Month: August 2014

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National Herald case: Congress says BJP engaging in political vendetta

August 1, 2014 0

New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): With the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filing a preliminary enquiry in the National Herald case to find out if there was any money laundering angle involved, the Congress on Friday accused the NDA Government of indulging in political vendetta. “If this does not reflect political vendetta, then what else qualifies as political vendetta. I do not understand,” former union minister Manish Tewari told ANI. “Here is a government, which while in opposition, blamed the UPA Government for misusing government agencies in order to hound their political adversaries, and what we have seen in the very first month of this government coming into office, is that what they accused the UPA of doing…is actually what they are practicing in terms of trying to hound their political adversaries,” he added.

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Kim K’s game rakes in $700K per day

August 1, 2014 0

London, August 1 (ANI): Kim Kardashian’s latest game, which was mired in controversy, makes 700,000 dollars a day. According to Doug Creutz, an analyst at Cowen and Company, if the sales of the game continue to grow at the current rate, it will make 200 million dollars within a year and enter the same league as Candy Crush, the CNN reported. The game, ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’, from Glu Mobile allows the user to create an avatar and indulge in wearing expensive clothes and going to photo shoots and “hob-nobbing with celebrities” to move up the ranks from the E List to the A List.

Rajkummar Rao will romance Hema Malini in ‘Shimla Mirchi’

August 1, 2014 0

Director Ramesh Sippy has made Rajkummar Rao‘s dream come true by signing him for ‘Shimla Mirchi’, where the young actor will be seen romancing Bollywood’s “dream-girl” Hema Malini on screen.

‘Shimla Mirchi’ is a romantic-comedy film subjected on the unusual story of single mother and her daughter falling in love with the same man, played by Rajkummar. Where Hema will adorn the role of an outgoing mother, Rakul Preet Singh will be seen playing the character role of her daughter. So far Rajkummar has not met Hema Malini in personal, but he is quite excited to share the screen with her. Therefore, these days he is gaining weight to match up his screen presence with this eternal beauty.

This tumultuous love-triangle will be filmed in the exotic locations of Shimla from mid-September onwards.

Must say, even we are damn excited to witness this unusual pairing on-screen!

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Tiger Shroff gets fifth degree black belt

August 1, 2014 0

After a successful debut, actor Tiger Shroff has now received a fifth degree honorary black belt from the Kukkiwon – World Taekwondo headquarters, an organisation established by the South Korean government.

“I am so honoured to have received a 5th degree honorary black belt from the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo headquarters! I am most grateful to the association and the Korean government,” he said in his Facebook page post.

“This is far more than I deserve and I will work even harder to live up to this honour so I can wear this belt with pride!!” he wrote.

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Knock, knock! Arjun, Deepika set out to find Fanny Fernandes

August 1, 2014 0

The makers of “Finding Fanny” have decided to promote the film in an unusual way – by getting its actors, including Arjun Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, to pay surprise visits to people’s homes in various cities to find Fanny Fernandes.

A source close to the development confirmed the news, saying it will give fans a chance to interact with the stars. The promotions will begin end of August and will take place in Mumbai and Delhi.

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First look: Aamir Khan's PK

August 1, 2014 0

By Friday, August 1, 2014 – 11:34 Source: http://tellychakkar.com/photo/pic-of-the-day/first-look-aamir-khans-pk-140801

Congress votes final passage on highway bill

August 1, 2014 0
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio defends the work of the GOP during a brief news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2014, as Congress prepares to leave for a five-week summer recess. The institutional split of a Republican-led House and Democratic-controlled Senate has added up to inaction, especially in a midterm election year with control of the Senate at stake. Lawmakers have struggled to compromise on a handful of bills to deal with the nation's pressing problems amid overwhelming partisanship. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave final approval Thursday to a $10.8 billion bill to keep federal highway funds flowing to states through the summer construction season and the fall elections.

Start-up behind ‘dunkable’ phone technology explores Asian IPO

August 1, 2014 0
The logo of nanotechnology company P2i during interview in Singapore

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – P2i, a technology spin-off from Britain’s Ministry of Defence, is looking to raise as much as 10 million pounds ($17 million) from Singapore investors as it readies the launch of its “Dunkable” or waterproof technology for smartphones and tablets. The fundraising by the nanotechnology company follows an expanding list of overseas firms tapping Singapore’s pool of high net worth individuals. P2i’s technology applies a thin, transparent, splash-resistant polymer coat to products ranging from clothing to mobile phones. The company is in the process of introducing a new version of the technology, which it calls “Dunkable”, that will allow devices to survive being immersed in water.