rapeFaced with constant criticism over its handling of the brutal gangrape of a 20-year-old tribal woman allegedly at the behest of a kangaroo court, the West Bengal government Saturday assured the victim of rehabilitation. Woman and Child Welfare Minister Shashi Panja visited the victim, currently recuperating in a hospital after being repeatedly brutalised Jan 20 […]
President Barack Obama’s Indian-American filmmaker critic Dinesh D’Souza has pleaded not guilty to charges he made illegal contributions to New York Republican senate hopeful Wendy Long in her 2012 campaign. Mumbai-born D’Souza, 52, whose documentary “2016: Obama’s America” took a highly critical look at Obama during the 2012 presidential campaign, faces up to seven years […]
Nokia’s rumoured budget Android smartphone, thought to be codenamed Normandy, has been in the news for months now, with leaked images hitting the Internet on a regular basis, along with speculated availability and specifications. Now @evleaks has claimed that Nokia’s only Android phone might be launched as the Nokia X. The popular phone tipster’s reads, […]
Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson has been updating her personal style since she cut her locks and she is determined to find her “short hair swag”. The “Dream Girls” actress is yet to find the right style statement and she has been browsing online retailers to find a personal style that matches her fierce new look. “I’m […]
Young actor Varun Dhawan, who made his Bollywood debut with Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra in “Student Of the Year”, says the trio has discussed competition but he believes their camaraderie goes beyond it. “We (Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and I) have discussed competition, we do discuss these things but I think when you do […]
While many feel that superstar Salman Khan will make a good politician, producer Ekta Kapoor thinks otherwise. When Ekta was asked at the trailer launch of “Main Tera Hero” whether Salman will make a good politician, the television and movie producer said: “I think Salman is too honest to be a good politician.” “He is […]
Superstar Salman Khan has scored several blockbuster. Yet, the “Dabangg” star believes that he needs to work on his weaknesses and improve his acting and dancing skills. “I will work towards my dancing, acting and myself. Everything else is going on fine, my films are being appreciated…I just want to take my weaknesses to another […]
Actress Genelia D’Souza is excited about the first match of her actor-husband Riteish Deshmukh’s cricket team Veer Marathi at the upcoming Celebrity Cricket League (CCL). She took to Twitter to express her excitement and also invited her fans for the game. “One day to go for the opening ceremony of CCL… Veer Marathi plays its […]
ejA new page has been started on Facebook by students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp), of which Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is an alumnus, decrying the policies of the AAP. Supporters of the party at IIT-Kgp had launched as many as three Facebook pages after […]
In a severe indictment of functioning of the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government, the Supreme Court Thursday pulled up state Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel for displaying “arrogance of power” by ignoring senior officers’ advice and “dictating” allocation of land to a private company in breach of statutory provisions. “She (Patel) has ignored that howsoever high you […]