- Saif is sorry, says he was provoked Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 41 minutes ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after being involved in a scuffle in the Taj Mahal hotel, actor Saif Ali Khan said he was "sorry" and regretted he didn't resort to "Gandhigiri" … More »Saif is sorry, says he was provoked
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after being involved in a scuffle in the Taj Mahal hotel, actor Saif Ali Khan said he was "sorry" and regretted he didn't resort to "Gandhigiri" - but insisted it was definitely not a publicity stunt for his upcoming film "Agent Vinod"!
- Big B to be discharged from hospital … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 1 hour 30 minutes ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be discharged from the Seven Hills Hospital here later Thursday after a 12-day stay post two abdominal surgeries. … More »Big B to be discharged from hospital …
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be discharged from the Seven Hills Hospital here later Thursday after a 12-day stay post two abdominal surgeries. He will be discharged 6.30 p.m., a hospital source said.
- Saif for more films on hockey Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 1 hour 41 minutes ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan says he plans to promote his home production "Agent Vinod" through the World Series Hockey starting Feb 29. More »Saif for more films on hockey
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan says he plans to promote his home production "Agent Vinod" through the World Series Hockey starting Feb 29.
- Want German lessons in Athens? Join … Mark John - Reuters - 1 hour 42 minutes ago
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ruediger Bolz has 350 students coming through the doors of his German language institute in central Athens each day - 20 percent up on a year go. The … More »Want German lessons in Athens? Join …
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ruediger Bolz has 350 students coming through the doors of his German language institute in central Athens each day - 20 percent up on a year go. The rush among Greeks to learn German may seem odd after the war of words between the two countries, with Athens fuming at German accusations of financial mismanagement …
- Germany's Jews step out of shadow of … Madeline Chambers - Reuters - 1 hour 46 minutes ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - Yitshak Ehrenberg has witnessed a transformation in Germany's Jewish community during his 15 years as an Orthodox rabbi in Berlin and he is determined … More »Germany's Jews step out of shadow of …
BERLIN (Reuters) - Yitshak Ehrenberg has witnessed a transformation in Germany's Jewish community during his 15 years as an Orthodox rabbi in Berlin and he is determined to harness a new generation to ensure the religion thrives here. "After the war, most of the community were refugees, survivors, broken souls who had lost …
UK's "It's a cracker" comic Frank Carson … Reuters - 1 hour 47 minutes agoLONDON (Reuters) - British comedian Frank Carson, best known for the oft-repeated catchphrases "It's the way I tell 'em" and "It's a cracker" as well as his irreverent … More »UK's "It's a cracker" comic Frank Carson …
LONDON (Reuters) - British comedian Frank Carson, best known for the oft-repeated catchphrases "It's the way I tell 'em" and "It's a cracker" as well as his irreverent style of humour, has died aged 85. The Belfast-born performer spent several years serving with the British army in the Middle East before showbusiness. He …
Bollywood finds new muse in anti-graft … Shilpa Jamkhandikar - Reuters - 1 hour 54 minutes agoMUMBAI (Reuters) - A hapless bank clerk who makes an enemy of a local politician and has to bribe himself out of jail seems like an unlikely theme for Bollywood, known … More »Bollywood finds new muse in anti-graft …
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A hapless bank clerk who makes an enemy of a local politician and has to bribe himself out of jail seems like an unlikely theme for Bollywood, known around the world for its dance numbers and family melodramas. Yet the industry is now taking up corruption and clean government in a host of new films, inspired …
- Saif apologises, says brawl no publicity … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 1 hour 59 minutes ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after being embroiled in a police case following a scuffle with an NRI businessman from South Africa, actor Saif Ali Khan has publicly said … More »Saif apologises, says brawl no publicity …
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after being embroiled in a police case following a scuffle with an NRI businessman from South Africa, actor Saif Ali Khan has publicly said sorry for the incident. He also clarifies that the incident has nothing to do with the promotion of his forthcoming film "Agent Vinod".
- Book Talk: A tale of love and loss, … Elaine Lies - Reuters - 2 hours 12 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Korean-American Janie's family has lost a daughter in each generation, her grandmother says. So when her younger sister Hannah suddenly vanishes, Janie … More »Book Talk: A tale of love and loss, …
TOKYO (Reuters) - Korean-American Janie's family has lost a daughter in each generation, her grandmother says. So when her younger sister Hannah suddenly vanishes, Janie sets out to track her down through a labyrinth of family secrets and difficult history. "Forgotten Country," Catherine Chung's debut novel, weaves Korean …
- Shruti Haasan admits getting nose-j … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 2 hours 41 minutes ago
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Actresses usually shy away from discussing their cosmetic surgeries, but Shruti Haasan has no problems in admitting that she went under the knife … More »Shruti Haasan admits getting nose-j …
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Actresses usually shy away from discussing their cosmetic surgeries, but Shruti Haasan has no problems in admitting that she went under the knife for a nose-job before her Bollywood debut. However, she clarifies it was for medical reasons.
- 'Bel Ami' to release in India March … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 2 hours 47 minutes ago
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman-starrer "Bel Ami" will hit the theatres in India March 16.
- Swedish royal birth lifts monarchy … Anna Ringstrom and Patrick Lannin - Reuters - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The heir to Sweden's throne, Crown Princess Victoria, gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday, an event which could boost a monarchy damaged by a string of embarrassing allegations against the king. Newspaper headlines in the last two years have been dominated by the alleged philandering and playboy …
- Priyanka hates being grown up Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 3 hours ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Priyanka Chopra wants to go back to school -- not to study, but to enjoy the innocence that goes with childhood. She says she doesn't like being a grown up.
- Characters are storytellers too, feels … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 3 hours ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Actor Boman Irani feels that every character shown in a film tells a story and also teaches about the society.
- Cyclists risk life and limb to beat … Matthew Bigg and Olivia Rondonuwu - Reuters - 4 hours ago
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Traffic in Indonesia's capital snarls so badly during rush hour that even motorbikes face gridlock and to get ahead a group of commuters have taken up an extreme sport: cycling to work. Their logic is simple. It makes more sense to inhale the fumes and risk being flattened by a vehicle than it does to …
- Jessie J flaunts Indian designers' gown … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 4 hours ago
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) International singer Jessie J chose Indian designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock's creation for the red carpet of the recently held Brit Awards 2012.
- Toshiba, Sony tap state-backed bank … Mayumi Negishi - Reuters - 4 hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp and Sony Corp will receive loans from a Japanese government-backed fund to help finance recent overseas acquisitions and cushion the blow of a soaring yen, the fund and the companies said on Thursday. The yen's strength has clobbered exporters' earnings by eroding their overseas profits and …
- Study aims to bring Great Barrier Reef … David Fogarty - Reuters - 4 hours ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Finding Nemo is about to get a lot easier with the launch of a scientific survey that will allow anyone with access to the internet to take a virtual tour of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The survey, which will use a variety of high-tech underwater cameras, will carry out one of the most intensive …
- Co-incidentally I've become face of … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 5 hours ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Vidya Balan, whose film count includes mostly female-oriented themes, says the film industry changed over the years and co-incidentally she has become the face of this change.
- Shekhar Suman to be back with 'Movers … Indo Asian News Service - IANS - 5 hours ago
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Over a decade after tickling the funny bone of the audiences with "Movers & Shakers", Shekhar Suman is set to return with the entertaining celebrity chat show, but this time on Sab TV.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Good Deeds" is Tyler Perry's 12th movie but it marks the first time the actor and director is the central character in a film not based on Madea, the foul-mouthed grandmother he is best known for playing on stage and the big screen. Although Perry, … More »Tyler Perry steps out of 'Madea' into 'Good Deeds'