July2016

Chelsea endorses Hillary as wonderful, thoughtful and hilarious mom in Democratic convention

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: Chelsea Clinton on Thursday tried to lift the public veil on one of America’s best-known and most disliked politicians, telling the Democratic convention her mother, their presidential nominee, was “wonderful, thoughtful” and “hilarious”. According...
Intensified crackdown on media increases atmosphere of fear

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: As Turkey enters its second week of a three month state of emergency, the ongoing crackdown on civil society and the assault on media freedom has reached disturbing levels, said Amnesty International. Arrest warrants...
‘Akira’ fans unveiled new poster with sonakshi sinha

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: The very cool Sonakshi Sinha is all set to don a fierce avatar for her next action thriller Akira. The movie has been garnering a lot of attention amongst fans with its hard hitting...
Higuain determined to repay Juventus for massive fee

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: Gonzalo Higuain aims to repay Juventus for splashing out 90 million euros ($99.74 million) to sign him from Napoli and make the Argentina striker the third most expensive player in world football. The 28-year-old...
Djokovic stands between Murray and second gold

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: Britain’s Andy Murray, bristling with confidence after ending a three-year wait for another grand slam title at Wimbledon, will seek to make history in Brazil by becoming the first man to win successive Olympic...
Ashwin regains top spot in bowlers’ rankings after Antigua Test

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surged to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after a superb outing in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua which...
Muralidaran, Lohmann, Morris and Rolton to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: The International Cricket Council today announced that Muttiah Muralidaran, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris and George Lohmann will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame later this year. Record-breaking off-spinner Muralidaran becomes the...
FIFA extends match-manipulation sanction against vice-president of Equatorial Guinea FA

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of the two-year ban, starting on 10 July 2016, that was imposed on the vice-president of the Equatorial Guinea FA, Mr Gustavo Ndong Edu, by the CAF...
Prateik Babbar to star in a play titled ‘6’

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 29, 2016

News Hour: Prateik Babbar is all set to tread the path of live drama with the Indian adaptation of the one-act play by L.B. Hamilton, ‘A Midnight Clear’, in Mumbai. He will be seen alongside Suhail...
Richa Chadha to sing the Indian national anthem in Delhi

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 28, 2016

News Hour: From the likes of Amitabh Bachchan to Varun Dhawan, several celebrities have been bestowed with the honour of singing the national anthem at a public platform. Another one to join the bandwagon is Richa...