Srinagar, June 08: In a major embarrassment to the Jammu and Kashmir government that had so far maintained that the two south Kashmir women found dead last Police fire tear gas, during a protest against the deaths of two young women Kashmiri locals claim were raped and killed in Srinagar. Week had drowned, the police on Sunday registered an FIR in the case after a forensic report confirmed that they were raped and murdered.
Mumbai, June 07: When everyone seems to be returning to Mumbai from their holidays, Kajol is all set to go on hers.
She is going to Switzerland and France with daughter Nysa, sister Tanishaa and mom Tanuja.
Kajol decided to go on the holiday on her own as husband Ajay Devgan will be busy for next one month shooting in Goa and then in Singapore.
Tanuja is said to have been a bit reluctant to accompany Kajol, but the persuasive Kajol managed to convice her.
——Agencies
Mumbai, June 07: Soha Ali Khan has taken her boyfriend Kunal Khemu to meet mom Sharmila Tagore, as she wants to ensure that the two bond well.
In fact, when Sharmila was in Mumbai recently to meet her, Soha took Kunal along.
As expected, Kunal wasn’t very comfortable during the first meeting. So Soha decided to bring the two together in a lighter atmosphere.
Mumbai, June 07: While Kareena is not the one who does not kiss on screen, wonder why she initially refused to kiss Akshay Kumar in “Kambakkht Ishq” (pictured above)?
Kareena has earlier had lip-locking scenes with Fardeen in “Dev”, and Shahid Kapur in “Jab We Met”. But when she was given a kissing scene with Akshay, she initially refused to do it. She agreed only after much convincing.
Might be she was trying to keep beau Saif happy because we can’t think of anything else that has changed from the times she kissed to now.
——Agencies
Chennai, June 07: Bollywood actress Gracy Singh will begin shooting Wednesday for a Malayalam film opposite superstar Mammooty, director Jayaraj said Sunday.
“Gracy loved the subject when it was narrated to her and gave her dates immediately for ‘Loud Speaker’, an offbeat venture. The first schedule will begin in Thrissur Wednesday. It is Gracy’s first non-Bollywood movie,” award winning director Jayaraj told IANS.
Washington, June 07: A man accused of making threatening statements about killing US President Barack Obama has been arrested in Nevada, the Secret Service said.
Daniel James Murray was arrested on Friday night in the parking lot of the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, said Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley.
Mumbai, June 07: Shiv Sena on Sunday showered praise on the CBI for cracking the murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar, and accused the state police of working under pressure from ruling Congress-NCP government.
“The Nimbalkar case was earlier probed by the state police. But it was unable make any headway in the case. Later, the case was transferred to CBI which has done a good job and results are here,” Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said.
Chennai, June 07: One would have thought that after leading his party to a landslide victory in the general elections, M. Karunanidhi would put up his feet and take a break. But the DMK patriarch apparently has no holiday plans. Instead, he is ready with the script for a Tamil film — his third while in office.
What is surprising is that producers are still queuing up to turn his scripts into film, despite the fact that his last few films have been box office duds.
Mumbai, June 07: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has become the first Indian beauty to be on the cover of Latin America’s Vogue, Femalefirst reported.
The actress who is also a supermodel visited Lima Peru, last month for a photo shoot for Vogue and Cosas Magazine.
During her visit, the Om Shanti Om actress stayed at the presidential suite at the Miraflores Park Hotel, Lima.
Mumbai, June 07: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Padamsinh Patil, who was nabbed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) early Sunday, has been charged with the murder of his cousin and Congress leader Pavan Raje Nimbalkar in 2006, a law official said.
Senior Public Prosecutor Ejaz Pathan said that Patil has been charged under the Indian Penal Code Section 302 and 120-B, dealing with murder and conspiracy to murder, respectively.
Mumbai, June 07: Kangna Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman are headed for splitsville. The break-up is especially bad for Kangna because she says she didn’t want a separation now.
“It is true that Adhyayan and I have decided to part ways. The decision to move on after a year’s relationship was Adhyayan’s, and I was shocked by it. But we’ve parted ways amicably,” writes Kangna in her blog.
Mumbai, June 07: What does Katrina Kaif have that Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu do not… and, please, don’t say Salman This is not about her personal life that’s been splashed about in the media enough already. We are talking about sex quotient… the oomph factor, that sizzle and ability to turn on men and drive them into mad slaves over you. Don’t know — right, because Kareena & Co have it all in abundance as well.
Islamabad ( RAWALPINDI), June 07: The naib ameer of Tahreek-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammadi(TNSM) and spokesman Ameer Izzat Khan have been killed during trade of fire between security forces and militants in Sakhakot, ISPR said. An army personnel has been martyred and five injured in the clashes.
–Agencies
Mumbai, June 07: Sonam and Imran are just new in the Bollywood. And Sonam’s first film flopped(Saawariya) and Imran experienced the success(Janne Tu ya Janne Na). But both of them are young in the glamour world.
These two talented couple will come together for Dharma production’s a young romantic-comedy film.
But even before the film shooting, Sonam seems to be quite excited working with Imran Khan as co-star. And she kept on praising him and saying “Imran is gorgeous and one of the most beautiful men she has seen so far”
New Delhi, June 07: The German-made luxury car — the sportiest and most elegant SUV in its class, will easily become the benchmark for style, performance, safety, comfort and driving dynamics in its segment. It joins its ‘big brother’, the Audi Q7, in creating a new market for the smaller luxury SUV admirer in India.
Washington, June 07: The US does not intend to “meddle” in the Kashmir issue, but will support any effort by India and Pakistan to reduce their tensions,a key aide to President Obama says while pressing Islamabad to take the “first step” to bring to justice the Mumbai attack masterminds.
New Delhi, June 07: Angry over the spate of racial assaults in Australia, hundreds of Indian students on Sunday took out a massive rally in Sydney to protest against the attacks targeting the community.
The rally was organised by the Federation of Indian Students Association, Sydney Chapter, along with the National Union of Students.
Ranchi, June 07: Bokaro Steel Plant has planned to shave off up to Rs.225 crore in expenditure this fiscal on account of rising input costs and declining profits, according to a top company official.
“Profits came down as we had to bear an additional Rs.1,864 crore outgo because of rise in coal prices. It could have crossed Rs.3,000 crore if international prices had remained stable,” company managing director V.K. Srivastav told reporters in Bokaro today.
The company imports 80 percent of its coal requirement.
Hyderabad, June 07: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today assured the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) there would be no political interference in its efforts to curb corruption, which has become a bane of the society.
Melbourne, June 07: In another attack on Indians in Australia, a car belonging to an Indian student was torched in Melbourne on Saturday night by suspected drug addicts. While the police have ruled out a racial motive, the student has claimed it was a racial attack.
Vikrant Rajesh Ratan, 22, told police that his car and two other cars belonging to Indians in the apartment complex where he lives were burnt by some drug addicts whom he had refused to give money.
“They asked me for money, but I refused them. Next night they burnt my car because of that,” Ratan told a news channel.
Mumbai, June 07: Television tycoon Ekta Kapoor, who turns 31 Sunday, has planned a big birthday bash a month later at her parent’s home, but says she is not inviting her dad Jeetendra and mom Shobha Kapoor as they still treat her like a 12-year-old.
London, June 07: Yuvraj Singh dazzled with the bat before Pragyan Ojha spun a web around Bangladesh as India thumped the minnows by 25 runs to begin their title defence with a bang in the Twenty20 World Cup at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
Ojha’s four-wicket haul in his maiden Twenty20 International broke Bangladesh’s back as the minnows finished at 155 for eight, a total they owe to Junaid Siddique (41) and Naeem Islam (28).
Mumbai, June 07: For the first time, Hrithik Roshan and his wife Suzanne will walk the ramp together at the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza in Macau during the IIFA weekend.
Just a few days remain for the three-day IIFA to begin in Macau and Hrithik and his wife are all set to strut down the catwalk for sister-in-law Farah Ali Khan.
The fashion extravaganza has been organised on June 12. Sonam Kapoor will be the show stopper for designer Anamika Khanna.
Mumbai, June 07: Despite having vowed to not do anymore cameos in films, Shahrukh Khan went out of his way to make a guest appearance in good friend Makrand Deshpande’s film ‘Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu’.
The movie which carries the star’s name went on the floors on November 2 last year, which incidentally was also SRK’s birthday. But its idea germinated many years ago when Makrand was working with SRK in Swades and proposed to cast the actor in a small role in his directorial venture.
Mumbai, June 07: The two actors don’t talk to each other. However Shahid is a gentleman. He will not kiss-and-tell. So he never utters anything against his ex-lady love. As for Kareena, she too is not interested in commenting on her ex or any of his current flames.