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Hollywood, Mar 4: Hollywood is set for a real-life cliffhanger Sunday at the Oscars -- the race for best picture is coming down to the wire to cap an awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz. Dark crime comedy "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" has begun to pull away in late betting for the industry's biggest prize, but Oscarologists believe fairy tale

Bengaluru: Former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Tsunami Kitty and three of his associates abducted two people at gunpoint and threatened them to stay away from a friend’s wife. The Jnanabharathi police on Friday arrested Tsunami Kitty alias Pradeepa, and his partners Arjun alias Muthappa (29), Santhosh alias Thuppa (24), and Yogesh (25) on various charges of kidnap, assault, and under the Arms Act

New Delhi, Mar 3: As she turned a year older today, Sridevis daughter Janhvi penned an emotional note remembering her mother, her "best friend", and requested people to respect the purity of the love shared by her parents. Hinting at the sensational TV coverage of Sridevis untimely death, Janhvi said all she wants is that people remember her mother "fondly and pray for her soul to rest in peace".

Chennai, Mar 2: The teaser of superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming flick ‘Kaala’ was released today, with the trilingual movie all set to hit the screens on April 27. The near two-minute teaser starts off with veteran star Nana Patekar asking what kind of a name ‘Kaala’ is, with a voiceover in the next scene saying it means not only the colour black, but also someone who fights and defends. Later

Riyadh, Mar 2: Saudi Arabia began issuing licenses Thursday to operate cinemas in the kingdom ahead of their reopening after a decades-long ban was lifted as part of a far-reaching liberalization drive. The move is another step toward opening the Saudi market to regional and international theater chains, which have long eyed the kingdom as the Middle East’s last untapped mass market. The culture

Chennai, Mar 1: They may have been one of the most romantic pairs on screen, but Kamal Haasan and late female superstar Sridevi shared a bond like that of siblings. "Sridevi en thangachi (Sridevi was my younger sister)," Haasan said, decades after he was paired opposite Sridevi in a number of Tamil films such as 'Guru', 'Varumayin Niram Sivappu', 'Vaazhve Maayam' and 'Moondram Pirai', the last one

Mumbai, Feb 28: Bollywood diva Sridevi was today cremated with full state honours, mourned by millions of fans, at the Vile Parle crematorium. Sridevi's filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor performed the last rites at the ceremony. The couple's daughters, Jahnvi and Khushi, were by his side, said sources close to the family. The actor's body was brought to the crematorium in an open, flower-bedecked

Mumbai, Feb 28: The demand for probe into the sudden death of veteran actress Sridevi is intensifying with lawyers and activists demanding a thorough investigation from the government. While journalist-turned-activist S Balakrishnan wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, activist and lawyer Adil Khatri wrote to Mumbai Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar. "The Maharashtra

Mumbai, Feb 28: Sridevi's fans were seen queuing up outside Celebrations Sports Club near her residence in Lokhandwala, where her body is kept for 'darshan' (public viewing), to pay their last respects to the Bollywood diva. Long queues of fans holding flowers in their hands and chanting prayers were seen as the body of the actor was brought to the venue at 9 am along with an entourage of family

New Delhi, Feb 27: A Delhi Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on the application filed against Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty for allegedly using casteist slur against the scheduled caste. The court has also asked the commission to file reports on the FIR registered against the actors in Mumbai and Rajasthan Police Station in