Watch RJ Balaji"s speech as "People of Chennai" win CNN-News 18"s Indian of the Year award
In the gruelling time of the Chennai floods, it was the people of Chennai who took matters into their hands and helped each other.
For this, the People of Chennai won the CNN News 18"s Indian of the Year award in the category of Public Service.
RJ Balaji"s, one of the celebrities who crowdsourced food, supplies and groceries for many affected by the floods across Chennai, received the award on the city"s behalf.
"There were more volunteers than victims on the road. This time, all of us in Chennai fel like true Indians. We were wearing masks of caste, creed, race, religion, money and authority. This rain washed away these masks. Chennai is more than Masala Dosa, Rajnikanth and lungi dance," RJ Balaji said in his speech thanking the people of Chennai.
Along with him, Chinmayi Sripaada, who proactively lent a hand during floods and was part of the Chennai Micro operation, received the award along with him.
Balaji"s Chennai Micro initiative continued to help with rehabilitation efforts in and around Chennai and thanked several of their volunteers who helped in the operation.
Gotta See It: Penguins celebrate after winning Stanley Cup
The Pittsburgh Penguins, despite a dominant performance in Game 5, couldnt clinch the Stanley Cup on home ice.
It had been more than 50 years since a major Pittsburgh sports franchise won a championship at home. The Penguins had their chance, but Martin Jones stood in their way. The anticipation had been growing and growing, as a second big screen TV had been added to accommodate excited Pittsburgh fans for that game. Heck, the city of Pittsburgh even re-named a street for one day at least after goalie Matt Murray.
While they couldnt win it all at home, the Penguins went back to San Jose and lifted the Cup following a Game 6 victory over the Sharks.
Thousands of miles back east, fans in Pittsburgh celebrated the teams second Stanley Cup in eight years. More than 16,000 fans packed the CONSOL Energy Center to witness the victory.
The noise this crowd is making is indescribable. #Pens
BATTLEFIELD 1 | #EAPLAY EN DIRECTO Numerous celebrities joined in to play Battlefield 1 live today. One of the most anticipated games of the year allowed 64 people to participate in a multi-player setting. Celebrities joined in to see which team could come out victorious. We"ve got the scoop on many of the celebrities who are playing and their strategies.Click through the galleryto see some of the people who are planning to play their way to victory today. (EA Play) Next Image: Screen shot 2016-06-12 at 4.04.19 PM WATCH: Battlefield 1 Multiplayer Gameplay Live Stream (E3 2016)
Enjoy this live stream presentation of a new multiplayer gameplay demonstration for Battlefield 1.
Fast and the Furious actor Vin Diesel shared a drool worthy picture of himself with his x*x: The Return of Xander Cage co-star Deepika Padukone on Instagram on Sunday.
In the picture, Deepika, 30 and Vin Diesel, 48, have been photographed somewhere by the sea. Deepika however is the star of the picture looking drop-dead gorgeous in a black crop top and fitted leather pants. In hindsight Vin Diesel doesn"t look too bad himself as he shows off his pecs while posing shirtless.
Vin Diesel posted a picture of him with Deepika on Instagram and wrote, "Destiny..#thereturnofxandercage".
The film shoot was wrapped up on May 12.
Here are some more stills fromthe shoot for x*x.
x*x: The Return of Xander Cage is set to release on January 17, next year. Deepika Padukone was spotted at the Mumbai airport on June 1. She was flying back home from Budapest, where she was filming for the film Raabta.
LOS ANGELESThough Electronic Arts officially dropped out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year, its press conference presentation at the EA Play event felt a lot like a standard E3 presentation.
The event started off with new footage from Titanfall 2, which now comes with the single-player focused campaign its predecessor lacked (including a talking Titan voiced by Optimus Prime himself, Peter Cullen). The new game features six new giant walking titans, a "deep progression system," and a grappling hook that can be used to launch yourself right into a Titan cockpit or grab an enemy out of the sky. The game is available on October 28.
Battlefield 1
We also got more information about Battlefield 1, the previously announced military history shooter set in an alternate history version of World War I. EA promised that "destruction is more intuitive and natural than ever" in the game, and it highlighted the ability to take control of "behemoth" vehicles like air ships, armored trains, and entire battleships. A dynamic weather system withrain, fog, and blinding sunlight will also feature prominently.
Electronic Arts continues to make the most of its recently acquired Star Wars license, announcing three new upcoming titles from its biggest studios. There weren"t too many details, but what was announced can be had in this report.
An alien from Mass Effect Andromeda.
Speaking of space-based games, we got a few more hints about Bioware"s Mass Effect Andromeda, which was recently pushed back to an early 2017 release. A new "behind the scenes look" at the game provided brief glimpses of gameplay and scenery, but it was largely indistinguishable from previous games in the series. EA did promise "new planets, new species, and new technologies" in a galaxy where "you are the alien," as well as "more freedom then we"ve ever given players in a Mass Effect game." More details were promised for the fall.
Fe
It wasn"t all big-budget blockbusters. EA announces a new, indie-focused "Originals" initiative that would help small developers with things like marketing and funding while letting those developers keep the bulk of profits for themselves. The first game shown off as part of the program was Fe, an intriguing open world where you control a small cub looking to survive in a virtual forest, using "stealth and cunning" to outsmart "the silent ones." The game"s striking, minimalist visual style made it stand out in a presentation full of attempts at hyper-realism.
And, as always, there were updates to EA"s usual sports titles. FIFA now features a number of English Premier League managers, as well as a new story-heavy "Journey" mode that follows a single player working his way up the ranks of pro soccer (more on that in our full report). And newly named Chief Competitive Officer Peter Moore was on hand to stress a three-tiered e-sports structure for Madden, from "Challenger" events for any members of the community and "Major" events for top pro players.
70th Tony Awards 2016 Opening Number by James Corden
Rose Byrne and her partner Bobby Cannavale step out on the red carpet at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
Also pictured inside are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who presented Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, and Girls star Allison Williams.
Best of luck to all the nominees tonight!
Make sure to tune in for the Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, airing right now on CBS! Be sure to flip on the channel right now to catch the Broadway action!
FYI: Rose is wearing a Thakoon custom dress, Ara Vartanian jewels, Stuart Weitzman shoes, and an Edie Parker clutch. Mary Elizabeth is wearing a Zuhair Murad dress, Peter Pilotto for Swarovski Atelier jewels, Miu Miu shoes, and Edie Parker clutch. Allison is wearing DKNY.
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MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid reacts to the Orlando gay nightclub massacre on Sunday"s Meet the Press, calling the "core issue" not "international terror," but "how easy it is to get a gun."
"We have mass casualty shootings that are affecting children, teachers, people in church," Reid said. "Whether it"s a hate crime or whether it"s related to something -- to international terrorism, we"re not getting to the core issue, which is how easy it is to get a gun."
Reid did acknowledge that there happens to be law-abiding gun owners, "but we are not talking about that issue."
"Florida happens to have the largest gun-owning population in the country and some of the most lax laws as to how you can get your hands on even an assault rifle," Reid said. "So if you mean to do harm, you know, we are talking about a state with 1.4 million, law abiding, obviously, gun owners, but we are not talking about that issue."
"Right now the only debate that is taking place in the state of Florida is the Supreme Court weighing whether to allow complete open carry so that people can actually visibly show firearms on the streets of Florida. So we"re having a debate that is so disconnected from the real fears, the fears of people like me, who are afraid to have their kids out in the world not just because of criminals, but also because of a deranged person," Reid said.
"Regular people don"t think of the way that we"re talking about it. Regular people see violence. They see dead people in Orlando and it could have been anybody that they knew," moderator Chuck Todd commented.
