
Mumbai: Do you think you can elude the cops by getting rid of your glasses? Twenty six-year-old Wakas Ibrahim Shaikh, an accused in the 13/7 terror blasts case, definitely thinks so. He allegedly underwent a laser operation to get rid of his glasses, in a bid to disguise his look three months after the terror attack which occurred at the Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar, and Dadar (west). The 4,000-page chargesheet,...

07:22 PM, May 28, 2012

Mumbai: 'RA.One' animator Charu Khandal, who has met with a serious road accident, will undergo surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital later on Thursday, a close friend said, adding that she had been planning to get married by the end of the year. Mauli Singh, a close friend of Charu, told IANS: "Charu will undergo major surgery today. The surgery was supposed to happen at 7:30 in the morning...

01:55 PM, Mar 29, 2012

Mumbai: Getting under people's skin is part of Dr Vijay Sharma's job. But CCTV cameras recently rescued the cosmetic surgeon from the fury of a woman who had gone under his knife. Model Mahee Shaikh was arrested for trying to extort money from cosmetic surgeon Vijay Sharma by threatening to slap molestation case as she was not happy with her facial surgery. "I have been victimised by many of my...

02:34 PM, Mar 16, 2012

London: An ailing Bloodhound has got a new lease of life after his owners spent over 10,000 pounds to treat him and transform him from a "grumpy old man." Five-year-old Junior, who bears a striking resemblance to cartoon dog Droopy, has been transformed after having three operations and 39 stitches, his owners said. Junior, who has just added a tummy tuck to last year's facelift, has run up a surgeon's...

06:17 PM, Mar 06, 2012

Mumbai: Like most infants, 14-month-old Pranav is fascinated by the sound of his rattle, thankfully oblivious to the complicated surgeries he's just undergone. Malnourished from birth, he also suffered from a rare congenital heart defect. Dr Snehal Kulkarni, Pediatric Cardiologist, Kokilaben Hospital, said, "The baby was blue when he came in. It explained his condition. Pure and impure blood was getting mixed in the right side of his heart." That's...

09:50 AM, Mar 02, 2012

Johannesburg: Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital Sunday after an overnight stay for minor diagnostic surgery to determine the cause of an abdominal complaint, a spokesman for the country's current leader said. Spokesman Mac Maharaj said the 93-year-old Nobel peace laureate had undergone a laparoscopy, a procedure that involves surgeons making an incision in the belly to insert a thin, lighted tube to look at abdominal organs....

08:15 AM, Feb 27, 2012

New Delhi: Actresses usually shy away from discussing their cosmetic surgeries, but Shruti Haasan has no problems in admitting that she went under the knife for a nose-job before her Bollywood debut. However, she clarifies it was for medical reasons. She says she went in for a corrective surgery in the US because she was facing breathing problems. She revealed on BIG CBS Love's show 'India's Glam Diva' that she...

05:07 PM, Feb 24, 2012

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday said he will have to undergo a second surgery and that his stay in the hospital will be prolonged. Bachchan, 69, who underwent an abdominal surgery on Saturday at the Seven Hills hospital, said on Twitter that he was required to make another visit to the operation theatre. "Some more tests... more unpronounceable medication...and... another visit to the OT... operation theatre! Going to be...

10:56 PM, Feb 16, 2012

New Delhi: The Israeli woman diplomat, who was injured in a suspected terror attack on an embassy car in New Delhi, on Monday night underwent two major surgeries and her condition was stated to be "critical but stable". Tal Yehoshua (40), wife of Israeli Defence Attache in the Embassy, suffered splinter injuries in the attack and was admitted to the Primus Hospital. "Her surgery is over...she continues to remain critical...

02:29 AM, Feb 14, 2012

Mumbai: As Amitabh Bachchan recovers from his surgery, Sanjay Dutt visited the megastar at the Seven Hills hospital on Sunday and said he wishes he gets well soon. "As soon as I got the news, I came running to meet Mr Amitabh Bachchan. He should recover soon. I wish him a speedy recovery," Sanjay told reporters outside the hospital. He came in the evening. Sahara group chief Subroto Roy, too,...

12:48 PM, Feb 13, 2012

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who underwent two abdominal surgeries Saturday, tweeted fans about his condition as soon as he could from the hospital bed and thanked them for their wishes, which he feels never fails. Big B's scheduled abdominal surgery went off smoothly Saturday morning at the SevenHills Hospital here. His abdominal pain was due to an injury he suffered during shooting of 'Coolie' in 1982. "Took long because 2...

02:03 PM, Feb 12, 2012

All eyes are on the Grammys that will be held on Monday and British singer Adele Adkins is a favourite with 6 nominations - the highest this year. She recently underwent a throat surgery. ...

09:05 AM, Feb 12, 2012

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's scheduled abdominal surgery went off smoothly Saturday morning and he is now resting in the hospital room, says his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan. "The abdominal pain was due to the pain that had started during the injury that he (Amitabh Bachchan) had got during 'Coolie' (in 1982). He is operated now and the surgery went on for two to three hours. It has gone smoothly," Abhishek...

03:05 PM, Feb 11, 2012

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, scheduled to undergo abdominal surgery here Saturday, was happy and cheerful before being wheeled into the operation theatre in the morning, doctors attending on him said. "Amitabh Bachchan had come with an abdomen complaint. The doctors found that surgery would relieve him. He is undergoing surgery right now. It is in progress, he is doing well," Dr. Asthana, a representative of the SevenHills Hospital told reporters...

02:49 PM, Feb 11, 2012

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan would be undergoing an abdominal surgery on Saturday at the Seven Hills hospital in suburban Andheri. On February 9, Bachchan had revealed about the operation on his blog. The actor had said he will get a CT scan done on Friday, but did not reveal the hospital he will be treated at. However, sources told PTI that he is to undergo the surgery at Seven Hills...

11:04 AM, Feb 11, 2012