By-” Isha Sahni” Amitabh Bachchan was recently invited by Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to visit Pakistan. Mr. Bachchanaccept has said he will undertake the visit whenever he gets an opportunity. The PML-Q Senator had written a letter to the Bollywood superstar, who has ancestral roots in Pakistan, saying: “Since your mother was born […]
By-“Isha Sahni” The bug of taking selfies bit the celebrities and fans at the green carpet of the technical categories of Bollywood’s most extravagant celebration, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards 2014 here. The much awaited event was studded by stars and saw actors and filmmakers not only looking their best, but […]
While much of India slept Thursday morning, one news of a big-time sale spread in minutes through the country, on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, long before the mainstream media picked it up. Facebook was buying WhatsApp for $16 billion in stock and cash, going up to a likely $19 billion with restricted stock options. That’s […]
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) Over 400 students in Chinese province of Zhejiang have been infected with norovirus, a common cause of viral gastroenteritis, authorities said Wednesday. The students belonging to several schools in Haining City and Haiyan County, including Kindergartens and middle schools, are receiving treatment in local hospitals, Xinhua quoted the municipal government of Jiaxing […]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) An Andhra Pradesh MP expelled from the Congress for opposing Telangana’s formation Thursday shocked the nation when he used pepper spray during another tumultous day in the Lok Sabha. The first of its kind act in parliament sent scores of MPs and Lok Sabha officials — and even some journalists in […]
Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and fiance Kanye West have spoken to architects to construct a temporary balcony at their wedding venue so they can kiss in public like Prince William and Duchess Catherine did after taking their nuptial vows. The royals had shared a kiss on the Buckingham Palace balcony […]
‘Revolver Rani’, Kangana Ranaut’s new film is yet to release, but for the actress, it is already a success. She says the film is even better than the script envisaged. “We have made a better film than what we had initially intended to. I already believe it is a success. How people perceive box office […]
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) An FIR was lodged against yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday for making “vulgar comments” against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday, an official said. The language and contents of what Ramdev said were in “bad taste” and amounted to demeaning a certain caste as well as a national leader, the official added. […]
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday presented the Padma awards to eminent personalities like author Ruskin Bond and actor Paresh Rawal at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The president presented one Padma Vibhushan, 11 Padma Bhushans and 44 Padma Shri awards at a civil investiture ceremony, an official statement said. Yoga […]
By-“Isha Sahni” Cairo, April 26 (IANS) It’s known that Amitabh Bachchan is popular in Egypt but the extent of this can only be gauged when an Indian lands in Egypt, the land of pyramids and one of the world’s oldest civilisations, just like India. Soon after this IANS correspondent landed at Cairo International Airport one hot […]