In the annual gay pride parade event, thousands, including Western diplomats have marched through the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The Gay Pride parade is marked as the largest ever gay pride that the country has seen.
A large police contingent and National Guard members were deployed by the government, for protection. The parade was also marked as the most peaceful gay pride parade in the country’s history till now. Despite a few small disputes, there occurred only nine arrests in the parade.
The participants in the parade dressed in colorful clothing, waved rainbow flags and held up banners reading “Diversity is beautiful” and “Human rights = happy country.”
Director of the NGO KyivPride, Ruslana Panukhnyk told the Agence France-Presse news agency, “We go out to show that there are a lot of us and we have a lot of support”.
This was the first march after the election of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy’s office, on Monday, urged the police to preserve the safety of protesters and pointed out that the country’s constitution guarantees equality and freedom.
Judith Gough, the British Ambassador to Ukraine wrote on his Twitter, “Thank you to the police and other law enforcement agencies for protecting today’s Pride event”.
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The Pixar Animation Studios along with Walt Disney Pictures comes again with the ever thrilling ‘Toy Story’ series today!!
This American computer-animated comedy film had stolen the hearts of its viewers. The movie is directed by Josh Cooley (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Andrew Stanton.
The story is really entertaining to kids as well as elders. Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang embark on a road trip with Bonnie and a new toy named Forky. The adventurous journey turns into an unexpected reunion as Woody’s slight detour leads him to his long-lost friend Bo Peep. As Woody and Bo discuss the old days, they soon start to realize that they’re worlds apart when it comes to what they want from life as a toy.
Watch the Trailer here, and rush to the Cinemas !!
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The gun that is believed to be Vincent van Gogh used to kill himself has been sold in auction for €162,500 (£144,000; $182,000). This is about three times more than the expected amount.
The rusty revolver is supposed to be used by Van Gogh to kill himself in 1890. A private collector had purchased this gun via telephone call.
The gun was found by a farmer from the French village of Auvers-sur-Oise, where the artist spent his final days. The gun was believed to be used by Van Gogh for his suicide, since it was approximately the right age, and used the same calibre of bullet he shot himself with.
In a statement prior to the auction sale, it was said that, “It was discovered where Van Gogh shot it; its caliber is the same as the bullet retrieved from the artist’s body as described by the doctor at the time; (and) scientific studies demonstrate that the gun had stayed in the ground since the 1890s”.
This was a The 7mm Lefaucheux revolver, and was sold at the auction in Paris on Tuesday. The gun was described as “the most famous weapon in the history of art”.
Auctioneer Gregoire Veyres said, “It is a very emblematic piece”.
“The fact that it’s a gun, it’s an object of death. And if Van Gogh is Van Gogh, it’s because of his suicide and this gun is part of it”, he added.
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A Siberian start-up has launched its own more modest motor satellite to the space. This happens just after an year when Elon Musk sent his Tesla car into space.
Tesla’s was a space-suited Starman mannequin whereas the ToSky start-up sent up a smaller dummy in the likeness of Dmitry Rogozin. The users of Internet picked Mr Rogozin over other candidates. This includes a dummy of the late Stephen Hawking or a cactus, Radio Liberty’s Siberian news site reports.
The model was Mr Rogozin’s figure, seated at the wheel of the Lada. This has reached an altitude of 20km (12.5 miles) before landing 150km from the launch site with the help of a parachute.
The Tomsk-based start-up says that they can learn more about automatic stratostats. This can spend a long time in the stratosphere.
Nikita Cheban, the project director told the Interfax Siberia news agency that the test flight gathered data that will allow ToSky to design vessels that can “spend more time in the stratosphere, carry heavier payloads, and develop better manoeuverability”.
A promotional video was released by the group. The video was called “We sent Rogozin into near space!”. This featured a smiling Rogozin cardboard cut-out flying above the clouds in a bright-red Lada before making a flawless landing in a field.
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The beauty queen of India – The ‘Miss Queen of India 2019’ who represents India in the International fashion pageants ‘Miss Asia Global’ and ‘Miss Glam World’ was crowned today. Ms. Tanya Sinha was crowned today as ‘ Miss Queen of India 2019. The pageant took place today at Saj Earth Resorts, Cochin, India at local time 6:30 pm. Manappuram Finance Limited is the prime partner of the event.
The grooming session of the beauty contest, which had three prime rounds such as designer saree, black cocktail and red gown rounds, was commenced at SAJ Earth Resort & convention centre, Kochi.
The session, which were handled by prominent personalities in the modelling sector, and which aims to impart knowledge in yoga, meditation, personality development, beauty care, catwalk, photo shoot and talent search to the contestants, helped the ladies to gain more confidence.
Eminent personalities from the film and fashion sectors were present in the judging panel of the event for judging and guiding the contestants.
The most awaited 2022 FIFA Qatar worldcup will be held with a total of 32 teams playing. FIFA organisers on Wednesday told that there will not be an expanded team of 48.
An opinion for expanding the tournament had came from the FIFA President Gianni Infantino. He also proposed the idea of adding additional host nations.
“Following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process with the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders, it was concluded that under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now”, said the sport’s world ruling body said in statement.
FIFA and Qatar looked for the possibilities of using another Gulf state for hosting an expanded tournament. But political and logistical complexities raised for using another host Gulf nation.
FIFA said, “A joint analysis, in this respect, concluded that due to the advanced stage of preparations and the need for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact on the host country, more time would be required and a decision could not be taken before the deadline of June”.
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Duncan Laurence of Netherlands has won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. His ‘Arcade’, the doleful piano ballad is the contest winning song.
Arcade was tapped as an early front-runner before Saturday’s Grand Final. But for securing the country’s fifth win in the competition it had to achieve high ranking in the fan voting.
The second position has gone to Italy. Russia, Switzerland and Norway got the next positions in this most awaited competition.
26 nations around the world competed for winning the title for Europe’s best pop singer. Europe’s ultimate pop extravaganza is hosting the Queen of Pop.
“Here’s to dreaming big, this is to music first, always”, said Laurence.
“In the live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, two of Madonna’s dancers briefly displayed the Israeli and Palestinian flags on the back of their outfits”, said Eurovision.
“This element of the performance was not part of the rehearsals which had been cleared with the EBU and the host broadcaster, KAN. The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political event and Madonna had been made aware of this” they added.
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British actress and writer Daisy May Cooper made a different attire on the Red Carpet of Bafta Awards. She was dressed in a black bin liner, with rubbish strewn from the back and paired with a hat with a pigeon on top.
The actress told media that the dress was designed by her mother. She also told the media that her intention was to donate the money she did not spend on a luxurious gown to charity.
Who are you wearing this evening? “A sixteen litre bin bag…” 🤣 A statement arrival from Female Performance in a Comedy Programme nominee Daisy May Cooper #ThisCountry#BAFTATVpic.twitter.com/8NvPyQM9IJ
“I wanted people to say, ‘Oh what are you wearing? Gucci?’ No just bin bags.” Cooper told ITV. “My mum did with her two friends Viv and Sharon, but I decided instead of wearing a normal dress I’d donate what I would have spent to charity and wear bin bags. There is a reason behind it”, she added.
There were incredibly amazing detailing in done in her bag gown to match the attire. All the elements were found extremely well-executed. The main body was formulated of ruching and an A-line mass of black binliners.
The gown train was well arranged with rubbish, including a Screw Fix leaflet and a pack of Old El Paso sauce mix was carefully attached to the ensemble.
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Roger Federer returns to clay after three years. Federer said that he was glad he made the decision to return to clay courts. He will be playing his first match since 2016, after break due to knee and back issues.
At the Madrid open, that starts on Monday, the world number four will be playing his first competitive clay outing since the Italian Open in 2016.
Federer said, “I’m happy that the decision I took last December, when I started feeling like I definitely want to play on the clay, was the right one”.
“I haven’t looked back yet during the clay court build-up, thinking, ‘Ah, maybe I shouldn’t have.’ I’m happy I’m here, I’m happy I am on the surface. It takes some time getting used to how to construct the points a little bit more because there is more baseline (play), a possibility to play with more angles and height. It’s been interesting and fun, but not so challenging”, added Federer.
After winning his most recent title in Miami, Federer said, “I’m very excited. It’s a good challenge, a good test. Confidence, I don’t know, it’s in no-man’s land. I have to start from scratch”.
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Finally, the Sparkling crown of Miss Glam World 2019 fits on the head of Ms. Rachel Leigh Stacy, from USA. Miss Glam World 2019, the prestigious event was presented by Manappuram Finance Ltd and Mahindra, and organised by Pegasus, at Gokulam Convention Centre, India, Kerala.
Ms. Reshma RK Nambiar from India and Ms. Daria Shapovalova from Tatarstan were the first and second runners up respectively. Previous year winner Ms. Estefania Chavez Garcia crowned the Miss Glam World 2019 winner. Mr. V P Nandakumar, MD & CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd and Mr. Suresh Kumar, Regional Sales Manager Mahindra and Mahindra crowned the first and second runners up.
Manappuram Finance Limited and Mahindra are the prime partners of the event in which 37 beautiful ladies from different countries of the world competed for the title. Saj Earth Resorts & Convention center, Medimix and DQUE Watches are the powered by partners of the event.
The grooming session for this competition had the prime rounds such as National costume round, Red cocktail round and White gown round,and was commenced from April 20th in SAJ Earth Resort & convention centre, Kochi. The session, which was handled by prominent personalities in the modelling sector, and which aimed to impart knowledge in yoga, meditation, personality development, beauty care, catwalk, photo shoot and talent search to the contestants, helped the ladies to gain more confidence.
Eminent personalities from the film and fashion sectors were present in the judging panel of the event for judging and guiding the contestants. The Judges were, Hari Anand, Christine Huang, Anjali Raut Gill, S. Sreesanth and Estefania Chavez Garcia.
Miss Glam World along with Miss South India, Mrs South India, Miss Queen of India, Miss Asia and Miss Asia Global are also conducted by Pegasus and are the only beauty pageants which does not judge a women’s beauty with a bikini round, said Dr. Ajit Ravi, Chairman of Pegasus.
The winners were crowned with the golden crown designed by Parakkat Jewellers. Apart from the winners, the judging panel also selected the sub-title winners.
The Sub-title winners are:
Miss Beautiful Hair: Ratih Ayu Syafriza (Indonesia) Miss Beautiful Smile: Rachel Leigh Stacy (USA) Miss Beautiful Skin: Erin Chapman (Canada) Miss Beautiful Face: Depaepe Charlotte (France) Miss Beautiful Eyes:Welikatiyage Sarangi Sangeetha (Sri Lanka Miss Congeniality: Erin Chapman (Canada) Miss Personality: Kaddy Samateh (Gambia) Miss Catwalk: Rachel Leigh Stacy (USA) Miss Perfect Ten: Enanga Ndolo Mbesa (Cameroon) Miss Talent: Daria Shapovalova (Tatarstan) Miss Photogenic: Gluščević Natalija (Montenegro) Miss Viewers’ Choice: Karina Serazetdinova (Russia) Miss Social Media: Ratih Ayu Syafriza (Indonesia) Miss Fitness: Daria Shapovalova (Tatarstan) Gourmet Queen: Erin Chapman (Canada) Miss National Costume: Ma Han Thu San (Myanmar)
Only invited guests were permitted access to the venue where the program took place. Those received the invitation have been advised to wear black or red coloured dress.
