New Delhi: There seems to be a reservation plea taking place in Parliament as well, with around hundred MPs demanding that they be allowed to add the special red beacon to their cars. They have sent a petition to the Chairman, Privilege Committee requesting that they be allowed to use the beacon while driving in New Delhi. Present rules allow only ministers to have a red beacon atop their cars....
05:08 PM, Aug 12, 2011
New Delhi: VIPs beware ! Do not accept gifts from strange and unknown persons as they could be explosives wrapped neatly. The Centre has sent an advisory to all states asking them to alert prominent persons in their areas not to accept any gifts from unknown persons as there may be explosives inside. The advisory was sent to the states following an intelligence input suggesting that terror modules were exploring...
01:42 PM, Jul 20, 2011
New Delhi: Producer Vipul Shah is shocked at the claims of Pandit Bhagwat Guruji, who said that he got actors John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza married off while shooting for a wedding sequence in their new film Force, and says the priest is just looking for his 15 minutes of fame. "Countless number of weddings have been performed in Hindi cinema, but this is the first time that I have...
09:22 AM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: The VIP accused in the CWG scam are unlikely to enjoy VIP treatment hereon, after Tihar Jail authorities on Monday admitted that VIP inmates were getting special privileges. "Found former OC chief Suresh Kalmadi having tea and snacks with the jail superitendant at Jail No. 4 where he is lodged. This happened on 30th June," said Tihar Jail DIG Prisons RN Sharma. Nearly a week after reports of...
10:54 PM, Jul 04, 2011
New Delhi: Days after a trial court judge Brijesh Kumar Garg's visit to Tihar brought to light special benefits being extended to certain high profile inmates including Suresh Kalmadi, an internal probe has confirmed that jail norms were violated by some officials. The report by the trial court judge had indicated that some inmates were getting more privileges than others. And some reports claimed that the jail superintendent S C...
07:19 AM, Jul 04, 2011
Mumbai: Actress Shefali Shah, who is all set to surprise the audience with her new avatar in the upcoming film 'Kuchh Luv Jaisaa', says she would never do a kissing scene. Directed by Barnali Ray-Shukla, 'Kuchh Luv Jaisaa' will see Shefali not only wearing revealing clothes, but she has shot some intimate scenes for the film too. "I have always gone with the demand of my character in the film,...
05:28 PM, May 22, 2011
Sydney: Beware, Naga Viper. Your reign as the world's hottest chili pepper may be coming to a close. A group of Australians is seeking world record status for a new variety of chili, a bright red pepper so potent that processing it for eating requires gas masks and protective chemical warfare-like clothing. The "Trinidad Scorpion Butch T" chili, a mere 2.5 cm (1 inch) long, comes it at a fiery...
11:54 AM, Apr 25, 2011
Mumbai: As India readies for one of its biggest cricket matches ever, the World Cup final against Sri Lanka, the Wankhede stadium is a bustle of activity, with people from different parts of the country, and even, the world, waiting in long queues to get tickets. To be a part of the World Cup final fever, they say no price is too great. With all the tickets sold out, frantic...
08:18 AM, Apr 02, 2011
New Delhi: If last year there were panoramic views of haweli's and forts along with uber chic models, the theme of Elite Model Management's calendar this year is semi-nude models featured sensually in black and white. Themed on the four elements of earth, water, air and fire, the fifth edition puts the spotlight on models and San Franciscan photographer duo Ryuuzaki Julio and Taelin have impressively shot their sensuality and...
06:39 PM, Jan 14, 2011
Mumbai: Aishwarya Rai, who plays a 'typical' girl of the 1970s in the retro comedy Action Replayy, says she didn't try to imitate any particular actress, but picked from the looks and mannerisms of all reigning heroines of that era. "There isn't any particular actor whom I followed. In terms of visual styling, make-up and hair, there are lots of actresses from that time. There is no signature reference of...
12:56 PM, Nov 07, 2010
New Delhi: Vipul Shah loves bringing plays to the silver screen and he is doing the same with his new film Action Replayy. The hit Bollywood filmmaker feels it is a successful proposition as theatrical productions are a testing ground for scripts. "I have been adapting my plays for the screen. My first play that was adapted into a movie was Aankhen. Then I adapted Aatish Kapadia's play as Waqt',...
01:08 PM, Nov 03, 2010
Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah, whose forthcoming film
Action Replayy has an extra "Y" in its spelling, cited numerological reasons for it. "It's because of numerology that we have altered the spelling of the film. We all are superstitious, so we have kept the name according to numerology," Shah said while showcasing the first look of
Action Replayy. Directed by Shah, the movie stars Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Neha Dhupia, Randhir...
01:21 PM, Sep 10, 2010
![Shefali Shah's play premieres in Mumbai]( "Shefali Shah's play premieres in Mumbai")
Quite a few Bollywood personalities turned up at the event ...
01:51 PM, Aug 17, 2010
The CBI has told the Supreme Court that bigger names are involved in the Sohrabuddin case and the case should be moved out of Gujarat. ...
11:50 AM, Jul 30, 2010
Criminality cuts across class barriers and a rich and powerful accused deserves no special privilege. ...
11:28 PM, Jul 29, 2010
The VIP visits used to irk thousands of other devotees who have to patiently wait their turn in the long lines. ...
10:15 PM, Jul 10, 2010
New Delhi: Hours after CNN-IBN exposed how VIP security protocol allegedly took the life of a 10-year-old child, the DGP of Uttar Pradesh has instructed the DIG of Kanpur to set up an enquiry into the matter. Public outrage is growing over the death of 10-yr-old Aman. His family says they couldn't get him to the hospital on time because the police had blocked traffic during the prime minister's visit...
11:06 AM, Jul 10, 2010
The mother of 10-year-old Aman Khan has put the blame squarely on the Prime Minister's security for her son's death. ...
10:43 PM, Jul 09, 2010
A Kanpur couple has alleged their 10-year-old son died because roadblocks set up for the Prime Minister's visit to the city prevented the family from taking the child to hospital in time. Aman Khan, a Class 2 student, suffered head injuries on July 3 after the iron gate at his home in Kanpur's Shyam Nagar fell on him. His parents tried to take him to a hospital but were allegedly delayed because of traffic restrictions in place in the city for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit. n November 2009, a man died outside a Chandigarh hospital because security in place for the PM's visited to the city prevented him from getting timely medical care. Heavy security cover for our politicians has often been known to inconvenience the common man, with some known to move around with a posse of at least 350 policemen. What can be done to ensure that VIP security in India causes less inconvenience for the common man?
02:10 PM, Jul 09, 2010
