TOKYO: India reached the quarter-finals of the men’s Olympic hockey tournament on Thursday thanks to an inspired 3-1 win over Rio gold medallists Argentina, while the Netherlands and Britain also progressed. Argentina’s women’s team secured a spot in the knockout stages, after sending hosts Japan out of the tournament, while the Spanish team’s win over China meant they also took …

Kim Kardashian has been warned of legal action over her controversial move as she attempted to file  trademark for ‘SKKN’ as new name for her famous beauty line KKW. The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star was rumored to be changing her KKW Beauty brand to drop the ‘W’ after filing for divorce from estranged husband Kanye West in February. …

Disney have responded to Scarlett Johansson after the actor filed a lawsuit against them over the streaming release of Black Widow. According to reports, the actor filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that the online release violated her contract. The filing, which was reviewed by The Independent, alleges that Johansson’s compensation for the movie was …

Britons have rallied behind the Queen and expressed anger after a campaign group outlined plans to erect anti-monarchy billboards around the country. Republic has announced plans to display more than a dozen posters around Britain as part of a crusade to “EndTheMonarchy”. Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic, is a life-long campaigner and claims the UK is now at a …

Gigi Hadid and her mother Yolanda Hadid were among thousands of people who  showered praises on  Dua Lipa when the British singer   shared sneak peak of the music video for Pop Smoke’s posthumous track, ‘Demeanour’. The song  featuring Dua Lipa releases on Thursday 29 July (today). Taking to Instagram, she posted a couple of pictures and a clip from the …

American actress Scarlett Johansson appears disillusioned as she has taken Walt Disney Company to court over breach of her contract, as, according to her, she was promised her female superhero film Black Widow will exclusively be released to theatres. The actress sought monetary and punitive damages from Disney, a parent company of Marvel Studios. Scarlett Johansson also executive produced her …

LOS ANGELES: Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s bid to have two charges of sexual assault against a woman thrown out was rejected by a Los Angeles judge Thursday. Weinstein, already convicted of rape in New York, was extradited last week to the California city where he once towered over the movie industry, but now stands accused of the rape and …

LOS ANGELES: The Walt Disney Co has reacted to Scarlett Johansson’s complaint over Black Widow after the star of the Marvel superhero movie sued it on Thursday, alleging that the company breached her contract when it offered the movie on streaming at the same time it played in theaters. Disney said there was “no merit” to the lawsuit, saying it had complied …

Britney Spears’ doctors have commented on her father’s continued role as her conservator, backing call to remove Jamie from his role. It comes days after her lawyer filed a petition to remove Jamie Spears as conservator. Earlier this week (Tuesday 27 July), Mathew S Rosengart, who was appointed as Spears’ new lawyer on 14 July, filed a petition in Los …

who CAIRO/PARIS: The World Health Organisation said on Thursday the Delta variant has led to a “surge” in coronavirus outbreaks triggering a “fourth wave” in the Middle East, where vaccination rates remain low. The global health body said the highly transmissible strain, first detected in India, has been recorded in 15 out of the 22 countries and territories of the …