been selected as the closing film... -
South Africa to appeal ‘shockingly lenient’ Pistorius sentence
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: South Africa’s government will appeal Oscar Pistorius’ six-year murder sentence because it was “shockingly lenient”, state prosecutors said on Thursday. The Paralympic gold medallist was sentenced in July for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp,... -
England drop Ball and Finn for second Pakistan test
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: England pacemen Jake Ball and Steve Finn have been left out of the revised squad for the second test against Pakistan starting on Friday, captain Alastair Cook said on Thursday. Fast bowler James Anderson... -
Ireland’s Ed Joyce jumps 18 places in ICC rankings
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: Ireland opener Ed Joyce has vaulted 18 places to 24th spot in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen following a stellar performance in the five-match series against Afghanistan which ended... -
Sri Lanka and World Bank sign agreement to develop Jaffna with Galle, Kandy
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank today signed a $55 million loan to Sri Lanka to improve urban services, preserve cultural and environment assets, and improve livability in Jaffna, adding the... -
“Women in Digital Mymensingh” workshop is going to held in Mymensingh
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: Women In Digital (WIDBD) is an initiative of a Social Enterprise that has created programs to help women advance by providing access to Digital Platform. This new initiative aims to facilitate female creativity to... -
IOM responds to suspected Cholera cases in Juba, South Sudan
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: IOM medical staff are responding to an upsurge of suspected cholera cases in Juba and providing emergency medical care to civilians displaced by last week’s fighting in South Sudan’s capital. On 17 July, the... -
Second Lady of US visits IOM Transit Centre in Addis Ababa
Jul 21, 2016News Hour: Dr. Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States, visited the IOM Refugee Transit Center in Addis Ababa. She was greeted by 70 singing refugees and IOM Ethiopia Chief of Mission and Representative...
