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  • Humas claim Naseeruddin Shahs biggest fan

    Actress Huma Qureshi, who is sharing the screen space with veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah in "Dedh Ishqiya", describes herself as the veteran's biggest fan and says it was an honour to work with him in the movie. "Naseer sir is so amazingI am his biggest fan and I have seen all his plays. It's an honour to work with him. We have almost finished the shooting for the film," Huma told ...

  • Yamuna water starts receding in Haryana

    With the flood water in the swollen Yamuna river receding since Wednesday, authorities in Haryana said the flood-like situation in parts of the state had dissipated. A state government spokesman said 21,000 cusecs of water was released from the Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar district Thursday. The barrage had seen an unprecedented discharge of over 800,000 cusecs of water Monday. This was ...

  • World War Z released a day ahead of scheduled date

    "World War Z", the movie starring actor Brad Pitt, has reportedly been released here Thursday, a day prior to its worldwide release. The movie, which will release globally June 21, has been released in some selected theatres because of the buzz around the film, said a statement. The release has taken in place in some theatres of Mumbai, Pune and Delhi. Directed by Marc Forster, the movie is ...

  • Avoid landslide-hit Kinnaur Himachal advises visitors

    Himachal Pradesh Thursday issued an advisory asking the tourists not to visit landslide-hit Kinnaur district and a few parts of Spiti as the access was not possible due to recent landslips and blockades of roads. But other important destinations in the state are safe for the tourists to travel, the statement quoted Chief Secretary S.Roy as saying. It said the arrival of tourists in Kullu, ...

  • Malhotra slams sports ministrys double standards

    Archery Association of India (AAI) president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Thursday slammed the government for its double standards against the sports body. Malhotra told reporters that the ministry recently in response to an RTI application said that it recognises him as the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) but not recognise him as the AAI president and has also derecognised the ...

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Kingpin

It has always been said that funny is a matter of taste. "Kingpin" is a matter of being funny by being tasteless. "Kingpin" is a gross, screwball comedy sprinkled with social and cultural satire, then loaded with bathroom humor and a whole heaping of cinema in-jokes and movie spoofs, plus one good sheep joke. If anything, "Kingpin" features a great competition between two characters for the worst ... ...

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  • 22 helicopters involved in rescue work in Uttarakhand Home ministry

    Twenty-two helicopters have been pressed into service for rescue operations in Uttarakhand, which was ravaged by flash floods and landslides, the union home ministry said Thursday in a statement. The search, rescue and relief operations are being carried out with the help of choppers from the army, air force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra ...

  • Corporates bid for aspiring cricketers in Kashmir League

    Corporates from across the Kashmir Valley bid on Wednesday for budding cricketers for a sporting extravaganza, a local cricket league. This is for the first time the corporate sector of Kashmir valley has come forward and is organising a cricket league on the pattern of the money spinning Indian Premier League. The bid would be made according to the performance of the players. Chairman of the ...

  • Rupee Sensex slump as Fed signals stimulus exit

    The Indian rupee slumped nearly two percent to hit a new record low of 59.98 against a dollar and key indices of the stock markets crashed almost three percent Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve signalled an end to its monetary stimulus. The partially convertible rupee opened sharply lower at 59.62 and hit a record low so far of 59.98 against a dollar at the inter-bank foreign exchange ...

  • Nitish jealous of Modi BJP

    BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy Thursday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was jealous of the rise of his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi and suffering from 'namo-nia'. "Nitish Kumar should consult a doctor for treatment of namo-nia," Rudy told the media here. A day after Nitish Kumar targeted Modi without naming him during a speech in the assembly, Rudy said the Janata ...

  • Delhi residents face wrath of overflowing River Yamuna

    Residents in the low lying areas of New Delhi faced the brunt of waterlogging on roads as the River Yamuna continued to swell on Thursday in the wake of torrential early monsoon rains across North India. Flood waters have inundated roads and roof tops of heavy vehicles like buses and trucks on the roads were visible. Some of the residents were forced to flee from their homes. The rains ...

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