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  • Sensex closes over 500 points down banks metals fall

    A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Thursday's trade provisionally down more than 500 points as the Indian rupee slumped to another record low coupled with negative global cues following the US Federal Reserve signalling an end to its bond-buying programme. On Thursday, the partially convertible rupee opened sharply lower and hit the record low of 59.93 in the morning session at ...

  • Haryana acid attack victim gets Rs.20 lakh for surgery

    A girl volleyball player, who became the victim of an acid attack in Haryana's Rohtak town last year, will be given Rs.20 lakh by the state government for her plastic surgery, a state minister said Thursday. Women and Child Development Minister Geeta Bhukkal said the state level panel set up under the Relief and Rehabilitation of Women Acid Victims scheme, which met here Thursday, decided to ...

  • India has forgotten how to laugh Navjot Singh Sidhu

    Navjot Singh Siddhu, who has joined comedian Kapil Sharma's maiden production venture "Comedy Nights With Kapil" as a facilitator, says very few people laugh despite the fact that laughter is a stress-buster. He was also part of "The Great India Laughter Challenge" and says he liked the title of the show because he felt that "laughter was taboo" in the country. "India has forgotten to laugh, ...

  • Leena twist to rock Amit-Amitas married life

    Bollywood actress Leena Jumani has just entered "Amita Ka Amit" and says her character will be responsible for creating misunderstanding between the protagonists of the show. The actress will be seen as Amit's US returned friend and her entry will create trouble for Amita. "She is basically from the US. Amit is a friends' friend. There will be a misunderstanding between Amita and Amit because ...

  • Bold Poonam Pandey wants to go beyond boldness

    Controversial model-turned-actress Poonam Pandey, known for her outrageous photographs and statements, clarifies that she isn't cut out just for bold roles. She wants to do much more. The actress has gone over 'bold' in her forthcoming film "Nasha". But she says: "Honestly speaking, it's not like I have always wanted to do bold films. I would love to experiment with different types of ...

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Cape Fear (1991) [DVD]

Cape Fear (1991) [DVD]

The character of Sam Bowden as played by Nick Nolte in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear is a far different man than the one played by Gregory Peck in J. Lee Thompson's 1962 original. As played by Peck, Sam Bowden was a pillar of dignity, honesty, and rationality, a good-hearted Southern attorney and family man forced to unleash his inner animal when his family is threatened by an unst ... ...

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  • Essar Steel raises $1 billion through overseas loan

    Essar Steel Thursday said it has raised $1 billion overseas loan through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) with a view to de-risk its balance sheet from currency fluctuations. The company said it has raised the loan at a competitive London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) linked interest rate. "The dollarisation of rupee debt would not only de-risk our balance sheet but also elongate maturity ...

  • Johns brother Alan once got French film offer

    Actor-producer John Abraham has revealed that his architect brother Alan, who resides in France, was once offered a French film, but he turned it down. "He was studying in France and was offered a French film there. But he was not interested," the 40-year-old said here Wednesday at a Pamp;G event, which was also attended by his mother Firoza. The French film offer was followed by Bollywood, ...

  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali bats for Sooraj Pancholi

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Sooraj Pancholi, who is in judicial custody on the charge of abetting suicide of actress Jiah Khan, was extremely hard working and focussed when he assisted him on "Guzaarish". Not many know that Sooraj's father Aditya Pancholi and Bhansali live in the same building, though on different floors. Sanjay, who is hermetic by nature, doesn't meet Aditya much, Aditya's ...

  • Pandemonium in Kerala assembly forces adjournment

    The Kerala assembly witnessed pandemonium Thursday when angry opposition leaders menacingly advanced towards the treasury benches after the state home minister criticised a statement by Leader of Opposition. The opposition legislators became angry after Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan began his speech criticising a statement Wednesday of Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan that ...

  • Widespread destruction in Uttarakhand Bahuguna

    Many kilometres of roads have been washed away in Uttarakhand due to nature's fury, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said Thursday while seeking funds to help the affected people. The chief minister said many bridges, houses, water lines, canals, check dams, electricity lines, power houses and other public and private property had been severely damaged. He said the Chardam pilgrimage, which ...

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