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The wife of former AFL star Liam Picken has appealed for help to find the owner of a dog involved in a bloody attack in Melbourne yesterday. Blogger Annie Nolan, 30, uploaded pictures on Instagram showing her left hand and arm, as well as part of her face and T-shirt, covered in dried blood after the attack in Footscray at around 3pm on Sunday. Nolan was reportedly in her car before jumping out to help when one dog bit a smaller one. She uploaded photos of a small, white dog whose fur was streaked with blood as she asked for information so she could get in contact with one of the owners. However, she insisted she doesn’t “wish ill” for the owner or dog, but simply wanted to inquire about having vet bills covered and if the dog had any diseases. “Hi friends, just seeking some help to locate the owner of the dog involved in the dog attack on the corner of Barkly and Victoria street in Footscray,” Nolan wrote on Instagram. “We DO NOT wish ill for this … [Read more...] about Blogger Annie Nolan, wife of former AFL player Liam Picken, left bloodied after dog attack

NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday teared into the Narendra Modi government over controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, and called upon people to raise voice against it. Addressing the Bharat Bachao rally here at Ramlila ground, Priyanka Gandhi said: "This law will become the reason for the division of the country. If we don't raise voice now, the country will be further divided. If you love the country, then raise your voice against it." Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandi said, "Laws are being passed which are unconstitutional." Mocking at the BJP government over its slogan of 'Modi hai to mumkin hai' (If Modi is there everything is possible), she said, "In newspapers or at bus stops, we see the advertisements that Modi hai to mumkin hai, but reality is that under Modi government, onion is selling at Rs 100 per kg, unemployment is at 45-year high, economy is in doldrums, Navratna PSUs are being sold, Indian … [Read more...] about Priyanka Gandhi attacks Modi over CAA, jobs, economy

        Rishi Kapoor never holds his thoughts back. Without caring about the backlash or criticism, he has once again spoken his mind. While talking about Ranbir Kapoor’s career, he blasted Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu for making commercially unsuccessful films.In an interview with the Huffington Post, he said, “Anurag Kashyap (Bombay Velvet). You give him so much money, he literally didn’t know what to do with it. Jagga Jasoos was such a bad film, such a bad story. It was absolutely rubbish. I questioned Ranbir and he said, ‘Papa, the man who gave me Barfi, how could I question his... I thought he’d be responsible enough to know to keep the story at its point’.”Talking about the hard work Ranbir has put into Sanju, Rishi said in the interview, “I’ve seen that boy coming to the house and not eating, then working out and putting on weight for the bulked up Sanju and then losing it all for the lanky one. And … [Read more...] about Rishi Kapoor attacks Anurag Kashyap again, says the director didn’t know what to do with the money in Bombay Velvet

Video PlayerClose BAGHDAD, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi civil society activist was shot dead and another was wounded by unknown gunmen in central Iraq on Sunday, an Interior Ministry official said. Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire from their pistols with silencers on civil society activist Haqi Ismael and killed him when he was driving in Baghdad's northeastern neighborhood of al-Shaab, the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Separately, another civil society activist Thaer Karim al-Tayb was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in the city of Diwaniyah, some 180 km south of Baghdad, the official said. In Iraq, assassinations and kidnappings have increased recently, especially among civil society activists who are participating in the anti-government demonstrations that started more than two months ago. Meanwhile, a statement by the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights warned of the escalation of the assassinations of civil activists in … [Read more...] about 1 killed, 1 injured in attacks in Iraq

While a debate on justice for women who face abuse and cruelty is raging across the country, the plight of a woman in Chikkamagaluru who was attacked with acid in 2015 is proof of how the wait for justice can be an excruciating one. “He should have murdered me instead of pouring acid on my face. I would have been better off that way,” said Pushpa (name changed), 32, looking back on the pain she suffered every time she appeared in court or underwent surgery. So far, she has undergone 18 surgeries.The first hearing on the case was held on August 17, 2015, and the matter is still to be disposed of. The hearing has been completed and the Second Additional District and Sessions Court has posted the matter for January 10, 2020. “The case is in the final stage. Yet, there has been no progress for nearly two years. The accused are on bail. The public prosecutor has to come from Hassan to attend the hearings,” she told The Hindu.Ms. Pushpa, who ran a beauty parlour at … [Read more...] about ‘He should have murdered me instead of pouring acid’