It is known that Dadi (Ali Asgar) in the show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ embarrasses male guests with a trademark kiss. The Dadi got a taste of her own medicine, however, when Amitabh Bachchan was on the show to promote his film, ‘Bhootnath Returns’. The Big B planted a kiss on Dadi’s cheek even before […]
Now it can be told. In Khubsoorat Sonam Kapoor plays the daughter of the character that Rekha played in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Khubsoorat. According to a source close to the new Khubsoorat Kirron Kher plays the character originally played by Rekha. `When Shashank Ghosh re-wrote Khubsoorat for Sonam Kapoor it was felt that Rekha’s character from […]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” hit as many a 1,200 screens in over 200 cities in India Friday, backed by tie-ups with 16 brands – touted to be the highest for any Hollywood release in the country. It is a day and date release in India and the US, and to […]
London, April 4 (IANS) This discovery may leave many artworks showing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ inaccurate. According to researchers, the Shroud of Turin that shows a crucified man suggests that the victim was suspended from a cross in a Y-shape position- arms above head and not outstretched horizontally on a cross or ‘T’ shape. The […]
Hyderabad, April 4 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Friday released its first list of candidates for assembly election in Telangana. TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao is among 69 candidates announced by him at a news conference. KCR, as Rao is popularly known, will contest from Gajwel in Medak district. This is the first time that […]
Toronto, April 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough for pulp and paper industry and environment lovers alike, researchers have genetically engineered trees that would be easier to break down to produce paper and biofuel. This would mean using fewer chemicals, less energy and creating fewer environmental pollutants. One of the largest impediments for the pulp and paper […]
Beirut, April 4 (IANS/WAM) The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF), in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates embassy in Lebanon, is working to provide relief for displaced Syrians in various Lebanese areas. The new initiative, which comes within the continuous UAE support for Syrian refugees, includes material assistance such as dates, blankets, clothing and […]
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) The 100,000-strong Pakistani refugees here have announced their support to the BJP candidate in what is being seen as a crucial step days before the Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Labha Ram Gandhi, leader of the Pakistani refugees’ group, declared late Thursday their support to Jugal Kishore, the Bharatiya Janata […]
Bhubaneswar, April 4 The Election Commission has transferred four senior officers, including three district collectors, in Odisha following complaints against them by the opposition parties, an official said Friday. The district collectors Niranjan Sahu of Khurda, Ratnakar Rout of Kendrapada and Shyam Sunder Nayak of Nabrangpur have been replaced respectively by Shalini Pundit, Nitin Bhanu […]
New York, April 4 Are you obese and enjoy your puff too? You may end up eating more sugary food items – adding more kilos to body fat. Cigarette smoking among obese women interferes with the ability to taste fats and sweets, research shows. Despite craving high-fat and sugary foods, these women were less likely […]