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Bollywood actress Kangana posts a pic from her Kashi Vishvanath trip with Sadhguru

Kangana Ranaut was in the mood for spiritual nostalgia over the weekend, as she took to social media on Saturday and shared a picture from the time she visited Kashi Vishvanath Temple in Varanasi.

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Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan expressed grief at the demise of singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

SP Balasubrahmanyam has sung some major super hits for superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. His voice and their performances have been a popular combination of the audience for long.

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NCB seizes phones of Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone, Rakul Preet in drugs case

The NCB, which quizzed Bollywood actors Rakul Preet Singh, Deepika Padukone, her former manager Karishma Prakash, and fashion designer Simone Khambatta on Friday and Saturday has seized their mobile phones.

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Legendary singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam will be laid to rest with full police honours

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami announced that Padma awardee S.P. Balasurahmanyam will be laid to rest with full police honours to add to his fame and glory as he had found a place in the hearts of the people across India.

26 Sep 2020

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone questioned by NCB in drugs case

Deepika Padukone on Saturday deposed before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs related case after her alleged chats came to the fore.

26 Sep 2020

J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus

Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their first all-English single.

25 Sep 2020

John Lennon's killer says he assassinated him because he 'was very, very, very famous'

Looking back 40 years later, Mark David Chapman said he thinks all the time about the pain he inflicted on Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono.

24 Sep 2020

Nigerian collector hopes to boost local pride in artistic heritage amid Black Lives Matter backdrop

Nigerian art collector Yemisi Shyllon wants to see works created by Nigerian artists and the country's historical artefacts receive the same recognition at home as they are increasingly attracting overseas.

24 Sep 2020

Cardi B sued for defamation by Trump supporters after calling them ‘racist’

Cardi B is being sued for defamation in a new lawsuit served by supporters of President Trump.

24 Sep 2020

NCB summons Deepika, Shraddha, Sara in drugs-related case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death

In a major development, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday said that it has summoned Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preeet Singh for questioning in a drug-related case

24 Sep 2020

Lebanese singer Nour Ardakani joins global pop band 'Now United' in Dubai

A teenage singer from Lebanon has become the latest to join a global pop band formed by Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls and "American Idol,” which aims to transform young unknowns into internet superstars.

24 Sep 2020

First volume of Barack Obama's memoir coming Nov. 17

The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.

23 Sep 2020

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Cinema & TV

Bollywood actress Kangana posts a pic from her Kashi Vishvanath trip with Sadhguru

Kangana Ranaut was in the mood for spiritual nostalgia over the weekend, as she took to social media on Saturday and shared a picture from the time sh...

an hour ago

Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan expressed grief at the demise of singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

SP Balasubrahmanyam has sung some major super hits for superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. His voice and their performances have been a popular c...

2 hours ago

NCB seizes phones of Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone, Rakul Preet in drugs case

The NCB, which quizzed Bollywood actors Rakul Preet Singh, Deepika Padukone, her former manager Karishma Prakash, and fashion designer Simone Khambatt...

3 hours ago

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone questioned by NCB in drugs case

Deepika Padukone on Saturday deposed before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs related case after her alleged chats came to the fore.

26 Sep 2020

Music

Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan expressed grief at the demise of singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

SP Balasubrahmanyam has sung some major super hits for superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. His voice and their performances have been a popular c...

2 hours ago

Legendary singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam will be laid to rest with full police honours

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami announced that Padma awardee S.P. Balasurahmanyam will be laid to rest with full police honours to add to his...

26 Sep 2020

J-pop stars Arashi release English surprise before hiatus

Japanese pop sensation Arashi has a big surprise for fans as they near their planned hiatus at year's end: a collaboration with Bruno Mars on their fi...

25 Sep 2020

John Lennon's killer says he assassinated him because he 'was very, very, very famous'

Looking back 40 years later, Mark David Chapman said he thinks all the time about the pain he inflicted on Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono.

24 Sep 2020

Cardi B sued for defamation by Trump supporters after calling them ‘racist’

Cardi B is being sued for defamation in a new lawsuit served by supporters of President Trump.

24 Sep 2020

Lebanese singer Nour Ardakani joins global pop band 'Now United' in Dubai

A teenage singer from Lebanon has become the latest to join a global pop band formed by Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls and "American Ido...

24 Sep 2020

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid welcome their daughter

Singer Zayn Malik and model Gigi Hadid are officially new parents. The pair have welcomed a daughter, Malik announced on his social media accounts.

24 Sep 2020

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian might divorce rapper Kanye West over anti-abortion stance, bipolar disorder

Kim Kardashian is reportedly considering divorcing husband Kanye West due to his bipolar disorder and his anti-abortion stance.

23 Sep 2020

Books

First volume of Barack Obama's memoir coming Nov. 17

The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day.

23 Sep 2020

JK Rowling says killer in new Strike novel is based on real-life murderers

Character of Dennis Creed sparked uproar due to an early review that noted his habit of cross-dressing, amid a row surrounding Rowling’s views on tran...

20 Sep 2020

Romanian police find 'irreplaceable' books worth over $3.2m stolen in 2017

Burglars cut holes in the roof and abseiled down into the building to avoid motion detectors, loaded the books into 16 large bags and clambered back u...

19 Sep 2020

Kamala Harris stars in new comic book birthday gift

A day after her birthday, Kamala Harris is getting her own comic book, chronicling her path from childhood to her historic nomination as U.S. vice pre...

19 Sep 2020

Arts

UK artist aims to raise funds for children in impoverished parts of the world with art

British artist Sacha Jafri paces barefoot back and forth across his giant canvas stretched across the ballroom floor of a Dubai hotel, listening to a ...

26 Sep 2020

Nigerian collector hopes to boost local pride in artistic heritage amid Black Lives Matter backdrop

Nigerian art collector Yemisi Shyllon wants to see works created by Nigerian artists and the country's historical artefacts receive the same recogniti...

24 Sep 2020

Banksy's ‘Show Me The Monet’ expected to fetch up to £5 million

The piece, which is a mischievous recreation of Monet’s famous ‘Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lillies,’ is set to become one of the street artist’s mo...

22 Sep 2020

Egypt discovers 14 ancient sarcophagi at Saqqara

Egypt's antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 sarcophagi in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo that had lain buried for 2,500 y...

21 Sep 2020

British street artist Banksy loses trademark case over the 'Flower Thrower'

British street artist Banksy has lost a two-year trademark battle with a greetings card company over his 'Flower Thrower' graffiti work after EU offic...

19 Sep 2020

Taiwan artisans fuse reality and fantasy in miniature worlds

From a bucolic rural grocery shop to fictional battlefields and robot warrior bases, Taiwanese artisans are meticulously handcrafting miniature worlds...

14 Sep 2020

Artist Xavier Mascaro’s sculptures are the windows to the past

Sculptor Xavier Mascaro’s art transcends time to showcase ancient civilisations and history.

13 Sep 2020

In Damascus, rare glass blowers seek to keep craft alive

In Syria's capital, Mohammed Hallak blows through a long metal tube into billowing red-hot glass, trying to keep his waning craft alive despite a war ...

10 Sep 2020