Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful actresses in the world. Years after she was crowned the Miss World, she still manages to look drop-dead gorgeous and charming. The actress, who has always maintained her body and…
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First song of Halda released
Entertainment Desk The first song of forthcoming film Halda has been released on YouTube. The song titled Nona Jol has already created buzz with its melodious tunes and mesmerizing cinematography. The 3:16-minute long song, voiced by Pintu Ghosh and Sanjida…
Scientists mine ‘star scar’ to unlock space secrets
Since early September, the denizens of this normally hushed burg in central France have been serenaded by an industrial drill poking holes around town and pulling up cylinders of rock. That’s because Rochechouart, population 3,800, and its medieval castle are…
Haiti’s first female-directed movie bids for Oscars
Haiti is still reeling from the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people, but from the debris of its devastated towns, a nascent film industry has begun to emerge. At its forefront is Guetty Felin, whose “Ayiti Mon Amour,”…
Climbing Australia’s giant red rock Uluru banned
Climbing the world’s largest monolith Uluru was banned Wednesday amid concerns it was becoming a “theme park”, undermining the giant red rock’s deep cultural significance. Scrambling up the symbol of the Outback, also known as Ayers Rock, is seen by…
Non-oil growth to drive economic recovery in UAE, Saudi in 2018: IMF
Non-oil growth is expected to drive economic recovery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the two economic powerhouses in the Middle East, said a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday. The International Monetary…
Manna Film Festival on RTV underway
Entertainment Desk In order to pay a tribute to the lost superstar of Dhallywood Manna, private television channel RTV has organized a film festival in his honor. The channel will air seven of the demised actor’s films as part of…
Prabhudheva choreographs Amitabh for song
Actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva has choreographed Amitabh Bachchan for a song and the megastar seems to have had a tough time shaking a leg at age 75. Amitabh shared a throwback image of himself on Twitter on Sunday and wrote: “At 75…
Singapore opens new, high-tech airport terminal
Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723…
Stars of S.Korean hit TV show marry in real life
Two South Korean stars who played lovers in a TV drama that took Asia by storm last year tied the knot in real life on Tuesday in a highly-anticipated wedding. Actress Song Hye-Kyo, 35, and actor Song Joong-Ki, 32, who…
$129 bn in extreme weather losses last year: climate report
Extreme weather caused some $129 billion (111 billion euros) in economic losses last year, said a report Tuesday that warned the bill will keep climbing as climate change boosts droughts, storms and floods. There was a 46-percent increase in weather…
China factory activity slows in October
Chinese manufacturing expansion slowed in October after two consecutive months of acceleration, official data showed Tuesday, as weak demand weighed on the world’s second-largest economy. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, stood at 51.6 in…
Parineeti promises to work harder
Actress Parineeti Chopra said she will work “harder” after the success of the Ajay Devgn-starrer Golmaal Again. Directed and co-produced by Rohit Shetty, Golmaal Again is the fourth installment of Golmaal franchise which also features Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor,…
Joya to play as ‘Banolota Sen’
Entertainment Desk The top most romantic and talented actress Joya Ahsan will appear as ‘Banolota Sen’ in her upcoming movie ‘Jhora Palok’. The storyline of the movie is the biography of renowned poet Jibanananda Das. In Jhora Palok, Joya will…
Asian markets muted ahead of earnings reports, Fed decision
Asian stocks markets were largely flat in early trade on Monday as investors braced for key earnings reports and US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the new Federal Reserve chair. Hong Kong and Tokyo shed early gains after traders—boosted by…
At climate talks, it’s America alone more than America first
Facing 195 other countries who have chosen a different path, the task of US negotiators at upcoming climate talks in Bonn is unenviable. Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in…
Greece finds stand-up comedy amid economic tragedy
The crammed basement bar heaves with laughter as the young comedians take to the microphone, riffing on daily life in austerity-slammed Greece. This is one of a growing number of open mic nights to have sprung up in the past…
Chinese technology company provides 680,000 USD worth CSR assistance to Myanmar in 2016-17
Chinese Huawei Technologies Company has provided a total of 680,000 U.S. dollars worth of assistance under 15 programs of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Myanmar in 2016-2017, according to a CSR report released by Huawei Myanmar here on Saturday. During…
Varun to step into Salman Khan’s shoes?
Last time we had informed you how Salman Khan had opted out of Remo D’Souza’s dance franchise ABCD 3 to do a project with Tips. Remo, will now be directing Salman in the Tips’ movie instead. But not one to…
Aurthohin to start performing regularly
Entertainment Desk Popular band ‘Aurthohin’ has been out of spotlight for a while as it’s leader Sumon, also known as ‘Bassbaba’, was taking a break from musical activities due to sickness. On June 17, Sumon had an operation on his…
Ferdous to star opposite Hollywood’s Céline Beran
Entertainment Desk Hollywood’s rising actress Céline Beran is all set to pair up with Dhallywood star Ferdous Ahmed in their next. The film titled ‘In Pursue of Love’ will be a British production. Reports suggest that Ferdous have been discussing…
VPN law latest step in Kremlin online crackdown
A law coming into force on Wednesday will give the Kremlin greater control over what Russians can access online ahead of a presidential election next March. Providers of virtual private networks (VPNs) — which let internet users access sites banned…
Business leaders bow to Xi as Communist Party pushes in
Chinese billionaires are boasting about their Marxist bonafides. The Communist Party is tightening its grip on state-owned companies. And foreign companies are being asked to invite party cells into their offices. Under President Xi Jinping, the country’s ruling party is…
Hiroshima survivor to accept Nobel Peace Prize for nuclear watchdog
Setsuko Thurlow was 13 years old and standing only a mile away from ground zero when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945. More than 62 years after that horrific day, she…
NASA plans to launch sounding rocket to probe dark regions of space
Scientists plans to launch a sounding rocket for a fifteen-minute flight on Monday, which is expected to shed light on the nature of the intergalactic medium, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Friday. The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet…
Venezuela state oil company announces $842 million bond payment
Venezuela’s state oil company, which controls the world’s largest crude reserves, said Friday it had begun paying $842 million in partial repayment of a debt bond maturing in 2020. A default for PDVSA would have been disastrous at a time…
Javed Akhtar receives Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has been honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award. Akhtar received the honor in Mumbai on October 26 at an event which marked the 28th anniversary of Hridayesh Arts and the 80th birthday of veteran music composer…
‘Housefull’ gang will be back with film on reincarnation
Sajid Khan will be back with the fourth installment of super-hit franchise Housefull in 2019. The filmmaker, who had directed the first two instalments, has teamed up with producer Sajid Nadiadwala to spin Housefull magic once again. Khan was not…
Purnima to judge reality show
Entertainment Desk Popular actress Purnima will be the judge of a reality show, which is based around finding the best culinary artistes in Bangladesh, for the first time. Two more persons will also be the judges for the show titled…
New giant predatory dinosaur species found in southern Africa
An international team of scientists have found the footprints of a giant carnivorous dinosaur that roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago, the first proof that T. Rex-like predators existed during the Early Jurassic period. The newly discovered dinosaur, named…