Taylor Swift invites fans to her LA pad for secret '1989' album listening session

Taylor-SwiftWashington, Sept 23 : Taylor Swift recently invited 35 of her loyal fans to her Los Angeles home on Saturday for a secret listening session of her upcoming album ' 1989'.

Many fans of the ' Love Story' hitmaker shared pics from their special day on social media in addition to detailing the afternoon on Tumblr, E Online reported.

According to the posts, the handpicked fans met at a church where they were checked by security before being escorted to the singer's home, where she fed them pizza and fresh-baked cookies .

Pluto declared as a 'planet' by popular vote

Pluto declared as a 'planet' by popular voteWashington, Sep 23 : Pluto was recently declared as a "planet" again by a popular vote of the audience, it has been reported.

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics decided to revisit the case on September 18th, which raised the questioned in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to set a definition of what it meant to be a planet, which excluded Pluto and reclassified it as a "dwarf planet."

They hosted a debate among three leading experts in planetary science and their goal was to find a definition that the eager public audience could agree on.

'Khoobsurat' earns Rs 3 crores in opening weekend at Pakistani box office

KhoobsuratKarachi, Sep 23 : 'Khoobsurat' has earned Rs 3 crores in its opening weekend at the Pakistani box office , it has been reported.

The film marks the Bollywood debut of Pakistani television star, Fawad Khan, and it was released on 46 screens across Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported.

Amjad Rasheed, owner of IMGC Entertainment, said that this was the first time this has ever happened because no Pakistani film has ever made Rs1 crore on a non-holiday weekday.

It was previously reported that ' Khoobsurat' had comprehensively beaten the Yash Raj Films produced 'Daawat-e-Ishq' in advanced bookings in cinemas in Pakistan.

Blood test may predict risk of 'psychosis' in people

Blood test may predict risk of 'psychosis' in peopleWashington, Sept 23 : In a new study, scientists have shown that with help of a blood test, it could be foreseen which individuals were at risk of psychosis.

Led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the research represents an important step forward in the accurate diagnosis of people who are experiencing the earliest stages of psychosis.

Psychosis includes hallucinations or delusions that define the development of severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

'Hobbit' star Dean O'Gorman to portray Kirk Douglas in 'Trumbo'

Dean O'GormanWashington, Sept 23 : Dean O'Gorman will portray the iconic actor Kirk Douglas in the upcoming biopic 'Trumbo.'

O'Gorman, 37, who played a dwarf in Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' adaptations, would star alongside Bryan Cranston in the Dalton Trumbo project, which would be helmed by Jay Roach, the Hollywood Reporter reported.

Cranston would play the screenwriter, who was blacklisted in Hollywood's golden age for his ties to the Communist party, in the indie film, which also stars David James Elliot as John Wayne, Michael Stuhlbarg as actor Edward G. Robinson, Diane Lane as Trumbo's wife and Helen Mirren as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.

Nicole Scherzinger earned 100K pounds to perform at Russian tycoon's party

Nicole ScherzingerLondon, Sept 23 : Nicole Scherzinger recently cashed-in 100K pounds for

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