Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Tuesday released its fourth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, including the son of late Indian president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, and said it will play a decisive role in government formation post-elections. The candidates have been announced for seven seats in Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha. […]
Director Rajkumar Hirani feels film industry has often short-changed writers and it’s high time they get due respect and value for their work. “A good story makes the film good. The script has to be right. Writers are backbone of a film. I feel writers are not given their due…They should be given respect and […]
Actress Dia Mirza, who walked the ramp for designer Anita Dongre at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer-resort 2014, says it was fun walking in clothes that were easy and light to wear. Dia wore a light golden coloured choli and a lehenga with very subtle detailing for the Dongre show Friday night. She […]
Esha Deol’s arm is finally out of the cast. Due to an injury, her hand had been in a sling for months. The poor girl had to wear it even during her sister Ahana’s wedding last month. Esha was seen without it at an NGO’s free computer education event. Is she following in her mum […]
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Actor Harman Baweja has resurfaced after five years to rebuild his dwindling career with “Dishkiyaoon”. Talking candidly about the wrong choices he made, he said one should take criticism in the right spirit and move on. After his debut debacle “Love Story 2050”, he had two releases: “What’s Your Raashee?” and “Victory”. […]
Lausanne, March 18 (IANS) Double Olympic gold medallist and hockey legend Teun de Nooijer has been selected along with 36 others as Athlete Role Model (ARM) for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that will be held in Nanjing, China, Aug 16-28. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected the athletes after receiving nominations from 28 […]
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Popular Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, who floated a political party last week, is likely to have an electoral alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the forthcoming elections. Pawan, who launched Jana Sena with the slogan of ‘Congress hatao, desh bachao’ (remove Congress, save the country) will meet senior BJP leaders in […]
Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan, who believes in the right of education for each individual, joined a social campaign for the cause by painting a part of a school’s wall here. Supporting P&G’s flagship corporate social responsibility program P&G Shiksha at an event here recently, Soha said: “I truly believe that education is a basic […]
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Director Balaji Mohan, who is awaiting the release of Tamil romantic comedy “Vaayi Moodi Pesavum”, says bilinguals may help reach a “large audience” but they are extremely “tough” to execute. “Vaayi Moodi Pesavum” has also been simultaneously made in Malayalam as “Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram”. “The biggest advantage of a bilingual is that […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a rainy Tuesday morning and the Met Office forecast brief spells of rain in the forenoon. “The sky will remain partly cloudy. Rain or thundershower could occur in some areas till noon,” said an India Meteorological Department official. The day’s minimum temperature settled at 19.6 degrees Celsius, […]