BCCI President wields power to cancel requisitioned SGM

BCCI President wields power to cancel requisitioned SGM Mumbai: There may be a big clamour to oust N Srinivasan through a Special General Meeting (SGM) following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL betting charges, but such a meeting can be postponed or even stopped from taking place by the BCCI President. The Board chief has been bestowed with powers to scuttle even a requisitioned SGM of the Board convened for this purpose, as per...
06:42 PM, May 25, 2013

Nico Rosberg takes pole position for Monaco Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg takes pole position for Monaco Grand Prix Monaco: Nico Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes. The German driver finished ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton and, with Monaco's track the hardest to overtake on in Formula One, Mercedes has a great chance to clinch a first win of the season on Sunday. Red Bull has won the last...
06:42 PM, May 25, 2013

Bindra seeks 'arrogant' Srinivasan's ouster

Bindra seeks 'arrogant' Srinivasan's ouster New Delhi: Former BCCI President IS Bindra on Saturday demanded immediate removal of incumbent N Srinivasan due to the ongoing IPL spot-fixing scandal, calling him "arrogant" and insisting that his continuance would damage Indian cricket. "I have been keeping quiet on this issue but his statement that he will not step down, in Mumbai today, shows that he is as arrogant as ever," Bindra told PTI. "I demand that he...
06:38 PM, May 25, 2013

Veteran singer TM Soundarajan passes away

Veteran singer TM Soundarajan passes away Veteran singer TM Soundarajan passed away after fighting for his life over the last few days. The singer won several awards was until recently in ICU ward of a leading hospital in Mylapore. Owing to bad health conditions he was in the hospital for some time and some of the celebrities have been visiting him, with even our Superstar visiting the singer and enquiring about his health conditions. The singer...
06:00 PM, May 25, 2013

Charlie Sheen uses latin name for 'Machete'

Charlie Sheen uses latin name for 'Machete' Los Angeles: For the first since his acting career began, Charlie Sheen is using his latin name Carlos Estevez in the credit roll of his new movie 'Machete'. The move comes in contrast to Sheen's earlier statement that he doesn't feel a Latino anymore. The 47-year-old 'Two and a Half Men' star's dad was born as Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez, that he changed to Martin Sheen to get acting jobs...
05:57 PM, May 25, 2013

Kanye West to do a cameo on Kim Kardashian's baby shower episode

Kanye West to do a cameo on Kim Kardashian's baby shower episode Los Angeles: Pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian has convinced her rapper boyfriend Kanye West to do a cameo on her upcoming baby shower episode. The 35-year-old West has been avoiding to appear on the reality show 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' for a while now, reported Radar Online. "Kim had to beg Kanye to stop by the baby shower which is taking place on June 2. The baby shower...
05:56 PM, May 25, 2013

UP govt to ensure adequate power supply: Akhilesh Yadav

UP govt to ensure adequate power supply: Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Amid public resentment over power crisis, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the state government will work on a large scale to ensure power supply was in accordance with the electricity demand. The Samajwadi Party government has inherited a loss of Rs 25,000 crore from the previous Mayawati regime, but it was working on setting up of new projects which would free people of the power...
05:52 PM, May 25, 2013

Deepika Padukone wraps up 'Chennai Express' shoot

Deepika Padukone wraps up 'Chennai Express' shoot Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone has finished shooting for her upcoming action-comedy 'Chennai Express' with superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the film is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and the happenings along the way. "Finished shoot of 'Chennai Express'. Expressed my love to the director and SRK," Padukone posted on Twitter. This is the third time the 27-year-old actress has teamed up with Shah Rukh...
05:49 PM, May 25, 2013

Stripping for 'We're The Millers' was fun: Jennifer Aniston

Stripping for 'We're The Millers' was fun: Jennifer Aniston New York: Actress Jennifer Aniston, who is playing a stripper in her new movie 'We're The Millers,' says her stripping experience was fun. The 44-year-old actress plays a lap-dancer called Rose in the comedy film about a marijuana dealer, played by Jason Sudeikis, who puts together a fake family as part of a drug smuggling deal in Mexico, reported Huffington Post. "(Stripping) was so much fun. I had a great...
05:46 PM, May 25, 2013

Farah Khan: I don't think I am a supermom

Farah Khan: I don't think I am a supermom Mumbai: A mother of three, choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan, who is all set to step into a judge's shoes for the new season of dance reality show 'Dance Indian Dance - Supermoms' says she stands nowhere in comparison to the show's contestants. Farah is a mother of five-year-old triplets - son Czar and daughters Diva and Anya. She is impressed to see the talent on the show, which features mothers competing...
05:36 PM, May 25, 2013

States have agreed to model sports law: Sports Minister

States have agreed to model sports law: Sports Minister New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said all the states have agreed to a model law suggested by the centre to tackle the menace of betting and match-fixing that has rocked Indian cricket. "The states have agreed to the suggestion that the centre could develop a model sports law for adoption by the states," Jitendra said in a statement after the two-day conference of Ministers of States/UTs in...
05:36 PM, May 25, 2013

Tom Cruise to help David Beckham with acting career?

Tom Cruise to help David Beckham with acting career? Los Angeles: Actor Tom Cruise has reportedly promised to help soccer ace David Beckham become an actor. "Beckham has always wanted to be an action film star, and Cruise promised him a long time ago he can make those dreams come true," a source told National Enquirer magazine. Beckham, 38, announced he was retiring from football this month after playing the game for more than 20 years, reports entertainmentwise.com. "Beckham...
05:36 PM, May 25, 2013

Djokovic and cold weather threaten Nadal's Paris bid

Djokovic and cold weather threaten Nadal's Paris bid Paris: Old foe Novak Djokovic and damp weather conditions are the most likely obstacles to claycourt machine Rafael Nadal's bid for a record-extending eighth French Open title over the next two weeks. Nadal, who last year beat Bjorn Borg's record of six Roland Garros crowns, has lost only one match on the Paris clay and has already won five titles on the slow surface this year. However, Serbia's Djokovic ended...
05:23 PM, May 25, 2013

Raikkonen in the hunt without the Hunt

Raikkonen in the hunt without the Hunt Monaco: Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen has covered up a tribute on his helmet to late champion James Hunt after the lettering was deemed to contravene television regulations. The party-loving Lotus driver, second in the championship at present, is a big fan of Britain's 1976 champion and once entered a snowmobile race under Hunt's name. He has also paid tribute to him in the past with Monaco helmets. This...
05:17 PM, May 25, 2013

Karthik Subbhuraj to star Siddharth as the lead in his next

Karthik Subbhuraj to star Siddharth as the lead in his next It's been a busy year for Siddharth, the actor who marked his new year with Deepa Mehta's 'Midnights Children' was soon seen romantic comedy 'Jabardasth', he then featured in Junior NTR starrer 'Baadshah' and shortly was seen in a pivotal role in Hindi film 'Chashme Baddoor'. Siddharth mesmerised his fans with 'Udhayam NH4' that proved to be a commercial success at the box office is now all set for his...
05:17 PM, May 25, 2013