Month: October 2014

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I like the idea of virgin romance: Fawad Khan

October 1, 2014 0

His debut Bollywood film “Khoobsurat” features quite a few fudged kissing scenes and Fawad Khan, the Hindi film industry’s new entrant from across the border, says he refuses to do intimate scenes as he doesn’t want to hurt the sentiments of his core audience.

He is seen as one of the most romantic hero in Pakistan, and interestingly has earned the reputation without getting intimate in front of the camera.

In “Khoobsurat” he is seen romancing Bollywood style icon Sonam Kapoor.

Turkey, frustrated with West, clings to fading vision for the Middle East

October 1, 2014 0
Turkish PM Davutoglu speaks during the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Unlocking Resources for Regional Development in Istanbul

By Jonny Hogg and Nick Tattersall ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Frustrated by Western failure to heed his advice in Syria and Iraq and still smarting over the collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood, Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu makes no apology for a foreign policy that has left his country isolated. His dream of a Middle East with political Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey at its heart seems to be fading as chaos in Syria and Iraq threatens its borders and diplomatic ties with Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous nation, remain broken. …

Ranbir Kapoor undergoes a surgery

October 1, 2014 0

Party-animal Ranbir Kapoor had to end his surprise birthday bash early as on Monday, September 29, he had to undergo a surgery to treat his adenoid tonsil in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai.

Off lately, Ranbir has been facing the breathing problem due to his malfunctioning of his adenoid. As per the reports, the 32 year-old actor had five days off from his busy schedule, therefore he planned to get operated within these days. However, it’s a minor septoplasty surgery and he will be discharged today.

Septoplasty is the surgical method to straighten the deviated nasal septum, a partition between the two nasal cavities. When the septum deviates into one of the cavities, it narrows that cavity and hampers the airflow.

Netflix ‘Crouching Tiger’ deal incurs wrath of theater chains

October 1, 2014 0
An USB key with the logo of Netflix the American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media is seen in Paris

REUTERS – U.S. theater chain Regal Entertainment Group said it would not show the sequel to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in any of its IMAX theaters, objecting to a move by IMAX and Netflix to side step a normal theater release. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, which manages about 150 IMAX theaters in the United States, also refused to premiere the sequel, joining the list of Regal and Cinemark, the Hollywood reporter said. (http://bit. …

Traveler from Liberia is first Ebola patient diagnosed in U.S

October 1, 2014 0
CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, speaks at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta

By Julie Steenhuysen and Sharon Begley REUTERS – A man who flew from Liberia to Texas has become the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus to be diagnosed in the United States, health officials said on Tuesday, a sign the outbreak ravaging West Africa may spread globally. The patient sought treatment six days after arriving in Texas on Sept. 20, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told reporters. He was admitted two days later to an isolation room at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. U.S. …

Insight – In al Qaeda attack, lines between Pakistan military, militants blur

October 1, 2014 0
Pakistani soldier is seen silhouetted while posing for the media during an operation organized by the army, in South Waziristan

By Syed Raza Hassan and Katharine Houreld KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Months after Owais Jakhrani was sacked from the Pakistan navy for radical Islamist views, he led an audacious mission to take over a warship and turn its guns on a U.S. naval vessel in the open seas. The early September dawn raid at a naval base in the southern city of Karachi was thwarted, but not before Jakhrani, two officers and an unidentified fourth assailant snuck past a patrol boat in a dinghy and engaged in an intense firefight on or around the ship. …