Month: August 2014

Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam to star in ‘Junooniyat’

August 18, 2014 0

After ‘Hate Story 2‘, the filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is geared up to arrive with his next. This time, Agnihotri will be coming up with a musical love story ‘Junooniyat’. As per the report, ‘Junooniyat’ will star Yami Gautam and Pulkit Samrat in the lead role.

Talking about this, Agnihotri revealed that this film can’t be categorized in rom-com genre, as it’s an unusual romantic tale. The movie is expected to hit the floors by mid of November and will be produced by T-Series, as told by the filmmaker Agnihotri.

Hope ‘Junooniyat’ will offer something special with the fresh star cast of Pulkit and Yami.

White House: Obama authorized U.S. strikes on Mosul Dam in Iraq

August 18, 2014 0
U.S. President Obama speaks about Iraq and also the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri on Martha's Vineyard

The White House on Sunday said President Barack Obama had informed Congress he authorized U.S. air strikes in Iraq to help retake control of the Mosul Dam, and that the action was consistent with his goal of protecting U.S. citizens in that country. “The failure of the Mosul Dam could threaten the lives of large numbers of civilians, threaten U.S. personnel and facilities – including the U.S. embassy in Baghdad – and prevent the Iraqi government from providing critical services to the Iraqi populace,” the White House said in a statement. “These operations are limited in their nature, duration, and scope and are being undertaken in coordination with and at the request of the government of Iraq.” The Mosul Dam fell under the control of Islamic State militants earlier this month.

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Kejriwal holds roadshow ahead of by-polls in Punjab

August 18, 2014 0

Patiala (Punjab), Aug 18 (ANI): Aam Admi Party (AAP) chief, Arvind Kejriwal, held a road show here ahead of the assembly by-polls for the two seats, Patiala and Talwandi Sabo, in the state. Voting for the by-elections on both assembly seats would be held on August 21. While campaigning on Sunday, Kejriwal said the people in the state were tired of both the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party and the Congress party. “The people in Punjab are tired of the poor politics played by the Akalis and the Congress.

First Weekend Box Office Collection of ‘Singham Returns’

August 18, 2014 0

After the year 2011, ‘Singham Returns‘ roared once again on the silver screens on August 15 and successfully shattered the records by becoming the highest grossing film of 2014 till now. Rohit Shetty directorial action-extravaganza received a warm welcome from the audience and witnessed great occupancy in Mumbai, Gujarat, central India. It performed good in UP, Bihar and north region, however needs a better picture at the locations like Mysore and West Bengal, reportedly.

Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor starrer broke the records of Salman Khan‘s ‘Kick‘ on its opening day by collecting 32.09 crore nett, whereas ‘Kick‘ garnered 26.50 crore nett on day one. Talking about the collection of the film on second day, it raked in 21.05 crore nett. So, the total domestic box office collection of the film in the first two days of its release can be summed up to 53.14 crore nett. On the other hand, the movie collected 03.20 crore nett overseas. As per the report, ‘Singham Returns‘ has recorded the total worldwide box office collection of 56.34 crore nett till now and the film has kept the cash registers ringing at a great rate.

As there may be partial holiday on Monday in selected parts of the nation, the film is anticipated to cross the mark of 90-95 crore nett in 4 days, as per the predictions.

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US destroys armed vehicles of militants in Iraq

August 18, 2014 0

Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US warplanes Sunday destroyed 10 armed vehicles of Islamic militants in their continued air raids near the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, Xinhua reported. The Central Command said a mix of fighter, bomber, attack and remotely piloted aircraft were used to conduct 14 air strikes aimed at supporting humanitarian efforts, protecting critical infrastructure, US personnel and facilities, as well as backing up Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (now known as Islamic State). ISIL’s 10 armed vehicles, seven Humvees, two armoured personnel carriers and one checkpoint were damaged or destroyed in the attacks, the Central Command said in a statement, noting nine strikes were carried out Saturday. President Barack Obama Sunday notified U.S. Congress that he authorized the targeted strikes near Mosul Dam on Thursday to support Iraqi forces in their effort to recapture the dam, Iraq’s largest.

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Raghav Lakhanpal rubbishes Saharanpur riots report holding him responsible for violence

August 17, 2014 0

Saharanpur (UP), Aug 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Raghav Lakhanpal today ridiculed report on Saharanpur riots blaming him for inciting violence. Calling it a political conspiracy, Lakhanpal critcised Samajwadi Party (SP) for purposely trying to divert people’s attention and turn by-polls in their favor. “It’s their tactic to divert the attention of the people and to turn by-polls in favor of SP,” said Lakhanpal.

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Subramanian Swamy slams Pakistan’s High Commissioner

August 17, 2014 0

New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has slammed the Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s calling separatist leaders from Kashmir, calling it “mischievous”. Speaking to ANI, he said, “Normally in diplomatic situations there is no bar to embassies inviting Indian citizens for lunches and dinners, but here they have invited people who don’t believe in the Indian constitution or integrity. Swamy also said to ANI that Pakistan has four governments. “The problem in Pakistan is that there is no one government, there are four governments – the Nawaz Sharif government, the military government, the ISI and the mullah government, that is, the Taliban and others.

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Braids back on red carpet

August 17, 2014 0

Hollywood celebrities like Jessica Alba and Diane Kruger chose to look cool by sporting braided hairdo on the red carpet. * Jessica Alba: Celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora created “a hairstyle that was easy for her to manage”. * Diane Kruger: She wore a unique braided hairstyle to the premiere of a show. Hairstylist Kylee Heath first created a triangle section in the back of her head, then wove a tight inside-out French braid.