Mumbai, October 29: Aishwarya and “Khiladi” Akshay Kumar are supposed to be on “Hot Seat” of most Popular TV show “Kaun Banega Crorepati-4” for the promotion of their upcoming film Action Raplayy.
It was a great buzz for the audience as Ash would be coming on the show, because she did not inform about this earlier. But still she is not giving any information whether she would be coming on the show or not.
Mumbai, October 29: Debutant director Rambabu’s flick Bava hit the theaters on Friday.
The Film Bava, starring Siddharth and Praneetha, is a family entertainment film.
Based in backdrop of village, the comedy in the film definitely make you blast in laughter.
Noted comedian Rajendra Prasad has been playing vital role in the film. Actor Siddharth would be seen as naughty lad in the movie. Rajendra Prasad has been playing the role of Siddharth’s father in the movie.
The onscreen chemistry and conversation of Siddhartha and Rajendra are superb and soul of the film.
Mumbai, October 29: The Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is ready to tie the nuptial knot with Bangalore gal, Priyanka Alva on Friday.
The wedding is dubbed as one of the biggest bash of B-Town this year.
The wedding ceremony will be held at Priyanka Alva’s residence tonight. Riding high on success of Rakt Charitra, Vivek Oberoi is going to enter wedlock with 28-year-old Priyanka Alva, daughter of former Karnataka Minister, late Jeevraj.
Mumbai, October 29: Since Dolly has entered the Big-Boss house, once again more and more controversies started arising in the Big Boss house.
Everyone is affected with the Dolly’s devide and rule policy.
Now every one has shown their faces and every one is ready to boycott each other from the show.
But when Dolly Bindra accused Shweta Tiwari on national television, every member of Big-Boss was against Dolly Bindra and Rahul Bhatt was the only inmate in support of Dolly.
Siliguri, October 29: A Girl commits suicide after obscene video blackmailed incident of her and circulated as an MMS.
A polytechnic student in Siliguri committed suicide after she was being blackmailed by a college mate who shot an obscene video of her and circulated it as an MMS, police said on Friday.
The girl, studying in first-year, had lodged an FIR on September 18 with the Siliguri police, claiming that her senior Aninda Garai took her to a private boarding, where he stayed, for helping her with some drawings.
Mumbai, October 29: Rupee ends cheaper against dollar at Rs 44.43/44 per.
The US dollar ended cheaper against the rupee at Rs 44.43/44 per dollar, but the Pound Sterling turned higher at Rs 70.79/81 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market (Forex) here on Friday.
Snapping its three-day losing string, the rupee recovered by 10 paise against the US currency following late rise in equities and dollar selling by exporters.
Fresh capital outflows, however, restricted some of the gains in rupee, dealers said.
Punjab, October 29: Farmers in Punjab blocked railway traffic at nearly half a dozen places to protest against slow lifting of paddy crop.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal warned the central government of unrest if procurement norms were not relaxed immediately.
The farmers, who had called for a railway and road blockade on Friday (Oct 29), are seeking relaxation of moisture and colour norms for procurement of their paddy and also a higher minimum support price (MSP).
New Delhi, October 29: Gold prices recovered at bullion market.
Gold prices recovered smartly at the bullion market here on Friday due to revival of demand from stockists and jewellery makers driven by bullish overseas trend.
The industrial metal too made a come back on renewed speculative interest coupled with industrial offtake.
Fresh buying from retail consumer as well good investment driven buying ahead of upcoming Diwali festivals boosted the market sentiment, traders said.
New Delhi, October 29: Kingfisher Airlines has decided to operate 22 more flights.
With an aim to provide seamless connectivity to its passengers, Kingfisher Airlines has decided to operate 22 more flights this winter and has added four new routes on its network.
The Vijay Mallya-led airline has introduced four new routes namely Varanasi-Khajuraho, Udaipur-Jaipur, Jaipur- Jodhpur and New Delhi-Agra in its winter schedule starting October 31.
Nouakachott, October 29: Mauritania’s Defence Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi said Wednesday his country has opted for an “offensive” strategy against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militants.
“We have deliberately opted for an offensive and dynamic strategy to prevent the formation of operational bases directed against our country” by elements of AQIM based in northern Mali, Hamadi told journalists on the sidelines of a forum on terrorism in Nouakchott.
Ankara, October 29: A Turkish rights group denounced Wednesday the praises showered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the naval commandos whose raid on a Gaza-bound aid boat killed nine Turks.
“Netanyahu’s insolence has no limits,” Bulent Yildirim, head of the Islamic charity IHH (Foundation of Humanitarian Relief), which owned the boat in question.
“Killing innocent and defenceless people is not heroic,” he added.
London, October 29: Diplomacy is not enough to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons, the head of Britain’s foreign spy service said Thursday, urging an “intelligence-led” approach to stopping nuclear proliferation.
In an unprecedented public speech, MI6 chief John Sawers said that intelligence activities were responsible for Iran’s admission last year of a second enrichment plant, which in turn led to tougher diplomatic pressure.
Jerusalem, October 29: Thousands of Israeli university students demonstrated across the country on Wednesday to protest against government plans to pay millions of shekels in stipends to full-time religious students.
Simultaneous demonstrations took place in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as in Galilee, in the northern port city of Haifa and in Beersheva in the southern Negev desert, police said.
The protests were coordinated to denounce government plans to approve living stipends for ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva students as part of the state budget for the next two years.
Washington, October 29: Years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have left their mark on American soldiers and the United States will be grappling with the effects for years to come, the US military’s top officer said on Wednesday.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned of the “untold costs and an undetermined toll” from nearly a decade of combat, with returning troops suffering from invisible mental wounds and no longer steeped in conventional military training.
Washington, October 29: The United States condemned “in the strongest possible terms” an attack on staffers of a UN court investigation the 2005 killing of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri in Beirut on Wednesday.
A security source earlier told AFP a group of angry women charged at two male investigators and their female translator who were on a scheduled appointment at a Beirut clinic, shouting insults at them, and managed to wrangle a briefcase from them.
London, October 29: The emir of Qatar met Prince Charles on Wednesday on the second day of a state visit to Britain aimed at strengthening ties and boosting trade between the countries.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani held talks with Charles, the 61-year-old heir to the British throne, at his London residence Clarence House during the three-day trip.
The meeting followed recent controversy over links between the pair after it emerged that Charles lobbied the emir to change a major London building development plan, sparking accusations of abuse of power.
Aden, October 29: A suspected Al-Qaeda commander in the southern Yemen province of Abyan has surrendered to the authorities after negotiations conducted by tribal leaders, a security official said on Thursday.
“Jamal Ahmed Mairan, leader of Al-Qaeda in Loder and Modia (towns) handed himself in on Wednesday after mediation by tribal authorities,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Ras Al-Khaimah, October 29: Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qassimi will succeed his father, who died on Wednesday, as ruler of the tiny but strategic emirate of Ras al-Khaimah.
Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed al-Qassimi, 92, died in Ras al-Khaimah, the official WAM news agency of the United Arab Emirates reported earlier.
In official recognition of Sheikh Saud’s succession to the post of emir, the UAE’s Federal Supreme Council “expressed its full support for Sheikh Saud as ruler of Ras al-Khaimah,” in a statement carried by WAM.
Mumbai, October 29: As her third film with Yash Raj is getting set for release, Anushka Sharma has come a long way from being a ramp model to one of the most talented actresses in B-Town today.
Anushka is currently busy promoting her new film BAND BAAJA BAARAT, which stars the newcomer Ranveer Singh opposite her. The two have shared some sizzling chemistry too.
In BAAND BAAJ BAARAT, Anusha has shed her inhibitions once gain. After doing some hot scenes with Shahid in BADMAASH COMPANY, looks like Anushka’s inhibitions about doing intimate scenes have faded to a large extent.
Hyderabad, October 29: The Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee has decided to hold demonstrations and conduct rallies by wearing black badges on November 1, as a mark of protest against Andhra Pradesh Formation, in all the districts in the region.
Banka (Bihar), October 29: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today questioned the Centre’s “silence” over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remark earlier this month that his state had acceded to India and not merged with it.
“Omar’s statement is objectionable and is not in the national interest…it smacks of anti-national activity,” Advani told an election meeting here.
“Congress should clarify its stand instead of maintaining silence over it,” Advani said.
London, October 29: The fourth installment of Tom Cruise starrer “Mission Impossible 4” will be shot at the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.
The scenes will be shot around Dubai and some of the action will take place in and on the Burj Khalifa tower, which stands at 828m (2,717ft) tall, reports metro.co.uk.
“To be shooting here, it’s a city I’ve always wanted to shoot in,” said Cruise.
The filming will also take place in Moscow, Prague and Vancouver.
–IANS
Hyderabad, October 29: The Chief Minister K Rosaiah held a review meet with officials of AP Genco and directed them to work on a comprehensive action plan to see that Andhra Pradesh becomes self-sufficient in energy by 2014.
AP Genco Projects were reviewed in the meeting.
The APGenco officials assured the Chief Minister that 2,800 MW power will be added by 2012-13 through commissioning of various projects in the State.
Gaza, October 29: A senior member of the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says Israel will pay the price in case of another offensive against the Gaza Strip.
“If Israel tries to enter Gaza, it will cost it a lot and it won’t be able to achieve its goals,” Mahmoud al-Zahar said from Gaza on Thursday.
“If Israel carries out another war in the future, it should think thousand of times before carrying out a war,” he noted.