London, Feb 21: Spanish tenor Placido Domingo has been awarded the first ever Birgit Nilsson prize, which comes with a 1-million dollar award for outstanding contribution to the world of opera.

Nilsson, the Swedish soprano who set up the prize foundation, picked Domingo before her death in 2005, age 87.

Prize officials said on Friday that the name had been kept secret for three years after her passing at her request, reports The BBC.

As one of The Three Tenors, Domingo did much to popularise operatic singing.

London, February 21 : Cancer-stricken Jade Goody's fiancé has vowed to make their wedding nothing less than "magical".

Jailbird Jack Tweed, who is set to watch his love walk down the aisle on February 22, revealed he wanted to give an unforgettable day to Jade, who has been given eight weeks to live.

"I'm really looking forward to it in a very big way. I can't wait for us to get married and it's been a really exciting time," the Sun quoted him as saying.

London, February 21 : `Slumdog Millionaire' stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto have fuelled dating rumours after being spotted shopping for a ring on Valentine's Day.

The report comes after their co-star Anil Kapoor recently revealed he could feel "the beginning of something exciting" between the two.

The 18-year-old lad was seen taking his six-year-senior "lady love" to a High Street jeweller's on Oxford Street - and left without purchasing anything.

London, Feb 21 : `Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto was a mischievous girl as a child, for she used to make up stories of an imaginary captive brother in front of friends, and hence landed her mother in big trouble.

The Indian actress always vied for a little brother, and would tell her school friends that she had a brother whom her headmistress mother would keep locked away at home.

Washington, February 21: Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" has crossed the billion-dollar mark to become the fourth film to do so in worldwide box office collections.

Warner Bros revealed that "The Batman Begins" sequel grossed a total of 1,001,082,160 dollars till February 20 with around 533 million dollars coming from domestic markets and 567 million dollars from overseas.

The 2008 film further holds the title of being the second-highest domestic earner of all time, falling behind "Titanic", reports Variety magazine.