Entertainment

New documentary on Egypt's Jon Stewart follows Arab Spring turmoil 07 Apr 2017 - 07:42 pm

Los Angeles: Not long ago, the Egyptian heart surgeon-turned-comedian Bassem Youssef was hosting the most popular political satire television show in his country's...

Anne Hathaway back in "Colossal" independent comedy 06 Apr 2017 - 10:19 am

TORONTO: Anne Hathaway has ventured back into independent cinema to star in one of the quirkiest films of the year, "Colossal", which she...

Cricket superstar Tendulkar changes pitch in new musical innings 06 Apr 2017 - 10:11 am

New Delhi: Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is making his name on a pitch of a different kind -- hitting all the right...

Girls help preserve Kashmir's Sufi music traditions 05 Apr 2017 - 05:42 pm

Srinagar: When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to practise singing in secret because...

Spotify, Universal sign global licence agreement 04 Apr 2017 - 06:21 pm

Stockholm: Spotify, the world's largest music streaming company, and Universal Music Group said Tuesday they have signed a new multi-year global licence agreement. ...

Poroshenko upholds Russian singer 'Yuliya Samoilova' Eurovision ban 04 Apr 2017 - 03:43 pm

Riga: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday defended the decision to ban a Russian singer from the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev over...

Managing weight not about giving up food: Deepika 04 Apr 2017 - 12:57 pm

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone says managing weight is not about giving up food, but eating right and working out daily. "Managing weight...

Miranda Lambert triumphs in country awards with heartache 03 Apr 2017 - 11:21 am

Las Vegas: Miranda Lambert's divorce from fellow country superstar Blake Shelton caused her deep pain but her reflection on the heartache brought her...

Film on extremism wins at Saudi festival 02 Apr 2017 - 05:53 pm

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: A short film that tackles extremism has won the top prize at the Saudi Film Festival, organisers said Sunday, in...

SRK calls Kiran Mazumdar Shaw a role model 02 Apr 2017 - 12:39 pm

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan finds a role model in Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairperson of leading Indian biotech company Biocon. On Friday,...

Dylan the Enigmatic accepts 2016 Nobel prize at last 02 Apr 2017 - 10:00 am

Stockholm: After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at a secret meeting on Saturday...

Catherine Zeta-Jones loves raising her teenagers 01 Apr 2017 - 12:21 pm

Los Angeles: Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she loves raising her two teenage children Dylan, 16, and Carys, 13. "I love it. And I'm...

'Naam Shabana': All action sans conviction 01 Apr 2017 - 11:26 am

Film: "Naam Shabana"; Director: Shivam Nair; Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Taapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher, Taher Shabbir; Rating: **...

Am not joining politics, says Rajinikanth 01 Apr 2017 - 11:07 am

Chennai: Megastar Rajinikanth on Friday said -- although not in so many words -- that he is not joining politics. The southern star...

Latin singer Maluma eyes English music crossover with upcoming album 01 Apr 2017 - 08:46 am

LOS ANGELES: Already one of the biggest names in Latin music, Colombian pop star Maluma is hoping to cross over to a wider...

Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend' being adapted for U.S., Italian TV 01 Apr 2017 - 08:40 am

NEW YORK: Italian novelist Elena Ferrante's best-selling novel "My Brilliant Friend" is headed to television as an eight-part series, U.S. cable channel HBO...

Actress Pamela Anderson plays down Assange romance rumours 01 Apr 2017 - 08:35 am

STOCKHOLM: Actress Pamela Anderson was coy about a rumoured romance with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, saying his being holed up in the Ecuadorian...