Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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Christina Applegate calls double mastectomy a 'tough choice'

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): American actress Christina Applegate has said that it was a "tough choice" to have both her breasts surgically removed after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Society influences the wat we recognise people's faces

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Your society can influence the way you recognise other people's faces, according to a new PLoS ONE study.

Fans campaign against new Harry Potter's release delay

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Harry Potter fans are so angry at the recent decision to delay the forthcoming film's release that they are campaigning against the move.

More comedy, fewer films at Toronto film fest

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Toronto, Aug 20 (IANS) The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which begins Sep 3, will be a lighter affair this year in terms of film themes and their numbers.

Miss Nepal becomes Maoist government's first casualty

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:10 AM CDT

Kathmandu, Aug 20 (IANS) Miss Nepal, Nepal's oldest and best-known beauty pageant, has become the first casualty of the new Maoist government, with the organisers mulling scrapping it after the former rebels announced a Kathmandu closure and a boycott of Indian ayurvedic giant Dabur, the main sponsor of the show.

'Bigfoot' was rubber gorilla costume - researchers

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 01:54 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No wonder Bigfoot failed a DNA test.

Hollywood News

Hollywood News

Christina Applegate calls double mastectomy a 'tough choice'

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): American actress Christina Applegate has said that it was a "tough choice" to have both her breasts surgically removed after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Fans campaign against new Harry Potter's release delay

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Harry Potter fans are so angry at the recent decision to delay the forthcoming film's release that they are campaigning against the move.

More comedy, fewer films at Toronto film fest

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Toronto, Aug 20 (IANS) The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which begins Sep 3, will be a lighter affair this year in terms of film themes and their numbers.

Miss Nepal becomes Maoist government's first casualty

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:10 AM CDT

Kathmandu, Aug 20 (IANS) Miss Nepal, Nepal's oldest and best-known beauty pageant, has become the first casualty of the new Maoist government, with the organisers mulling scrapping it after the former rebels announced a Kathmandu closure and a boycott of Indian ayurvedic giant Dabur, the main sponsor of the show.

Tom Cruise to star in superhero pic 'Sleeper'

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 01:35 AM CDT

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Tom Cruise is in talks to become a superhero in an adaptation of comic book classic 'Sleeper'.

Megan Fox all set to be an ideal stepmother

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 01:34 AM CDT

New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Actress Megan Fox is trying to be an ideal stepmother-to-be for fiance Brian Austen Green's son Kassius and says she even feels guilty when she has to travel for shootings.

Winehouse, husband Blake neighbours now

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 01:30 AM CDT

London, Aug 20 (IANS) Troubled singer Amy Winehouse and her husband have become neighbours - the 'Back to black' singer has booked into a clinic which is only a short drive from the jail where Blake Fielder-Civil is kept.

Suri Cruise's day out at a boutique

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 12:58 AM CDT

London, Aug 20 (IANS) Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri was the centre of attraction at a boutique in New York.

Musharraf takes solace in 'chal udja re panchhi', but won't fly away

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 12:57 AM CDT

Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) On his first day out of power, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf heard his favourite Hindi song 'Chal udja re panchhi, yeh desh hua diwana' (fly away bird, this country is no longer yours) but assured friends that he would not run away, writes a prominent Pakistani journalist.

I'm not homophobic: Brian McFadden

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 12:29 AM CDT

London, Aug 20 (IANS) Irish pop star Brian McFadden has hit back at claims he is homophobic, insisting that his comments on a radio show have been taken out of context.

Entertainment-The Times of India

Entertainment-The Times of India

Ranbir and Bipasha together!

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At Saif Ali Khan's birthday party Ranbir & Bipasha were spotted together without their respective partners.

I love the way I look: Akshay

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Akshay Kumar loves the way he looks, loves that women are stronger than men, and admits that at home, it's Twinkle who rules!

Lindsay, Sam's public display!

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The pair was spotted pleasantly embracing each other in jovial mood on the streets of LA district.

Koel: Compliments make me suspicious

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In an interview with TOI, actress Koel Purie talks about films, her forthcoming chat show, life and more...

Why is Esha Deol quiet?

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The girl who was once the darling of the media, has gone into a shell. And it has nothing to do with any strategy.

Posh sues mag over slimming pill claims

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Victoria Beckham sues a magazine over slimming pill claims

Cancer? Goody goes back after test reports

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Latest reports say that Jade has had to leave 'Bigg Boss 2' in an emergency after being diagnosed with cancer.

Business News

Business News

Drishti brings FreePBX to India

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Gurgaon, Aug 20 (ANI/Business Wire India): Drishti-Soft Solutions, a leading provider of Contact Center Software and Enterprise Communications Applications, focused on simplifying Customer Interaction Management, has announced the launch of FreePBX based IP-PBX offering for enterprises especially in the SMB segment.

Chinese insurer says hurdler Liu forgoes claim

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:56 AM CDT

BEIJING (AP) _ Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang has decided against making a claim against a 100 million yuan (US$14.5 million) insurance policy after an injury forced him to pull out of the Olympics, the insurance company said Wednesday.

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:51 AM CDT

Gold advances to near one-week high as oil firms

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:45 AM CDT

By Lewa Pardomuan

Toyota mulls Japan price hike amid soaring costs

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:39 AM CDT

TOKYO (AP) _ The soaring cost of steel has Toyota considering raising prices in Japan without a model makeover for the first time in three decades, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.

Rupee rises from 17-mth low, RBI suspected

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 02:35 AM CDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - State-run Indian banks were seen selling dollars to help the rupee recover from a 17-month low hit in early trade on Wednesday in action traders said was likely to be intervention on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Bollywood News

Bollywood News

Tamil radio jockey eyes world record

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 11:52 PM CDT

Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) A popular Tamil radio jockey (RJ) is aiming to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by attempting to stay on the air non-stop for over 136 hours.

'Singh Is Kinng' to be screened at Toronto film fest

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 10:47 PM CDT

Toronto, Aug 20 (IANS) The Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Singh is Kinng' is among the 20 films that will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival beginning Sep 4, which will also see the premiere of Deepa Mehta's 'Heaven On Earth'.

Minissha Lamba loves criticising hersel

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:39 PM CDT

Petite actress Minissha Lamba, whose vibrant look in 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' is being appreciated, says she keeps criticising herself on her on-screen presence.

I don't like anyone judging my mother: Ranbir Kapoor

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:38 PM CDT

Though Bollywood's new chocolate hero Ranbir Kapoor admires his father immensely, he is uncomfortable with people judging his mother.

I'm envious of Akshay Kumar: Suniel Shetty

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:38 PM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) After 16 years in the film industry, actor-producer Suniel Shetty says he is jealous of Akshay Kumar as the latter has shaped up his career wisely over the years.

Big B to shave off beard for 'Pa'?

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:33 PM CDT

Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Director R. Balakrishna of 'Cheeni Kum' fame has once again teamed up with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Pa' and says he is giving the legendary actor a complete makeover. Big B is said to have agreed to cast off his beard for this emotional drama.

Sohail Khan willing to play second fiddle to brothers

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:15 PM CDT

Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Actor Sohail Khan says he loves experimenting for his brothers Salman and Arbaaz and adds that he doesn't crave to be recognised as an actor outside his home turf.

Bigg Boss watching: As Goody drops out, RPI fights to get Athavale in

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 04:57 PM CDT

Imagine a house which houses a jailbird, a fading turncoat politician, the son of a celebrated politician allegedly slain by his own brother and in the news for suspected drug abuse himself, a four-letter word specialist with a weakness for Poppadum and racist remarks, alongside an assortment of actors whose careers are rapidly dropping out of sight, two reality show winners, a comedian, an item number and young girl barely out of her tweenies.

Rock on, Farhan

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 03:00 PM CDT

Abhishek Kapoor's Rock On is to hit the theatres end of this month, and the title song, aired endlessly on FM, is a reminder to listeners whose face they are going to see on the screen.

Will Sherlyn Chopra replace Jade Goody in 'Bigg Boss'?

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:00 AM CDT

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) With Jade Goody on her way back to Britain from Indian reality show 'Bigg Boss' after she was diagnosed with cancer, speculations are rife that item girl Sherlyn Chopra will take her place.