London's iconic St Pancras railway station, a Victorian Gothic wonder built literally over beer vaults and which was saved from demolition by a spirited campaign from a noted poet, turned 150 on Monday amid big celebrations.
It was on this day in 1868 at 4:20 am, the first train  from Leeds had arrived at St Pancras, according to information shared by station authorities.
HS1 Ltd, owner of the St Pancras International is marking the landmark day with a five-foot bespoke cake created by prestigious Parisian cookery school 'Le Cordon Bleu', showcased on the station's Grand Terrace.
The showstopper depicts the station's architecture and 150-year history in edible detail - from the Pullman steam trains, which first embarked from the station, to the original vaults, previously used to store beer barrels along with other goods transported to the capital, which can still be seen at the station today, along with its famous Barlow Shed roof.
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UK's St Pancras station turns 150, passengers treated to slice of history

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The outspoken half-sister of Meghan Markle, the new Duchess of Sussex after her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry, Monday issued a dramatic apology during a television interview in an attempt to patch things up with the royal.
Samantha Markle, who has repeatedly lashed out at her former American actress sibling over allegedly mistreating their father Thomas Markle, arrived in London last week and said she waited outside Buckingham Palace in the hope of meeting her half-sister.
"I was hoping we would maybe have the chance to speak, that she would know I was here. I don't think that's going to happen," she told the UK's Channel 5.
Asked about her message to Meghan if she was watching the interview, Samantha said, "I would just say there is so much water under the bridge, and so much has spun out of control that was never intended to".
"Everybody was hurt at not being included or invited to the wedding. But I felt as though it could have all been nipped in the bud had everyone been ...

Meghan Markle's sister issues dramatic on-air apology

Actors Kubbra Sait and Elli Avrram are excited to join the cast of ALTBalaji's upcoming courtroom drama "The Verdict  'State Vs Nanavati".
Elli will be playing Sylvia, wife of Kawas Nanavati, and Kubbra will essay the role of Mamie Ahuja.
"It is my first association with Ekta Kapoor and I am really excited to join the fabulous star cast of ALTBalaji's 'The Verdict: State Vs Nanavati'. It's a very intriguing concept and will have an equally gripping narrative...
"I really hope the audience appreciates me in this character as this is a performance oriented role where I'm getting to express all kinds of emotions," Elli said in a statement.
She has already started shooting for the series.
"Post the success of 'Sacred Games', it's a great opportunity to portray an intricate character yet again in the show and share the screen space with acting stalwarts," Kubra said.
Directed by Shashant Shah, the 10-episode series also features Angad Bedi as lawyer Karl Khandalvala and Sumeet Vyas as Ram .

Elli Avrram , Kubbra Sait excited to join cast of ALTBalaji's 'The Verdict  State Vs Nanavati'

Krishna Raj Kapoor, wife of legendary Raj Kapoor, was give a tearful send-off Monday with the who's who of the Hindi film industry joining her family to pay their last respects.
The 87-year-old matriarch of Kapoor family passed away today morning due to cardiac arrest.
Her mortal remains were kept for Darshan at her iconic RK bungalow in Chembur throughout the day and left in an ambulance with a picture of hers in the front with a garland to Chembur crematorium.
She was cremated according to Sikh and Hindu rituals which lasted for nearly 40 minutes. Her sons, Randhir and Rajiv, performed the last rites, in the presence of family members including granddaughters Kareena and Riddhima, daughter Rima Jain, grandsons Armaan and Adar and Shashi Kapoor's son.
Rishi Kapoor, along with wife Neetu and son Ranbir were not present. The veteran actor recently went to the US for medical treatment.
Also present at the crematorium were Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Aamir ...

'First Lady of Hindi cinema' Krishna Raj Kapoor cremated

The legendary French singer Charles Aznavour - who said last week that he dreamed of breathing his last on stage - has died aged 94, his spokeswoman said Monday.
The songwriter, who had just returned from a concert tour of Japan last month, passed away in his home in Alpilles in southeastern France.
He had to cancel several shows last year after breaking his arm in a fall.  But as late as Friday the diminuitive singer told French television that though his Swedish-born wife wanted him to stop touring, he would happily die on stage.
"I always go forwards," said the performer who tried to write a song every day. "There is no backwards step with me.
"All I can do is live, and I live on stage. I am happy up there, and you can see that," he added.
The singer had planned to go back on tour later this month, starting with a concert in Brussels on October 26.
Multilingual and a tireless traveller, Aznavour was named "Entertainer of the Century" by CNN in 1998 because of his immense global ...

Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour dies aged 94

Bollywood personalities Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Sanjay Dutt among others mourned the demise of Krishna Kapoor, wife of legendary actor Raj Kapoor on Monday.
She suffered cardiac arrest at around 5 am, eldest son and actor Randhir told PTI.
Social media was flooded with condolences for Krishna and Bollywood personalities paid their respects to the "First Lady of the Film Fraternity" and remembered her as the epitome of grace and dignity.
Salman wrote on Twitter, "Krishna aunty... my mother and me will miss you always.. #KrishnaRajKapoor ."
Aamir called Kapoor "an institution in living life".
"If Raj Kapoor was an institution in filmmaking, Krishnaji was an institution in living life. A very sad loss to all of us. My love and warmth to Randhirji, Rishiji, Chimpuji, Reema, Rituji and everyone in the family. We love you Krishnaji," he wrote on the microblogging site.
Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan also took to social media to offer his condolences.
"Krishnaji no more, sad. A lady who 

Bollywood mourns death of 'First Lady of the Film Fraternity' Krishna Raj Kapoor

Asia Argento, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct levelled by Jimmy Bennett, said Sunday that being labelled a "paedophile" has caused her a lot of hurt.
The actor-director appeared in an interview with Italian TV channel La7's show "Non e l'Arena" ("It's Not the Arena") and refuted claims by Bennett, saying it was he who assaulted her.
A week back on the same show, Bennett had reiterated his version of the story accusing Argento of rape.
"The thing that hurt me most was being called 'paedophile'. I have children and that is a stigma that I do not wish for anyone," she said on the show, as translated by The Hollywood Reporter.
Argento, who was fired from the jury panel of "X Factor Italia" last month owing to the allegations, demanded her job back
"I would like to go back to 'X Factor', to do my job, because my children are proud of me, Italy wants me and I have not done anything that I'm accused of," she said.
On Bennett's interview on the show, Argento said it made her ...

Being called 'paedophile' hurt me most, says Asia Argento

Sumeet Vyas says as an actor his aim is to keep pushing boundaries and stepping out of his comfort zone.
The 35-year-old actor, whose next big screen venture is Rajkummar Rao-fronted "Made In China", says the film is giving him an opportunity to explore himself.
"As an artiste I was getting too comfortable playing slightly different versions of myself. And I had to break out of this comfy massage chair. Had to put myself in an uncomfortable position," Sumeet said in a statement.
The actor says the choices he has made this year are a reflection of how he plans to go ahead in his career.
"There's a certain emotion that governs your mind as an artiste... So the films I watch, the books I read, the stories I write are all essentially going through that funnel of mood... And I think the universe has been kind enough to let me explore my eccentricity. I want to push the envelope as an actor thereby taking on challenging roles."
Sumeet, who recently tied knot with TV actor Ekta Kaul, has ...

Want to put myself in an uncomfortable position: Sumeet Vyas

The Bombay High Court Monday suggested actor Preity Zinta and industrialist Ness Wadia consider "finishing off" a 2014 case lodged against him by the actress for allegedly outraging her modesty.
A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharti Dangre was hearing a petition filed by Wadia seeking to quash the case.
Zinta's advocate told the court that the actor is willing to settle the matter if Wadia is ready to apologise. The lawyer said they were not insisting on a written apology.
Wadia's counsel Abad Ponda, however, said the industrialist was not ready to apologise.
"We want to bury the hatchet, but my client(Wadia) is not ready to apologise. The complainant (Zinta) wants to extract an apology and get media attention," he told HC.
The bench then suggested the parties settle the matter.
"Just finish it off now," Justice More said while directing both Wadia and Zinta to appear before the court on October 9.
He said the matter would be heard in chamber on the next date.
The ...

"Finish off" molestation case: HC tells Zinta and Wadia

Rapper Kanye West delivered a political-themed speech on "Saturday Night Live" after the broadcast ended.
The artiste, who was the musical guest on the 44th season premiere of the NBC show, wore a 'Make America Great Again' cap in a segment that was cut from airing time.
According to Variety, West remained on stage after his performance and broke into a pro-Trump address, which was captured by social media users in the audience.
His speech was filmed and posted to Instagram by comedian Chris Rock, who was in the crowd at the taping.
"So many times I talk to a white person and (they) say, 'How could you like Trump, he's racist?' Well, if I was concerned about racism I would've moved out of America a long time ago," he said.
The rapper, who declared his new name as 'Ye' ahead of his "SNL" performance, said it was only through love that the world could move ahead.
"You wanna see the sunken place? Okay, Im' a listen to y'all now. I'm a put my superman cape on, because this means you can't 

Kanye West gave pro-Trump speech at 'SNL' that didn't air

Hollywood star Chris Evans has called out Kanye West after the rapper suggested that the US should abolish the 13th amendment, which outlaws slavery.
Kanye, who recently changed his name to 'Ye', posted a photo of him in a 'Make America Great Again' baseball cap with the caption, "this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment."
In an angry to response to the 41-year-old rapper's post, Evans tweeted, "There's nothing more maddening than debating someone who doesn't know history, doesn't read books, and frames their myopia as virtue.
"The level of unapologetic conjecture I've encountered lately isn't just frustrating, it's retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying."
Earlier this year, West caused controversy when he claimed in an interview that 400 years of slavery ''sounds like a 

Chris Evans blasts Kanye West for his comments on anti-slavery amendment

Youngest actor to win National Award Riddhi Sen says he is lucky to have been offered different projects as he believes it is tough for artistes his age to find interesting roles.
The 20-year-old, who was named Best Actor at 65th National Film Awards this year for Bengali film "Nagarkirtan", will next be seen in "Helicopter Eela".
"My age group is little tricky because we are in the middle. We are considered as children, so we can't be seen much in movies. And it is not anyone's fault.
"I consider myself to be lucky as the kind of roles I got when I started growing up from the age of 16, has been interesting. But it is tough to find characters for my age," Riddhi told PTI.
Riddhi, son of Bengali stage and film actor Kaushik Sen and dancer Reshmi Sen, is shuffling between Bengali and Hindi cinema and the actor is happy to have the best of both worlds.
After playing a brother, who takes the responsibility of his elder sister in the wake of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in "Children of .

My age group is little tricky: Riddhi Sen

Sharon Osbourne has announced her departure from "X Factor" after making a series of comments against the music reality show and creator Simon Cowell.
The 65-year-old, who has been part of the show since 2004, was suppose to return to the series for the live shows later this year.
Osbourne confirmed the news on her Facebook page.
"After watching the new season of X Factor unfold, I've seen the new judges finding their rhythm and (they) are doing brilliantly. Simon was so gracious to find me a spot on the live shows but at this point I really don't think I'm needed and I would honestly feel odd coming in at this point.
"So I have decided to pass on the series this year. I wish the show continued success and as much as I love to get my face on TV you will have to do without me this season" she wrote.
Earlier this month, in a lighthearted interview to US DJ Howard Stern, Osbourne targeted the "little s***" X Factor auditions, "soap opera" star Ayda Field and "f*****g pain in the arse" ...

Sharon Osbourne quits 'X Factor'

"Friends" executive producer Kevin S Bright has revealed that the team was painfully close to having an official reunion.
Bright said talks took place last month as they were seriously considering bringing the group of six back owing to undying demands of the hit '90s sitcom fans.
"Oh yes (there was a chance it would come back). I tell you we had a meeting month ago where I had hopes it would come back," Bright told Metro.co.uk.
But he said it was not meant to be.
Bright quoted fellow producer David Crane, "Fifty-year-olds hanging out in a coffee shop would be pathetic", to which he agreed.
He added if the show even was revived it would have the same characters but would not the same show.
"They're at different places in their lives, potentially divorces and so we feel just like letting them go off into the sunset is one of the things which keeps them going in people's minds; wondering what they do and did the marriage last and what did the kids grow up to be like.
"I think that's ...

We were really close to official 'Friends' reunion: Kevin S Bright

Child actor Mckenna Grace, best known for "Gifted" and "I, Tonya", is set to feature in the latest Conjuring spin-off, which serves as the third "Annabelle" film.
The 12-year-old actor has been cast as Judy, daughter to Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) Warren, the paranormal investigators who starred in the main two Conjuring movies, Deadline reported.
The currently untitled film will revolve around Judy and her teenage babysitters.
Gary Dauberman, who has penned both previous Annabelle films, will don the director's hat.
Production begins next month.
Grace also stars in Netflix's "Hill House" and will be seen playing the younger Carol Danvers in "Captain Marvel".

Mckenna Grace to star in 'Annabelle 3'

U2 frontman Bono says his daughters have banned him from speaking about the sexual harassment allegations against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein as they believe it is not his "time".
The recording artiste admitted Weinstein did "good work" for the band but said his daughters -- Jordan, 29, and Eve, 27 -- are "unforgiving" in the matter.
"He did very good work for U2. My daughters are very unforgiving in this regard. Whenever I get philosophical, they tell me, 'It's not your time to speak on this'," Bono told The Times.
The singer-songwriter worked closely with the infamous media mogul on 2013's "Long Walk to Freedom" as he wrote the accompanying song "Ordinary Love".
Bono also has sons Eli, 19, and John, 17, with wife Ali.
The "One" hitmaker, a renowned philanthropist, has worked closely with former US presidents, but he said he does not want to "be near" President Donald Trump as he does not "trust" him.
"I'm wise enough to know that any sentence with his name in will become a ..

Bono's daughters ban him from speaking about Harvey Weinstein

Kit Harington hit out at the stereotype of a macho man, saying young men have been led astray with the misguided idea of masculinity for which television is somehow responsible.
The "Game of Thrones" star said the youth has been made to believe that they have to be a certain way to earn respect.
"I feel personally, quite strongly, at the moment - where have we gone wrong with masculinity? What have we been teaching men when they're growing up, in terms of the problem we see now?
"What's innate and what's taught? What is taught on TV, and in the streets, that makes young boys feel they have to be this certain side of being a man?" Harington told The Times Culture magazine.
The 31-year-old actor said something has to change because "clearly something has gone wrong for young men".
Best known for playing good guy Jon Snow in the hit HBO series, the actor himself has said that he believes the character is "violent" and a "psychopath".

Kit Harington calls out toxic masculinity

Krishna Raj Kapoor, wife of legendary actor Raj Kapoor, passed away Monday due to cardiac arrest.
She was 87.
"My mother passed away at about 5 am today due to cardiac arrest...old age was another factor. We are deeply saddened by her demise," son Randhir told PTI.
In May 1946, Raj Kapoor married Krishna Malhotra and the couple had five children -- three sons, Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv, and two daughters, Ritu and Rima.
The last rites will be performed at Chembur crematorium, Randhir said.

Krishna Raj Kapoor dies at 87

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his sons Ayaan and Amaan have come up with a new rendition of "Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye Je" on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
The trio has created a special video of the song which will be released on October 2.
In an interview with PTI, Ayaan opened up about music, the new video and relevance of Gandhi in today's time.
Q. Can Gandhi's ideology be restricted to a particular section of the society?
A. I believe Mahatma Gandhi is in every Indian's DNA. He belongs to every India. There are so many stories of his education, travel and Satyagrah movement that every person can relate with him in their own way.
Q. What is so special and different about this video?
A. We have shot this video at Birla House, Tees January Marg. My father, brother Amaan and I are featuring together in this video. We have incorporated the charkha, the lathi and other elements related to Gandhi ji as they still convey his message. This our way of ...

Mahatma Gandhi is in every Indian's DNA: Ayaan Ali Bangash

A posthumous studio from Leonard Cohen is in development, the singer's son and longtime producer Adam said.
One of the most iconic singer-songwriters of the late '60s-'70s, Cohen passed away at the age of 82, a couple of months after releasing LP 'You Want It Darker'.
In an interview with CBC's "q", Adam revealed the new material is expected to release in 2019.
"I was tasked with finishing a few more songs of his that we started together on the last album, so his voice is literally still in my life. It's a bizarre and delicious entanglement.
"To make a long story short, I believe that there are some really beautiful new songs of Leonard Cohen that no one's heard that are at some point going to come out,"," Adam said.
He added the tone of the new music resembles the "So Long, Marianne" hitmaker's "older work, something more romantic".
"There are these songs that exist that he wanted finished, these incredible powerful readings that were set to music. It's going to surprise and ...

Posthumous Leonard Cohen LP in the works

Singer Lady Gaga has revealed that she tried to sneak make-up in while shooting "A Star is Born", but director Bradley Cooper did not give her any leeway.
Cooper requested that Gaga stayed all natural for the role of an upcoming singer Ally, including having her dye her hair back to its natural colour.
But the singer says she had to give up using all products on her face during filming, which was not always easy.
"I tried to sneak some make-up in, but Bradley wouldn't go for it..." Gaga said during an appearance on "The Graham Norton Show".
Cooper, who also features in the film as Jackson, a rocker on a downward spiral, revealed the make-up ban was simply "how the character is".
Known for her experimental style statement, Gaga said the role put her in "the right place" she needed to be.
"... When my character talks about how ugly she feels - that was real. I'm so insecure. I like to preach, but I don't always practice what I preach," she said.

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