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Being a celebrity, you cannot make everyone happy: Sami

Published On: April 20, 2017 02:54 PM NPT By: Agencies

MUMBAI, April 20: England-born singer-composer Adnan Sami, who was granted Indian citizenship more than a year ago, says he has been greatly influenced by the folk music of the northeast and by maestros like Sachin Dev Burman.

Julia Roberts named People's 'World's Most Beautiful Woman' for fifth time

Published On: April 19, 2017 07:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

LOS ANGELES, April 19: Julia Roberts was just named People Magazine's "World's Most Beautiful Woman" for a record-breaking fifth time.

Lena Headey opens up on struggle with anxiety

Published On: April 18, 2017 05:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

Actress Lena Headey, who essays Cersei Lannister in hit show 'Game of Thrones', has opened up about her struggle with anxiety.

Rishi Kapoor wants Sunil Grover and Kapil Sharma to bury the hatchet

Published On: April 18, 2017 05:25 PM NPT By: Agencies

Rishi Kapoor wants Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover to patch up. The veteran actor urged both comedian-actors to bury the past hatchet.

Australia Tightens Rules on Worker Visas as Unemployment Rises

Published On: April 18, 2017 02:49 PM NPT By: Agencies

CANBERRA, April 18: Australia will tighten temporary skilled migration visas, scrapping the current 457 program used by almost 100,000 people, as the country’s labor market weakens and anti-immigration sentiment spreads among developed nations.

‘Furious 8’ breaks global box office record

Published On: April 18, 2017 02:42 PM NPT By: Agencies

HOLLYWOOD, April 18: The Fate of the Furious has raced to the top of the box office chart breaking an international record in the process.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez's Romance Heats Up on the Dance Floor

Published On: April 17, 2017 02:44 PM NPT By: Agencies

HOLLYWOOD, April 17: Jennifer Lopez may have finally found a man who can keep up with her on and off the dance floor.

Police press manhunt for Facebook video murder suspect Steve Stephens

Published On: April 17, 2017 01:57 PM NPT By: Agencies

CLEVELAND, April 17: An Ohio man claimed to be angry at a woman when, authorities said, he shot and killed an elderly passerby Sunday afternoon, then posted video of the murder on Facebook. Police urged the suspect to turn himself in. He remained at large early Monday.

Angelina Jolie is planning to retire from Hollywood ?

Published On: April 15, 2017 05:10 PM NPT By: Agencies

HOLLYWOOD, April 15: Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie is planning to retire from Hollywood amid her ongoing divorce and custody battle against actor Brad Pitt, says a source.

Air pollution may lower ‘good’ cholesterol increasing heart disease risk

Published On: April 15, 2017 04:17 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEWYORK, April 15: Exposure to higher levels of air pollution may increase cardiovascular disease risk by lowering levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), commonly known as “good” cholesterol, says a study.

Berlusconi finalises sale of Italy's AC Milan to Chinese group

Published On: April 13, 2017 07:10 PM NPT By: Agencies

MILAN, April 13: Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi finalised his troubled sale of soccer club AC Milan to a Chinese-led consortium on Thursday, a 740 million euro ($788 million) deal that tightens China's grip on the game in Italy.

'Fast and Furious 8': Vin Diesel has his foot on the pedal, but others are running out of steam

Published On: April 13, 2017 04:45 PM NPT By: Agencies

A person with peroxide/platinum blond hair, some amount of digital prowess, and fuzzy ideas about bringing the superpowers to their knees – should Julian Assange have got himself a plane (big), dreadlocks (many) and acquired lissome inches (several), he could have had ideas regarding The Fate of the Furious, aka the eighth film in the Fast and the Furious franchise. As the case is, we have ourselves a Charlize Theron as the digital whiz-kid ‘Cipher’. She is wicked, she is evil, she is stunning, and she rules this one, without even getting behind a wheel. Yes, Ms Theron appears like she is here to stay. And about time too.

Ram Gopal Varma calls Tiger Shroff ‘transgender’

Published On: April 13, 2017 02:48 PM NPT By: Agencies

MUMBAI, April 13: It seems like Ram Gopal Varma’s obsession with Tiger Shroff has continued. After tagging the Baaghi actor as Urmila Matondkar and Bikini babe among the present lot of actors, in a conversation with Vidyut Jammwal over phone, he called Tiger a ‘transgender.’

Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia let bygones be bygones, celebrate Kings XI Punjab win together

Published On: April 11, 2017 06:43 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, April 11: Indian Premier League’s tenth season not only has the cricket lovers excited but is also keeping all Bollywood followers glued to the screens.

13-year-old Pakistani hacker finds bugs at world’s top tech companies

Published On: April 8, 2017 05:51 PM NPT By: Agencies

KARACHI, April 08: A 13-year-old hacker from Karachi is schooling some of the biggest technology companies when it comes to cybersecurity.

Cassini spacecraft to dive inside Saturn’s rings for mission finale

Published On: April 5, 2017 05:13 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, April 5: NASA is preparing to send its long-lived Cassini probe into the unexplored region between Saturn and its rings for a scientific grand finale before the spacecraft’s suicidal plunge into the planet, space officials said on Tuesday.

Malala to become honorary Canadian citizen

Published On: April 4, 2017 05:13 PM NPT By: Agencies

OTTAWA, April 4: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will receive her honorary Canadian citizenship in Ottawa next week.

China's top train maker receives order from India

Published On: April 2, 2017 06:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

DALIAN, April 2:  An affiliated company under China's top train maker CRRC Corporation has acquired a subway train order from Nagpur, India, the company said Sunday.

Italy set to offer 'menstrual leave' for female workers

Published On: April 2, 2017 04:26 PM NPT By: Agencies

MILAN, April 2: Italy could soon become the first Western country to offer paid “menstrual leave” to female workers.

April fool’s Day: Best fake news pranks from around the world

Published On: April 2, 2017 03:42 PM NPT By: Agencies

Newspapers and companies around the world have been playing pranks with their followers on social media by posting fake news to celebrate April fool’s Day.