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Mumbai, Aug 27: Noted screenwriter Salim Khan has hailed the Bombay High Court's verdict of allowing women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah here, saying the judgement "endorses what Hadees and Quran say." In a landmark judgement yesterday, the HC lifted the ban imposed on women from entering the Dargah, saying it contravenes fundamental rights and that the trust has no right to

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput have been blessed with a baby girl. Mira gave birth to the baby at the Hinduja Healthcare Surgical hospital at around 7:56 pm on August 26, 2016. It was a normal delivery. Last evening, Mira was rushed to the hospital and ever since then, it was being speculated that she might deliver the baby soon. Being the loving husband that he is, Shahid was by Mira's side

New York, Aug 26: Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson topped a Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest paid actors on Thursday with an estimated 2016 payday of $64.5 million. He knocked Robert Downey Jr. off the top spot who is now eighth on the list, tied with Shah Rukh Khan. Johnson more than doubled his 2015 earnings, largely thanks to his action comedy Central Intelligence. Johnson, known

Panaji, Aug 26: The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed the FIR filed against Sussanne Khan, estranged wife of Bollywood superstar Hritik Roshan, in a cheating case, citing lack of evidence. The order was passed by Justice F.M. Reis and Justice Nutan Sardesai. A First Information Report was lodged against Sussanne -- who runs an interior decoration and design firm Charcoal

Bengaluru, Aug 25: Movie fans have been known to take their devotion to extremes, but in Karnataka, it led to a fatal stabbing on Wednesday. A fan of Telugu megastar Pawan Kalyan was allegedly stabbed to death during an argument with the fan of another popular hero Junior NTR. Vinod Kumar, 24, was stabbed with a knife during an argument over who is the bigger star. His attacker has been arrested

New Delhi, Aug 24: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who herself battled depression, has joined hands with the Indian Psychiatric Society as its brand ambassador to spread awareness about mental health and help reduce the stigma associated with its ailments. The Society, founded in 1947, today said it recently entered into a partnership with Deepika's Bengaluru-based non-profit foundation, the

New Delhi, Aug 24: Jennifer Lawrence is the world`s highest-paid actress in 2016 for the second year in a row, followed by Melissa McCarthy, who notched a big gain to claim the runner-up spot, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday. Lawrence, the star of the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise, has earned $46 million before taxes over 12 months in part from a big upfront fee for the forthcoming movie

Mumbai, Aug 23: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s sister Arpita’s house help has been detained on the charge of stealing cash and gold worth Rs 3.25 lakh from her residence at the plush Pacific Heights on Sherly Rajan Road in Bandra (West). The incident came to light when the 35-year-old help, Afsa Khan, failed to report to work since Saturday. Police said the woman stayed with Arpita and took

Mumbai, Aug 23: Bollywood actress Zareen Khan says when a big star does bold scenes on-screen it is appreciated but when something similar is done by a relatively less established face, people label it as “trash”. The actress, who appeared in a bold role in last year’s hit “Hate Story 3”, feels she doesn’t understand the disparity between the reception of bold scenes by audience. “If, may be, a

New Delhi, Aug 22: Global icon Priyanka Chopra recently revealed that she was never a kind of a person, who had to be put in a box and shared her journey from “carefree teen persona” to her present “ambitious, goal-oriented woman”. In an interview with the Star World India, the 30-year-old actress said, “I love to challenge the status quo, to pursue an idea, a dream that I had for myself, I always