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Oh No! Yamini to learn about Shivanya’s true identity in Naagin

Oh No! Yamini to learn about Shivanya’s true identity in Naagin

After witnessing the nail biting sequence in Colors’ Naagin (Balaji Telefilms), the viewers must be waiting for the next update in the series. Here we are, back again to provide you with some insights of the coming episode. So what will be new in the coming days? A source shares, “Mayuri (Madhura Naik) will reveal to Yamini […]

Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher’s Mirzya to release on October 7!

Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher’s Mirzya to release on October 7!

This is Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s one of the most ambitious projects till date… Rakesh Omprakash Mehra is all set to give a perfect filmy launch to Anil Kapoor’s son and Sonam Kapoor’s brother Harshvardhan Kapoor. The first look of the film which cameo out recently surely intrigued us as it held the promise of a great, action packed […]

Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Anil Kapoor take Spain by storm

Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Anil Kapoor take Spain by storm

IIFA is known to take Bollywood to places, literally. It has been conducted in many countries with stars landing there to create a lot of Bollywood fanfare. Similar thing happened when Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha landed in Madrid, Spain for the 2016 chapter of the event. Quite obviously, the crowd went berserk and the actors didn’t leave a […]

Zubaan Movie Review

Zubaan Movie Review

STORY: A young boy Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal) from a small town in Punjab moves to Delhi in the quest of prosperity. But as he journeys down the rocky road that leads to it, he is harrowed by the persistent question – what is success? REVIEW: Zubaan has a feeble story which doesn’t do justice to its technical […]

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan roams in Delhi without being recognised

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan roams in Delhi without being recognised

Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting in the capital for Shoojit Sircar’s new production, went incognito and walked on the streets of the national capital without being recognised. The megastar is glad for the “masked wonders” and appreciates the “oblivion” state. The 73-year-old star took to his official blog to share his experience, and shared a […]

Now Alia Bhatt wants ticket to Hollywood

Now Alia Bhatt wants ticket to Hollywood

With actresses like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone going to Hollywood for work, Alia Bhatt has also expressed her desire to go to the West. “In terms of offers, nothing interesting has come my way so far. But there is a want, a thought of going to the West. Right now I want to focus […]

Jewellers’ strike: Minister assures to talk to PM

Jewellers’ strike: Minister assures to talk to PM

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat MP and Union minister Mohan Kundariya on Sunday said he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the excise duty issue raised by striking jewellers in an effort to resolve the matter. The Lok Sabha MP from Rajkot said he will take along other MPs from Gujarat, a major gems and jewellery […]

In bad debt cloud, silver lining for banks: Aam aadmi

In bad debt cloud, silver lining for banks: Aam aadmi

AMID serious concerns over bad debts across corporate and SME (small and medium enterprises) segments, there is one bright spot for banks — the retail consumer. The retail segment, comprising individual consumers, witnessed a reduction in gross NPA (non performing asset) rates for the country’s scheduled commercial banks over the last 18 months — from […]

ICE recovers stolen Indian artifacts from major auction house ahead of Asia Week New York

ICE recovers stolen Indian artifacts from major auction house ahead of Asia Week New York

NEW YORK : Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in conjunction with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office seized two stolen Indian statues Friday, believed to be from the 8th and 10th centuries A.D. The artifacts were recovered from Christie’s auction house in New York City and are the result […]

New US visa rules for international students

New US visa rules for international students

NEW YORK: The United States federal government changed rules for non-immigrant student visas on Friday, saying that international students will now be eligible to stay for three years after finishing their degrees for training potentially leading to employment. Only students earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields from accredited higher education institutes […]

Rajat Gupta released after completing 2-year prison term

Rajat Gupta released after completing 2-year prison term

New York: India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has been released after completing his two-year prison term, weeks after a US court agreed to rehear his appeal to throw out his 2012 insider trading conviction. Gupta, 67, was “released” on 11 March, according to his record at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. While Gupta’s prison […]

Indian-American investor occupies key IMF position

Indian-American investor occupies key IMF position

WASHINGTON: Independent investor Sunil Sabharwal has become the first Indian-American to occupy a key administration post at the IMF, three weeks after he was confirmed by the Senate. Sabharwal, who was confirmed by the US Senate after a long waiting, assumed the position as Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday. Given […]

I have more Sikhs in cabinet than Modi: Canada PM Justin Trudeau

I have more Sikhs in cabinet than Modi: Canada PM Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, known for his witty repartees, told an American audience in Washington that he has more Sikhs in his Cabinet than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The quip came when Trudeau was taking 10 questions from students at the American University in northwest Washington during his state visit to the US. During […]

Sri Sri explains NGT cess climbdown, blames media

Sri Sri explains NGT cess climbdown, blames media

On the second day of the World Culture Festival, Art of Living (AOL) founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar blamed the media while explaining why AOL had paid the first installment of the cess imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday, despite his initial refusal to pay the Rs 5 crore fine the NGT had […]

BJP to field Netaji’s grandnephew against CM Mamata in Bengal polls

BJP to field Netaji’s grandnephew against CM Mamata in Bengal polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Wednesday it will field Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Bose against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming assembly elections. Chandra Bose joined the BJP on January 25 , two days after he attended a ceremony in Delhi where the government released 100 declassified files on Netaji. […]

India’s endangered species nobody wants to save, or talk about

India’s endangered species nobody wants to save, or talk about

If you saw the pangolin, you’d probably find it quite adorable. It’s a shy, stooped creature that ambles close to the ground, looking furtively at the world through beady eyes. When threatened, this prehistoric mammal curls up into a ball, presenting a hide covered in overlapping scales so tough, they can withstand a tiger attack […]

Barun Sobti begins shooting for his cop drama – view pic!

Barun Sobti begins shooting for his cop drama – view pic!

The handsome Barun Sobti is back on television. Yes, the wait is finally over for his fans, who will get to see him as a suave cop. The actor will be seen as a dapper cop on the chase of a con woman on the show Satya Ki Kiran. Satya is the name of his character. His fans […]

Naagin: Ritik SLAPS Shivanya for accusing his parents of murder

Naagin: Ritik SLAPS Shivanya for accusing his parents of murder

We know that Ritik (Arjun Bijlani) will get his hands on Naagmani and Shivanya (Mouni Roy) will come and save her dear husband. However things are not going to be fine between the couple anymore. Not only will Ritik slap his wife Shivanya, who he loves so dearly he might even stop trusting her now. […]

Varun Dhawan: It was not easy to shoot action part for Dishoom

Varun Dhawan: It was not easy to shoot action part for Dishoom

After delivering hits in romance and comedy genre, actor Varun Dhawan says he found the fight sequences in his next film Dishoom quite ‘difficult’ to shoot. The 28-year-old Badlapur actor will be in forthcoming action adventure alongside John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez, directed by his brother Rohit Dhawan. “It was not easy to shoot action part. As I am new […]

Indian-American boy in fray for $100,000 ‘Child Genius’ prize

Indian-American boy in fray for $100,000 ‘Child Genius’ prize

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American boy, with his terrific memory skills and mathematical abilities, is all set to lock horns with two other finalists in the second season of Lifetime Television’s competition “Child Genius: Battle of the Brightest”, a media report said. Nine-year-old Arnav Krishna from New York stands a chance to win a whopping $100,000 college […]