‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ star Jamie Dornan shaves his head
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (PTI) Actor Jamie Dornan has shaved his head and will no longer be seen sporting the same haircut as he does while playing Christian Grey on screen. The “Fifty Shades of…
January 2017
Hugh Jackman confesses he was “struggling” before ‘X-Men’
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (PTI) Actor Hugh Jackman has made a shocking confession that he was “struggling” and “nervous” when he had started filming “X-Men” back in the year 2000. Speaking at the Producers Guild…
I’m not pregnant: Chrissy Teigen lashes out at trolls
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (PTI) Annoyed with the constant scrutiny, model Chrissy Teigen took the trolls down by telling them off that she was not expecting another child. Earlier, the 31-year-old fashionista had weighed in…
Mexico, US to play protest football tourney against border wall
Mexico City, Feb 1 (IANS) Mexican and US football teams will play a tournament in protest of the wall that US President Donald Trump plans to build along the border of the two nations, a…
Lady Gaga ready to announce her seventh tour
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga will announce her Joanne tour after headlining the half-time performance at the Super Bowl on February 6. According to usmagazine.com, Gaga will announce her seventh tour. She…
Farhan to play Homi Adajania’s character in film
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is set to play director Homi Adajania’s character in the quirky comedy “The Fakir of Venice”. According to a source in the know of developments, the real life…
Indian charged with impersonating US tax official
New York, Feb 1 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has been charged with pretending to be a US tax official and forcing the victims to pay money to him and his accomplices, according to officials. Abhijeetsinh…
Scotland ministers seek stricter rules for online knife purchase
Edinburgh, Feb 1 (IANS) Scottish ministers are pressing for stricter restrictions on sale of knives online, after the brutal stabbing on a schoolboy last year, media reports said. Michael Matheson, the Scottish justice secretary, has…
British MPs to sit till midnight for Brexit bill
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Britain’s House of Commons started a marathon session in a bid to rush through parliament a bill to trigger the process for leaving the European Union. Speaker John Bercow announced members…
Neil Gorsuch is Trump’s likely Supreme Court pick
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s likely pick for Supreme Court is Neil Gorsuch, a Court of Appeals judge from Denver, media reports said. As Trump was set to announce his choice at…
Kim Kardashian tops X-rated poll
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has been voted the celebrity people most want to have sex with. The star topped the poll conducted by Sleep Cupid. Six thousand people from…
US Senate postpones votes on Treasury, Health Secretary nominees
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US Senate Finance Committee postponed votes on the nominations of Steve Mnuchin as the Treasury Secretary and Tom Price to head the Health and Human Services department after a boycott by…
Unicef launches appeal of $3.3 bn to children affected by conflict, disasters
United Nations, Feb 1 (IANS) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched an appeal of $3.3 billion to provide emergency assistance in 48 countries around the globe, against the backdrop of children driven from their homes…
France: Presidential candidate Fillon searched over wife’s ‘fake job’
Paris, Feb 1 (IANS) Investigators searched the lower chamber of the French Parliament as part of a probe into allegations that the wife of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon earned money in a fake job….
Trump’s Education Secretary accused of plagiarism in nomination test
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears to have lifted quotes in written answers submitted to the committee tasked with approving her nomination, media reports said. After receiving hundreds…
Thicke isn’t seeing son enough
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (IANS) Singer Robin Thicke has only seen son Julian once since his former wife Paula Patton got his temporary sole custody. Thicke spent time with his son Julian on January 27,…
Kerala MP E. Ahamed dies at RML after cardiac arrest in Parliament
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Senior Kerala MP, E. Ahamed, who on Tuesday suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament’s Central Hall, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, sources…
Three held for gangrape in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Three persons accused of allegedly gang raping a 21-year old woman in a moving car have been held, police said. According to police on Tuesday the woman was molested by…
Damon praises ‘The Great Wall’ for strong female character
Los Angeles, Feb 1 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matt Damon is so impressed with the importance given to Chinese actress Jing Tians character Lin Mae in “The Great Wall”, that he is willing to change the…
Colombia’s FARC rebels begin demobilization process
Bogota, Feb 1 (IANS) The FARC rebel group’s roughly 6,300 fighters are in the process of gathering in designated areas as a step toward laying down their arms and demobilizing, Colombia’s high commissioner for peace…