I’m not qualified to be a director: Abhishek Bachchan
Mumbai – Actor-producer Abhishek Bachchan says he wants to stick to acting and not switch to directing films as he believes he is not qualified to don a director’s hat. Abhishek, who had earlier produced the 2009 film “Paa”, might be good with numbers but says he... read more »
Alia hopes to work with Imtiaz again
Mumbai – Alia Bhatt-starrer “Highway” is yet to release, but the young actress hopes to work with its director Imtiaz Ali again. “The film was supposed to release earlier, but it got pushed. I told Imtiaz sir that we have time and let’s shoot it again, we can do it.... read more »
Shahbaz visit must revive India-Pakistan peace: daily
Islamabad – The visit of Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, t! o Indian Punjab earlier this month will be meaningful only if it helps in the active revival of the peace process between India and Pakistan, a leading Pakistani daily said Tuesday. “The... read more »
Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down
Bangkok – Thai caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Tuesday reiterated that she would not resign as demanded by anti-government protestors. Shinawatra insisted that, as per the country’s constitution, she will stay on until a new prime minister is elected, Xinhua reported. The... read more »
Public-private partnership needed to remove illiteracy: Pallam Raju
New Delhi – Minister of Human Resource Development M.M. Pallam Raju Saturday said there is immense need of public-private partnership to completely eradicate illiteracy from... read more »
TV tourism on the rise in New York
Fancy a cosmopolitan a la Carrie Bradshaw or titillation down the strip club favored by Tony Soprano? TV tourism is whipping up a storm in New York, where fans can live as their heroes.... read more »
Kejriwal to BJP: Stop playing cheap politics with issues affecting people of Delhi
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has,in a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh urged the BJP to stop playing its cheap brand of... read more »
Ex-army chief to testify in Mubarak retrial
Cairo – Egypt’s former army chief and defence minister Hussein Tantawi appeared in Cairo Criminal Court Saturday ! for testimony in the retrial of former president Hosni... read more »
Now Sofia Hayat plans to sue Colors channel
Mumbai – British singer-actress Sofia Hayat, who has filed an FIR against “Bigg Boss Saath-7” contestant Armaan Kohli for hitting her on the show, now plans to also sue Colors... read more »