PAGE 3

Mumbai, Feb 24: Singer Papon has quit the singing reality TV show as judge following the complaint of sexual assault that was filed against him for kissing a minor contestant of the TV programme. Yesterday, a Supreme Court lawyer filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) alleging "sexual assault" after the singer uploaded a video on his Facebook page

Mumbai, Feb 25: Veteran Bollywood actor and Padma Shri awardee Sridevi, who had an illustrious career spanning over four decades, passed away. She was 54. The actor, wife of producer Boney Kapoor, died late in the night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she had gone along with her family to attend her nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding. Confirming the news, a source close to the family

Mumbai, Feb 24: Once upon a time, Salman Khan was without any doubt the most eligible bachelor in the industry or even in the country. The term has eluded him now, not because he has become any less eligible, but perhaps because the citizens no longer hope that he would get hitched sooner or later. Days after his ‘Jai Ho’ sister Tabu, who’s also flooded with marriage queries, revealed her reason

Mumbai, Feb 23: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who featured in one of the advertisement campaigns for jewellery designer Nirva Modi, has terminated her contract with the brand, her spokesperson has said. Chopra has taken the step in the light of recent allegations against Nirav Modi, who is accused of acquiring fraudulent letters of undertaking from a Punjab National Bank branch in Mumbai to

Chennai, Feb 23: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan opposed "saffronisation," saying all sections of people should be given space and respect. Using the national flag as a symbol to convey his political message, the actor rejected suggestions that he was denigrating the Hindu right wing ideology. Haasan, who launched his political party Makkal Neethi Mayyam on Wednesday, has said his politics will be

Chennai, Feb 22: Malayalam film "S Durga", which was dropped from the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) last year, has been cleared by the Revising Committee of the censor board without any cuts. The director of the film, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, today said the movie is now eligible for public screenings, which had received a 'U/A' certificate from the censor board. Sasidharan says he

New Delhi, Feb 22: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has started following some senior Congress leaders on Twitter of late, triggering speculation over his sudden interest in the party that he was once close to and had later drifted away from. After following Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the party's official Twitter handle, he began following senior party like leaders P Chidambaram

Los Angeles, Feb 21: Director Ryan Coogler has penned a letter to the fans of his film "Black Panther", which is breaking box-office records all over the world. The film that features Chadwick Bosman in the titular role has been lauded by the critics and has already taken a massive earning at the box office during its opening weekend. The letter was shared by Marvel Studios on Twitter with a

New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court today came to actress Priya Prakash Varrier's rescue by staying criminal proceedings initiated against her in various states on grounds that the video of a song from her film allegedly hurt religious sentiments of the Muslim community. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud also extended similar relief to

Rameswaram (TN), Feb 21: Hours before launching his political party, veteran actor Kamal Haasan today visited the residence of former President APJ Abdul Kalam here, and interacted with his family members. Haasan visited Kalam House at Rameswaram in the district, and was warmly received by the family members of the former President. The actor briefly interacted with Kalam's non-agenarian brother