Mumbai, June 29: Arshad Warsi is self confessedly happy at playing the mean guy in SHORTKUT – THE CON IS ON. For someone who is ‘innocently negative’ in the film, Arshad Warsi promises that audience will root for his character of ‘Raju’ who does everything wrong and yet makes everyone smiles.
Mumbai, June 29: Ever since Emraan Hashmi has set his feet in the industry, he has made his presence felt amongst the audience. With a successful film or a critically acclaimed performance to boast of, he has only seen his career graph going up with each release of his. Naturally, it is expected that his price too goes up as the budget of his films see an escalation.
Mumbai, June 29: The much-awaited Bandra-Worli sea link will become a tourist spot as the the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) intends to start a ferry trip to the sea link from Bandra-Kurla Complex after its opened this month.
“A business man or an executive while driving to his office can enjoy the view of the Bandra-Worli sea link but what about the common man how can he see it,” asked BEST’s Chairman Dilip Patel.
Mumbai, June 29: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the much-awaited Bandra-Worli sea link on June 30.
The Rs 1,634 crore, 4.7 km Bandra-Worli Sea Link will connect the suburban Bandra with Worli on the south here.
A glittering ceremony will be held during the inauguration ceremony. The cable-supported 8-lane bridge will be beamed up by the laser show tomorrow.
Completed after 10 years, the bridge will be the country’s first-ever open sea link.
New Delhi, June 29: Aimint at boosting urban infrastructure, the government has decided to extend the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission scheme to 28 smaller cities having a population of 5 lakhs and above.
This will mean addition of 28 more cities to the current list of 65 cities under JNNURM, said Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy today while announcing 100-day plan of his ministry.
Mumbai, June 29: The DNA report of Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, arrested for alleged rape of his domestic maid, today confirmed that the victim had been raped, police said.
“The DNA report has confirmed rape of the victim,” said Additional Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta.
–PTI
New Delhi, June 29: Government today treaded cautiously on any move to legalise homosexuality with the Union Health Ministry calling for more debate and a “broad consensus” while the Law Ministry said nothing will be done in a hurry to repeal Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises this practice.
“I can simply say that there should be more debate– public debate, Parliament debate. There has to be consensus.
Mumbai, June 29: Akshay Kumar has worked with both Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in several films, but can’t decide who is better. The action king says both are ‘wonderful actresses’ and have ‘sexy bodies’.
‘Both Kareena and Katrina are really good but who is the better among them depends on their roles in the films. Otherwise, both of them have sexy bodies and are absolutely wonderful actresses,’ said Akshay when asked to choose his favourite of the two.
Islamabad, June 29: On the case of eight-year-old Zahida in Karachi, Pakistan, whose father Abdul Rasool exchanged her in marriage for another woman. Rasool wanted to marry Haseena and thus gave his daughter to her brother Dilshad.
When reporter asked the cleric who married them, he said that he did whatever he was told and the girl’s father was present and said she was 15 years old. Zahida’s mother Parveen told SAMAA that the marriage was contracted on June 25, following which she went to the local union council nazim and registered a case with the police.
Mumbai, June 29: Every week one gets to hear some or the other news about Govinda’s whimsical ways. While few tabloid reports claim he is back to troubling his makers by coming late on sets, some report about his superstitious habits.
New Delhi, June 29: A day after members of the gay community held parades in several cities in anticipation of legalising homosexuality, Congress today refused to take a stand on the issue saying it was still under consideration of the government.
“This is under consideration by the government. It is a normal government process. The party does not have any opinion on it,” party spokesman Shakeel Ahmed told reporters here.
Ahmed was responding to queries about the stand of the ruling party on the controversial Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality.
Madurai, June 29: Two brothers were killed in an explosion, suspected to be caused by a kerosene can burst in their house at Bethaniapuram here today. Police sources said the neighbours heard a big explosion from one of the houses situated at Aasai Thambi Street in Bethaniapuram Area in the wee hours of today.
Washington, June 29: Pakistan diverted a whopping sum of over USD five billion provided as aid by the US to fight Taliban militants into its nuclear programme, a report has said.
The report by security expert Andrew Cockburn also says that the US ignored disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan’s proliferation activities in the 1990s.
“Most of the aid we’ve sent them over the past few years has been diverted into their nuclear programme,” the report published in ‘Counter Punch’ quoted a senior national security official in the Obama administration as saying.
Mumbai, June 29: Katrina Kaif was scared to death while shooting for her film New York in Philadelphia. A little birdie revealed that right after spending some nice food time, when the actress stepped out of a restaurant on to the streets of the city, she was caught bang in the middle of a mad scene. People were jumping up and down on top of the cars and smashing beer bottles.
Well as found out, it was not really a street fight at all.
Davanagere, June 29: A BJP MLA in Karnataka was today arrested for allegedly making a hate speech during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign.
M P Renukacharya representing Honnali constituency was arrested and produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class-II Annu Gowda Patil, who granted him bail on furnishing a bond for Rs 15,000 and a surety of as much amount.
Honnali Police had filed a chargesheet against the MLA for his alleged remarks against a particular community, in an apparent bid to counter alleged provocative comments by senior Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa.
Mumbai, June 29: Yash Raj Films are diversifying into television production in a big way now. Though earlier they had plans to launch a TV channel of their own, it has been temporarily put on hold. However, there are other big plans in store for them about their grand television entry.
New Delhi, June 29: Amid a raging debate over amendment to section 377, which criminalises homosexuality, the Union Health Ministry today said there was a need for “Parliamentary debate” and a “broad consensus” on the issue.
“I can simply say that there should be more debate– public debate, Parliament debate. There has to be consensus.
The negative and positive has to be evaluated and then a conclusion should be evolved,” Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said at a press conference here.
Johannesburg, June 29: Brazilian superstar Kaka was set to arrive in Madrid Tuesday, and his luggage was a bit heavier than usual: he has just won the Confederations Cup title with Brazil, and he was voted the best player in the tournament that ended Sunday in South Africa. “I already started winning as a Real Madrid player. I hope I can now continue the same way in this new phase in my life,” said the former Milan player.
New Delhi, June 29: The Congress Monday condemned the Taliban-imposed jizya – tax enforced on Hindus, Sikhs and Christians in Pakistan in the name of religious minority protection money.
‘We condemn the imposition of jizya by Taliban on religious minorities in Pakistan. Though it is an internal issue of Pakistan, it is also an issue related to basic human issues and the Pakistan government should take every step to stop it,’ Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad told reporters.
Mumbai, June 29: After last year’s bad experience, Katrina Kaif has decided to celebrate her birthday with her family in London. The actress is looking forward to meeting her family, but didn’t reveal whether beau Salman Khan will be with her or not.
Katrina will turn 25 on July 16 and this time the actress, who is said to be under a lot of external and internal pressure, is determined to make her birthday a happy, stress-free and comfortable occasion.
Muzaffarnagar, June 29: A leading Islamic seminary on Monday opposed Centre’s move to repeal a controversial section of the penal law which criminalises
homosexuality saying unnatural sex is against the tenets of Islam.
“Homosexuality is an offence under Shariat Law and haram (prohibited) in Islam,” deputy vice chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband Maulana Abdul Khalik Madrasi said.
Madrasi also asked the government not to repeal section 377 of IPC which criminalises homosexuality.
Mumbai, June 29: Is Priyanka Chopra getting too big for her boots? According to reports, when approached by Sanjay Gadhvi for 7 Days In Paris, co-starring Imran Khan, she demanded Rs. 5 crore. Gadhvi and the producer, who were already reeling under the shock of Katrina’s obvious disapproval of the script, were flabbergasted. Consequently, Priyanka lost out on the film.
A source said, “The producers were shocked when Priyanka asked for such a huge fee. They tried to reason with her but she refused to relent.”
Lalgarh June 29: Security forces on Monday reclaimed the Maoist den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of protesting tribals around this area of West Midnapore district. The rebels tried to resist by exchanging fire with the troops.
Around 1600 personnel of paramilitary forces, police and CoBRA, the special anti-naxal force, reached Kantapahari from both Lalgarh and Ramgarh ends as a helicopter kept an aerial vigil.
Mumbai, June 29: After Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor could be Katrina Kaif’s next hit partner. The actress, who is already starring in Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani and Rajniti opposite Ranbir, is on the verge of signing yet another film opposite him. This film will be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and will be a serious one unlike his Ajab Prem…
While the actress plays a smooth operator and an articulate orator in Prakash Jha’s Rajniti, she plays a hysterical character in Ajab Prem…
Mumbai, June 29 : Known for their trademark romantic films, Yash Raj Films is all set to enter the small screen with a comedy show titled Rishta.com. Although YRF is trying its best to keep the project a secret, Mumbai Mirror ferreted out that Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Ritesh Deshmukh, Tabu, Rani Mukerji, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj and others will have cameo roles in the show. It will also feature several new faces.