August 16, 2025 9:00 am
Actor Tom Cruise has turned down President Donald Trump’s invitation to the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, according to a new report. MORE..
J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty by a Hong Kong court on Wednesday of the indecent assault in March of a woman who served as his interpreter during a fan event. MORE..
Former Miss Earth finalist Nadeen Ayoub will represent Palestine at Miss Universe 2025. This will be the first time Palestine has been represented at the competition. MORE..
Lokesh Kanagaraj’s highly anticipated multi-starrer Coolie, led by superstar Rajinikanth, is set for its grand release. MORE..
Superstar Taylor Swift on Tuesday announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl”. MORE..
Soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez are engaged. MORE..
What was intended as a fundraising mission for cancer research has become a nightmare for American teen influencer Ethan Guo, who has been stuck since June in a remote location in Chilean territory in Antarctica. MORE..
Prince Harry and Meghan have extended their partnership with Netflix and their media company, Archewell Productions, with a multiyear, first-look deal, the couple announced on Monday. MORE..
Warner Bros – flying high at the summer’s global box office with DC Studios’ Superman and Apple’s F1 – has another hit on its hands with the release of Zach Cregger’s Weapons. MORE..
“Brazen! It is brazen!” Prof Paul Sereno says down the phone line from Chicago. MORE..
Warner Bros. Discovery has officially confirmed that ‘The Batman Part II’, directed by Matt Reeves, will go on floors in spring 2026, with a global release now scheduled for October 2027. MORE..
An “astonishingly rare” first edition of The Hobbit has sold for a “record-breaking” £43,000 at auction. MORE..
The VMAX Cinema at Prestigious Events Cinema in Castle Hill came alive on Saturday night with a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Clarence Wijewardena, widely celebrated as the father of Sinhala pop music, in honour of what would have been his 82nd birthday. MORE..
Vijay Deverakonda-starrer ‘Kingdom’ faced protests in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai and Trichy while pro-Tamil netas condemned the portrayal of Sri Lankan Tamils in a poor light. Cadres from Naam Thamizhar Katchi (NTK), a pro-Tamil party, held a protest outside theatres in Trichy demanding a ban on the film’s screening. MORE..
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is to be sentenced in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, one of his lawyers said Tuesday. MORE..
Indian actor Dhanush says he has been left “completely disturbed” by the re-release of one of his hit films with an alternative ending assisted by AI - but the production company behind it has rejected criticism of the move. MORE..
Sri Lanka’s top-ranked girls’ choir, Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo has claimed three Gold medals at the 2025 Voyage of Songs International Choir Competition in Thailand. MORE..
A man has died after falling from a height at an Oasis concert on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police has said. MORE..
Pop star Dua Lipa has said it “feels like my two sides are now one” after being granted Kosovo citizenship. MORE..
Veteran actor and comedian Madhan Bob, also known as Krishnamurthy, died at 71 in Chennai on Saturday (August 2). MORE..
After ruling Bollywood for more than three decades, Shah Rukh Khan has finally earned his first-ever National Film Award–thanks to his performance in the 2023 blockbuster Jawan, directed by Atlee. MORE..
US singer Justin Timberlake has revealed he is living with Lyme disease. MORE..
A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha’s remains has returned to India after 127 years following an auction planned for earlier this year that drew threats of legal action from the government in Delhi. MORE..
After introducing the Metkayina clan in “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the direct sequel “Avatar: Fire and Ash” puts the spotlight on the Ash People. MORE..
U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. MORE..
