Lakshmi started her career as an actress in American television series and featured in 'Las Vegas', 'Boston Legal' and 'Desperate Housewives'. ...
04:03 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Under fire over his 'India and Bharat' comment, the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat got another jolt over an alleged comment on the role of women in society. "A husband and a wife are involved in a social contract. The wife has to take care of the household work and the husband has to meet her needs and protect her. If the wife violates the contract, the husband can disown her,"...
05:51 PM, Jan 06, 2013
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Ministry's proposal of salaries for housewives has elicited mixed reactions. While the husbands are still figuring out the details, women's rights groups claim it's not a well thought-out proposal. 'Homemakers should be empowered and paid to maintain their households' was an idea that the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry came up with at a recent meeting. WCD Minister of Delhi, Kiran Walia said...
06:50 AM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: Housewives may soon start getting monthly salaries from their husbands with the government mulling a proposal which would make it mandatory for men to share a certain percentage of their income with their wives who stay back and do household chores. The proposal is being considered by Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry for socio-economic empowerment of homemakers. "We have got a survey conducted on this theme and...
05:57 PM, Sep 09, 2012
Mumbai: On April 29, the police raided a pub in Khar after receiving a tip-off about a flesh trade racket operational there, and detained 16 girls. However, families of many of the detainees say they are just college students or housewives from working class families who had only gone to the pub to have a good time. They claim they have been tagged prostitutes and consigned to a rehabilitation centre...
12:15 PM, May 09, 2012
Los Angeles: Actress Eva Longoria has squashed rumours of a 'Desperate Housewives' movie saying that the makers have run out of story ideas. The actress, who played Gabrielle Solis in the hit show for eight years, said: "We won't do a movie. Marc Cherry, our creator, has said that's because we have done over 200 episodes. The difference with 'Sex And The City' is that they only did 13 episodes...
07:51 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Mumbai: Here's Sanjay Dutt's Desperate Housewife. No, we're not talking about Manyata, but Sanju baba's new co-star, who acted in ABC Studios' popular sitcom Desperate Housewives, and will now make her Bollywood debut. Laxmi Manchu, the Freida Pinto of ABC Studios and Cherry Productions insanely popular sitcom Desperate Housewives, is the only Indian actor to have shared screen space with the likes of Eva Longaria and Teri Hatcher. Now, this...
02:44 PM, Dec 19, 2011
Los Angeles: Eva Longoria and Tina Fey have topped Forbes magazine's list of TV's highest paid actresses. Eva and Tina have earned $13 million each between May 2010 and May 2011 through their shows 'Desperate Housewives' and '30 Rock', respectively, reports usmagazine.com. Marcia Cross of 'Desperate Houswives', Mariska Hargitay of 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' fame and 'CSI' star Marg Helgenberger tied at the second spot with an earning...
07:14 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Los Angeles: It pays to be a desperate housewife, at least on TV, or a crime investigator or just Tina Fey. Fey, the star and creator of NBC comedy '30 Rock,' shares the distinction of being the highest paid woman on television with 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria. Each earned $13 million in the 12 months ending in May 2011, according to a new list from financial news website Forbes.com...
12:19 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Los Angeles: Reality TV show 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' is being re-edited following the suicide of Russell Armstrong in a strong indication that the network plans to go ahead with the second season. But Bravo president Frances Berwick told showbusiness paper Daily Variety that no decision has yet been made about whether the drama-filled program will premiere as planned on Sept. 5. A source who knew of the...
11:59 AM, Aug 20, 2011
Los Angeles: The estranged husband of 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Taylor Armstrong has been found dead in an apparent suicide, just three weeks before the reality show is scheduled to return to US television. In the most tragic event to befall a reality TV show, venture capitalist Russell Armstrong, 47, was found hanged in a bedroom on Monday evening at a house in Los Angeles, coroners officials and...
10:52 AM, Aug 17, 2011
London: Actress Nicollette Sheridan has dismissed speculation that she will return to hit TV series 'Desperate Housewives' for its grand finale. The 47-year-old actress, who played sexy real estate dealer Edie Britt on the popular comedy drama, insisted that she is not bringing her character back from the dead, Daily Express reported. "I had an amazing time playing that character. I loved her dearly, but they killed her. She's dead,"...
03:32 PM, Aug 10, 2011
Los Angeles: The 'Desperate Housewives' of Wisteria Lane might want to get their affairs in order. According to a person familiar with ABC's plans for the drama, next season will be its last. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the network and producers hadn't authorized public comment. ABC, which is scheduled to discuss its fall schedule at a news conference Sunday, declined comment. 'Desperate Housewives,' a glossy prime-time...
12:12 PM, Aug 06, 2011
London: Actress Eva Longoria is taking pole dance lessons for her role in the eighth season of "Desperate Housewives". The actress, who plays Gabrielle Solis, has been practicising at the S Factor gym in Los Angeles. The 36-year-old says she is not a stranger to stripper poles as her former "Baywatch" star friend Carmen Electra had gifted her one in 2009. "Carmen Electra has these stripper poles that she sells....
06:22 PM, Jul 21, 2011
New York: Eva Longoria's character on "Desperate Housewives" isn't exactly domestic, but in real life the actress says she "tries to cook everyday." She's released a cookbook called "Eva's Kitchen: Cooking with Love for Family and Friends." It includes family recipes and her own go-to dishes such as chicken tortilla soup. The 36-year-old actress, who plays a former model and the youngest of the housewives on Wisteria Lane on the...
12:22 PM, Apr 08, 2011
Los Angeles: Actress Elizabeth Hurley has sparked rumours that she may appear in "Desperate Housewives" after she was spotted dining with the TV show star Teri Hatcher. The two actresses were seen enjoying a business meal at exclusive restaurant Little Door, where they were joined by Hurley's lover and Australian cricketer Shane Warne, aceshowbiz.com reports. While the purpose of the meeting is unknown, fellow diners claim the two women were...
11:16 AM, Mar 21, 2011
Warsaw: A group of eleven housewives in the Polish city of Lodz have shed their embarrassment and their clothes for a noble cause - to raise money for a sick child. Four-year old Julia Koper was born with a mysterious genetic disorder which left her both physically and mentally disabled, requiring a special walker to help her stay upright. But the price for treatment was beyond the reach of her...
06:03 PM, Jan 10, 2011
Washington: 'Facebook' or 'Twitter' may have helped unite many people across the globe, but a survey revealed that one in five divorces in the US now involve the popular social networking sites. According to the survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a staggering 80 per cent of divorce lawyers have also reported a spike in the number of cases that use social media for evidence of cheating. Flirty...
04:38 PM, Dec 01, 2010
