Bollywood Newsroom: Sep 4, 2008

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Business News

Nikkei ends at 5-mth low, tech shares lead falls

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:21 AM CDT

By Taiga Uranaka

Rohit Ferro expands capacity with new furnace

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 01:48 AM CDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Rohit Ferro-Tech Ltd said on Thursday the fifth furnace at its Bishnupur unit has started commercial production, thereby increasing the unit's capacity to 70,000 tonnes per annum.

Oil holds at $109 on demand concerns, storm threats

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 01:44 AM CDT

By Chua Baizhen

Moser Baer unit to raise 4.11 bln rupees

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 01:43 AM CDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Moser Baer India Ltd said its wholly-owned subsidiary will raise 4.11 billion rupees from a consortium of global investors including Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, it said.

Car makers to adopt 100 industrial training schools

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 12:15 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian car makers will adopt 100 industrial training institutes (ITI) across the country in the next two years to generate skilled manpower, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) president Ravi Kant said here Thursday.

Hyundai to meet sales target for 2008 - exec

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 12:06 AM CDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor India Ltd expects to meet its sales target of 530,000 units in the year ending December 2008, helped by higher exports, its managing director told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference.

Video News

Tata Motors suspends work in Singur

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:52 PM CDT

Tata Motors on Tuesday said it was looking for alternate options to manufacture its small car Nano from the company's other plants.

The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:51 PM CDT

Festive spirit engulfs India with the echoes of Ganapati Bappa Moriya, on the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi.

Kingfisher's maiden flight to London

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:51 PM CDT

Kingfisher Airlines, one of only six 5-Star airlines in the world launched its debut international flight from tech hub Bangalore with a non-stop flight to London's Heathrow.

Mystery fever forcing mass exodus near Kanpur

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT

A mystery fever that has claimed more than hundred lives in past four weeks in Kanpur city, is forcing mass exodus from the villages in its vicinity.

Villagers move to dry areas to save their ...

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:50 PM CDT

Villagers of the flood affected Bihar took their livestock to safer places in a bid to salvage whatever little is left with them.

BJP demands central assistance in flood hit Bihar

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:49 PM CDT

A delegation of leaders of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday seeking central assistance in controlling the situation due ...

Ten-day long Ganesh festival heralds in Mumbai

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:48 PM CDT

The ten-day long Ganesh festival begins with great fanfare in Mumbai on Wednesday.

President presents national film awards

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:48 PM CDT

Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave away the 54th national film awards at a star-studded event in New Delhi on September 02.

Shah Rukh Khan offers prayers at Golden Temple

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 02:45 PM CDT

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan offered prayers at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday. During his four-day schedule, Khan will shoot at the Khalsa College, Golden Temple and Attari border.

No smoking in public places from Oct.2

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 03:15 AM CDT

Private offices and other establishments can no longer take the cover of having designated rooms for puffing cigarettes.

Bollywood News

Mom wouldn't mind me being in live-in relationship: Esha Deol

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 10:39 PM CDT

Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Esha Deol, daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini, says that her mom wouldn't mind her being in a live-in relationship before marriage and adds that her dream man should be like her dad.

Jagmohan Mundhra's 'Shoot On Sight' in trouble

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 10:13 PM CDT

Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) London-based Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, who has made biopics like 'Provoked' in the past, has now been accused of distorting facts in his 'Shoot On Sight', which is based on the July 2007 London bombings.

Reena of 'Woh Rehne...' says she is a misfit in showbiz

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 09:11 PM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Television actress Reena Kapoor, who plays Rani in popular soap 'Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki', says she is a misfit in the show business because she doesn't socialise or party and is a pure vegetarian.

Never felt discrimination as a Muslim, says Naseeruddin Shah

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 10:51 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Acclaimed actor Naseeruddin Shah Wednesday said he did not agree with Shabana Azmi's view that Muslims were discriminated against in India and added that he had never faced any such problem.

Paris has a restaurant named 'Gandhiji'!

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 08:49 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan noticed something very interesting on his last visit to Paris - a restaurant named Gandhiji!

Ishmeet's family leaves for Maldives for probe

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:23 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The bereaved family members of Ishmeet Singh, winner of 'Voice of India' reality show, are alleging foul play in their son's death. His father Gurpinder Singh and uncle Charan Kamal Singh, a pathologist, are leaving Wednesday to the Maldives to conduct a personal investigation.

Stuntmen in Hyderabad threaten to disrupt film shoots

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 04:58 AM CDT

Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS) Stuntmen in Hyderabad have asserted they only have the right to perform action sequences in Andhra Pradesh -- even in other language films. And they have threatened to disrupt film shootings if their demand is not met, sources told IANS.

Bollywood film 'Tahaan' all set to hit theaters

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 04:35 AM CDT

Mumbai, Sept 3 (ANI): Bollywood film 'Tahaan', which is a fable about an eight-year-old boy 'Tahaan' and his donkey, is all set to hit theaters on Friday.

TV actor Manav Gohil turns blogger for fans

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 03:27 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Television actor Manav Gohil, seen in shows like 'Saara Akaash', and 'Kkusum', has now joined the celebrity blog bandwagon.

Salsa expert Sandip Soparkar to judge reality show

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 03:27 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Indian salsa expert and ballroom dance maestro Sandip Soparkar is making his television debut as a judge on the dance and music reality show "Chak De Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde".

Entertainment News

China elephant beats heroin habit with detox

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:36 AM CDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A once drug-addled elephant fed heroin-laced bananas by illegal traders will return home after emerging clean from a three-year detox programme on China's tropical island province of Hainan.

British cop leaves gun in Starbucks

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 02:13 AM CDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A British specialist armed police officer is facing investigation after leaving a loaded gun in a Starbucks cafe in central London, police said on Thursday.

Hollywood News

Daniel Radcliffe lost virginity at 16 to older 'Harry Potter hairdresser'

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 01:05 AM CDT

Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he lost his virginity at the age of 16 to a woman much older than him.

Britney started boozing at 13, lost virginity at 14 and took drugs at 15

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 01:05 AM CDT

London, Sept 4 (ANI): Britney Spears began drinking at the age of 13, lost virginity at 14 and then started drugs at the age of 15, according to the tell-all book by mum Lynne Spears.

South Africans start relief fund for Bihar flood victims

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:37 PM CDT

Durban, Sep 4 (IANS) Leading South African Indian businessman Ranjith Ramnarain and a dozen community leaders here have started a relief fund for the victims of the Bihar floods. Visiting film stars from India, including noted actor in Bhojpuri films Ravi Kishen, have lent their support to the fund.

Harry Potter star lost virginity to older woman

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 10:04 PM CDT

London, Sep 4 (IANS) Harrry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe confeses he lost his virginity when he reached the age of consent, 16, with a much older girlfriend.

Joan Rivers slams Angelina Jolie on TV

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:32 AM CDT

New York, Sep 3 (IANS) Comedienne Joan Rivers has taken aim at Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie branding her as 'stupid'.

Vietnam bars 'too sexy' film from screening at Venice

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 10:26 AM CDT

Hanoi, Sep 3 (DPA) A Vietnamese short film scheduled to screen at the Venice Film Festival was barred by Vietnamese censors for being 'a little bit too sexy', a Vietnamese film official said Wednesday.

Egyptian billionaire charged with Lebanese pop singer's murder

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:35 AM CDT

Melbourne, September 3 (ANI): An Egyptian tycoon has been charged with hiring a contract killer for Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim's murder, reportedly his one-time lover.

Jordan appoints 24-hour guards after burglary attempt

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:35 AM CDT

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Hollywood actress Katie Price aka Jordan has appointed 24 hour guards, after her neighbours spotted intruders attempting to rob her estate in Warlingham, Surrey.

Mel B seeks boob job to 'make big impression in Hollywood' in cartoon ad

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:35 AM CDT

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Pop star Melanie B has been turned into a computer-generated animated character for a new cartoon advert, in which she seeks a boob job.

Dusty Springfield was gay, reveals new book

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:35 AM CDT

New York, Sept 3 (ANI): Dusty Springfield kept her lesbianism under wraps by claiming that men were too 'daunted' by her success to wed, according to a book about the singer.