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  • Enter filmdom with devotion Nageswara Rao Interview

    He was born in a farmer's family but grew up to be one of the country's acting legends. Akkineni Nageswara Rao believes one should enter films with "devotion" and not because it is the "fashion" to do so and says if you're popular, you're bound to be responsible for your actions. "You always carry huge responsibility as an actor when you become popular. One should be careful about his or her ...

  • BJP accuses Akhilesh government of being communal

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday criticised the Akhilesh Yadav government and accused it of indulging in communal and appeasement politics. Pointing out how the Uttar Pradesh Police on a social network site had called rioters in Shamli agitating against rape of a minor girl as a 'Hindu girl', BJP state spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said the fact that the UP government was trying to ...

  • Impasse in Kerala assembly over cheating case

    The impasse in the Kerala Assembly continued for the fourth day Tuesday with the opposition demanding that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy order a probe and quit office over his staff's involvement in a cheating case. The house was adjourned for the day. Within minutes of the assembly meeting for the question hour, opposition members started shouting anti-government slogans, forcing Speaker G. ...

  • Rishi Kapoor stuns Hollywood stunt directors

    At 60, Rishi Kapoor left Hollywood action directors Tom Struthers and John Street of "Inception" and "The Dark Knight Rises" fame, stunned. The veteran Bollywood actor is said to have performed a brilliantly executed action sequence on the sets of "D-Day" without any training or rehearsals. Rishi, who plays the character of Goldman, a most wanted criminal, was shooting for an action sequence ...

  • `Crimes against women in Goa a perplexing problem

    Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo Tuesday said he was "extremely concerned" over a spate of crimes against women and minor girls here and has asked the state government to find a solution to the "perplexing problem". Wanchoo was speaking at a public function organized to felicitate freedom fighters on occasion of Goa Revolution day. "While the overall law and order situation in the state remains ...

Movie Review

Picture Perfect

Much like this summer's earlier romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Picture Perfect" chronicles the adventures of an attractive, single, late-twenty-ish heroine who lies, connives, condescends, and abuses people to get what she wants. In "My Best Friend's Wedding," Julia Roberts wanted the man. In "Picture Perfect," Jennifer Aniston's Kate wants not just a man, but also a top-level job at ... ...

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  • Case filed against former Union Minister Gurudas Kamats kin for mowing down Mumbai toddler

    A case has been filed against a nephew of former union cabinet minister Gurudas Kamat after he allegedly drove over a five-year-old girl here late on Monday night. The incident took place in Mumbai's suburban Goregaon near the Hypercity Mall. On Tuesday, police identified the dead minor as Lado Gupta. The name of of Kamat's nephew was revealed as Raunak Desai. He is the son of former ...

  • Half-a-dozen hurt as BJP imposes Bihar shutdown

    Nearly half-a-dozen people were injured here in a clash, several trains were stopped and roads were blocked Tuesday when the BJP began a state-wide shutdown to protest what it called a betrayal by the JD-U. Several trains were forcibly halted and national highway blocked Tuesday as the workers and leaders of the Bharatiya Janat Party (BJP) began a state-wide shutdown to protest the betrayal of ...

  • Playing the bad guy has never lost me fans Chetan Hansraj

    Actor Chetan Hansraj is back to playing a bad boy on the small screen with "Jodha Akbar". He says his fans love watching him in negative roles. Moreover, "women love bad boys"! "Playing the bad guy has never lost me any fans. In fact, my fans have always appreciated the different negative characters I have played and always send me their love and support. It is also said that women love bad ...

  • Learnt to embrace simplicity from SRK Puvisha

    Tamil actress Puvisha M., who has worked with Shah Rukh Khan in the forthcoming Hindi film "Chennai Express", says she learnt the art of being humble and simple from King Khan, who despite being a superstar never behaves like one. "He may be a superstar but you never see him behaving like one because he is unbelievably friendly and down-to-earth. After working with him, I realised that despite ...

  • Heavy rains continue in North India Uttarakhand worst hit flood warning in UP Delhi

    Rains continued to lash most parts of North India on Tuesday, affecting normal life in the region. The state of Uttarakhand continues to reel from the after effects of heavy monsoon showers and swirling and uncontrollable flood waters. Most rivers in the state are in spate, even as the flood victim death toll has reached over 50. Local reports informed that thousands were stranded after ...

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