Muslim clerics in a Bihar district have decided not to lead or offer namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayers) of drunkards. This decision was taken at a meeting Saturday evening by a group of Imams of Bihar’s Nalanda district. They earlier said they won’t conduct marriage ceremony of those who give or take dowry. “It is a historic […]
Actress Soha Ali Khan says that contrary to the reports she did not participate in Saifai Mahotsav cultural event at the ancestral village of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. “Just for the record, I was not performing at Saifai as stated by some news reports,” the daughter […]
Sushmita Sen has lost weight and is gearing up for a comeback and says 2014 is going to be her year. “I have been preparing actually since 2013. I know everytime an actor loses weight or starts looking fitter or thinner, it is always for a reason. But this is me getting ready for the […]
Salman Khan has found support about his controversial performance at Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s hometown from an unexpected quarter – fellow superstar Shah Rukh Khan, with who he has been conducting a feud of many years. On Thursday, Shah Rukh told the press: “I’ll just say two thing about this. One, I will […]
Actor Ranveer Singh, who was linked with former co-star Deepika Padukone for a while, kept parrying questions on his rumoured affair with the actress, during an interaction with media for his film Gunday and asked them to focus on the upcoming release. Deepika, who turned 28 recently, apparently spent her birthday with Ranveer and the […]
Actress Huma Qureshi is proud of her latest movie Dedh Ishqiya, which came out on Friday (January 10), and says it will remain special even after 20 years. “Lots of special memories. This is the film for which I keep saying that even after 20 years, when I am older, I will look back at […]
Alia Bhatt has been under fire for performing at the Saifai Mahotsav, following which her father Mahesh Bhatt issued an apology. However, superstar Salman Khan, who was also amongst the performers, says the filmmaker needn’t be apologetic about his daughter’s “upbringing”. “Bhatt saab, no need for apology, Alia’s upbringing is great. I was proud to […]
Rare is a Bollywood release that one genuinely looks forward to. Dedh Ishqiya, for sure, is one such atypical film, and certainly not for its capricious title alone. On account of several other worthy reasons, not the least of which is the presence in the cast of the still-incandescent Madhuri Dixit, it has got to […]
In a ground-breaking discovery, German researchers have successfully developed artificial bone marrow – capable of hosting life-saving hematopoietic stem cells that can facilitate the treatment of leukemia in a few years. Till date, the affected cells of a leukemic patient are replaced by healthy hematopoietic stem cells – blood cells that give rise to all […]
Iran does not need to produce 60 percent enriched uranium, the country’s nuclear chief Ali-Akbar Salehi said here Saturday. The remarks of Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali-Akbar Salehi, came in response to the rapporteur of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, who said in December that his […]