
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday demanded an immediate apology from actor Aamir Khan accusing him of having defamed the medical profession in the May 27 episode of his TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' and warned him of legal action if he did not do so. "Aamir Khan should apologise for having defamed and given one side of the story on medical profession. If he does not we...

09:14 PM, Jun 02, 2012

New Delhi: Launching an austerity drive to contain expenditure, the government today banned creation of new posts in its departments and holding their meetings in five-star hotels besides imposing curbs on foreign travel. The Finance Ministry has also asked all ministries and departments to reduce non-Plan expenditure by 10 per cent in the current financial year. "There will be a total ban on holding of meetings and conferences in five-star...

06:21 PM, May 31, 2012

After his latest hit, Aadi has come to be referred to as 'Lovely Rock Star.' He is thoroughly enjoying this new image, and says that he has become confident about himself. "I never thought I could dance so well. Thanks to Jaya Garu, I pulled off good steps in the movie. Chori Chori song is something I will never forget. Anup Ruben's music was 10 times better than Prema Kavali's....

10:26 AM, May 31, 2012

Paris: World number one Novak Djokovic showed great composure to beat Italian Potito Starace 7-6 6-3 6-1 and reach the second round of the French Open on Monday. The Serbian was dragged into a first-set tiebreak, which he won 7-3, before gradually outpacing the world number 97 as he bids to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four grand slams simultaneously. Starace put up a decent...

10:11 PM, May 28, 2012

Bangalore: Global software major Microsoft will incubate 10 early-stage technology start-ups in cloud computing, internet and mobile using its Accelerator for Windows Azure programme to help them build businesses, a top official said Wednesday. "The start-ups will have access to our resources such as BizSpark programme and $60,000 in Azure credit through BizSpark Plus programme to take advantage of the cloud," Microsoft India (R&D) Managing Director Amit Chatterjee told reporters...

11:06 AM, May 24, 2012

Marvel comic book crime fighters 'The X-Men' are getting ready for the first same-sex marriage in the superhero world. ...

04:30 PM, May 23, 2012

Philadelphia: Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend. The New York-based publisher said on Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of "Astonishing X-Men" No. 51. That's due out June 20. Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of "Alpha Flight" No. 106 in 1992, one of Marvel...

11:00 AM, May 23, 2012

New Delhi: With the 22-second teaser out, speculations have arisen about the third episode of much talked about show 'Satyamev Jayate'. The short and crisp promo shows the host Aamir Khan talking about the passion of Indians. Khan deliberately denies cricket or movies to be the passion referring to some thing else (still unrevealed). The chat show, whose earlier two episodes dealt with social issues like female infanticide and child...

06:22 PM, May 19, 2012

As his last seven films have failed to keep the Box Office happy, Megastar Mammootty is on the plan to set things right. As a right initiative, he has decided not to compromise on scripts and has asked the directors of his new projects to make the necessary changes. While some of his already announced projects like Vinod Vijayan's 'Pickpocket' and VM Vinu's 'Ganapathy' stands cancelled, Mammootty also has advised...

05:55 PM, May 18, 2012

No, not from 'Boologam' opposite Jayam Ravi, but Trisha has walked out of 'Sir Vostara', a Telugu movie starring Ravi Teja in the lead. Though there is no official version about her exit, sources say the actress was too busy to allot dates for the project. "Trisha is simultaneously busy with three films- Samar with Vishal, Boologam with Jayam Ravi and Endrendrum Punnagai with Jiiva. Hence she found it extremely...

05:34 PM, May 18, 2012

Shah Rukh Khan's scuffle with MCA guards comes just months after his brawl with director Shirish Kunder at a pub in Mumbai. ...

11:55 PM, May 17, 2012

New Delhi: The Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate has made a definite impact on Sunday morning programming, according to the latest TAM data released by Star Plus. The first episode of the show on female foeticide opened with an aggregate rating of 4.09 across the country. It was reportedly viewed by 27 million viewers. This figure holds true for the entire country including cable and satellite (C&S) households and terrestrial homes...

12:00 PM, May 17, 2012

Aamir Khan's debut on the small screen, Satyamev Jayate, which has captured the imagination of a large number of people and has been a constant talking point across the social networking platforms, has earned a rating of 3.8 in the three Metros of Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai on Star Plus, according to TAM data released by the channel. That is higher than the IPL 5 ratings (based on the released...

10:30 AM, May 11, 2012