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‘BIG Bollywood 96.3 FM’ celebrates First anniversary

Friday, August 28th, 2009 | Jasbir Kaur

A year ago, the partnership between Singapore’s Radio Network MediaCorp with India’s leading FM Network BIG92.7 FM saw the birth of Singapore’s only Bollywood Radio Station ‘BIG Bollywood 96.3 FM’.
The Station has stood true to its promise of entertaining listeners who love Bollywood and seek entertainment on the same, by offering them an excellent programming [...]

British Actress Lumley Meets Nepal President, PM

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 | Amriy

British actress Joanna Lumley, who is in Nepal on a five day visit after spearheading a high profile campaign to allow Gurkha soldiers and their families to settle in Britain, met President Rambaram Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala separately.
Accompanying her to the meetings held at the Singh Durbar, the [...]

Aamir Gulps Down 3.5 Crore

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 | Amriy

You heard it right; the perfectionist known for his picky nature just signed an endorsement deal with Roohafza worth Rs. 3.5 crore. But wait, here comes the best part, the Ad won’t even air on TV. The actor was paid the whopping amount for the company’s commercial that will be used for business conferences [...]

Is Sach Ka Saamna Promoting Voyeurism?

Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Sarika Sood

Sach Ka Saamna, a reality show which airs on Star Plus, has opened to big TRPs. It has also opened up a big debate, with detractors claiming that the reality show promotes voyeurism and is against Indian culture.
The first episode saw a 4.6 TVR, the highest ever opening for a non-fiction Hindi show in [...]

First Year of Showbiz Channel Colors is a Hit

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 | Amriy

CNN-IBN’s sister channel Viacom 18’s General Entertainment Channel Colors celebrates its first anniversary on Tuesday, July 21. Colors made an impressive entry by heavily promoting Akshay Kumar’s first small screen appearance in Khatron Ke Khiladi. Within a year, it has cemented it’s position with reality shows like Bigg Boss 2 and daily soaps like [...]

Akhtar Case Adjourned Till Tomorrow

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 | Amriy

The Lahore High Court today adjourned the hearing of controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s 18-month ban and fine case till tomorrow after listening to arguments of legal counsels of both the parties. Justice Imtiaz Siddique adjourned the hearing till tomorrow because Akhtar’s legal counsel, Abid Minto, had to appear before a bench in connection with [...]

Probe As Worker Plunges To Death

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 | Seema

The Labour Ministry has launched an investigation into the death of a worker who fell from the sixth floor of a building under construction in Manama yesterday. Indian Mohammed Abdul Jabbar Chettiyalath Parambil, 28, died instantly when he fell from the building near Yateem Centre at around 4.30am.
The incident took place when Mr Parambil [...]

36 Former MP’s Still Occupying Government Bungalows

Friday, July 17th, 2009 | Amriy

What is common between Jagdish Tytler, Vinod Khanna, Renuka Chowdhury, Ram Vilas Paswan and Shakeel Ahmed ? All of them are among 36 former MPs who are unauthorised occupants of government accommodation in Delhis Lutyen’s zone, a Right to Information (RTI) application has found out. The RTI application was filed by Delhi-based activist Subhash Chandra [...]

Textile Sector Hit By Appreciation Of Rupee

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 | Amriy

There has been no appreciation in Indian rupee against US dollar during the period 2008-09 over 2007-08. In order to boost exports, arrest the impact of economic slow down and to improve liquidity, Government had announced two stimulus packages on 7th December, 2008 and 2nd January, 2009 to the domestic industry including textiles industry which [...]

Book On Muslim Culture in Hindi Cinema Released

Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | Jasbir Kaur

A book on the depiction of Muslim culture in Hindi cinema from the 1930s, co-authored by an Indain professor and the head of cinema studies at New York University, was released here Saturday evening. The “Islamicate Cultures of Bombay Cinema” was written over a period of almost two years by Ira Bhaskar, an associate professor [...]