Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) As many as 13 celebrity contestants; three popular judges – Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D’Souza; and a dance floor – much about the new season of “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” may seem the usual, but the team of the dance reality show promises to offer a lot of things new and […]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) Members of British-Irish band One Direction are reportedly in talks to head back to the small screen to star in their own comedy TV show. The “What Makes You Beautiful” hitmakers started as a band on talent show “The X Factor”, and now they are eyeing a return to television, reports […]
Berlin, May 27 (IANS) Ukraine has agreed to start paying a gas debt it owed to Russia in a bid to resolve a gas supply dispute between the two countries, European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said here Monday. Ukraine agreed to pay $2 billion back to Russia by Thursday for the gas delivered since July […]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) TV personality Rob Kardashian reportedly missed his sister Kim Kardashian’s wedding because he didn’t want to be in the family photos. The reality star’s confidence has been knocked since he started piling on the pounds and he is said to have felt so “insecure and depressed” that he shunned his older […]
Johannesburg, May 27 (IANS) South Africa’s new cabinet was sworn in Monday amid criticism for being bloated. The proceedings got underway with President Jacob Zuma swearing in his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa in the presidential guest house in Pretoria, Xinhua reported. Then Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng administered the oath of office to the 35 cabinet ministers who […]
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Newly-crowned Australian champion Stan Wawrinka was bundled out of the French Open after he lost to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in the first round Monday. The third-seeded Swiss led 3-1 in the first set before losing it on the Spaniard’s first set point by hitting long. He pulled […]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) Model Katie Price’s husband Kieran Hayler, who underwent a lie detector test, says he felt “suicidal” after not answering the questions honestly. Hayler was forced to undertake a lie detector test when his wife suspected him of having an affair with her married best friend Jane Pountney following a steamy sun-bed […]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) Late singer Whitney Houston’s family are reported to be blocking the Angela Basset’s Lifetime Production for making a biopic on the life of the late singer. Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with the film titled “Whitney Houston”, which will follow the late star’s rocky relationship with Brown. The late […]
Lisbon, May 27 (IANS) The Eurozone is at risk of a “negative spiral”, European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said Monday. Draghi was speaking at a conference in Sintra, near Portugal’s capital Lisbon, during the ECB forum that ends Tuesday, Xinhua reported. The ECB forum is expected to come up with answers on how to […]
NSW continues to lead Australia’s screen industry with the State Government investing in film and television productions, creating jobs and promoting NSW. Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said the NSW Government will invest $625,000 in two new feature films, a children’s series, a feature documentary and three factual programs. A feature film from the […]