Lingaa box office collection: Rajinikanth-Sonakshi Sinha starrer enters the Rs 100 crore club in just three days!

Lingaa is the first film from the south to enter the Rs 100 crore club within three days of its release

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Lingaa, which hit the theatres on December 12 has entered the coveted Rs 100 crore club. Yes, the movie, which also stars Sonakshi Sinha has collected a little about Rs 100 crore at the box office within three days of its release.

'Wild' Author Cheryl Strayed Confesses to Her Social Media Addiction Twitter and Facebook function as water cooler for writers By Kristina Monllos

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Age 46
Claim to fame Author of Wild (the film adaptation, starring Reese Witherspoon, is currently in theaters)
Base Portland, Ore.
Twitter @CherylStrayed
What’s the first information you consume in the morning? 
You mean after my children jump into my bed and tell me what they dreamed? Well, my homepage is set to The New York Times, so I'll usually glance at what’s going on in the world.
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Aamir's 'PK' set to be the biggest release in India

Aamir Khan-starrer 'pk' is likely to release in 5,200 screens across the country making it the biggest venture till date

Buzz is that the upcoming Aamir Khan-starrer 'pk' will release in approximately 5,200 screens - not to forget 820 screens overseas - making it the biggest release in India.

Is Bipasha Sailing in two boats??

The Bengali Beauty, Bipasha Basu is well know for her chiseled body and perfect looks. The actress is amongst the top actresses of Bollywood, but she has also grabbed a lot of limelight for her alleged link ups in B town.
The actress is all set for the release of her upcoming film, 'Alone'. As the film is around the corner we hear rumors of Bipasha's alleged affair with co-star Karan Singh Grover.

Whoa! 'HNY' sweeps Stardust awards, Big B named international icon

Amitabh Bachchan was named as the International Icon of the Year while Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Happy New Year' walked away with maximum trophies at the 14th Stardust awards in Mumbai.
Bachchan was presented with the award by actress Raveena Tandon at the star-studded ceremony last evening. Veteran actress Asha Parekh, known for films like 'Teesri Manzil' and 'Kati Patang', received the Lifetime Achievement award.

Now, make farts smell like chocolate with these pills!

A French inventor, who has been working for the past eight years on making farts smell better, has claimed that his newest creation makes farts smell like chocolate.
The 65-year-old Christian Poincheval's Lutin Malin, which translates to "crafty imp," is a line of pills that help ease digestion and make farts smell like roses or violets, the Mashable reported.

Salman dethrones SHAH RUKH KHAN in Forbes' 2014 Celebrity 100 list

Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may be starting a new chapter of their friendship after an undeclared cold war, but the latter has dethroned the former by grabbing the top spot in Celebrity 100 list for 2014 of Forbes magazine.

Interestingly, Shah Rukh has fallen down from the number one spot to Salman's last year's number three spot. The decline is because of his disappearance from the screen for the preparation and shoot of his top grosser "Happy New Year".

Shah Rukh did some cameos in movies like "Youngistaan" and "Bhoothnath Returns" in the period considered for this list. Whereas, Salman was all over the entertainment sector with his films like "Kick" and "Jai Ho". In fact, his stint as the host of the reality TV show "Bigg Boss" is also credited for his upward swing.

Actress Deepika Padukone has reinforced women power in Bollywood by becoming the only woman mentioned in the top ten of the list. After featuring in movies like "Happy New Year" and "Finding Fanny", the actress is at the eighth spot in the list with earnings of Rs. 67.20 crore, said a statement.

The list is compiled by measuring money and fame, which includes estimated entertainment related earnings from Oct 1, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014, and their visibility on print, television and internet.

The list not only revolves around actors, television stars but even sportspersons, authors, film directors, music directors, singers and comedians.

At the second spot is megastar Amitabh Bachchan, while cricketer MS Dhoni and actor Akshay Kumar occupy the fourth and fifth position. The top five in the list dominate the earnings sweepstakes, accounting for as much as 35 per cent of the total revenues of the top 100. 

Salman's estimated earnings in 2014 are Rs. 244.50 crore, Amitabh amassed Rs. 196.75 crore, Shah Rukh minted Rs.202.40 crore, Dhoni pulled in Rs. 141.80 crore and Akshay Rs. 172 crore.

Despite a quiet year, Shah Rukh's earnings can be attributed to his brand value and endorsements. With 22 such deals in hand, he has endorsed the highest number of brands this year.

Rakhi Sawant's friend slaps director over casting couch

A friend of Bollywood actress and item girl Rakhi Sawant has publicly slapped Sachendra Sharma, the director of "Mumbai Can Dance Saala", accusing him of demanding "favours" from her. The director has refuted the claim, terming it as a "publicity stunt".

Stop checking emails too often to relieve stress

Smartphone use can ruin your leisure

Indstead of entertainment, too much smartphone use can actually lead to leisure distress, feeling uptight, stressed and anxious during free time, new research has found.

An increased level of smartphone use is linked with a diminished experience of daily leisure, the findings showed.

Now, watch your partner type out messages in real time

Imagine if you could read as your girlfriend types, deletes or rewrites a reply to your message. With this new app, there is no hiding the emotions that you pour into your messages.

Known as Beam Messenger, "this is the closest you will get to having a verbal conversation in a messaging app", said its download page available on Google Play.

WhatsApp introduce blue ticks to let users know when messages are read

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp has reportedly come up with a new " double blue tick" feature that allows users to know when their texts have been delivered and read.

The blue tick appears as soon as the person at the receiving end has read the message.

5 million Google usernames, passwords leaked online

After Apple's high profile iCloud fiasco, Google is the latest cybercrime victim with Russian hackers posting usernames and passwords of close to five million Google accounts online.

The list was posted on bitcoin forum btcsec.com by a user called Tvskit.

The user claimed that about 60 per cent of the passwords are still active.

Shahid kapoor and Alia starrer 'Shaandar' lands in troubled water

Workers stall 'Shaandar' shoot at Essel Studio in Mumbai on the grounds of non-payment of dues

The Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union stalled the shooting of Vikas Bahl's film 'Shaandar' at Essel Studio in Mumbai on Monday afternoon for non-payment of dues.

Hyundai Genesis latest Models

Test Drive: 2015 Hyundai Genesis a winner,Hyundai makes some especially nice vehicles, properly executed, well-equipped, reasonably priced.
The Genesis premium/luxury sedan, redesigned for the 2015 model year, is foremost among those — well, maybe not so reasonably priced now that Hyundai has raised the window-sticker numbers.
The base V-6 model is up $2,830 to $38,950. The V-8 rises $4,130 to $52,450.

British Coin Gets Makeover,How to Makeover Coins

LONDON — After 30 years of work, Britain's pound coin is ready for a makeover. British Government apply the roule " Pound not so sound? British coin gets makeover"
British officials say the new coin will be harder to fake — as many as 45 million, or 3%, of the pound coins now in circulation are said to be counterfeit.

The quickest way to double your money

A detailed chronology of money in its social and political context from the very earliest times onwards. Around the next corner there may be lying in wait apparently quite novel monetary problems which in all probability bear a basic similarity to those that have already been tackled with varying degrees of success or

Hollywood Exempt from Tax

The IRS took three years to determine the group, Friends of Abe, deserved status as a 501(c)(3) organization .Hollywood Conservative Group Gets Tax-Exempt Status.Friends of Abe, a private group of politically conservative entertainment-industry workers, said Sunday it has been granted tax-exempt status after battling with the IRS for three years.

With Olivia Chow joining, Toronto mayor’s race lineup promises an exciting finish: James

Olivia Chow, seen here at the launch of her autobiography My Journey on Jan. 22, has had practice fine-tuning her compelling personal story on the promotional circuit.

Like a marquee Olympic Games final, Toronto’s mayoralty race offers a tantalizing lineup that should entertain and engage a city polarized by the tumultuous reign of Mayor Rob Ford.
Former Toronto school trustee, city councillor and MP Olivia Chow is to launch her candidacy for mayor Thursday at a downtown church in the dense St. James Town neighbourhood of her childhood.
· Interactive data: Mayoral victories since 1997

San Francisco fire: Crews 'getting the upper hand,' chief says

SAN FRANCISCO -- A massive fire at a condominium construction site near AT&T Park was nearly 60% contained by 7 p.m. Tuesday and firefighters were "getting the upper hand," San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said.