Saturday, July 26, 2008

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Christian Bale sick of sex symbol status

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:18 AM CDT

London, July 27 (IANS) Batman star Christian Bale says he is tired of people labelling him a sex symbol.

'Harold and Kumar' to return to silver screen

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): 'Harold and Kumar' are set to return to the silver screen for the third time.

When Madge made Gerard Butler drop his pants

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): It's not just Justin Timberlake who dropped his pants for Madonna, for Scottish actor Gerard Butler too did the same for the stunning singer.

New Robocop to be helmed by Darren Aronofsky

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): The Robocop franchise will hit the streets again and this time it will be helmed by Darren Aronofsky.

Borrell rescues Ronnie Wood's girlfrien

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 12:51 AM CDT

London, July 27 (IANS) Rocker Johnny Borrell came to the rescue of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood's Russian girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova when she got involved in a brawl at a pub here.

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Hollywood News

Christian Bale sick of sex symbol status

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:18 AM CDT

London, July 27 (IANS) Batman star Christian Bale says he is tired of people labelling him a sex symbol.

When Madge made Gerard Butler drop his pants

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): It's not just Justin Timberlake who dropped his pants for Madonna, for Scottish actor Gerard Butler too did the same for the stunning singer.

'Harold and Kumar' to return to silver screen

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): 'Harold and Kumar' are set to return to the silver screen for the third time.

New Robocop to be helmed by Darren Aronofsky

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): The Robocop franchise will hit the streets again and this time it will be helmed by Darren Aronofsky.

Borrell rescues Ronnie Wood's girlfrien

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 12:51 AM CDT

London, July 27 (IANS) Rocker Johnny Borrell came to the rescue of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood's Russian girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova when she got involved in a brawl at a pub here.

Timberlake hunting for 'perfect' ring for ladylove Biel?

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 12:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): Pop star Justin Timberlake may finally be thinking of settling down, as he is hunting for the perfect ring for girlfriend Jessica Biel.

Orlando, Miranda very much 'together'

Posted: 27 Jul 2008 12:05 AM CDT

Washington, July 27 (ANI): Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr showed that they are very much a couple by stepping out together.

Russia wants to ban hardcore rock styles, emo and goth

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 07:59 AM CDT

London, July 26 (IANS) Russia is considering a new law that would make hardcore punk style emo and goth music illegal, saying that they are 'negative culture' which encourage depression, social withdrawal and even suicide.

Pole dancing granny's video a hit on YouTube!

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 07:35 AM CDT

London, July 26 (ANI): It may sound bizarre but an unknown granny is making waves on the Internet with her pole dancing video titled 'Granny's Gone Wild'.

Jordan steps out in new "tangoed" look

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 07:35 AM CDT

London, July 26 (ANI): Glamour model Katie Price a.k.a Jordan stepped out in her new "tangoed" look.

Entertainment-The Times of India

Entertainment-The Times of India

Harman: I want to learn how Murali spins

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'Cricketer' Harman Baweja's off to Sri Lanka to shoot with their cricket team.

Priyanka: Miss-placed!

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Priyanka is reportedly upset as 'Drona' promos give her a miss completely, featuring only Abhishek Bachchan. However, the producers have a different story to tell.

Britney's clothes up for grabs

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Now, Britney's fans can lay their hands on clothes previously worn by her that are soon to be sold in an online auction.

Udita needs company in bed

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The 'Paap' beauty suffers from Phasmophobia or spectrophobia, which is essentially the fear of ghosts.

Britney bags MTV nomination

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It seems that the troubled singer is getting over her bad phase and she is currently working on a new album.

Shilpa doesn't want to work in K-camp

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Shilpa Shinde talks about controversies, her new show and reveals why she would not like to be a part of the K-camp.

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Video News

Air Mauritius flight aborts take off

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 12:46 PM CDT

The passengers and crewmembers of an Air Mauritius flight had a miraculous escape at New Delhi's airport when the flight caught fire after a bird-hit it while it was taking off on Thursday.

Seven blasts hit IT city of Bengaluru

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 12:46 PM CDT

Seven low intensity bombs exploded across the IT city of Bengaluru on Friday killing one person and wounding at least 15.

Samajwadi Party expels its 6 leaders

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 12:45 PM CDT

The Samajwadi Party or SP on Friday expelled six of its lawmakers for abstaining from Tuesday's crucial trust vote.

BCCI nominates Dhoni for award

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 12:45 PM CDT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India or BCCI on Friday dismissed reports that it delayed in recommending Mahendra Singh Dhoni for country's highest sports award.

Indian contingent receives a warm send off

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 10:15 AM CDT

The Beijing Olympics squad carrying hopes of billions were given a warm sendoff on Friday in New Delhi.

BJP lodges formal complaint over bribery ...

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:15 AM CDT

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday filed a formal complaint in the parliament over bribery allegations put forth by three of its lawmakers during the trust vote.

Fissures on ground scare villagers in Orissa

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 08:15 AM CDT

Locals in Balasore district of Orissa are living in fear after fissures appeared on the ground leading to rumors of the possibility of an earthquake.

7 blasts in Bengaluru, 1 killed

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 06:45 AM CDT

Seven low intensity blasts within fifteen minutes rocked IT hub Bengaluru on Friday afternoon killing one woman and injuring seven people.

Curfew lifted in Jammu

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:45 AM CDT

Jammu is slowly returning to normal after the curfew was lifted on Friday morning from the city and surrounding areas. Authorities had clamped curfew on Thursday in view of high tension following ...

Kochi's Spice market in a deserted state

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:15 AM CDT

At a time when India is planning to increase its share in the world spices trade, there is no one to hear to the plight of its traditional traders and workers in the once flourishing spice trade ...

Business News

Business News

State Bank Q1 net up 15.1 pct, beats f'cast

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 01:37 AM CDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - State Bank of India, India's largest bank, posted a 15.1 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Saturday, beating forecasts, helped by its access to low-cost funds.

WTO circulates new proposals to save talks

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 11:55 PM CDT

WTO, as a last ditch effort to find an agreement on Doha modalities, believed to have circulated fresh proposals all the trade ministers on agriculture and industrial products, linking flexibilities to developing countries with sectoral initiatives, which has all along been objected to by India.

Starbucks now says will keep breakfast sandwiches

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:45 PM CDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Friday it would continue sales of hot breakfast sandwiches and that it changed the recipe to make their smell interfere less with the aroma of coffee.

Malaysia's central bank raises 2008 inflation forecast but keeps interest rates steady

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:39 PM CDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ Malaysia's central bank hiked its annual inflation forecast to at least 5.5 percent for this year, but it held back on raising interest rates amid worries about shrinking financial growth.

Large hole in fuselage forces Qantas flight to make emergency landing in Manila

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:17 PM CDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) _ The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet.

Wall Street Week Ahead: Jobs, oil, earnings to call tune

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 06:43 PM CDT

By Ellis Mnyandu

Bollywood News

Bollywood News

Debutant director Chandru hits bull's eye with 'Taj Mahal'

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 12:41 AM CDT

Film: 'Taj Mahal'; Cast: Ajay Kumar, Pooja Gandhi, Anant Nag, Rangayana Raghu, Padmaja Rao, Suresh Mangalore; Producer: Shivashankara Reddy; Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Chandru; Camera: Chandrashekhar; Music: Abhiman; Ratings: *** 1/2

Singer Mika makes acting debut with 'Love.com'

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 10:49 PM CDT

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Controversial Punjabi pop singer Mika, who sung the chartbuster 'Mauja hi mauja' in 'Jab We Met' last year, is now all set to make his acting debut with 'Love.com'.

'Prom Night' - boring for a thriller flick

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:48 PM CDT

Film: 'Prom Night'; Cast: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Idris Elba, Jonathan Schaech; Director: Nelson McCormick; Ratings: *

Former don Babloo Shrivastav eyes Bollywood now

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:39 PM CDT

Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Former crime boss and Dawood Ibrahim's associate Om Prakash Shrivastav, better known as Babloo Shrivastav, apparently wants to turn producer now and make a film on his first novel 'Adhure Khwab'.

Music in my blood, but I'm an actor: Neil Nitin Mukesh

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:20 PM CDT

Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Neil Nitin Mukesh, who comes from a family of great playback singers, says music is in his blood but being an actor is his identity now. The budding star wouldn't mind turning composer in the future though.

Mission Istaanbul

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:52 PM CDT

Cast.

Money Hai Toh Honey Hai

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:52 PM CDT

Cast.

1 Jor Bagh

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Shah Rukh Khan won't be calling Delhi home just yet. According to reports, the superstar had acquired 1 Jor Bagh. Giving credence to the news, a signboard saying Mannat - the name of SRK's house in Mumbai and at the Palm Deira Project in Dubai - was spotted at the site. And construction at the building has been in full-swing for a year.

On all-time high

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Producing movies is the latest trend in the film industry. And director Anubhav Sinha has got on that bandwagon. The director, who scored a hit with his debut movie Tum Bin, received a standing ovation at the recent Osian Cinefan for his first production venture, titled Kabootar.

Fitness babe

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Bollywood has got plenty of actors who are into fitness, but there's only one actress who's synonymous with workouts. Shilpa Shetty. The actress has scored a hit with her yoga DVD, but the reason she was in Delhi was to promote Romanov Red Vodka, of which she is a brand ambassador.

Entertainment-The Times of India

Entertainment-The Times of India

‘I love Ranbir too much!’

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Deepika Padukone confesses as much, and shrugs off the image of being a woman who switches boyfriends.

Randeep and Raima take musical lessons

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Raima learnt to play the harmonium and Randeep learnt to play the flute for their upcoming movie.

Beckham, Jolie among 'World's Sexiest People'

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Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie are among the ''World''s Sexiest People''

'Wearing a bikini is no big deal'

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...says model-turned-actor Mugdha Godse in a freewheeling chat with TOI.

Paris Hilton laughs off Ronaldo link-up

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The socialite insists that she hasn''t even met the soccer ace

Mem bole toh

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Former Miss India World and Bollywood actress Yukta Mookhey is all set to portray a different role in her new movie, 'Memsaab'.

Mariah slams 'rocky marriage' rumours

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Thwarting rumours of trouble in her marriage, Mariah claims that married "life is beautiful"

Sreejita have learnt how to cook

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Actress Sreejita De plays a cook in 'Annu Ki Ho Gayi Waah Bhai Waah'.

Dan in Real Life

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Sweet and witty, the film makes for pleasant viewing.

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Entertainment News

Paparazzi arrested for trespassing on Brangelina's French holiday home

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 01:35 AM CDT

Washington, July 26 (ANI): Two photogs found themselves behind bars after they tried to photograph the newly expanded Jolie-Pitt family at the couple's French holiday home Chateau Miraval.

Ronnie Wood relaxing in rehab centre

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 12:42 AM CDT

London, July 26 (IANS) Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood, who is undergoing treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, is relaxing at a rehab centre, though people say he behaves like a 'bloke'.

Debutant director Chandru hits bull's eye with 'Taj Mahal'

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 12:41 AM CDT

Film: 'Taj Mahal'; Cast: Ajay Kumar, Pooja Gandhi, Anant Nag, Rangayana Raghu, Padmaja Rao, Suresh Mangalore; Producer: Shivashankara Reddy; Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Chandru; Camera: Chandrashekhar; Music: Abhiman; Ratings: *** 1/2

Singer Mika makes acting debut with 'Love.com'

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 10:49 PM CDT

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Controversial Punjabi pop singer Mika, who sung the chartbuster 'Mauja hi mauja' in 'Jab We Met' last year, is now all set to make his acting debut with 'Love.com'.

'Prom Night' - boring for a thriller flick

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:48 PM CDT

Film: 'Prom Night'; Cast: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Idris Elba, Jonathan Schaech; Director: Nelson McCormick; Ratings: *

Former don Babloo Shrivastav eyes Bollywood now

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 09:39 PM CDT

Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Former crime boss and Dawood Ibrahim's associate Om Prakash Shrivastav, better known as Babloo Shrivastav, apparently wants to turn producer now and make a film on his first novel 'Adhure Khwab'.

Hollywood News

Hollywood News

Paparazzi arrested for trespassing on Brangelina's French holiday home

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 01:35 AM CDT

Washington, July 26 (ANI): Two photogs found themselves behind bars after they tried to photograph the newly expanded Jolie-Pitt family at the couple's French holiday home Chateau Miraval.

Ronnie Wood relaxing in rehab centre

Posted: 26 Jul 2008 12:42 AM CDT

London, July 26 (IANS) Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood, who is undergoing treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, is relaxing at a rehab centre, though people say he behaves like a 'bloke'.

Dan in real life

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:52 PM CDT

Cast.

Timbaland ropes in Madonna, Rihanna for 'Shock Value' sequel

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:35 AM CDT

Melbourne, July 25 (ANI): After last year's superhit album 'Shock Value' Timbaland is planning an ultimate sequel, roping in artists like legendry Madonna and hottie Rihanna for it.

'Batman Begins' voted 'Best Prequel Of All Time'

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:35 AM CDT

Washington, July 25 (ANI): 'Batman Begins' has been named as the Best Prequel Ever in the new poll.

Pammie is rooting for Barack Obama

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:35 AM CDT

London, July 25 (ANI): Pamela Anderson has become the latest celebrity to upport Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 elections.

Russell Brand roped in to host MTV Awards

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:35 AM CDT

London, July 25 (ANI): Funnyman Russell Brand has been roped in to host this year's MTV awards.

Justin Long too heartbroken to act with ex Drew Barrymore

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 05:35 AM CDT

Washington, July 25 (ANI): Hollywood actor Justin Long is so distressed over his split with actress Drew Barrymore, that he's decided not act in her directorial debut "Whip It!"

Mariah Carey slams 'rocky marriage' rumours

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:35 AM CDT

Washington, July 25 (ANI): Thwarting rumours of trouble in her marriage to Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey has claimed that married "life is beautiful".

Minnie Driver braced for life as single mum

Posted: 25 Jul 2008 04:35 AM CDT

London, July 25 (ANI): So what if her baby's un-named father is not by her side? Eight-months-pregnant Minnie Driver is more than happy to welcome her first child all alone as she prepares for her most important role yet - single mother.