What makes Chetan Bhagat the one-man industry and change agent that he is
“My competition is apps like Candy Crush or WhatsApp,” says Chetan Bhagat. “I don’t see other writers as my competition at all.”
Month: September 2014
NSUI protests outside Rajnath Singh’s residence over black money issue
New Delhi, Sept. 2 (ANI): Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) today staged a protest outside the residence of Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh with a call to bring the nation’s black money back. An angry protester told ANI, “Rajnath Singh had spoken in public that he will get black money back in India in 100 days. Now those 100 days are getting over, where is the black money that they had promised to bring back to India.” Two months back, Switzerland had reportedly prepared a list of Indians suspected to have stashed un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and shared it with India giving a major boost to government’s fight against black money.
BJP, Congress agree violence not acceptable in democracy
New Delhi, Sept. 2 (ANI): BJP and Congress leaders today said violence cannot be accepted in any form in a democracy and called for punishment of the guilty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli told ANI, “For many years it has been witnessed that RSS cadres are systematically targeted and even ruthlessly murdered in Kerala. Whether it is a Congress government or a Left- Front government, the guilty have to be punished.
Salman Khan opts for eco-friendly immersion of Ganpati
Even though our environment is degrading, yet we can’t keep ourselves away from our ritual practices. But here comes Salman Khan who has found a way out of this chaos. This year the superstar opted for eco-friendly immersion of his residential Ganpati in an artificial pond.
A source reveals that it was Salman’s suggestion. As last year when he was taking his Ganpati for visarjan some of his cars got damaged as people thronged for his closer glimpse. Some even got on top of his cars while they were parked outside the visarjan venue. Therefore, he was worried about his family’s security as he is in Canada right now. Besides this method is eco-friendly too which made him go for it.
The immersion of their one and a half day Ganpati went pretty well and henceforth the family will prefer to perform the immersion in an artificial pond.
Music Composer Shravan Rathod is in a critical stage
Music composer Shravan Rathod of Nadeem-Shravan fame has been hospitalized to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Ambani Hospital after he had minor paralytic stroke yesterday. A source revealed his condition to be very critical at the current stage and has been kept under ICU supervision.
Shravan Rathod paired with his partner Nadeem Khan to compose the chartbuster tracks of 1990s in the hit films ‘Aashiqui‘, ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin‘, ‘Saajan‘, ‘Sadak‘ and amongst many others.
We wish for his quick recovery!
Watching Hollywood action movies on TV can make you fat
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that people ate more while watching a Hollywood action movie on TV as compared to watching an interview program. The study observed that viewers ate more M and Ms, cookies, carrots and grapes while watching an excerpt from a Hollywood action film.
Did you know you can be jailed for flying a kite?
India’s repertoire of laws that don’t work-the bizarre, the weird, the irrelevant and the absurd-seems infinite.
Is Miley Cyrus dating Douglas Booth?
Los Angeles, Sep 2 (IANS) Pop star Miley Cyrus and British actor Douglas Booth are reportedly dating. The “Wrecking Ball” hitmaker was first rumoured to be romancing Booth in 2010 when they co-starred in teen drama “Lol” and the pair was recently seen at Soho House in Hollywood. “Miley and Douglas looked very intimate with each other on Friday night.
Obama: ‘Revving’ economy calls for higher wages
President Barack Obama renewed his push for Congress to raise the minimum wage Monday in a buoyant accounting of the economy’s “revving” performance, delivered on behalf of Democrats opening …
VENICE WATCH: McDormand hails female stories
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is bringing 11 days of red carpet premieres, innovative movies and Hollywood glamour to the Italian city. Here’s what has been catching the eye of The Associated Press: