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Kambakkht Ishq: The Next Big Hit in Bollywood?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:42:19 -0700

The upcoming Bollywood flick Kambakkht Ishq is going to feature some Hollywood stars like Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandon Routh in cameo roles, alongside Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles. A production of Eros Entertainment, one of Bollywood’s famous production house, the movie is expected to be the first big Bollywood hit in many months

Cricket on Ice in New Zealand

Mon, 25 May 2009 07:59:02 -0700

Recently, a cricket match was held on ice in Auckland, New Zealand which involved some of the former New Zealand cricketers like Sir Richard Hadlee, Chris Harris, Dion Nash and current stars like Shane Bond and Kyle Mills. It was not a part of any tournament, rather the match was organized in order to raise fund for hurt patients.

Sir Hadlee, who himself suffered from heart problem in the past, started the match when he bowled the first ball of the match against Matthew Munro, a 12-year-old who already had two surgery on his heart. Regarding the experience of playing on ice, former New Zealand cricketer Dion Nash said that the surface was hard and quicker than conventional cricket wickets, but there was not much swing, and thus, requiring less feet movement.

Well, I am really happy to see that such a match was organized in New Zealand with a view to raising fund for heart patients. Moreover, organizing a match on ice surface was an unique decision and I think, the organizers have done a good job.

TVNZ

Ghajini director signs multi-movie deal with Fox Star Studios

Sat, 23 May 2009 09:59:04 -0700

A. R. Murugadoss, director of Aamir Khan’s 2008 hit action movie, Ghajini, signed a multi-movie deal with Fox Star Studios (FSS). Under the deal, Murugadoss and his production will direct and execute all the joint venture Tamil movie projects co-produced by FSS. FSS is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and Star Group. FSS will have exclusive rights for distribution and marketing of these movies. Already the company successfully marketed and distributed Slumdog Millionaire, the Oscar winning movie directed by Danny Boyle, in India. Though nothing has been finalized yet, under the deal, Murugadoss will co-produce and director two Tamil movies with a budget of Rs.600 million.

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ICC Executive Board to Discuss ICL Issues in Dubai

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:51 -0700

Issues regarding the official recognition of Indian Cricket League (ICL) will be put forward once again in the upcoming ICC Executive Board meeting to be held in Dubai. ICL does not have official recognition of ICC because ICL, which is leveled as rebel league, is not recognized by BCCI, the regulatory board of Indian cricket. However, ICL, the brainchild of Essel group chairman Subhash Chandra, is hopeful about getting recognition of ICC. Subhash Chandra even threatened ICC to go for legal action, had ICL not been granted official recognition. He thinks that ICL should have the same status of IPL.

Marcus Trescothick Dismissed Come Back Rumor

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:34:35 -0700

Former England opener Marcus Trescothick has dismissed all the speculations regarding his probable return to international cricket. Recently, England captain Andrew Strauss has requested Marcus Trescothick to make a come back to England team for World Twenty20 which is due to take place in June 2009 in England. Well, Trescothick has ruled it out, stating that it would not be possible for him to come back due to health concern. He said that he would have loved to play again for England, but it was his health which put a bar on his return to the international fold.

Wrath of BCCI on a New Zealand Cricketer

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:49:24 -0700

Sometimes, I find it very difficult to believe that the job is of BCCI is to promote cricket. In the first place, BCCI put a blanket ban on Indian Cricket League (ICL). It is not a popular move and every now and then we can see decent about it in various parts of the world. What perhaps is too much annoying is that BCCI officials try to dictate things even outside of the cricket field.

Hindustan Times wrote:

McMillan, who plays for the Kolkata Tigers in the unrecognized ICL, is set to stand-in for Ravi Shastri, who will be flying home to India on personal work and will miss the second Test match. The BCCI has stridently opposed the participation of players with ICL links in official cricket in any capacity. Already, earlier in the tour, Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik were withdrawn from a Masters Twenty20 match at the last moment because of the participation of Hamish Marshall in NZPCA XI.

Mahatma Gandhi: Not For Sale!

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:14:55 -0700

He died 6 decades years ago but he is still the most respectable person in India. Mahatma Gandhi’s belongings in different countries are now very important to those persons who collect antique things and then sell them. Now, Indian government has become sensitive about this matter after there was a lot of discontentment about it in the county when a few days ago, some belongings of Gandhi was put into auction.

Slumdog Millionaire actors back to Slum Again

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:34:42 -0700

Sometimes, fact is indeed more interesting than fiction. We perhaps understood this matter again by watching the fate of the child actors of the movie Slumdog Millionaire. They had their important role in ensuring the success of the movie in Oscar 2009 but now, they’re back to their miserable poor life and have started to suffer again. They are perhaps the only actors with an Oscar movie now who are living in slum.

Huffington Post

Slumdog Millionaire: For and Against

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:02:52 -0700

“Slumdog Millionaire” may have created a lot of buzz in Hollywood and in western countries but it seems that not everyone is too much excited with it. Many Indian people feel that the movie is like some kind of insult as the poverty of the country has been showed only, not the other part- continuous high economic growth.

Opening Ceremony of World Cup Cricket 2011 in Bangladesh

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:49:21 -0700

It is definitely good news for the cricket crazy Bangladesh fans as the opening ceremony of 2011 world cup cricket is expected to be held in Bangladesh. I guess you already know that ICC World Cup 2011 will be held in four South Asian counties including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The final match of the tournament is expected to be held in India.

Priyanka Chopra: The new top actress of Bollywood?

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:30:59 -0700

Well, I thought that the year 2008 belong to Katrina Kaif as she had a number of successful movies. Some of you may think that Karina Kapoor is the top actress at the moment and while, many of you would surely like to vote for Aishwarya Rai who is considered to be the most beautiful actress in India. I do not know about Priyanka Chopra that much and I am not sure how many fans she has and even if she really the most successful or most popular actress in Bollywood today. What I know is that in 2008, Priyanka Chopra was flooded with advertisements and endorsements.

Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open 2009 Title, Defeating Federer in Five Sets

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:19:04 -0700

Rafael Nadal clinched his first ever Australian Open title defeating his arch-rival, world no. 2 Roger Federer in a five-set thriller at the final of Australian Open 2009 today. It took Nadal over 4 and half hours to defeat Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2. Displaying some of his great skill, Nadal played superbly against Federer who were looking to clinch his 14^th grand slam title, leveling Pete Sampras’ record 14 grand slam titles.

PCB Says No to IPL Player Transfer

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:46:53 -0700

The second IPL auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off from February 2009. However, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already decided that it would not get involved in the IPL player transfer. Last year, there were huge criticisms for PCB for being involved in IPL player transfer. Senior cricketer Shoaib Akhtar even accused former PCB chief Nasim Ashraf of taking commission for being involved in the IPL transfer. That is why, PCB is no more interested to be involved in IPL transfer.

IPL is one of the most popular cricket tournaments in South Asia, outside international cricket. Organized by BCCI, the tournament emerged with lots buzz last year and successfully organized its first Twenty20 tournament. IPL is a tournament where lots of money is involved and many people invested lots of money in the tournament. The success of the tournament in the long run is yet to be seen amidst global credit crunch.

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ANZ Bank Sending Jobs to India

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:25:25 -0700

It is bad news for new Zealand workers but it is good news for outsourcing sector of India. The condition of global economy is not good at all at this moment and that is perhaps why ANZ bank is contemplating on the idea of sending more jobs to India. As a result, some jobs in New Zealand will be lost. Some people feel that the top management of ANZ bank are very greedy and they are acting inhumanly. Others may feel that outsourcing jobs is an inevitable reality.

ANZ jobs axed in New Zealand, some heading to India

More Pakistani Players in ICL?

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:32:28 -0700

ICL has 15 players from Pakistan. It seems that ICL is now going for more players from Pakistan. There is report that 3 cricketers from that country may soon join Indian Cricket League:

Knowledgeable sources told PTI that batsman Shahid Yousuf, all-rounder Tahir Mughal and wicket-keeper Hafiz Khalid were the three players who might sign up for ICL soon.

Well, you already know that Sri Lanka has lifted ban on ICL players playing in Sri Lankan domestic cricket.