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Dec 20: With the Karnatakagovernment refusing permission to Bollywood actress Sunny Leone's New Year Eve show in Bengaluru, the organisers have moved the high court, seeking a direction to the authorities to allow the event. The government on December 15 disallowed the show in Bengaluru and elsewhere in the state after protests by Kannada outfits, which said it would be an 'assault' on the city's

Los Angeles, Dec 20: "Pulimurugun", featuring South star Mohanlal, has advanced in the Oscar race in the Original Score and Original Song categories. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAAS) has announced a shortlist of 141 scores and 70 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released this year are in the running for nominations in these categories at the 90th Academy

Porn star-turned-Bollywood superstar Sunny Leone has finally spoken out about the controversy surrounding her performance in Karnataka’s capital on New Year’s eve. She said she will not perform in Bengaluru, as safety is more important. The police had announced that permission will not be given to the event, proposed to be held in Manyata Tech Park. Earlier, activists of the Karnataka Rakshana

Bengaluru, Dec 19: The controversy over actor Sunny Leone participating at a New Year event in Bengaluru is set for a legal battle as the programme organiser on Monday moved the Karnataka High Court alleging that authorities are avoiding granting permission by “falsely” citing security reasons. In a petition, Bhavya H.S., proprietress of The Time Creations, an event management firm, has said

Mumbai, Dec 19: Hollywood star Will Smith is in India to promote his Netflix movie "Bright" and the actor today said all the ideologies are governed by an individual or group's need to feel superior than others. The 49-year-old actor, who stars as "racist" human cop in sci-fi action-crime drama, said it was interesting to be on the other side. He said his role in the Netflix movie made him

Mumbai, Dec 18: The Karni Sena, a Rajput outfit, on Sunday threatened to convert the release date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie Padmavati into a black day and called for formation of a pre-Censor Board to prevent twisting historical facts in films. Speaking to reporters in Meerut, Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi said the Rajput community would not allow the release of Padmavati under

Hyderabad, Dec 18: Hyderabad Police on Sunday arrested two persons, including a film casting director, for allegedly running a sex racket and rescued two women, both of whom police said are actors. Deputy commissioner of Police (Task Force) P Radhakishan Rao said that police raided two hotels in Panjagutta and Banjara Hills on Saturday night and apprehended Monish Kadakia (56) and D Venkat Rao (40

Controversial Big Boss Season 11 contestant Arshi Khan could be headed for legal trouble, with a court in Punjab's Jalandhar city issuing an arrest warrant against her. However, there is a question mark over she being actually arrested from the Big Boss reality show house sets as her publicist, according to reports, claimed to have obtained a stay order on the arrest warrant till January 15 next

Abu Dhabi, Dec 17 : Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, blockbuster disaster movie "Titanic" is delivering that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans. Tuesday marks two decades since Rose vowed to Jack she'd "never let go" -- before spectacularly reneging on her promise, sending her frozen-to-death paramour to a watery grave and

Bengaluru, Dec 16: The ‘sanskari’ Kannadigas have managed to exert enough pressure on the state government to deny permission to Bollywood actor Sunny Leone to perform at a New Year's Eve show in Bengaluru. However, they have not stopped Googling images and videos of the former porn star! "We have denied permission for Sunny Leone’s show fearing law and order problems in the wake of protests by