Dey didn’t meet Iqbal Mirchi in UK, say police
MUMBAI: A day after Mumbai police claimed to have successfully cracked the J Dey murder case, they said the senior journalist was supposed to have met Dawood Ibrahim aide Iqbal Mirchi during his visit to England last month. However, they suspect, the meeting never took place. It has been reported that one reason fugitive don [...]
Shiv Sena politicising Jaitapur nuke power plant issue: Jairam Ramesh
NEW DELHI: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused Shiv Sena of “politicising” the Jaitapur nuclear power plant issue and frequently changing its stand on him on environmental issues. “Shiv Sena has a long track record of politicising all issues. This is the same Shiv Sena, which had vowed to throw the Enron project into [...]
Rupee hits 5-month high on inflows, euro rise
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee climbed to a 5-month high on Wednesday boosted by rising dollar inflows into equities, and traders said it could further appreciate if the euro extended gains. Data from the market regulator showed foreign funds bought $2.5 billion of shares since the start of March, after being net sellers in January and [...]
Singer Asha Bhonsle enters big screen with Maaee
After ruling the music world for 6 decades, Asha Bhonsle is all set to make her big screen debut. Asha Bhonsle, who is gearing up for her first silver screen appearance with Maaee. Asha Bhonsle, who has done many video albums, will be seen in upcoming Bollywood movie Maaee, This movie is directed by debutant [...]
Fire in Best Bus in Andheri West – Mumbai ; Blast in Bus due to CNG Gas Leak
Breaking News of the moment comes from Andheri, Mumbai where there was a fire in a BEST Bus. The cause of the fire in this bus was leak of CNG Gas. The 4 Ltd Best Bus left from Oshiwara Depot and on its way near Andheri Driver spotted some leakage and came down to examine [...]
Blackwill suggests military retaliation to counter Pakistan”s cross-border terrorism
Mumbai, Sep 28 (ANI): As the 26/11 Mumbai attacks still haunting the nation, former U.S. Ambassador to India, Robert Blackwill has advised India to employ military reprisal against Pakistan to counter cross-border terrorism. “Threatened military reprisal, this grand strategy would make it unambiguously clear to the Pakistan military that if another iconic Indian target is [...]
Excited to be in India, glad to have this opportunity: John Travolta
Mumbai, Sep. 27 (ANI): Hollywood actor John Travolta, who is on a two-day visit to India, said that he was excited to be in India and glad to have availed this opportunity. “Things are wonderful in India, and as I said earlier, I feel very welcome here and it”s a very warm feeling, feeling a [...]
John Travolta honoured at Mumbai event
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Hollywood star John Travolta, who is here with his daughter Ella, was honoured at the GQ Man of the Year awards event here along with his counterparts in Bollywood, Aamir Khan and Arjun Rampal. The 56-year-old actor, known for hit films like ‘Saturday Night Fever’, ‘Grease’ and ‘Pulp Fiction’, was given [...]
E-mail threatening Delhi attacks traced to Mumbai”s Borivali area
Mumbai, Sep 21 (ANI): The email purportedly sent by outlawed Indian Mujahideen owning up the attacks outside Jama Masjid and threatening more strikes ahead of Commonwealth Games has been traced to Borivali area of Mumbai. According to sources, the mail was sent using a Tata phone connection procured through a fake identity card. One person [...]
Delhi CM Dikshit visits Jama Masjid shootout injured in LNJP Hopital
New Delhi, Sept.20 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit paid a visit to the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital on Monday morning to inquire about the health and welfare of two Taiwanese tourists who had been shot at and injured near Gate No.3 of the Jama Masjid in the Walled City on Sunday. The hospital’s [...]
Koena Mitra kisses designer Rajat Tangri on ramp
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Model-turned-actress Koena Mitra, soared the mercury of Rajat K Tangri show at Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), kissing the designer on the ramp, for whom she was the showstopper. ‘Rajat and I are very close and it’s a great feeling. Rajat has always made very creative and stunning outfit for me. This [...]
Indian envoy steps in to avert Oz Commonwealth Games equipment disaster
New Delhi, Sept.18 (ANI): Indian authorities have finally released Australia”s Commonwealth Games sporting equipment after it languished in a port for more than ten days. According to the Herald Sun, the container arrived on September 6 in Mumbai Port, but a shipping backlog forced the vessel to anchor offshore for 12 days. The container contained [...]
Stop pampering Kashmir”s stone throwers and separatists
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): The urge for peace is built into India”s psyche and its civilization. An Indian can be heard at any time to be reciting Om Shanti Shanti, as though peace would descend on this troubled planet by the recitation of shlokas. Nevertheless this is what every Indian desires. It is this [...]
Sensex surges 795 points on strong economic outlook (Weekly Review)
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities surged almost 800 points in this week’s trading, the sharpest rally in over a year, as foreign institutions invested heavily on the back of strong macro-economic outlook. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) rallied 795.09 points or 4.23 percent in [...]
Manish Arora ends LFW first day with a bang
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) With bold colours, abstract shapes, unique contemporary designs and a heady mix of wonderful music and mindblowing light work, ace designer Manish Arora’s first ever Lakme Fashion Week show (LFW) was nothing less than a whirlwind of fashion and style. Arora, who participated in LFW Friday night, tied up with lifestyle [...]
National Award is a godsend for AB Corp: Amitabh Bachchan (Interview)
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan says four National Film Awards for ‘Paa’, including the best actor honour for him, are a morale booster for his company AB Corp that ‘has been through some terrible times’. ‘For AB Corp this has been a godsend and we are really, really happy for a company that [...]
No one in India has Satyajit Ray’s ‘Sikkim’ print: Son
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Director Sandip Ray, the son of Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray, is elated over a government decision to lift a ban on his father’s documentary ‘Sikkim’ after four decades, but rues that the original negative has perished. ‘I came to know about the decision through a newspaper. I am very happy that [...]
Aishwarya, Akshay sing and dance with cancer patients
Mumbai, Sep 17 (ANI): Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar sang and danced with cancer patients here yesterday. In the event, organised by the Cancer Patients Aid Association, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said people should come forth and help the cancer patients financially and personally also. “I think everybody should come forth, contribute in [...]
Only one in 10 graduate employment seekers will get jobs
Bangalore, Sep 17 (IANS) The Indian job market has picked up, yet only one out of 10 graduates seeking employment will find a job, says a survey on hiring trends in 2010. ‘This year over 10.5 lakh (1.05 million) jobs are being created across sectors but one crore (10 million) aspirants are coming into the [...]
Fashion week around, models go for quick fix treatments
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Botox, lip augmentation, face lifts…with the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) starting Friday, models have been making a beeline for beauty clinics for quick fix treatments to make heads turn. ‘There has been a steep rise in the number of models coming to me for cosmetic treatments in the last 10 days. [...]
