April 15, 2021 4:27 pm
One of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, the model and actor Paing Takhon, has been arrested by a military that is increasingly targeting celebrities who have criticised the coup. MORE..
Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series “Oshin,” has died of lymphoma. She was 95. MORE..
A federal judge on Thursday sided with Nike Inc in ordering a Brooklyn company to temporarily stop further sales of “Satan Shoes” it produced in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X. MORE..
Pulse won the Best Digital Award for National Interest under the Social Media category at the prestigious 25th Sumathi Awards Ceremony held at the Waters Edge Hotel on March 26, 2021. MORE..
Beverly Cleary, the American children’s author who created the feisty characters of Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died at the age of 104. MORE..
Renowned Indian actor Aamir Khan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The actor has isolated himself at his home after testing positive. MORE..
Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win. MORE..
A small bowl bought for just $35 (£25) at a market sale in the US state of Connecticut has turned out to be a rare 15th-Century Chinese artefact. MORE..
In a poignant moment at the Golden Globes, Chadwick Boseman won a posthumous award: Best Actor - Drama (Film) for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther in the Marvel universe, died last year after battling cancer. He was 43. MORE..
Team ‘Naada Stars’ took home the championship at the Derana-Signal Sarigama Crossover Grand Finale yesterday (February 27). MORE..
Two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen on Wednesday night, after a gunman shot her dog-walker in Hollywood, Los Angeles. MORE..
French electronic music duo Daft Punk are splitting up after 28 years making music together, the spokesperson for the duo said on Monday. MORE..
Emma Stone channels meanness perfectly in the new trailer for Disney’s “Cruella.” MORE..
K-pop label Big Hit Entertainment is teaming up with US giant Universal Music Group (UMG) to find the next K-Pop boy band. MORE..
Christopher Plummer, the distinguished Canadian actor best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91. MORE..
American country music star Morgan Wallen has been dropped by his booking agency WME following a video surfaced that featured the singer using a racial slur. MORE..
General Manager and Head of English News at Ada Derana 24, Indeewari Amuwatte has been recognized with the award for Inspirational Woman of the Year in Electronic Media, during the ‘Top 50’ Professional and Career Women Awards, 2020. MORE..
Netflix has claimed its biggest hit ever with “Bridgerton,” a drama set in Britain in the early 1800s. MORE..
Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87. MORE..
Island Pulse, the brainchild of Pulse was awarded for the Best Use of Experiential Digital Marketing under the ‘Digital Brand Bravery Award’ and the Silver Award under the ‘Other Digital Marketing Campaigns’ category at the SLIM DIGIS 2.0 on the 21st of January, 2021 for the highly successful and influential #KillTheRadio online campaign. MORE..
The forthcoming sixth series of Peaky Blinders will be the last, writer and creator Steven Knight has confirmed. MORE..
A 16th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” the world’s most expensive painting, has been recovered by Italian police after it was stolen from a museum in Naples. MORE..
Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19, according to a source close to the family. MORE..
Chadwick Boseman’s character in Black Panther will not be recast with a new actor for the blockbuster’s sequel, Marvel Studios has confirmed. MORE..
Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of more than 600 songs spanning six decades to Universal Music Group’s music publishing arm, the company said on Monday. MORE..