
‘Singh Saab The Great’ – Sunny Deol back in form
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Singh Saab The Great”; Actors: Sunny Deol, Urvashi Rautela, Amrita Rao and Prakash Raj; Director: Anil Sharma; Rating: ***1/2 There is something to be said about that ‘dhaai kilo ka haath’ which Sunny Deol patented in well-made action films like... read more »

Why I am giving up Mandarin classes to learn Elephant
By Nury Vittachi Struggling to learn Man! darin? Unhappy with English? Why not learn a niche language, such as Elephant? Nirmala Topno did, and it made her a star. At age nine, she discovered that elephants in her part of India speak a language close to Mundaari, a tribal tongue in rural Orissa. I... read more »

Minor fire at SRK’s residence, ‘all safe’
Mumbai – Fire broke out at Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s residence Thursday night, but the superstar says all is safe. “All safe on the house front. Thanks to all departments concerned,” Shah Rukh posted on Twitter in the early hours of Friday morning. In a lighter... read more »

Supreme Court rejects PIL against Modi declaration
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL accusing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of filing incomplete details by leaving blank the column meant for specifying marital status in the 2012 assembly polls. A bench comprising Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said... read more »

Serial blasts kill 19 in Baghdad
Baghdad – Up to 19 people were killed and 62 wounded in a series of car bomb explosions across Iraq’s capital Baghdad Wednesday morning, a police source said. “The latest... read more »

Despite 22 police teams, no trace of Dabholkar’s killers
Pune – As many as 22 crack Maharashtra Police teams have been working for three months to crack the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, gunned down while on a morning walk here... read more »

Jaundice-struck Manisha recovering
Mumbai – Actress Manisha Koirala is down with jaundice but her manager confirms she is on the road to recovery. “Manisha is taking rest now. She is recovering from jaundice. She... read more »

If I like a girl, I may settle down: Shahid
Mumbai – Actor Shahid Kapoor says that he will settle down if he finds the right girl. The 32-year-old, who is looking forward to his next release “R… Rajkumar, wants to... read more »

Not misusing Anna’s name for campaigning: Kejriwal
New Delhi – Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday denied that the party was misusing Anna Hazare’s name during the Delhi assembly poll campaign and charged that there was... read more »