Hardy to replace Craig as Bond?
The Dark Knight Rises villain Tom Hardy is reportedly being lined up as Daniel Craig’s successor once the actor steps down from his role as big screen spy James Bond.
John Legend weds Chrissy Teigen in Italy
Singer-songwriter John Legend and fiancee Chrissy Teigen have tied the knot. Legend, 34, and the 27-year-old supermodel were wed in a ceremony in Lake Como, Italy in front of few close friends and family, said the Hollywood Reporter.
Scientists disapprove ‘Jurassic Park’ theory
No real-life Jurassic park! Ancient dinosaur DNA is unlikely to survive inside the bodies of insects encased in amber, a new study has found, ruling out the Jurassic Park theory that the giant prehistoric reptiles could one day be resurrected.
Womenfolk of Tagore’s home in a novel
A new novel recreating the world of womenfolk, who once lived in the traditional family home “Jorasanko” of the Tagore family has been launched here.
‘Red nugget’ galaxies found
Astronomers have found the previously undiscovered “red nuggets”, small galaxies densely packed with red stars – near earth.
Woody to be honoured with Cecil award
Hollywood writer-director-actor Woody Allen will be honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards to be held in January next year.
Royal baby gets traditional toast from 600 Brit sailors
Six hundred sailors recently gathered to toast the birth of royal baby Prince George in a tradition dating back hundreds of years.
Ray Dolby, inventor of surround sound, dies
Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80.
I wish I had been born gay: Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell wishes he was gay because he would have saved a fortune over the years if he preferred to date men instead of women.
System to launch hijackers from plane wins Ig Nobel
Researchers who swallowed a parboiled shrew, discovered that dung beetles navigate by the stars and invented a machine to launch hijackers from airplanes were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific achievements.