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Dolly Parton postpones Vegas residency for 1 year due to ‘health challenges’ – National
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Dolly Parton postpones Vegas residency for 1 year due to ‘health challenges’ – National

Dolly Parton has postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years due to “health challenges.” The country music icon, 79, announced the news in a post on Instagram on Sept. 28, telling fans that she wanted them “to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts.”“As many of you know, I’ve been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it’s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon!” she wrote.“In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at ...
Priyanshu Painyuli teams up with Raj Chakraborty for romantic thriller
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Priyanshu Painyuli teams up with Raj Chakraborty for romantic thriller

A gripping crime story demands edge-of-the-seat twists, a solid cast, and an auteur to weave it all together. The upcoming yet-untitled romantic thriller seems to tick all those boxes. Set to stream on JioHotstar, the series marks the Hindi streaming debut of Bengali filmmaker and politician Raj Chakraborty, and stars Parambrata Chatterjee, Sumeet Vyas, Aditi Pohankar, and Priyanshu Painyuli in key roles. Raj Chakraborty and Priyanshu Painyuli The series, shot across Kolkata and Darjeeling, has wrapped filming and is now in post-production. “The series revolves around a relationship tested by betrayal and hidden motives, set against the shifting social and political undercurrents of Kolkata and the hills of Darjeeling. The team has shot several key sequences in Kolkata’s older neighbourh...
Is Alien: Earth 2 in the works? Adarsh Gourav drops major hint
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Is Alien: Earth 2 in the works? Adarsh Gourav drops major hint

The biggest sign of a show’s success is it being renewed for a second season. Rumours are rife that the creative team of Alien: Earth, the Ridley Scott-backed sci-fi series that premièred on August 12, has begun work on its second edition. Not just that, Adarsh Gourav, who plays Slightly in the show that explores humanity’s encounter with the xenomorph threat in 2120, is expected to reprise his role.    While Gourav is tight-lipped about whether the Noah Crawley-directed series’ next season has been greenlit, he is vocal about his enthusiasm to return to its world. The actor said, “The creators have built such a rich world that as an actor, it’s a privilege to contribute to a story of this scale. I would gladly return for as many future seasons as they’d like me to be part of. Projects li...
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome their 3rd child, a daughter – National
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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome their 3rd child, a daughter – National

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are celebrating the arrival of their third child, daughter Rocki Irish Mayers. The Love on the Brain singer, 37, shared the news in a social media post Wednesday, featuring an image of herself holding her daughter swaddled in a pink blanket and another photo of pink boxing gloves.“Rocki Irish Mayers Sept 13 2025,” Rihanna captioned the post.“MY LIL LADIES,” Rocky, 36, commented on the post.Rocki Irish Mayers Sept 13 2025🎀 pic.twitter.com/ibHGXxegTN— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 24, 2025 Story continues below advertisement The couple announced their pregnancy during the Met Gala in May, where Rihanna appeared in a pinstripe look and a huge hat, her baby bump on display. Rocky, who served as a gala co-chair, told reporters, “It’s time that...
Jim Sarbh goes bald to play Xerxes Desai in Made in India
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Jim Sarbh goes bald to play Xerxes Desai in Made in India

Robbie Grewal has high praise for Naseeruddin Shah and Jim Sarbh. The reason? The actors leave little for the director to do on set. They come so well prepared that the filmmaker can sit back and let them interpret the story, get into character physically and mentally, and put their best foot forward. That is exactly what he did when he adapted Vinay Kamath’s book Titan: Inside India’s Most Successful Consumer Brand into a six-episode series, Made in India — A Titan Story. The series chronicles Titan’s journey from its establishment in 1984, when Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, insulted by a Swiss watch company, hired Xerxes Desai to create a new watch brand made entirely in India. JRD Tata and Xerxes Desai “It’s a compelling story and a part of history, so we wanted to make it,” says Gr...
No simulcast deal for potential Jays’ clincher
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No simulcast deal for potential Jays’ clincher

TORONTO – Baseball fans in Canada should not expect a repeat of a deal that allowed Sportsnet to air a simulcast of Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball broadcast that featured the Toronto Blue Jays last week. As a result of the agreement, the streamer was given the rights for this Friday’s game between the Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays. The matchup could be a potential division clincher for Toronto.“Apple has it exclusively,” a Sportsnet spokesperson said Thursday afternoon in an email.Sportsnet, the Canadian team’s domestic rights-holder, reached a deal with the Blue Jays, Apple TV and Major League Baseball ahead of last Friday’s game between Toronto and Kansas City.That matchup had the potential to be a playoff clincher for the Blue Jays. The Royals pounded Toronto 20-1 that night but the Bl...
Sahher Bambba says Aryan khan revealed climax 30 minutes before shoot
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Sahher Bambba says Aryan khan revealed climax 30 minutes before shoot

Did you see it coming?’ Everyone’s asking this question after watching The Ba***ds of Bollywood. If the Netflix series made news before its release for marking the directorial debut of Aryan Khan, it’s making waves now for the plot twist in the end. Sahher Bambba, who plays the female lead in the show, reveals that the cast and she were just as surprised by the climax, which revolves around male lead Lakshya and her characters.  “None of us knew the climax. Half an hour before the climax shoot, Aryan called us all into his van and told us. Our jaws were on the floor! Looking back, it was smart of him to keep it hidden, because the surprise made our reactions much more authentic,” says the actor, who plays a star kid in the series.   A still from the series Landing the project, which als...
Jimmy Kimmel’s show returning to all remaining ABC stations, companies say – National
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Jimmy Kimmel’s show returning to all remaining ABC stations, companies say – National

Two U.S. companies will allow Jimmy Kimmel Live! to return to their ABC stations’ airwaves Friday, ending a brief boycott launched after the show’s return. In a statement posted on social media, Sinclair Broadcast Group said Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to all of its 38 ABC affiliate stations effective Sept. 26.“Over the last week, we have received thoughtful feedback from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders representing a wide range of perspectives,” Sinclair said in the statement.The company also said it noticed “troubling acts of violence,” referencing the shooting into the lobby of a Sacramento ABC station last Friday.“These events underscore why responsible broadcasting matters and why respectful dialogue between differing voices remains so important,” Sinclair a...
No simulcast deal for Jays’ game Friday night
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No simulcast deal for Jays’ game Friday night

Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Baseball fans in Canada should not expect a repeat of a deal that allowed Sportsnet to air a simulcast of Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball broadcast that featured the Toronto Blue Jays last week. As a result of the agreement, the streamer was given the rights for Friday’s game between the Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.“Apple has it exclusively,” a Sportsnet spokesperson said Thursday afternoon in an email.Sportsnet, the Canadian team’s domestic rights-holder, reached a deal with the Blue Jays, Apple TV and Major League Baseball ahead of last Friday’s game between Toronto and Kansas City.That matchup had the potential to be a playoff clincher for the Blue Jays. The Royals pounded T...
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert react to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension – National
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert react to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension – National

Late-night hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert opened their shows Thursday by addressing the news of Jimmy Kimmel Live! being taken off the air “indefinitely” following remarks host Jimmy Kimmel made on Monday night about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On Wednesday, ABC suspended Kimmel’s late-night show after comments he made about Kirk’s killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say they would not air the show.Earlier on Thursday, The Daily Show announced on social media that Stewart would step in as host. He typically only hosts the Monday edition of the program. 4:34 Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Comedians express concerns over free speech censorship ...