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Sanya, Dec 9: A Mexican model and volunteer was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan on Saturday. Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in international business, volunteers for "Migrantes en el Camino" and is on the board of directors of a rehab centre for girls, according to the Miss World website. She was crowned as the 68th Miss World by

Mumbai, Dec 8: Newlyweds Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have received an apology from writer Mariah Smith, who penned an article for The Cut in which she labelled the Indian star as a "modern-day scam artist". The article, published on The Cut website, claimed that Nick shares a "fraudulent relationship against his will". The piece was full of racist, first world complex and misogynist undertones

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Grammy and Oscar-winning musician, A. R. Rahman, will be in action in the city after seven years as part of his ‘One Heart Tour’, on December 22. Kicking off his first concert at the garden city, the multiple award-winning musician and composer will be accompanied by Harshdeep Kaur, Udit Narayan, Haricharan, Ranjit Barot, Vijay Prakash, Shweta Mohan, Neeti Mohan and Jonita Gandhi

Dubai, Dec 7: Singer Mika Singh was arrested in UAE for allegedly sending "indecent pictures" to a teenaged Brazilian model, according to a media report on Thursday. Singh, who was here to perform at a party, was arrested in UAE after the model lodged a complaint that the singer has sent her inappropriate pictures, Gulf News reported quoting sources. He also promised her a job in a Bollywood movie

Dehradun, Dec 7: A ban has been imposed on the screening of the film "Kedarnath" in seven districts of Uttarakhand in view of protests by Hindu outfits, a senior official said Friday. The decision has been taken by District Magistrates concerned in view of the situation prevailing in their areas, ADG (law and order)Ashok Kumar told PTI on Friday. There will be no screening of the film in seven

Mumbai, Dec 7: Actress Zareen Khan has filed a case here on Thursday against her former manager Anjali who allegedly misbehaved and threatened her over monetary disputes. Accompanied by her lawyer, Khan registered the FIR at the Khar police station in Mumbai. A case has been filed under section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). According to the police, the former manager allegedly involved in an

Istanbul, Dec 6: Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Sean Penn has reportedly begun filming a new documentary about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this year. Penn, accompanied by a crew of around 10 including bodyguards, was spotted shooting in front of the consulate building in the Turkish city on Wednesday, Turkey's state-run

New Delhi, Dec 6: Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's magnum-opus '2.0' has already entered the Rs. 500 cr club at the worldwide box office. The sci-fi movie, which hit the big screens on November 29, has achieved the milestone in just seven days. Filmmaker Karan Johar, whose Dharma Productions is presenting the Hindi version of the film, shared the big news on social media. "CREATING HISTORY! #2Point0

Bengaluru, Dec 6: The Government Primary School at Gavipuram Guttahalli in the city, where Superstar Rajnikant studied, while he was brought up in a modest family, is now renamed after the good Samaritans who donated the prime land now worth several crores of rupees. The Government Primary School in the prime location was renamed after Ms Tukkubai Bhojagade and Mr Mannabai Nikkam who had donated

New Delhi, Dec 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished a happy married life to Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Making the night special for newlyweds, Prime Minister Modi attended their wedding reception in Delhi on Tuesday. He congratulated the couple and gifted a rose to the couple as a token of best wishes. Sharing a snap from the reception, The Prime Minister wished the couple, writing