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Justin Bieber has announced the final international dates for his record-setting Justice World Tour, including a new UK date. Having sold in excess of 1.3 million tickets so far, the Justice World tour will travel to over 30 countries.

Manori Ravindran International EditorHBO Documentary Films has bought worldwide television rights for Cannes Special Screenings title “All That Breathes.”The film is the only Sundance movie to screen as part of Cannes’ Official Selection this year — a feat all the more impressive given Cannes is not known for its documentary programming. In Park City, the film picked up the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.Directed by Shaunak Sen (“Cities of Sleep”), “All That Breathes” follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites, which are a staple in the skies of New Delhi, India.In one of the world’s most populated cities, where cows, rats, monkeys, frogs and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people, the “kite brothers” care for thousands of these creatures, which fall daily from New Delhi’s smog-choked skies.

Cities around the world, including the UK and its capital, could run out of water 'in 25 years' because of growing risks from drought driven by climate change, according to a report from Christian Aid. Severe droughts in London and the South East of England, in the “famously rainy UK”, could cost the capital’s economy £330 million a day, it says.

Boris Johnson swerved questions about the partygate scandal at a press conference in India on Friday (April 22).

Naman Ramachandran British-Indian actor Arjun Mathur, 2020 International Emmy best actor nominee for Amazon Prime Video India series “Made In Heaven,” has signed with the U.K.’s United Agents for international representation. Mathur has wrapped the U.K. schedule of Indian dark comedy “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli” and is in the process of completing season 2 of “Made in Heaven.” After that he will shift focus to his international career, where his credits include acclaimed Channel 4 series “Indian Summers.” “They [United Agents] sat me down and spoke to me the other day, and they were like, ‘We need you to not take some work in India for some time, and we understand how that can make you insecure, and it might be hard financially.'” Mathur tells Variety.

The highly anticipated and Covid-delayed release of Indian action film RRR opened with a bang as distributor Sarigami Cinemas said it’s grossed $4.5 million including late night and early morning shows and anticipated a $12-$15 million weekend.

Prince Charles, 73, and Camilla, 74, are currently on a tour of Ireland with a packed schedule. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall haven't been short of activities from visiting County Tyrone in Northern Ireland to spending time at Superstars Café charity in Cookstown. Much like Kate and William's Caribbean tour, Charles and Camilla's Ireland visit is part of the celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

EXCLUSIVE: Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) has signed on to star alongside Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee and Kaveri Seth in the film Gulmohar for Chalkboard Entertainment, Autonomous Works and Fox Star Studios, which is currently in production in New Delhi.

Paul Sinha has criticised India's decision to abstain from voting on a UN Security Council resolution demanding Russia ceases its invasion of Ukraine.The Chase star took to Twitter to unleash his fury over the situation, receiving a mixed reaction from his followers.Paul, 51, went on Twitter to blast India following the news that the country had chosen to abstain from voting on a UN Security Council resolution demanding that Russia ceases its actions.Experts believe the decision was swayed by New Delhi's reliance on its ally for energy, weapons and support in conflicts with neighbours.Paul, who is of Indian descent, didn’t waste any time in weighing in on the debate in view of his 213,200 Twitter followers yesterday. The stand-up comedian raged: “Shame on you, India. “Your boast about being the world's largest democracy means very little now.“And the UAE can f**k right off as well.”He added: “The height of nuanced political satire, that tweet.”The Chase star’s comments left fans divided, as some felt he was being unfair.Richaaryan wrote: “It's easy to jump on the bandwagon and shame a country or a person. “Where are the NATO and the US forces? Ukraine is now left alone to defend themselves! “Just as the European countries are looking out for their interests first, India has the right to do the same!!!”Cantonaesque replied: “Clearly you have an understanding of the complicated geo political issues India has to face from your cushy UK residence. “Manage your house. We have to think about our future, and clearly the West's never had our back.”While others took Paul’s side, with Nigel David Holmes writing: “Disappointed in the lack of condemnation from India.”Celtic Warrior added: “Well said Paul.

Associated Press, the 92-year-old was hospitalised with the virus on January 11, where she was put on a ventilator. She was taken off life support as her condition improved, however, she deteriorated again on the weekend.As CNN reports, her doctor, Dr. Pratit Samdani, told reporters outside Breach Candy Hospital where she’d been treated: “Lata Di died at 8:12 a.m.

Lata Mangeshkar, a legendary Indian singer with a prolific, groundbreaking catalog and a voice recognized by more than a billion people in South Asia, has died. She was 92. The iconic singer died Sunday morning of multiple organ failure at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai, her physician, Dr.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticThe sense of a city as a complex, ailing ecosystem is rendered with unusual vividness in “All That Breathes.” Shaunak Sen’s documentary has no formal interviews, onscreen text or omniscient narrator to provide relevant stats on Delhi, where air pollution is reportedly twelve times worse than in Beijing, which ranks second on the global list. Instead, the environmental impact is felt on the microcosmic level of two resident brothers dedicated to urban bird rescue.

“Have you ever felt vertigo looking into the sky?” Nadeem Shahzad asks over voiceover roughly fifteen minutes into “All That Breathes.” The accompanying shot looks straight up into a sunny yet smog-streaked sky as a swirl of black kites swoops and careens overhead. The birds are numerous, too many to count, but their movements are mesmerizing.

Cinemas in New Delhi have been ordered shut from today after Covid cases surged to a four-month high on Monday. These measures fall under the Indian capital’s Graded Response Action Plan which triggered the so-called “yellow alert” level that came into effect today as positivity rates were over 0.5% for two consecutive days.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Puneeth Rajkumar, a leading star of southern Indian regional cinema, died Friday after a massive heart attack, a hospital said. He was 46.

monkey.New Delhi resident Mohammad Kurbaan, 30, collapsed and died after being walloped by the flying projectile slung by a crowd of vicious primates.Cops discovered neglectful building owner Omprakash Mishra left the bricks on top of a water tank to stop feral monkeys from being able to get inside. When the small but crafty creatures figured they could lash them away and get to the water, they did – to Mr Kurbaan's great loss, The Indian Express reported.

Breathe: Into The Shadows, the Amazon Prime Video Original show out of India, has been recommissioned by the streamer for a second season.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A man was arrested after trying to smuggle almost a kilo of gold up his bum.Mohammad Sharif was "moving suspiciously" when cops at Imphal Airport, southern India decided to give him a check-up.What they found was less 007, more The Man with the Golden Bum.After an internal search, Mohammad was allegedly found to have almost a kilo of gold wedged up his backside.India Times reported he was on his way to New Delhi when his subtle ploy was rear-ended at the last moment.Mr Sharif was told he only became a person of interest to the Central Industrial Security Force because of his "suspicious movement".It was then, during the examination, that his flaky plan was revealed.Officials found Sharif

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A former professional surfer who was kidnapped and raped for two months in India has revealed she can no longer have sex due to the trauma.Carmen Greentree, who was 22 at the time, became a victim of scammers posing as government tourism operators and was held against her will on a houseboat in New Delhi.Ms Greentree was in the country after leaving Sydney to study under the Dalai Lama in the Himalayas.She was held captive by Rafiq Ahmad Dundoo in 2004 and raped dozens of times and beaten every time she asked to leave.Ms Greentree was on the boat with Dundoo's elderly mother and father, two brothers, and his wife and their baby.After spending two months, she was saved when authorities

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Four men and a Hindu priest have been charged with the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in India.The young girl, who lived in New Delhi, was found dead after her mother asked her to fetch water from the local crematorium on August 1. The men who have been charged were initially arrested on August 2, the the Ministry of Home Affairs has said the men could face the death penalty if found guilty, reports CNN.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorIndian filmmaker Rahul Jain followed up his debut doc, “Machines,” with “Invisible Demons,” about the pollution in New Delhi. The film, which will play in Cannes’ inaugural Cinema for the Climate, will be represented for international sales by Participant and MK2 Films.