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Abhishek have to take a backseat |Abhishek Bachchan Filmography

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:16:23 IST

Abhishek Bachchan will have to take a backseat, as it's not him but Hrithik Roshan, who will fill in the famous shoes of Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, in the remake of Agneepath.

Sidhu threatens to quit as MP over intra-party rivalry

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:35:01 IST

Miffed at the appointment of a BJP MLA from his rival camp as chairperson of a trust in his constituency, cricketer-turned-MP Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met senior party leaders in New Delhi and threatened to resign but party sources said they wer

Mayawati has time for statues, but not for governance: Rahul Gandhi

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:59 IST

Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misusing government funds, Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Uttar Pradesh has place for only statues and elephants but not for the issues related to development of the sta

Parliament approves President’s rule in Jharkhand

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:57 IST

Parliament approved the extension of President's rule in Jharkhand, with the Rajya Sabha turning down a motion seeking its revocation after the government promised Assembly elections in the State at the earliest opportunity. The Rajya Sabha also re

Bad drafting or bad diplomacy?

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:57 IST

A day after the NAM summit ended, the government's facing a lot of heat over the Indo-Pak joint statement sealed in Egypt. The BJP walked out of the House saying India had compromised a bit too much and had effectively sold out to Pakistani intere

ISRO chief: in missions of this kind failures are not unexpected

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:55 IST

Chandrayaan-I was launched on October 22 carrying 11 payloads (scientific experiments) including the moon impact probe that crash-landed on a designated location near the moon's south pole in November. Indian Space Research Organisation chairman

Sallu's secrets revealed

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:53 IST

Salman Khan is very touchy when it comes to discussing his personal life, especially his broken relationships. Lucky for her, Shilpa Shetty walked the war path without facing the ire of the macho actor when they recently shot for 10 Ka Dum. It is

Aish fights Rajini aish fights rajini

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:34:52 IST

On the sets, of course! The girl who has stolen hearts is all set to kick. And she's not dueling with any actor, but the biggest of 'em all: the superstar. This is for the film ‘Robo' in which she plays his love interest. It is now confirmed that

Shruti Hasan is cool and confident. « Bollywood Upcoming Stars

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:33:57 IST

This new South Indian babe seems to be very cool, calm and composed as far as he debut in b'town goes. Shruti Hasan, daughter of Kamal Hasan and Saarika is all set to come before Hindi audience with her debut film Luck, co-starring Imraan Khan. Movi

Hot Actress Mallika Sherawat: Mallika a woman with style

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:32:59 IST

The confident woman like the Hisss queen Mallika Sherawat is more glamorous and stylish in the bollywood industry. Here are some of the styles, which would surely fit Mallika Sherawat.

Hot Actress Rakhi Sawant: Rakhi will look like a princess

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:32:57 IST

Rakhi Sawant has expressed her desire to look like a princess and have a ragnd wedding like that of Aishwarya Rai on her wedding at the grand finale of Rakhi Ka Swyamwar that is aired on NDTV Imagine.

Katrina to attend American Independence Day « katrina kaif

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:32:54 IST

Katrina Kaif holds a British passport but this gal has an Indian heart all the way, which is why, she has agreed to be a part of 15 august Independence day celebrations in America. South Asian organization is putting together Zee Carnival on August

Chandrayaan sensor fails; craft''s life may be reduced

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:34:08 IST

India''s first moon mission Chandrayaan-I, launched in October last with a two-year life span, has lost a major sensor and may meet a premature end, ISRO said today. "Unfortunately, during the last month we have lost a vital sensor --- the star s

Aamir Khan to share dais with Hillary Clinton

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:34:06 IST

Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan will share dais with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an interactive session on education at the St Xavier''s College here tomorrow. Sources in the US consulate said that Clinton, who is arriving here tonight, wi

Rakhi's biggest fan is Salman Khan

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:34:05 IST

Rakhi Sawant may be busy choosing her future husband in Rakhi Ka Swyamvar but she will be overwhelmed to know that Salman Khan is a big fan of hers. In one of the episodes of his show 10 Ka Dum Daler Mehendi and his brother Mika were invited. Salman

Retirement age row back in court

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:42:56 IST

A challenge - led by major charities - to the UK's enforceable retirement age of 65 is back at the High Court. The battle, led by Age Concern and Help the Aged, aims to establish whether it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at t

Sourav awarded Honorary Fellowship by Lancashire university

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:17 IST

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Lancashire.The 37-year-old Ganguly said that he was honoured and wants to build better ties with Lancashire. 'It is a huge honour. When I ca

India, Pakistan meet, no formal peace talks yet

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:16 IST

India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday to work together to fight terrorism and ordered their top diplomats to meet as often as needed to try to rebuild ties damaged by last year's Mumbai attacks. But Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speaking

Tata to deliver first Nano today

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:14 IST

The common man's car is set to reach the common man. After overcoming obstacles like rising commodity prices and political opposition, Ratan Tata will finally hand over the keys of the Nano - his dream project - to its first owner here on Friday.

Anjaam- A 1994 movie « Madhuri Dixit

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:11 IST

This was the first time that Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit were being paired together. The film was a box office failure, but the lead stars got favourable reviews. Madhuri Dixit earned a Filmfare Best Actress nomination for her role but won the a

Chopra Impressed by Chopra. « hot actress priyanka chopra

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:37:03 IST

This time the news has been shifted from Two leading chopra's of the film industry to two rising chopra's. Let us make it a bit easy for you to undrstand. The news has been shifted from Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra to Priyanka and Uday Chopra.

Shilpa-Salman-Irrfan Pathan Rocks

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:37:01 IST

it was cricket all the way on 10 Ka Dum this week. With Shilpa Shetty and Irfan Pathan, the show rocked from the first ball - which Salman Khan hit out of the studio!

Its Shahid’s shed-your-shirt bandwagon. « Shahid Kapoor

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:36:22 IST

If you have seen the promos of Kaminey, you can never forget our very own Shahid Kapoor running before horses and that too barechested.He falunts his body pretty well and his well-toned abs and biceps can be seen in the promos.

India can play a global role: Hillary Clinton

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:36:20 IST

Acknowledging India's emergence as a global player, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says how New Delhi can 'play not just a regional role but a global one as well' would top her agenda on her India trip. 'We believe India has a tremendo

Celeb Fashion Style: Let's make it the Roshan Style

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:36:19 IST

Whether its in real life or reel life, the roshan's have always made it a point to be in style. Recently the most lovable couple in tinsel town Hrithik Roshan and his lady love Suzzane Roshan walked ramp for the first time ace Fashion designer and

Birthday girl Kat flies off to Italy

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:48:36 IST

Katrina turns 25 today. And today, she will be fulfilling a long cherished dream. Katrina is immensely proud of one thing about herself. "I am a good daughter, I hear Cancerians generally are. If that is true, I hope to get a Cancerian daughter som

Negotiators slam India's climate flip at Italy forum

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:02:57 IST

India's endorsement of the climate declaration at the Major Economies Forum in Italy has split its top climate negotiators. In a strong dissent, one of the negotiators called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's signing on to the statement a "body b

Anil Ambani, Spielberg announce $825 mn funding for Dreamworks

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:34:49 IST

In one of the largest deals in global cinema in recent years, Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment and noted Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg Wednesday announced $825-million funding for their Los Angeles-based production house Dreamworks S

Microsoft CEO laughs off Google OS challenge

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:34:48 IST

Microsoft Corp's chief executive attempted to laugh off the challenge of Google Inc's planned computer operating system on Tuesday, conceding only that it was "interesting". "I will be respectful," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said to laughs

US is committed to implementing nuke deal: US

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:30:18 IST

The Obama administration asserted that it is committed to implement the civilian nuclear deal with India, so does New Delhi, and there should be no apprehension in this regard. "I do not think there should be any apprehensions about the future

We underestimated Naxals: Chidambaram

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:30:17 IST

Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday forthrightly admitted that the naxal menace had been underestimated for several years allowing Left wing extremists to spread their wings even as he promised that the battle against Maoist ultras would be joi

India's obese population up by 70m

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:30:16 IST

Seventy million Indians have been re-classified as overweight or obese, after a lowering of obesity thresholds by a diabetes research organisation based here. This threshold has been lowered for India as South Asian people are more liable than

Green tea does not help in all cancer types:

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:30:15 IST

In a bid to keep cancer at bay, more and more people are turning to green tea. However, a new review of studies on the effect of green tea on cancer prevention has yielded conflicting results. Researchers looked at 51 medium-to-high-quality stud

Bachchan''s home, office flooded with rain water

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:53:36 IST

As heavy rains continue to cripple normal life here, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan also found his home and office in the suburbs inundated. Rain water filled up the lawns of Bachchan''s home "Prateeksha" in Juhu and the ground floor of his

Govt identifies 355 foreign employers harassing Indians

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:53:35 IST

Government has identified 355 foreign employers who were found to be harassing Indian workers abroad, the Lok Sabha was informed today. "Foreign employers who were found to be harassing the Indian workers are placed in the Prior Approval Category.

Michael Jackson-style life comes with $2.3M a month price tag

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:57:24 IST

Celebrities often end up under the scanner for their notorious big-spending, and Michael Jackson is no exception. The King of Pop reportedly shelled out nearly 2.3 million dollars per month at the time of his divorce from his former wife Debbie R

Top Bollywood Singers: Kailash Kher - Sufi Style

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:56:31 IST

Kailash Kher was born in a small village on 7 July 1973 in Meerut to a Kashmiri Pundit family, and spent most of his childhood in Delhi. He grew up listening to his father rendering Indian folk songs all day and started learning classical music from

Emraan now convinced about Once Upon a Time in Mumbai « hot celebrity imran hashmi

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:56:30 IST

Emraan Hashmi has shot some portions of his latest flick, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, and is glad that he consented to do the film. Though he admits he was initially skeptical about signing the Milan Luthria-directed film, he is now extremely happy

India in wrong direction with new budget: US expert

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:07:19 IST

: A US South Asia expert suggests that the Indian budget would perhaps limit the country's ascension to a global economic force and could limit the value of India-US partnership for Washington. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has noted in ad

Kareena disappoints Saif's mum

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:07:18 IST

Sharmila Tagore had said in the media that she would want her son Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor to tie the knot soon but would be bahu Kareena has shattered her dreams. Kareena has said that she and Saif won't tie the knot in the next three year