Bill Cosby’s wife has finished giving evidence in a defamation case filed by seven women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. Camille Cosby, 72, underwent more than five hours of questioning on her second and final day before lawyers in…
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Music legend Prince dead at 57
Prince, whose pioneering brand of danceable funk and virtuoso talents made him one of the most influential figures in music, died Thursday at his secluded compound in Minnesota, aged 57. It comes just a week after the enigmatic Grammy and…
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th Birth Day
The Queen has lit the first of more than 900 beacons lighting up across the UK and overseas as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. The monarch, accompanied by Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall,…
Jennifer Aniston named ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’
Entertainment Desk At 47, Jennifer Aniston is appreciative of how she is aging. So is People magazine. It has named the actress the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” for 2016, reports CNN. Aniston declared herself “very, very flattered” by the honor.…
Drone flights banned during Obamas’ visit to London
Drone flights above central London and Windsor have been banned while president Barack Obama is visiting the city. Restrictions imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) say that as part of the “overarching security plan” flights by drones and other…
Actress Doris Roberts dies at 90
Entertainment Desk Tributes poured in Monday for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has died aged 90. Roberts picked up best supporting actress four times in the early 2000s for her portrayal of…
Rajnikanth in chocolate
Entertainment Desk In a rare and slightly bizzare twist, the South Indian superstar Rajinikanth has been honoured by a cafe in Chennai. They have constructed a five feet and 11 inches tall statute of Rajinikanth out of chocolate! Zuka, a…
Bollywood veteran Dilip Kumar hospitalised
Mumbai – Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, who has been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra for respiratory problems early today, is under observation with doctors attending on him stating that the next 72 hours are crucial. “The…
Long-time Met Opera music director James Levine to retire
Conductor James Levine, who led the Metropolitan Opera for 40 years as its music director, will retire at the end of the current season for health reasons, the company announced Thursday. The 72-year-old Levine, who has conducted more than 2,500…
William, Kate trek to Bhutan’s cliff-side monastery
Guwahati — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge trekked through blue pine forests to visit a famed Buddhist monastery in Bhutan on Friday during their weeklong tour of South Asia. Taktsang Monastery, also known as Tiger’s Nest, clings to the…
Black Keys regret inducting Steve Miller in Hall of Fame
Garage rockers The Black Keys have voiced regret over inducting Steve Miller into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, calling the experimental bluesman thoroughly unpleasant. Miller, one of five acts honored by the Hall of Fame on Friday, jolted…
Artist Christo in divine stunt on Italy lake
World-renowned artist Christo may be 80, but he boasts the energy of a teenager: after creating umbrella forests, wrapping the Reichstag and decking Central Park in saffron, his new project will see audiences walk on water in Italy. In more…
Priyanka Chopra wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Entertainment Desk Actress Priyanka Chopra bags another prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. She won the award in the “Best Actress of the Year” category for her role of “Kashibai” in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani. Expressing excitement over the…
William and Kate play cricket on India tour
Dhaka – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate played cricket with children and laid a wreath to victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks as they began their tour of India on Sunday.The royal couple displayed handy batting skills on…
Bernie Sanders courts New York with Spike Lee-directed ad
Spike Lee has directed a new campaign spot released Saturday for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, with rights activists giving the Vermont senator their endorsement. Director-producer Lee has been a longtime supporter of Sanders; both grew up in New York…
Inside the L.A. Estate Britney Spears is selling for $9M
Louisiana native Britney Spears has been living a seriously L.A. lifestyle for a long time. The singer is now selling the lavish Thousand Oaks, Calif., mansion that she’s called home the past few years for $8.995 million, Zillow reports. The…
It’s a Boy for Anne Hathaway!
Anne Hathaway officially has the job: She’s a mom! The Intern star welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with her husband, Adam Shulman, on Thursday, March 24, People confirms. The couple have named their son Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman. The…
Cobain’s daughter honours rock star on death anniversary
Tuesday marked the 22nd anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death at age 27, a grim milestone that didn’t go unrecognized by his daughter, Frances Bean. Cobain, 23, took to Instagram on Tuesday to pay tribute to her father, who took his…
Gwyneth Paltrow takes her kids to Peru
Fresh off the success of her Goop skin care launch, actress-turned-lifestyle-maven Gwyneth Paltrow packed up her kiddies for a trip to Peru. Naturally, Gwyneth couldn’t pass up the chance to share candid pics from her adventures with Apple, 11, and…
Sherlock Holmes actor Douglas Wilmer dies
Showtime Desk Douglas Wilmer, the actor who portrayed the classic role of Sherlock Holmes in the mid 60s, has died at the age of 96. Wilmer died in a hospital in Ipswich, England on Thursday, March 31. He was suffering…
World’s greatest female architect Zaha Hadid dies
Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid, the first female winner of the top Pritzker Architecture Prize, has died at the age of 65.
Priyanka promises ‘epic’ Hindi version of ‘The Jungle Book’
Priyanka Chopra, who has a fan in Neel Sethi — the Mowgli of Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ — has asked the Indian-American child actor to brace up for an adventurous ride with the Hindi dubbed version of the international film.…
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies, age 69
Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show “The Patty Duke Show,” died on March 29, her representative told Reuters. She was 69 years old. Duke died Tuesday morning in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho from sepsis due to…
Woody Allen’s Cafe Society to open Cannes Film Festival
Woody Allen’s latest work, Cafe Society, will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Steve Carell, the movie centres on the buzzing cafe society of 1930s Hollywood. It makes Allen the first director to present…
Patty Duke dies aged 69
Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show “The Patty Duke Show”, died on Tuesday, her representative told Reuters. She was 69 years old.Duke died Tuesday morning in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho from sepsis due to a ruptured…
Tom Hanks sued for negligence in son Chet’s alleged car accident
A man is suing Chet Hanks for allegedly rear-ending him on a California highway last year, and he’s holding Chet’s parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, partially responsible. Tom and Rita are both named as defendants along with Chet in…
Adele grew beard after getting pregnant
Singer Adele has revealed that she grew facial hair after getting pregnant.Performing at the SSE Hydro Arena here, the “Make you feel my love” hitmaker surprised her fans as she said that she grew a beard because she had so…
An evening with poet Syed Shamsul Haq
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Culture Centre organised ‘An Evening with Poet Syed Shamsul Haq’ on March 25 at the IGCC, Gulshan in the city. The poet recited several poems—-Ami Kobita Likhchi, Aar Kichu Nei, Ektu Beshi Chilo, Jagannath Hall –…
Ken Howard, president of prominent Hollywood union, dies
Entertainment Desk Ken Howard, president of the prominent Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, died Wednesday at age 71, the organization said. Howard died at his home near Los Angeles, the union said, without specifying the cause of death. An Emmy and…
Amitabh Bachchan reaches 20 million fan following on Twitter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 20 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter.The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (18.6 million), Aamir Khan (16.9 million), Salman Khan (16.8 million) and Priyanka Chopra…