DUBAI: Indian actress and leading fashion icon Kareena Kapoor will attend a leading regional beauty event in Dubai in May for the Middle East launch of a line of beauty products.
This will be the first time Kapoor, one of Bollywood’s best known and highest-paid stars, will visit the Beautyworld Middle East 2017, in the UAE.
Born to a family that has been part of the Bollywood story since its inception, Kapoor made her debut in 2000 and since then has built up a reputation as one of the Hindi movie industry’s most talented and accomplished actresses, with a vast repertoire of roles. Aside from her film career, Kapoor has also been one of the most widely followed A-list celebrities in Mumbai’s glamor set and has a multitude of followers on social media.
Beautyworld Middle East 2017 is a leading international trade fair for the beauty industry serving the wider region. It will run at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center from May 14 to 16.
A surge in spending on beauty and personal care in the region is spurring huge interest in the Middle East from a majority of the top beauty and wellness brands, who are flocking to the region to establish a credible presence here.
According to analysts Euromonitor International, the beauty and personal care market in the GCC is set to reach a total value of $13.6 billion in 2020, up from $8.5 billion in 2015. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to provide the maximum momentum in this growth surge.
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor coming to Dubai
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor coming to Dubai
Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot
- The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19
- The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, Powerball said
ARKANSAS, USA: A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.
The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. The winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA in Cabot, lottery officials in Arkansas said Thursday. No one answered the phone Thursday at the location, which was closed for Christmas. The community of roughly 27,000 people is 26 miles (42 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock.
Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in US history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9 million.
“Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, was quoted as saying by the website. “We also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak — every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.”
The prize followed 46 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers.
The last drawing with a jackpot winner was Sept. 6, when players in Missouri and Texas won $1.787 billion.
Organizers said it is the second time the Powerball jackpot has been won by a ticket sold in Arkansas. It first happened in 2010.
The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, Powerball said. The company added that the sweepstakes also has been won on Christmas Day four times, most recently in 2013.
Powerball’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller prizes.
“With the prize so high, I just bought one kind of impulsively. Why not?” Indianapolis glass artist Chris Winters said Wednesday.
Tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
