Mumbai, November 06: Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is all set to double role in the upcoming superhero movie Krrish 2.
Rakesh Roshan has told the entire team to be tight-lipped about the movie but there is a buzz in the tinsel town that he has finished scripting and has penned double role for his son. This will be the third time Hrithik will be playing double role in a movie after Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai and Krrish.
Srinagar, November 06: Life was crippled in south Kashmir district of Kulgam today due to a strike called by breakaway Hurriyat Conference (HC) in protest against the alleged illegal occupation of lakhs of kanals of land by security forces in the state.
Shops and business establishments remained closed and traffic was also off the road.
Work in government offices, banks and public sector undertaking was affected due to the strike. Educational institutions wore a deserted look as students and teaching staff stayed away in response the call.
New Delhi, November 06: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons the narrow loss that India suffered in Hyderabad has left the team devastated and also adviced the hosts to rethink about their team composition.
The three-run loss to Australia last night was India’s second defeat on trot in the seven-match series and Gavaskar said the morale in the Indian camp would be very low.
”The team will be devastated. They looked to be cruising until they were 15 runs away from victory,” said the former Indian opener.
Chandigarh, November 06: The security guard of Sanjay Tandon, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, committed suicide today while he was on duty and deployed outside Tandon’s residence here in Sector 18, police said.
According to police, the deceased was identified as Amrik Singh, 32, a native of Hoshiarpur town in Punjab, around 90 km from here.
Lucknow, November 06: Office bearers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Awadh region) staged a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Vidhan Bhawan and threatened a bigger agitation, while protesting against the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind’s fatwa against Vande Mataram.
“National song Vande Mataram is not against any religion and should not be associated with it. It should be recited and respected,” said VHP media in-charge Ambuj Kumar Ojha.
Ludhiana, November 06: The Amritsar-New Delhi Swarn Shatabdi was stopped by protesters, who are seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, at the Ludhiana railway station today morning, officials said.
The train, which left Amritsar station early today, was stranded at the Ludhiana station with over 600 Delhi-bound passengers, police officials said.
Police and railway officials were trying to persuade the protesters to lift the blockade and allow the train to proceed.
Mumbai, November 06: Prakash Jha has finally relented to Nana Patekar’s pleas begging forgiveness and has decided to forgive, if not forget Nana’s behaviour.
“It’s impossible to forget what he did. But Nana has been constantly trying to reach out since the ugly incident.
I’ve told him I’ll have a cup of tea with him when I return to Mumbai tomorrow. Today is my last day of Rajneeti.” Prakash said from Bhopal on Wednesday afternoon.
Patna, November 06: Ten people have died in the last three days in Siwan district of Bihar after drinking moonshine, police said today.
More than 12 others are seriously ill and battling for their life in various hospitals, a police officer said.
“It appears that they died after consuming spurious liquor. Police are investigating,” Siwan Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Jain said.
According to an official in Siwan district administration, the deaths took place in Nawalpur Mohalla, Naya Bazaar and Siswan Dhala of Siwan, about 150 km from here.
New Delhi, November: Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, who crooned his way into the hearts of Indians with Bollywood songs, has revealed he has acting offers from the industry and is open to them. “Artists don’t belong to any nation,” he says.
“I would like to act in a Bollywood film. It’s not my forte, but I want to give it a try,” Aslam told the media on telephone from Lahore. He is appreciated not just for his singing abilities but also for his suave looks and style statement.
Mumbai, November 06: Vivek plays a slick and stylish thief in the film, who indulges in the robbery of a lifetime but matters go worse when he loses his memory.”
Vivek Oberoi, currently shooting for Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakta Charitra in Hyderabad says, “Prince’s look has been styled by ace designer Narendra Kumar. Keeping my character in mind Narendra has given me a casual and youthful look. I will mostly be seen sporting jeans, tees and jackets in the film.
I got to do a lot of exciting stunt sequences in the film.”
Mumbai, November 06: Manisha Koirala is on cloud nine. She is not only going steady with her boyfriend Chris but has also signed few promising projects.
The latest in the row is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘My Friend Pinto’. She is teaming with Sanjay Leela 13 years after ‘Khamoshi’ hit the block.
Vijayawada, November 06: The Special Police Establishment (SPE) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cases judge, Vijayawada today remanded Machilipatnam Municipal Commissioner P Satyaveni and her husband Veeraanjaneya Prasad to 14-day judicial custody on charges of accepting Rs 5000 as bribe from a suspended junior assistant to submit a report to the regional director of municipal administration in his favour.
Mumbai, November 06: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today soared by 208 points in opening trade on continued buying by funds, driven mainly by firming global trends after a better-than-expected US economic data.
The 30-share BSE index shot up by 208.47 points to 16,272.37 in opening trade as all the sectoral indices were trading in positive zone with gains up to 3.22 per cent.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also gained 65.50 points to trade higher at 4,831.05.
London, November 06: Adding tomatoes to diet will not only help you in reducing weight, but it will also satiate your hunger. Recent study showed that tomato can help in shedding extra pounds.
It is believed that lycopene that gives tomato its red colour has the ability to lower the levels of hunger hormones such as ghrelin hence leading to satisfaction of a person’s hunger even in lower quantities.
Mumbai, November 06: There seems to be one person who is happy with Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone split. It is none other than Ranbir’s mother Neetu Singh.
Neetu was never known to be fond of Deepika and Ranbir was finding it tough to settle the issue between his ladylove and his mother. In the end it seems the mama’s boy who has made the tough call leaving Deepika stunned.
Mumbai, November 06: Aishwarya Bachchan must be working hard to maintain her stunning figure, as pregnancy rumours hits the headlines every time she puts on weight.
Rumourmongers seem to be very eager to see her baby bump. But the former beauty queen is well aware that it is a private matter.
Aishwarya said that people assume that she is with child every time there is even a bump. She knows that pregnancy is something that one can’t hide. She added that she would let the world know when she is pregnant.
Washington, November 06: The US Treasury Department today announced sanctions against the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran’s Bank Mellat, which Washington says helps finance the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The Treasury Department said Bank Mellat “has facilitated the movement of millions of dollars for Iran’s nuclear program.”
Sanctions also were slapped on Bank Mellat chairman Ali Divandari who “plays a significant role” in the bank’s “activities and decision-making process.”
Mumbai, November 06: Aamir Khan created hysteria with his haircut in promoting his film Ghajini. Now here is another creative marketing strategy.
For the film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are on a nation wide hunt for a Ghazab couple. Ranbir and Katrina are travelling to various cities across India to search for a couple with the most Ghazab love story.
Mumbai, Noember 06: When Mugdha Godse’s debut film Fashion was released, her excited boyfriend Mithun Purandare booked an entire theatre for private screening of the film for her entire family, relatives and friends.
But no such thing took place for her third film Jail, where she acts with Neil Nitin Mukesh.
Hyderabad, November 06: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no qualms to admit that the reason for their defeat in the nerve-wrecking fifth ODI was lack of mental toughness in the lower-order batsmen.
Chasing an imposing 351 for win, India came close yet remain far from victory as they folded for 347 after Sachin Tendulkar’s sublime 175 off 141 balls.
After Tendulkar’s departure in the first ball of the 48th over, India required 19 runs from 17 balls but the remaining three batsmen succumbed to pressure and could manage only 15.
Hyderabad, November 06: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that had it not been for Sachin Tendulkar’s breathtaking 175 run knock, the hosts would have never come so close to a sensational victory against Australia in the fifth one-dayer.
Dhoni took the positives from the heart-breaking three-run loss and said without Tendulkar’s heroic 141-ball innings, it would not have been possible to come so close to the mammoth 351 run target set by Australia.
Washington, November 06: The United Nations is to evacuate hundreds of its foreign staff from Afghanistan because of spiralling violence, warning that it may permanently withdraw from the country unless the security situation improves.
In a move which will add to the sense of foreboding caused by insurgent attacks and political crisis, the organisation said that 600 of its 1,100 international employees would be moved abroad or to safer internal locations.
Hyderabad, November 06: After becoming the first player in the history of cricket to gather 17,000 runs, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar said that he was glad to have the honour of representing the country in the international arena for 20 years.
Tendulkar achieved the milestone during his 141-ball 175, which he made for a losing cause.
“It’s the passion of representing India in international cricket that keeps me motivated all the time. It’s always a dream to play for my country. I am absolutely honoured to do that for the last 20 years,” Tendulkar said after the fifth one-dayer.
Melbourne, November 06: Cricket Australia’s chairman Jack Clarke has conceded that the game could be better served with a less crowded international calendar when the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) is devised.
His comments came as a stiff and sore Peter Siddle arrived home in Melbourne for the first time after more than five months on tour.
Beijing, November 06: High in the Himalayas, the biggest Buddhist monastery in India is preparing for a visit from the Dalai Lama that is set to anger and antagonise China as much as it will delight the red-robed monks that he meets.