Mumbai, July 30: Her recent release KAMBAKKHT ISHQ has taken the best start of 2009 so far. However, Kareena Kapoor wants Saif Ali Khan’s LOVE AAJ KAL to even surpass the record of KAMBAKKHT ISHQ and turn out to be a phenomenal success at the box office.
London, July 30: Actress-singer Lindsay Lohan has no plans to experience wildlife by participating in a jungle reality TV show, says her representative.
There were reports that Lohan was in talks to lead the cast for the upcoming series of “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!”, reports contactmusic.com. On the show, stars attempt to survive in a jungle with only basic necessities, earning their food in a series of challenging tasks.
Mumbai, July 30: Now that her debut film LUCK is released, the pretty daughter of Kamal Haasan & Saarika, Shruti Haasan is receiving rave reviews not only for her performance in the film but also garnering enough admiration for her look & great body.
Mumbai, July 30: Expectations can never end if a Bollywood babe sets up her mind not to settle up at any fixed point. Sexy Shilpa Shetty is all set to produce films.
With a lot of things happening in her life, love life and career, she takes a new turn. Immediately after she returned from British reality show Big Brother, Shilpa announced that she would be starting a production house.
Mumbai, July 30: Playboys never cease to exist be in real or reel life. We love to hate them, hate to love them, but just cannot ignore them! Our Bollywood hunks could never shy away from this fixation. They have given life to this character many a time, a character who screams ”I am too sexy for my shoes” throughout, but succumbs to the love bug after realizing ”Pyaar Zindagi Hai”. Glamsham brings together those dudes who love to play with hearts, NO STRINGS ATTACHED please!
Kolkata, July 30: In what can be stated to be a huge feat for India, stem cell treatment in a Kolkata hospital threw it further into limelight.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute carried out a remarkable transplant from an unrelated donor on Sunday. Cord blood from an infant was transferred to a patient Amal Majumdar who was suffering from aplastic anaemia.
Aplastic anaemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells.
Japan was the first to break this barrier whose success rate so far has been 80%.
London, July 30: Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007.
A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference.
London, July 30: Hollywood actor Jude Law is about to be a father again after a brief fling with a mystery woman during Christmas.
The actor was left reeling after the mystery woman phoned him out of the blue and told him she’s expecting. The mother-to-be, who has not been named, is seven months pregnant.
Jude, who already has three kids with ex-wife Sadie Frost, told her he wants to play an active role in the child’s life, a UK website reported.
Patna, July 30: After years of neglect, the 391 schools that were set up in Bihar to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi’s dream that one day all Indian children will have access to basic education are set to get a new lease of life.
State Human Resources Development Minister Hari Narain Singh told IANS here Thursday that the government has decided to spend Rs.50 crore to improve the infrastructure of the Buniyadi Vidyalayas (basic schools), about six of which were set up by the father of the nation himself.
Mumbai, July 30: Several Companies today will make bids for developing the Asia’s biggest Dharavi as there is a plan of developing 535 acre of slum area under a development project.
According to the reports, the area will be developed as Global Financial Centre. The development is likely to extend benefits to 85,000 slum dwellers.
For the development of Dharavi, several companies will make bids. The highest bid might be worth Rs 16,000 crore.
The project was to be implemented in 2007. But it was postponed after it landed into controversy.
—Agencies
Bangalore, July 30: A visitor taken to colleges across this city will be taken in by the trendy wardrobe of students. A closer look, however, reveals that the fashionable dresses and accessories are not expensive ‘branded’ items. They are picked up from the shops that dot the lanes and by-lanes around the main shopping complexes around the city.
Scores of youngsters in this tech hub feel that’s one way to beat the recession and still be trendy, as there has been a dip in their pocket money.
The dresses and accessories are readily available and are funky.
New Delhi, July 30: SAIL Management Trainee Recruitment Results 2009 will be announced shortly.
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a leading steel producer in the country, is likely to declare the management trainee recruitment results on July 31, 2009.
You guys can approach official website of SAIL: www.sail.co.in, for further details and results.
—Agencies
Washington, July 30: Kids who are active at age 5 are likely to remain lean as they age even if they don’t remain as active later in childhood, say researchers.
The researchers call it a ‘banking’ effect as kids benefit from it later in life.
“We call this effect ‘banking’ because the kids benefit later on, similar to having a savings account at a bank. The protective effect is independent of what happens in between,” said lead author Kathleen Janz, professor of health and sport studies in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Mumbai, July 30: Both Bipasha Basu and John Abraham have been busy this year getting their respective homes renovated.
Bipasha, it seems, has won the race to renovation. Her home in Khar (Mumbai) under renovation for the past one year is finally ready.
And Bipasha is moving back to her home.
Mumbai, July 30: Rajmata Gayatri Devi (90) passed away at a Jaipur hospital after a prolonged illness. The wife of the late Maharaja Maan Singh, she was once listed among the World’s Ten Most Beautiful Women by Vogue magazine and revered for her grace and poise. She had a stint in politics and was even jailed during the Emergency. Here Sharmila Tagore remembers the dynamic lady.
Mumbai, July 30: Goddess of tears and tragedy is now paving her way to comedy. Juhi Parmaar aka Kumkum made her viewers cry for years, till the seven-year-itch got better of her and turned-on her funny bone; now she swears by comedy.
If the judge in the show is biased, and passes judgments in favor of Chanda
every time, how often do you think truth will triumph?
Though the Judge favors Chanda, there are times when she loses the case if she is not supporting the truth. It’s a courtroom comedy where only truth wins.
Mumbai, July 30: Some of Sanjay Dutt’s close friends from Mumbai could not fly to South Africa to be with the actor on his 50th birthday on Wednesday. Dutt is shooting for Anees Bazmee’s No Problem in Cape Town.
It is learnt that there was a hitch that resulted in them not obtaining the visas. Says a source, “While submitting the forms, the reason for travel was described as ‘For Sanjay Dutt’s birthday’. The SA consulate folk wanted an invitation to support it. By the time it was sorted out, it was too late.”
Jerusalem, July 30: ‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna has turned journalist for Israel’s biggest-selling newspaper.
The 50-year-old pop star’s article on her conversion to the Jewish cult of Kaballah has been displayed prominently on the front page of Yediot Ahronot with a byline.
The article titled ‘How My Life Changed’ was translated into Hebrew by the paper and an excerpt of it was published on Wednesday while the full article will be published on Friday.
In her article, the singer describes her religious awakening more than a decade ago.
New Delhi, July 30: Nearly 53,000 children in the country are HIV positive, with Tamil Nadu topping the list with new 2,650 cases, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has informed the Lok Sabha.
The minister said in 2006, about 2,253 cases were reported, while the following year 24,977 were registered. In November 2008, the figure touched 19,116.
“The cumulative total among children now stands at 52,973 in May 2009,” Azad said.
India has 2.5 million HIV/AIDS cases.
Mumbai, July 30: Place unauthorised cable wires across high-voltage overhead cable structures, which can disrupt train service and harm commuters
Apart from keeping a check on troublesome commuters who cross tracks or travel atop boggies, Central Railway authorities have a high-tension job at hand to stop Internet service providers and cable operators who put unauthorised wires across overhead cable (OHE) structures.
Mumbai, July 30: Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan has managed to resolve the controversy surrounding his maiden production Love Aaj Kal just two days before its release.
The Punjab Cultural and Heritage Board which had earlier objected to the portrayal of the Sikh community in the film accepted an apology from Saif in Mumbai on Wednesday evening.
Mumbai, July 30: The Kambakkht Ishq wave is finally on its way out, and if there is a film which can easily take over the crown of being the most anticipated release of this month (or even this year), then it has to be LOVE AAJ KAL.
Celebrity astro numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi unveils the fate of this much awaited film.
California, July 30: Serena Williams has won three of the last four grand slam titles but is still number two in the world, behind Dinara Safina, who has won none of the big four events of tennis.
Such are the intricacies of the WTA Tour rankings system that Safina can be fairly confident about keeping her seat at the top of the ladder at least until the U.S. Open.
Not that Williams is complaining. “I’m happy with my results and winning Wimbledon,” the American said going into this week’s Stanford Classic where she is the top seed.
New York, July 30: Saying that internet is the future of entertainment, popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam has entered into a partnership with media and software company Cinsay to bring the star closer to his fans and consumers in the United States.
“The Internet is clearly the future of entertainment, and I am very excited to be collaborating and working with such a progressive team as Cinsay,” said Sonu Nigam announcing the partnership in New York City Tuesday.
Melbourne, July 30: Eggs are not bad for heart health, say experts. US egg expert Dr Don McNamara insists that their bad reputation is no longer warranted and even Heart Foundation has lifted its recommended intake to six eggs a week.
“Seniors have been afraid to eat eggs because for 40 years they have been worried about the dietary cholesterol,” the Herald Sun quoted nutritional biochemist McNamara as saying.