Pakistani Taliban offer peace talks

Pakistani Taliban Sunday gave their nod for peace talks with the government shortly after their suicide bomber killed 22 soldiers and injured 30 others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said in a statement that a bomber used an explosives-laden vehicle to target the security forces in Bannu’s army area and killed […]

FIR lodged against Bharti-led mob on court’s order

The Delhi Police Sunday lodged an FIR against “unknown” people for creating ruckus during last week’s midnight raid by state Law Minister Somnath Bharti at a house where some African people live. The minister denied the charge. “A FIR has been registered against unknown accused in Malviya Nagar police station under various charges dealing with […]

IPL probe committee likely to submit report Feb 10

The Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee, investigating allegations of spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is likely to submit its report Feb 10, the BCCI said Sunday. The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI), however, said in a release that the committee has yet not arrived at any final conclusion. The […]

Indian Mujahideen planning to kidnap Kejriwal: Police

Terror outfit Indian Mujahideen is planning to abduct Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to demand the release of its co-founder Yaseen Bhatkal, police said Sunday. “According to information from an intelligence agency, Kejriwal can be kidnapped by IM members, who are planning it in order to get co-founder Yaseen Bhatkal released,” a police officer said. […]

Salman Khan’s Jai Ho gets U/A certificate with cuts

Superstar Salman Khan’s young fans, who form a sizeable slice of his mammoth fan-following, may need to be accompanied by adults to be able to see his latest film Jai Ho. The film has been reportedly passed by the Central Board of Film Certification with a U/A certificate and a number of cuts. “Actually, this […]

Sunny Leone tempted by sweets

Indo-Canadian adult film star-turned-actress Sunny Leone has confessed to having a sweet tooth and admits that she puts in extra sugar in her tea. “I love a lot of sugar in my tea,” Sunny said during the shooting of UTV Stars’ show “Breakfast To Dinner”. She also said that she refrains from keeping sugar in […]

Karan to direct again by year-end

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who last directed the 2012 movie “Student Of The Year”, says he will go behind the camera again by the end of 2014. He is currently seen on the small screen as one of the judges of the reality show “India’s Got Talent” and also on his chat show “Koffee With Karan”. […]

Benedict Cumberbatch gave ‘Sherlock’ second thought

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch says he nearly turned down the offer to play popular fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock”, but agreed to it after giving it a second thought. “My reservation was ‘Well, this is a very iconic character, there will be a lot of attention on it’,” Entertainment Weekly quoted Cumberbatch as saying. “This […]