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Ranbir Kapoor’s Double Treat

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | Neet

You must have liked his dual roles in the recent Pepsi ad. Now Ranbir Kapoor is again gearing up to give a double treat to his fans, that too in a film. One actor, two characters, and we love the mystery involved. Ranbir gets to play two distinct roles in ‘Mera Jahaan’ – one [...]

It’s Fantastic To Experiment: Vidya

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | Neet

Vidya Balan is looking good these days and for a good reason. The actress has lost around 10 kgs and is looking slimmer and fitter than ever. Mine has been more of a mental struggle with weight. Earlier, I was obsessed with losing weight and if the results didn’t show up within the time [...]

Bollywood Stars, Business Honchos, Politicians Expected At IPL Final

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | Neet

The Indian Premier League (IPL) final at the Wanderers Sunday will see the who’s who of India rubbing shoulders with their South African counterparts at an unprecedented gathering here. Although organisers are tight-lipped about the guest list, top Bollywood stars and captains of Indian trade and industry as well as Indian politicians are expected to [...]

Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani Are Iifa Hosts Again

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 | Neet

They had the audience in splits with their inimitable humour at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards last year in Bangkok and they are set to do it yet again. This year too, Bollywood actors Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh will play hosts to the glitzy cine event that will be held in Macau.
Apart [...]

Most Tamil Actors No Show in General Elections

Monday, May 18th, 2009 | Neet

Not-so-popular actors D. Napoleon and J.K. Ritheesh, contesting on DMK tickets, were able to register big victories in the Lok Sabha elections while the DMDK, AISMK, LDMK and NMK, led by actors Vijaykanth, Sarath Kumar, T. Rajendherr and Karthick, respectively, suffered total defeat. Ritheesh contested as a DMK candidate from Ramanathapuram and won despite being [...]

Indian players too fatigued for World Cup

Friday, May 15th, 2009 | Neet

Indian players have been very busy with the IPL, but the schedule might not prove to be very conducive for the Twenty20 World Cup, which is two weeks after that IPL ends. India coach Gary Kirsten has not been wrong in expressing concerns over the mental and physical fatigue of his team. The boys have [...]

Apex Court Appoints Two More Officials to Gujarat Probe Panel

Friday, May 15th, 2009 | Neet

The Supreme Court Friday included two more former police officers in a special panel it constituted last year to probe crucial cases of the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat. Former Central Bureau of Investigation special director Paramveer Singh and former CBI DIG A.K. Malhotra have been appointed to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). With this, [...]

Warne-Less Rajasthan Start Underdog Against Mumbai

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 | Neet

With their inspirational skipper Shane Warne ruled out owing to a hamstring injury, Rajasthan Royals will be a lesser force when they take on in-form Mumbai Indians in a crucial Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. Warne’s hamstring injury means his much-anticipated face-off with Mumbai skipper Sachin Tendulkar, which was prevented by rain the [...]

Jadeja Alleges Racism in SRK’s Knight Riders Team

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 | Neet

Former Test cricketer Ajay Jadeja made a sensational claim on Monday, claiming Indian players were being ill-treated by foreign staff of the beleaguered Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, currently on in South Africa. Jadeja hinted that a member of the KKR foreign coaching staff used racial overtones while speaking with an Indian [...]

Conditional Release For Nedumaran, Bharathiraja

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 | Neet

By way of interim relief to the Tamil nationalist leader P Nedumaran, film director Bharathiraja and several advocates arrested for having staged a dharna on May 10, the Madras high court on Tuesday said they could be released subject to the bail conditions laid down by a magistrate court. A vacation bench comprising justice P [...]