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Hollywood star Bradley Cooper is bringing the incredible world of Dan Simmons’ classic “Hyperion” book series to television.

The 40-year-old actor is partnering with “The Hangover director” Todd Phillips and “The Departed” producer Graham King to turn the 1989 Hugo Award-winning novel into a series for Syfy, reported Los Angeles Times.

“Hyperion” follows seven travellers seeking to answer some of the universe’s greatest questions while a warring galaxy teeters on Armageddon.

Retired soccer star David Beckham will reportedly appear in Guy Ritchie’s new movie, “Knights Of The Roundtable: King Arthur.”

The 40-year-old soccer star will appear in his friend’s Middle Ages epic opposite Jude Law, Charlie Hunnam, Eric Bana and Poppy Delevingne, reported Huffington Post.

The former England player, however, might appear in a small role as ‘Blackleg Leader.’

“There’s going to be a version of the scene where Excalibur gets drawn from the stone. This is where Beckham factors in,” a source said.

Actress Natalie Zea is expecting her first child with husband, actor Travis Schuldt.

Zea, 40, who recently attended the premiere of her new movie, “Too Late”, with John Hawkes, at the LA Film Festival, is due in the fall,reported People Magazine.

After 10 years together, Zea and Schuldt actor got engaged in Kauai, Hawaii, in 2013, and married last summer.

Zea stars in the upcoming Jason Jones comedy, “The Detour”, for TBS.

Actress Olivia Wilde has posted cute pictures with her son Otis which she clicked during their visit to the Please Touch the Art exhibition at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The photo showed the “The Longest Week” actress looking extremely happy while 14-month-old baby boy, reported Ace Showbiz.

Wilde appeared casual in a grey V-neck shirt and dark trousers. Her brunette hair was swept back in a bun. Otis also looked casual wearing black Stroke T-shirt, grey pants and sneakers.

An 18-year-old US tourist has been rescued off the coast of Honduras after strong winds and currents pushed his kayak out to sea for a 16-hour ordeal.

Andy Lopez, regional chief of the Permanent Commission for Contingencies, said a US military helicopter lowered a rescuer to snag Aaron Rose of Orange, Texas on Thursday morning 18 miles off the coast of the popular Atlantic beach destination Roatan island.

He says Rose was hospitalised in good condition.

Drought-stricken California has ordered the largest cuts on record to farmers holding some of the state’s strongest water rights.

State water officials yesterday told more than a hundred senior rights holders in California’s Sacramento, San Joaquin and delta watersheds to stop pumping from those waterways.

The move by the State Water Resources Control Board marked the first time that the state has forced large numbers of holders of senior-water rights to curtail use. Those rights holders include water districts that serve thousands of farmers and others.

A pocket watch that stopped at 8:15 am when the first atomic bomb dropped. A sprawling picture of twisted bodies and screaming faces engulfed by the flames. The school lunch box of a girl who disappeared without a trace.

As the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, American University Museum in Washington is showcasing artifacts and art recalling the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Muslim Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (MASS) organised a unique protest to draw Government’s attention on reservation. Well-dressed educated youths of Muslim community pulled rickshaws and shouted slogans.

According to a news published in Times of India, the Convener of Muslim Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (MASS), Abid Ali, said the agitation was a means to show that Muslim youths would be left with no other choice but to pull rickshaws if the community is denied of reservation.

Telangana became the first state in India to bestow on investors the right to get clearance of their projects within a set time-limit with a new industrial policy which promises corruption-free and hassle-free business environment.

The new industrial policy unveiled by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at a gala event here on Friday, makes the state liable for penal action if it fails to respond to investment proposals within the timeframe.

Disappointed at being left out of the Test squad for the one-off match against India, Bangladesh all-rounder Rubel Hossain said the omission has fired him up for the three ODIs starting June 18.

Rubel was rested form the Tests to keep him fresh for the ODIs, according to coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

“Bangladesh does not get to play too many Tests, so obviously I am a little disappointed to miss out. But there’s nothing I can do now. All I am looking forward to is the ODI series,” Rubel was quoted as saying by ‘Daily Star’.

A new study has revealed that dietary compounds formed in milk-based products can help fight against heart disease.

The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that results in browned foods like seared steaks and toasted bread. When proteins and sugars are mixed together and heated, new chemical compounds are formed. Some are responsible for new flavors and some might protect us against cardiovascular disease.

A reduced Tayyip Erdogan will hurt Turkish pride although the pain, as in some forms of sprain, will be a delayed effect. The Turkish election results will also alter the West Asian political dynamics because the Muslim Brotherhood, whose banner Erdogan had begun to flutter to reinforce his regional moves, will now be forced to retreat.

Eight fire and safety officials of the Airports Authority of India were arrested today in connection with the June 10 violent incidents which claimed the life of a CISF jawan at Karipur airport near here.

Police said they were arrested this afternoon under various IPC sections, including 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). The airport was temporarily shut down after the clash between CISF and fire department officials of AAI following an argument over frisking of some personnel around 9.40 pm on June 10.

German prosecutors say the co-pilot who crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 researched how to get hold of deadly drugs and the possibility of a living will, a finding that suggests he was mulling other means of killing himself until the last minute.

Duesseldorf prosecutor Christoph Kumpa confirmed a report today in German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that Andreas Lubitz searched on the Internet in March for ways of getting hold of potassium cyanide, valium and lethal combinations of medicines.

Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan today claimed his 100th Test wicket at home on the third day of the one-off match against India here today.

The 28-year-old picked up the wickets of ton-up openers Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Rohit Sharma to halt India’s charge on day three at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium.

Shakib also prevented Ajinkya Rahane from getting to his century, bowling the batsman out for 98 to return impressive figures of 4/105 before rain stopped proceedings with India at 462 for six.

Four Westerners who posed naked on Malaysia’s highest peak pleaded guilty today to a charge of obscene behavior in a public place, news reports said.

The four were among 10 foreigners who stripped naked and took photos on Mount Kinabalu on May 30. A local official has said the foreigners’ behavior was disrespectful to the mountain, which is believed to be sacred, and caused an earthquake last Friday that killed 18 climbers.

Pakistan ordered international children’s aid agency ‘Save the Children’ to shut down its operations in the country as authorities today said no NGOs “working against the country” will be allowed to continue.

The charity’s country office here was sealed yesterday after government officials accompanied by police placed a lock on its gate and and asked employees to leave.

The non-governmental organisation’s foreign staff has been directed to leave Pakistan within 15 days, police said.

EMIs of home, auto and other loans are likely to come down further with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today saying that banks have promised greater rate cuts in the coming days and weeks.

After discussing a host of issues like transmission of rate cuts, problems of higher bad loans and health of the economy with heads of state-owned banks, the Minister told reporters that financial services secretary would look into projects held up for want of funds and exuded confidence that soon economy would move to higher growth trajectory.

Pakistan has reportedly dismissed the European Union’s (EU) concern over reactivation of the death penalty, saying that it was not violating international laws.

Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah was quoted by The Dawn, as saying that only those convicts, who were involved in heinous crimes, were being hanged.

The statement came a day after EU asked Pakistan to reinstate the moratorium on capital punishments and respect all of its international obligations, while expressing concern over the increasing number of executions in the country.

Senior pro Leander Paes has opted out of next month’s Davis Cup tie against New Zealand as selectors announced a four-member team to be led by singles stars Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri.

Paes had played in the World Group play-off tie against Serbia in Bangalore, which India lost 2-3 in September last year. In Paes’ absence, seasoned Rohan Bopanna and Saketh Myneni will do the doubles duty in the July 17-19 tie, to be held in Christchurch.

Talented youngster Ramkumar Ramanathan is also in the side as a reserve player.

Murali Vijay’s 150 lit up an otherwise gloomy day as India reached 462/6 with rain and Shakib Al Hasan regularly halting their drive for quick runs on the third day of the one-off cricket Test here today.

At stumps, Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Harbhajan Singh (7) were holding fort for India when rain came pouring down and washed off the final session of play on a stop-start day.

Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Studies Hyderabad has elevated noted planner and architect, Dr. Mohammed Abdur Rauf, B. Arch, MURP, LLM, MHRM, PhD, on the post of Associate Professor. He has been assigned the work of teaching M.Tech (Construction Management). He has taken charge of his post.

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Times Junior College for girls has announced free food and accommodation besides free admission in 2 year intermediate course to girls belonging districts.

Secretary and correspondent Mr. Mohammed Jahangir Shareef in a press note stated that MPC, BiPC, MEC, CEC and HEC courses are available. The last date to submit form is June 12. Details can be had from the college at Santoshnagar or from phone no’s 040-24530032 or 9640527109.

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Dam activists in Arunachal Pradesh have called the Centre’s plans to build two massive dams on Siang river a case of “discrimination, imperialism and neo-colonialism”.

On June 4, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati told reporters that “the solution on Brahmaputra’s perennial flow lies in middle Siang” and that the river “is the answer for floods in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam”.

After Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi claimed that his state had not been informed of any such proposal, the NGO Siang People’s Forum has also joined in to express its opposition.

The US government has opened an investigation against two of the biggest Indian outsourcing companies for possible violations of H1-B visa rules, according to a media report.

The Department of Labour has opened the investigation against Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for “possible violations of rules for visas for foreign technology workers under contracts they held with an electric utility Southern California Edison,” the New York Times said.