Australian actress Maggie Kirkpatrick, who starred in 1980s soap Prisoner Cell Block H and later Home and Away, has been charged with child sex offences. Ms Kirkpatrick, 74, denies two counts of indecent assault and one count of gross indecency…
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Inside El Chapo’s escape tunnel
Infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who daringly escaped prison on July 11, utilized a tunnel leading from the only “supermax” maximum-security prison in Mexico, where he’d been held. At least that’s the explanation Mexican authorities have given as…
APJ Abdul Kalam, ex-President of India dies at 83
Former Indian President A.P.J. Kalam, who was known as the father of the country’s military missile program, died Monday after collapsing while delivering a lecture, a top state official said. He was 83. The president from 2002 until 2007, he…
Leaving runways behind, Delevingne finds spotlight in ‘Paper Towns’
As the lead of teen film “Paper Towns” and with a slew of upcoming high-profile roles under her belt, British supermodel Cara Delevingne is happy to leave the runway behind as she steps onto the big screen.Delevingne, 22, the striking…
China says will ban “vulgar” reality TV shows
China’s media regulator will ban “vulgar and damaging” reality television shows and will order them to promote decent Chinese values rather simply aiming for cheap entertainment, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday. The government frequently takes aim at what…
‘Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
President Francois Hollande greets Yunus
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was greeted by President Francois Hollande of France at the Elysee Palace at a dinner program hosted by him for important speakers of the Summit of Conscience for the Climate on July 20. The Summit…
‘Baahubali’ enters Rs 300 crore club
SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Baahubali” has become the first south Indian film to enter the Rs 300 crore club in just nine days, confirms a trade analyst.It has surpassed the previous record held by superstar Rajinikanth’s “Enthiran”, which had collected…
‘Ant-Man’ & ‘Trainwreck’ hit Box office this week
Marvel’s “Ant-Man” landed with a solid $58 million at the weekend box office, while “Trainwreck’s” Amy Schumer put her own raunchy spin on romantic comedies to the tune of a $30.2 million debut.
Queen Nazi salute film: Palace ‘disappointed’ at use
Buckingham Palace has said it is disappointed that footage from 1933 showing the Queen performing a Nazi salute has been released. The Sun has published the film which shows the Queen aged about seven, with her mother, sister and uncle.…
Comedian Amy Schumer makes film screenwriter debut in ‘Trainwreck’
Comedian Amy Schumer makes her big screen debut as first-time feature-film screenwriter as well as leading lady in “Trainwreck”, a comedy about love, family and sport.
‘Game of Thrones’ keeps fan in dark about next season at Comic-Con
Fans hoping to get a glimpse of what HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has in store for its anticipated next season were left in dark at San Diego’s Comic-Con on Friday, as the cast kept tight-lipped on the fate of their…
Bill Cosby’s Walk of Fame star to stay, other honours scrutinised
Bill Cosby’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will not be removed, organisers said on Thursday, but other honours given to the beleaguered comedian came under assault in the face of mounting sexual abuse allegations against him.
A lesson in photo editing
Removing people, images, from photos helps dictators solves inconvenient narratives Handling history is an uneasy thing for any dictatorship. The past contains many things which contradict the state’s ideology and official myths. So, it is quite logical that many authoritarian…
Honorary citizenship for Yunus from City of Bologna
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has just concluded a 5 day visit to Italy where he was attending several high level events within the framework of the Milan Expo 2015. He was a keynote speaker at the Social Enterprise World…
Kit Harington to return in ‘Game of Thrones’ season six?
Actor Kit Harington, who played the role of Jon Snow in “Game of Thrones” since its first season, has sparked rumours that he might return in the upcoming sixth season of the fantasy drama series after he was seen sporting…
It’s a dream to work with big stars, says Sunny Leone
She carved her own image in the film world through her bold and passionate roles in films like “Jism 2” and “Ragini MMS 2” and now actress Sunny Leone says it’s her “dream” to star opposite Bollywood A-listers.
A case for ‘slow cities’
Sudhirendar Sharma Farrukhnagar is a small town located beyond the shrinking marshes of the Sultanpur bird sanctuary, on the outskirts of the millennium city. Located 20-odd km from Gurgaon near Delhi, it is an unlikely name for a town in Haryana.…
Did Mika ‘steal’ song from Salman?
Salman Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” launched its special Eid song “Aaj ki party” on Thursday. Sung by Mika Singh, the song has already connected with the masses but it was Salman who was going to sing the song before Mika “stole”…
Yunus presides over Glasgow Varsity graduation ceremony
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has just presided over summer graduation ceremony at Glasgow Caledonian University as Chancellor.
An older, wiser Schwarzenegger returns in ‘Terminator: Genisys’
Arnold Schwarzenegger may be older but that does not stop him from destroying his younger self, as the former governor of California returns to one of his most recognisable roles in “Terminator: Genisys”.
Caught in the crossfire
Sudhirendar Sharma The stories of human sufferings in an unjust world are often subsumed in dominant political-economy discourses that focus on resource extraction as a means of so-called human development. Charlie Hebdo killings may have moved the world but continuing…
‘Ted 2’ stumbles to $32.9 million opening, ‘Jurassic World’ tops with $54.2 million
The party wasn’t as wild the second time around.Universal’s “Ted 2” debuted to an underwhelming $32.9 million across 3,442 theatres, roughly $15 million less than most analysts had expected the pot-smoking teddy bear comedy would bring in during its opening…
King of Bangladesh filmdom Razzak hospitalised
Renowned film actor Razzak, also widely known as ‘Nayak Raj Razzak’, was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the capital’s United Hospital on Sunday.
Rapper Kanye West soars at Glastonbury Festival
Kanye West delivered an uncompromising headline performance at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday that ignited when the US rapper left the Pyramid Stage to take to the sky for hits “Touch The Sky” and “All of the Lights”.West was the polarising…
Actors, celebrities whoop with joy at US gay marriage ruling
Actors, singers and Hollywood celebrities, many of whom have played a major role in driving acceptance of gay rights in mainstream culture, whooped with joy at the US Supreme Court’s ruling that made gay marriage legal nationwide on Friday.Twitter lit…
Foul-mouthed, drinking teddy bear back in ‘Ted 2’
Ted, the foul-mouthed and hard-drinking bear, returns to the silver screen in a sequel to the 2012 comedy hit about a man and his talking teddy.”Ted 2″ sees the bear, also known for his womanising, married to his girlfriend Tami-Lynn…
Significance of silent reading
Masum Billah Reading education materials is one of the important early aspects in the process of learning and being educated. We do reading usually in two ways such as oral or loud reading and silent reading. Knowing the difference between…
A minute with Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena Kapoor belongs to Bollywood royalty. The Kapoor family tree has produced some of India’s biggest actors and stars, but the actress and her sister Karisma were the first women from the family to act.In her 16 years in the…