Venezuela rails against portrayal in US spy drama
Critics have mostly ignored the new TNT spy drama “Legends,” but it’s creating a furor in Venezuela. Officials in the South American country are denouncing the show for portraying the socialist …
Month: September 2014
Delhi High Court adjourns hearing in National Herald case till October 1
New Delhi, Sept.3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the National Herald case involving Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi, till October 1. Thus he has fixed October 1 for a complete hearing, in which it will be decided whether the petition should be dismissed or the summons should be quashed,” said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy. Swamy has alleged that over Rs 2,000 crore worth of assets also got transferred to YI, whose 76 per cent of shareholding are with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and the remaining shareholding of 24 per cent vests with the other accused.
Book of Barbra Streisand pics out in December
NEW YORK (AP) — How obsessive are Barbra Streisand’s fans? A coffee table book may provide an answer.
Former UP DGP, Ajit Jogi criticize Rajnath’s remark on Maoists
Lucknow/Raipur, Sep 3 (ANI): Former Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, K L Gupta, on Wednesday seemed to be not in tune with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s comment that police officials initiating action against Maoists should not worry about reactions from human rights bodies, saying it is easy to make remarks but the ground reality is very different. Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi on his part said that dealing with Maoists in such a manner will result in the loss of many innocent lives. “I do believe that we need to deal with the Maoists but I do not agree with the Home Minister that we need to erase them frenetically. Another danger related to this is that in those Maoist hit areas, there are also people living who do not believe in that ideology.
Former CJI accepting governor’s post compromises judciary’s independence: Bhushan
New Delhi, Sept. 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday said the NDA Government’s reported move to appoint former Chief Justice of India (CJI) P. Sathasivam as the Governor of Kerala could compromise the independence of the judiciary. Secondly, offering such posts to retired judges compromises the independence of the judiciary, because it will not be good if the judges know that they can be offered such posts by the government,” Bhushan told ANI here.
‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ team heads to Mumbai
After shooting for two months in Barcelona and on a cruiser line, the coolest team of ‘Dil Dhadakne Do‘ is now in Mumbai to begin its next schedule.
It seems like stars are having blissful time while shooting the film ‘Dil Dhadakne Do‘ as actress Anushka Sharma posted two pictures on her micro-blogging page. In the first snap, she is peeping from the back of director Zoya Akhtar which has the caption “@AnushkaSharma Mumbai schedule of #DilDhadakneDo begins! back to the peeps!!”
While for the next one, she writes”@AnushkaSharma Feeling fantbulous!! Shooting #DDD” followed by her second pictures where she is posing in front of her dressing table with a hair dryer in hand.
It’s good to see our stars treating work as not work and enjoying it!
Shah Rukh Khan begins shooting for ‘Fan’
Shah Rukh Khan works round the clock. Just when he was yet to drench from his thief Charlie’s character in Farah Khan‘s ‘Happy New Year‘, he started off shooting for his next Yash Raj Films ‘Fan‘.
SRK is living many characters at the same time and he disclosed it in his recent post on Twitter which stated “Fan started. HNY last leg. Beginnings & Endings interlinking. I am someone else before I finish being who I am. Unfinished or Many…???”
Directed by Manish Sharma, ‘Fan‘ will hit the theatres next year on Eid.
‘No elimination’ this week in Jhalak; Madhuri to sway sensuously on ‘Fevicol' number
This weekend’s episode of Colors’ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa will see the gorgeous Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan promoting their upcoming film Khoobsurat.
The interesting aspect of this week’s performances will be that in Saturday’s episode (6 September), the choreographer partner of the celebrity contestants will not be part of the acts. Instead, the celebrities will be seen dancing with a set of background dancers.
Sunday’s theme (7 September) will see contestants getting back with their choreographers to put up acts on ‘Item Numbers with a twist’.
Shocking: ‘Makdee’ actress Shweta Basu Prasad caught in prostitution racket
The entertainment industry with all its glitz and glamour is indeed fascinating. But it also has its horrific dark side.
Now, as per media reports, Tollywood actress Shweta Basu Prasad was arrested on Sunday, 31 August 31 for being involved in a high profile prostitution racket. Yes, she is the girl who won hearts with her riveting performance in the Bollywood movie Makdee. She also won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in the film. Later she featured in TV serials (Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki) and other Bollywood (Iqbal) and Telugu films.
Meet the gossip queens of Jodha Akbar
Round the clock shoot schedules and a rather long commute from Mumbai take their toll on the actors who’re a part of Zee TV’s historical magnum opus Jodha Akbar. However, the one thing that keeps them going is all the bonding and the fun they have as a team on the sets.