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Bogota, May 10: A Colombian film-maker was shot dead on Thursday while making a documentary on the victims of violence in the northeast of the country, local authorities said. Mauricio Lezama was collecting testimonies from people who suffered violence during the civil war when he was shot and killed by four armed men in the town of Arauquita, in Arauca department, governor Ricardo Arevalo told

New Delhi, May 8: Actor Swara Bhaskar campaigned for East Delhi candidate Atishi and hailed the Aam Aadmi Party leader as a politician who banks on her work for the people and not fame. Bhaskar and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani held a bike rally for Atishi in Shastri Park area of east Delhi. "Atishi has proved herself by contributing in the education sector. She is a politician who does politics on

New Delhi, May 7: Cyclone Fani - the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the country in two decades - wreaked havoc in Odisha and claimed at least 34 lives, with several more feared dead. As the state struggles to return to normalcy, Akshay Kumar has stepped forward to help. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the actor has made a donation of Rs 1 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to

Jaipur, May 6: Nanakram, a 40-year old cancer patient from Rajasthan, has made a public appeal to Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn to stop doing advertisement of tobacco products in the interest of the society. The patient's family said that he was a fan of Devgn and used the same product which the actor advertises for but now he realizes that tobacco has had an adverse effect on his life. Nearly 1000

Los Angeles, May 6: Disney's "Avengers: Endgame" continues its unprecedented box office run, assembling another $145 million at the domestic box office during its second weekend in theaters. "Avengers: Endgame" now stands as the second-biggest movie of all time with $2.188 billion worldwide. The Marvel juggernaut became the fastest film to gross $2 billion globally in just 11 days, crushing

London, May 4: Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards says even though social media platforms give celebrities an opportunity to connect with their fans, it can "mess up" with one's mind. The 25-year-old singer, who has been vocal about her battle with anxiety, said she finds it hard to differentiate between real and fake posts on social media. "Social media can be so crap because on the one hand, it's

Kochi, May 3: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial in an alleged sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep. A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar stayed the trial until the conclusion of the proceedings in the Supreme Court. The bench also comprising of Justice Ajay Rastogi slated the matter for hearing in the third week of July. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea of Malayalam

New Delhi, May 3: The makers of Vivek Oberoi-starrer biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the film will be released countrywide on May 24, a day after the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared. The film, titled PM Narendra Modi, was earlier set to release on April 11 but was banned by the Election Commission. In its order last month, the EC had banned the

Mumbai, May 1: After he was heavily criticised for not voting in the polls held for six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai, actor Akshay Kumar dodged questions on his conspicuous absence. Kumar was in news only a few days ago for his "non-political" interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But the hero of films like "Kesari", "Toilet Ek Prem Katha" and "Airlift" which had nationalistic overtones, gave

Mumbai, Apr 30: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has said Indians were, in the past, enslaved by an 'Italian government', in a veiled jibe at the Congress party. The 32-year-old, while speaking to reporters after casting her vote at a polling station in Khar area here on Monday, said, "This (polling day) is a very important day for us, it comes only once in five years. I feel India is gaining