Actress Sharon Stone says she there was a time when she had just “five per cent chance” of surviving. It was when she suffered brain haemorrhage in 2001.

Stone, 59, said that she had to re-learn “everything” when her life was “wiped out” as a result of the medical condition.

The actress, who will be returning to TV in Steven Soderbergh’s “Mosaic”, said: “There was about a five per cent chance of me living. My whole life was wiped out. Others aren’t that interested in a broken person. I was alone.

“I’m sure I seemed peculiar coming through this all these years, and I didn’t want to tell everybody what was happening because, you know, this is not a forgiving environment. I’m so grateful to have this. The chance of my having it was so slim.”

While the “Basic Instinct” star is back in the film industry again, she still has some alone time and likes to spend some of it talking to her tree.

“I talk to my tree… it’s pretty fabulous, it smells so great,” said Stone, who has adopted sons Roan, 17, Laird, 12, and Quinn, 11.

She says she has “seen it all” in the entertainment industry over the last 40 years, and is pleased to see women are becoming more “empowered”.

Asked if she has ever been in a position when she has felt “uncomfortable”, she laughed and replied: “Oh, I’ve been in this business for 40 years. Can you imagine the business I stepped into 40 years ago?

“Looking like I look, from nowhere, Pennsylvania? I didn’t come here with any protection. I’ve seen it all. We’re starting to acknowledge our own gifts as women and not think that we have to behave as men in order to be empowered or powerful or valuable,” she said.

Five civilians were killed and 45 others injured as insurgent used mortar to shell a local bazaar in Afghanistan’s northern province on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred in the morning as insurgents fired three rounds of mortars against Khwaja Sabz Posh district’s market in Faryab province, Xinhua reported.

The wounded were shifted to the district hospital. The number of casualties was likely to increase as some of the wounded were in critical condition, police said.

Police said that among those wounded were children and women.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban militants and Islamic State (IS) fighters have a presence in parts of Faryab.

The province has been the scene of heavy clashes between security forces and militants over the past months.

More than 2,640 civilians were killed and over 5,370 others injured in conflict-related incidents in the first nine months of 2017, according to figures released by the UN mission in the country.

Actress Jane Fonda, 80, has revealed she got a cancerous growth removed from her lip.

Fonda explained the bandages on her lower lip while promoting the upcoming fourth season of her Netflix series “Grace and Frankie” on Monday, reports people.com.

“I just want to explain the bandage. I just had a cancer taken from my lip,” Fonda said.

“I thought it was going to heal in time before I came before you, but it’s fine. I just want to explain it. I don’t normally go around like this,” she added.

Fonda also shared her recovery on Instagram Monday with a photo of her with her “Grace and Frankie” co-star Lily Tomlin.

“With Lily in NY. I’ve found a clever way to disguise my lip bandages from removal of cancer,” Fonda captioned it.

She also discussed her cancer diagnosis with in a radio interview, where she said: “Hey listen, the world is falling apart, what’s a lip.”

Fonda added that her doctor “dug into” her lip to remove the cancer. “Yeah, they did (biopsy). I’m going to be fine, thanks.”

In 2010, Fonda removed a small tumor from her breast during a routine checkup.

Season 4 of Grace and Frankie will debut on January 19.

Actor Kevin Spacey has been accused of racism and refusing to acknowledge black employees on the first season of House of Cards.

Earl Blue, 51, the head of VIP Protective Services, was hired by Knight Takes King Productions to manage on-set security during season one filming of the Netflix series in 2012.

He claims Spacey, who played the lead character Frank Underwood in “House of Cards”, refused to acknowledge the black team members and even made racial slurs, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Blue said a group of black security guards were watching the trailer for the show when he heard the actor tell his personal security manager: “I don’t want n***ers watching my trailer.”

When Blue raised concerns with set managers about Spacey, who was referred to as “The Powers That Be”, he was told: ‘That’s just the way he is; we have got to keep him happy’.”

Despite producers allegedly telling VIP Protective Services that they were pleased with their work, their $1.1 million contract was not renewed.

Breaking his four-year silence, father-of-three Blue, who plans to sue Spacey, claims the fallout resulted in his business, which employs 40 guards, losing millions of dollars in revenue.

One of his employees, supervisor Eric Lyles, 47, corroborated Blue’s allegations and claimed Spacey also refused to shake his hand or acknowledge him.

The pair fear dozens more will have suffered discrimination at the hands of the Hollywood star, who has separately been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen men.

Blue said: “I was a tremendous fan of the man but now I am disgusted by him. I lost faith that I am in the right job after the contract was terminated. I questioned myself for months. What could I have done differently?

“Then I came to the realisation that I did everything I was supposed to do, I was just dealing with a racist man.

“I sat on it for four years because I believe in confidentiality but when it comes to the point where people are being harmed, enough is enough. I realized he was getting worse and worse.”

A former employee of Knight Takes King, who asked not to be named, said he has “no particular recollection” of Spacey behaving in a racist manner towards security staff.

However, he said Spacey was a “real a*****e” who was “temperamental” on set and would “get frustrated” if things didn’t go his way.

He said the reason Blue’s contract was severed was “never explained”.

Producer Iain Paterson declined to discuss the allegations but said VIP Protective Services’s work was found to be “unsatisfactory”, reports dailymail.co.uk.

A source claimed: “VIP Protective Services had the set security contract for season one, when break-ins occurred in both the make-up trailer and Kevin Spacey’s trailer.

“The contract for set security was then awarded to Master Security for Season 2-6, yet VIP has continued to bid each year.”

Blue denied the claim and said: “There were no break-ins. I pride myself on our service and integrity so to hear these lies has struck a cord. No reason was given for terminating the contract.”

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Entertainment on Tuesday announced a joint venture with S. Sasikanth’s Y Not Studios and Sanjay Wadhwa’s AP International for production of movies, marking its entry into the south Indian market.

Shibasish Sarkar, Chief Operating Officer, Reliance Entertainment, said in a statement: “This relationship will allow Reliance Entertainment to make its presence felt strongly in the vibrant south film market, with the production of high-quality content.

“This relationship is in line with our continuing strategy of partnering with like-minded and successful creative individuals while playing the role of supportive investors on our part.”

This marks Reliance Entertainment’s fourth joint venture after successful creative partnerships with Rohit Shetty Pictures, Plan C Studios, and Phantom Films.

Y Not Studios has produced 12 feature films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi. Some of their projects include “Thamizh Padam”, “Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi”, “Vaayai Moodi Pesavum”, “Kaaviya Thalaivan”, “Irudhi Suttru”, “Vikram Vedha”, “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan”.

Sasikanth is confident about the exciting partnership.

“This collaboration will provide a platform that will enable Y Not Studios, which has backed content-driven projects, to expand our portfolio not just in the regional segment, but also nationally and internationally. We are super thrilled, and looking forward to a long and fruitful journey ahead,” he said.

Wadhwa, partner of overseas distributor AP International, said: “We have been working with Reliance Entertainment since they came into Tamil films (distribution) with ‘Yaavarum Nalam’, and with Y Not Studios since their inception with ‘Thamizh Padam’, and are very excited to be a part of this joint venture.”

Reality TV personality Kris Jenner fears her daughter Kylie, who is rumored to be pregnant, is being “exploited” by her employees in her own home.

Kylie called her mother to inform her that she caught one of her employees taking photos of her in her own home. Kris is upset about it.

“I really feel bad for Kylie because there’s always somebody that’s trying to exploit a certain situation,” Kris said.

“To have somebody in her own home trying to snap pictures they shouldn’t be snapping is really, really stressful. You want to be able to trust the people that you’re surrounded by, but we have to really be on alert at all time, and that’s extremely upsetting when you feel like you can’t be in your own bedroom or bathroom.”

The 62-year-old pondered whether she should be getting the police involved.

She questioned: “Should we have her arrested?”

Kris was also stressed over son Rob’s custody dispute with former fiancee Blac Chyna over their daughter Dream, 14 months.

She said: “I’ve got kids with problems, I can’t stay anywhere for more than five minutes! I swear to God, I’m going to lock myself on a funny farm. There’s just a lot going on. It’s Rob and the whole custody thing and settling, and it’s just wild.

“It’s stressful because, at the end of the day, I’m trying to help him navigate this because he’s never gone through anything like this before.”

Singer Shibani Kashyap of Sajna fame has launched a new single Wannabe Free, aimed to free people from social media addiction.

Composed by Kashyap with lyrics by Rashmi Virag, the song is set to be released under the Zee Music label by January end.

“With this song, I wish to reach out to the youth who are dangerously addicted to social media. Hope this influences people to change their ways and become more responsive towards their friends and family,” Kashyap said in a statement.

The way the world is turning wherein human emotions are being valued basis people’s social media status; interactive conversations over a cup of coffee are being replaced by video calls; and relationships are being based on text conversations, Kashyap hopes the song helps people realise the importance human affection and emotions.

Ayaz Khan, best known for starring in the show Dill Mill Gayye, is a very underrated actor and hasn’t got his due in the industry, says actor-director Samir Soni.

“Ayaz is a very underrated actor. For me, he is fantastic. He has not got his due and I feel bad,” Samir said in a statement.

Ayaz will be soon seen in Samir’s psychological thriller My Birthday Song. The film has been written and directed by Samir.

“His character in the film is of a devil. He has an evilest charm. When he smiles, there is a devil’s impression in it. We call him the ‘lovable rascal’. Even in real life if he is after something, he is so endearing in that, you like it. That’s what a devil does. Devil comes in different faces and for me, Ayaz personifies that,” said Samir.

My Birthday Song, which also features Sanjay Suri and Nora Fatehi, is slated to release on Friday.

 Model Dita Von Teese plans to embrace her grey hair when the time comes.

During an interview for the Daily Telegraph newspaper, she was asked if she can see a day when she will embrace the grey.

She said: “Oh definitely. Every two weeks, when I pull out that box of black dye, I’m like, ‘God, wouldn’t it be great to not be doing this?’ But be careful what you wish for, right?”

Her burlesque shows are still hugely popular. But Von Teese said she considered retiring two years ago before realising she wants to be an “example” for older women.

“I had a lot of pressure from my former producing partner. Every night I’d come offstage and she’d be like, ‘Oh, you didn’t look so good right there… Can we cover up this? You need to really suck it in.

I was thinking, ‘Oh God, maybe I should quit before people start seeing all the flaws that could arise from the ageing process. It was starting to get to me.

“(But) it occurred to me that there are all these women who are older that I admire, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, and they are all out there still. It has meaning for me to watch them go through different phases of life and still embrace their sexuality and sensuality. I need to be an example as well. I love performing burlesque, people still want to see me do it.”

At least 47 people, including children, were injured in a school bus crash involving several vehicles in Germany on Tuesday morning, according to local media.

In the accident, the bus got off the road and collided with several cars before crashing head-on into a house wall in the southern German town of Eberbach, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the Focus Online.

A police spokesman in Eberbach, the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, said that 37 people were slightly injured and 10 others were in serious condition.

Every morning, the bus picks up students from the surrounding communities and sends them to Eberbach, which is located in the Rhine-Neckar district on the border with Hesse, east of Mannheim.

A man attacked his wife and infant son with a brick and then stabbed them to death after a minor scuffle here, police said on Tuesday.

Sunita, 31, and her one-and-a-half-year-old son, Karan, were found lying in a pool of blood by a neighbour in the slum area of West Delhi’s Jahangirpuri.

Police said the incident took place on Monday night when all the family members were sleeping after a fight between Sunita and her husband, Prakash, 36.

“The accused, Prakash, works as painter and is a habitual drinker,” an officer said.

“On Monday, when everybody was sleeping, Prakash, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, took out a brick and a knife and hit and stabbed Sunita multiple times.

“When Karan, who was sleeping with Sunita, started crying, Prakash stabbed him too and fled,” the officer said.

“The entire crime was witnessed by the couple’s six-year-old son who on Tuesday morning informed a neighbour,” he added.

A case of murder has been registered against Prakash and a hunt is on.

Rajkumar, a neighbour, said,”Prakash and Sunita got married some 12 years ago. He often fought with Sunita over petty issues whenever she asked him to stop consuming liquor.”

The Indian Premier League(IPL) mega auction is going to take place on 27 and 28 January in Bangalore. Ahead of the auction, the list of players with top base price has been revealed.

All the teams, including Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings, will take part in the auction. A total of 1,122 players have signed up for the auction in which 778 players are Indians. In IPL auction, star players like Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Chris Gayle, who were not retained by their respective franchises, will also take part.

Here are the players with top base price:

Rs 2 crore

R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Karn Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa.

Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Mitchell Johnson, Cameron White, Eoin Morgan, Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, James Faulkner, Josh Hazlewood, Corey Anderson, Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, Colin Ingram, Angelo Mathews.

Rs 1.5 crore

Aaron Finch, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kane Williamson, Kuldeep Yadav, Kyle Abbott, Lendl Simmons, Mark Wood, Amit Mishra, David Miller, Evin Lewis, Faf du Plessis, Harry Gurney, Hashim Amla, Jason Holder, Jason Roy, Jaydev Unadkat, Michael Klinger.

Moeen Ali, Mohit Sharma, Shaun Marsh, Steven Finn, Travis Head, Trent Boult, Moises Henriques, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Nathan Lyon, Peter Handscomb, Ravi Bopara, Washington Sundar.

Rs 1 crore

Adam Zampa, Alex Hales, Jason Behrendorff, JP Duminy, Lasith Malinga, Andrew Tye, Ben Cutting, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Jordan, Dale Steyn, Daniel Christian, Dwayne Smith, Manish Pandey, Mitchell McClenaghan.

Mohammed Shami, Shakib Al Hasan, Shane Watson, Tim Southee, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Imran Tahir, Mustafizur Rahman, Parthiv Patel, Piyush Chawla, Sam Billings, Samuel Badree, Sanju Samson, Wriddhiman Saha

Actor Dev starrer Amazon Obhijan has become the highest grossing Bengali film ever by dethroning another film, Chander Pahar, featuring the same actor.

The film, which is a sequel to Chander Pahar, is now standing atop of the mountain by becoming the highest grosser in the Bengali film industry.

According to numerous sources, the film has minted over Rs.48.63 crore worldwide at the box office and is still running at few single screen and multiplexes.

The film starring Dev earned the first spot by surpassing the lifetime collection of Chander Pahar, which collected over Rs.16.53 crore at the box office.

Amazon Obhijan was earlier released in selected cinemas but after positive word of mouth the film witnessed a nationwide release across India in six languages.

The film not only performed well in the domestic circuit but also had a decent run at the box office worldwide.

Also read: ‘Amazon Obhijaan’ to witness nationwide release on January 5

The film directed by Kamleshwar Mukherjee was presented by SVF and had actor Dev reprise his role from the previous installment. Amazon Obhijan was released on January 5 and is still going strong at the box office.

Seamer Mohammed Shami took three wickets to India pull India into contention in the second Test as they reduced South Africa to 173/5 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day here on Tuesday for a 201-run lead.

Shami removed AB de Villiers (80), Dean Elgar (61) and Quinton de Kock (12) in the first session of play as the hosts managed to add 83 runs to their overnight score of 90/2.

Faf du Plessis (12 batting) and Vernon Philalnder (3 batting) were unbeaten for the hosts at the break.

The overnight partnership of de Villiers and Elgar threatened to take the game away from India. They had joined hands with South Africa at 3/2 and on Tuesday, they continued from where they left.

Both of them looked bright and maintained a very healthy rate in the first hour of play with boundries coming their way easily.

While de Villiers in control against the Indian bowlers, Elgar, who completed his ninth Test career fifty, was resolute.

Shami broke the stand at 141 runs when a rising delivery kissed de Villiers’ gloves for an easy catch to waiting wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel.

Soon, left-hander Elgar pulled one straight into the hands of Lokesh Rahul at deep square leg as the hosts lost their fourth wicket for 151 runs.

It could have been 151/5 had Rahul pulled off a half chance at short-leg off du Plessis, who was then on six. Du Plessis struggled against off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and managed to push it to the right of Rahul.

Shami continued his impressive spell as the got rid of de Kock, who edged an away-moving ball to Parthiv, leaving his side at 163/5.

Du Plessis and Philander negated the Indian bowlers till the umpires called for lunch.

Brief scores: South Africa: 335 all out and 173/5 (AB de Villiers 80, Dean Elgar 61; Mohammed Shami 3/38, Jasprit Bumrah 2/47) vs India: 307 all out in first innings at lunch on Day 4.

President Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the 45th convocation of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Kovind said that AIIMS is a national centre of excellence. In medical research and healthcare, it is a model for the country. The name “AIIMS” has become a byword for quality, commitment and rich experience. The faculty and doctors, as well as of course the students, are the pride of our medical fraternity and our nation.

Kovind advised the graduating doctors that as they go into the world – a world that needs their services more than ever before – they should remember that they need to give back to society. He stated that it is true that they need to be legitimately rewarded for their academic excellence, their medical skills and their expertise.

Pointing out the shortage of doctors in our country, Kovind said that there is need of a new regulatory system to enhance availability of doctors and medical professionals in our society. In the absence of this, the work-load on our doctors is very high.

Kovind said that currently our medical colleges, whether run by the government or private institutions, have only about 67,000 undergraduate seats and 31,000 postgraduate seats. In a country of 1.3 billion people this is highly inadequate. We have to overcome regulatory bottlenecks and interest groups that have prevented the growth of quality medical education in our country.

As a nation, we need to address this situation very urgently. We need to create more opportunities for those young people who want to make medicine their calling, Kovind added.

The baby Nawab, Taimur Ali Khan, son of actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan is back from his New Year holiday with his parents in Switzerland.

The little munchkin is already a social media star. He was recently seen at a birthday bash with her mommy Kareena Kapoor and his playtime friend Laksshya, son of Tusshar Kapoor.

He looked cute dressed in white sleeve shirt with jeans and Laksshya looked super cute in blue blazer paired with jeans.

~ my darling ♡

A post shared by Taimur Ali Khan 👶✨ (@bestoftaimur) on Jan 15, 2018 at 12:57pm PST

Kareena opted for a casual chic look with full grace. She wore a pair of slim-fit jeans and teamed it up with an olive green shirt. Her hairs were tied up in a bun.

Our Dearest Taimur Ali Khan ❤️ snapped with Mommy #kareenakapoorkhan as they attended a close Friend’s Baby’s Birthday Party! 😍😍 . . . #celebritystyle#celebrities#celebrity#celebfam#celebfashion#instyle#fashionpost#redcarpet#gymwear#gymoholic#fashion#celebrity#bollywood#entertainment#gossipgirl#gossip#blogger#uncensored#uncut#mumbai#screening#arpitakhan#kareenakapoorkhan#kareenakapoor#gymsession#gucci#saifalikhan#taimuralikhan#saraalikhan#birthdayparty

A post shared by Thebollygurl (@thebollygurl) on Jan 15, 2018 at 7:08am PST

The picture that was much talked about on Instagram shows little Taimur sitting on his mommy Kareena Kapoor’s lap and looked adorable.

~ Kareena took Taimur out for a playdate with Laksshya 💕💕 Ahh to much cuteness for me they all killing me 😭😘

A post shared by Taimur Ali Khan 👶✨ (@bestoftaimur) on Jan 15, 2018 at 1:05pm PST

Also, Tusshar shared a video of his son from the party where all the children are listening to a song and enacting it with hand puppets. Laksshya curiously watches them, gets up and tries to snatch the toy.

My Gunda is an explorer…thank you @reenz290 for an awesome birthday party! Laksshya had a blasttttt! Happy birthday Darling Ranvir!

A post shared by Tusshar (@tusshark89) on Jan 14, 2018 at 4:59am PST

In a picture, both the boys Taimur and Laksshya were seen playing on a swing with two girls.

Ever dashing boiii #taimuralikhan For more follow: @taimuralikhan_cutiepie @taimuralikhan_cutiepie @taimuralikhan_cutiepie #taimuralikhan #taimuralikhanpataudi #saifalikhan #saifalikhanpataudi #kareenakapoor #kareenakapoorkhan #boy #bollywood #hollywood #cute #munchkin #kid #bebo #kapoor #pataudi #like4like

A post shared by Taimur Ali Khan (@taimuralikhan_cutiepie) on Jan 15, 2018 at 8:14am PST

Taimur and Laksshya are often seen together at many parties and play dates. They both enjoy each other’s company.

Wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel, who replaced injured Wriddhiman Saha in India’s playing eleven in the second Test match of three-match series against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion, was roasted by Twitteratis after dropping the catch of Dean Elgar.

In the 25th over of South Africa’s second inning on third day, Patel dropped Elgar at the score of 33 and received much flak from the fans and critics.

Later, the ball crossed the boundary line through the gap between Patel and Cheteshwar Pujara who was standing at first slip. After dropping the catch, Patel was seen giving a death stare to Pujara as if to say it was his catch and the Twitter users fumed over the lost opportunity.

“See this and see today’s. @parthiv9 pointed out “his” simple catch to the first slip’s catch. Sad. #INDvSA #SAvIND #FreedomSeries #Day3,” wrote a fan on Twitter.

” An injured Saha or a retired Dhoni can do better than a fit & fine Parthiv Patel. #SAvInd,” another Tweet from a fan read.

See this and see today’s. @parthiv9 pointed out “his” simple catch to the first slip’s catch. Sad. #INDvSA #SAvIND #FreedomSeries #Day3 https://t.co/hCTuVFVIX9

— Suyash Gupta (@Suuyash) January 15, 2018

Meanwhile parthiv patel in dressing room.. #indvssa #SAvsIndia #ParthivPatel pic.x.com/P8Dp2YKPjj

— Nishant Gupta (@nishantgupta870) January 15, 2018

An injured Saha or a retired Dhoni can do better than a fit & fine Parthiv Patel. #SAvInd

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) January 15, 2018

Great leave by Parthiv Patel.Oops he ws keeping wkts.
Could’ve saved his wicket if he’d left d ball like dis while he ws batting #SAvsIndia

— Sushil Kulkarni (@sushilk15) January 15, 2018

A wicketkeeper must want to grab every single ball that comes within his reach.@imVkohli must be livid with Parthiv Patel. That was an easy catch.

— Astro Cricketer (@AstroCricketer) January 15, 2018

#INDvSA #SAvsIND people will understand importance of Saha behind the wicket. Useless parthiv patel

— mohit kashyap (@Kingmohitkk) January 15, 2018

If we lose this 2nd test #SAvIND, it’s a hatrick for @parthiv9 to be held responsible and is clearly an apology for test cricket. Both @RaviShastriOfc and @imVkohli are responsible for poor selection of this cricket team.

— B S Vidyaranya (@bsvid) January 15, 2018