New Delhi: 'Vicky Donor' star Ayushmann Khurana says his boy next door image is what made him popular among the audience and he would like to maintain that throughout his acting career. The 27-year-old VJ-turned-actor says he believes in being natural and is not willing to project a certain image onscreen even in his upcoming projects. "I have not drawn any boundaries for myself. I believe in being natural. Even...
12:35 PM, May 29, 2012
London: A young British schoolgirl, who had died just at the age of 13 has saved eight people's lives by opting to donate her vital organs. Jemima Layzell, who died due to a brain haemorrhage, had always wished to donate organs and save precious lives. Five children and three adults have received life-saving transplants and Jemima's eye tissue has helped restore the vision of two other needy people. In addition,...
04:23 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: Juggling between advertising, script writing and motherhood, 'Vicky Donor' writer Juhi Chaturvedi is enjoying her new found celebrity status to the fullest. Based on sperm donation, 'Vicky Donor' has made her a star overnight. With some more films in her kitty, Juhi is all set to take Bollywood by storm. Box office success of films like 'Paan Singh Tomar', 'Kahaani' and 'Vicky Donor' indicate that the audiences want...
01:52 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Mumbai: Be it Bollywood or Hollywood, fanfare has no limit. John Abraham, who has been constantly receiving e-mails and letters at his house ever since he mentioned his belief in sperm donation, recently had quite an experience. The actor-producer is said to have received a strange request from a married woman, who apparently is having trouble conceiving a child. The only option left for her is artificial insemination. Now, the...
01:20 PM, Apr 17, 2012
John Abraham was in the capital to promote his maiden home production 'Vicky Donor' along with lead actor Ayushman Khurana. ...
09:38 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Shirdi: The Shri Saibaba Samadhi temple has received Rs 3.9 crore in the form of cash donations during the Ram Navami festival that was celebrated last week, sources said in Shirdi. The devotees also donated 696 grams of gold and three kilograms of silver ornaments during the festival. The temple trust also earned a revenue of Rs 60 lakh through the sale of prasadam, sources from Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust...
10:50 AM, Apr 04, 2012
Mumbai: The inspiration behind John Abraham's upcoming film on sperm donation actually came from the actor's close friends. The, couple who were married for several years, had to rely on a sperm donor to have a child they could call their own. A close friend of John says, "One of their friends told the couple about sperm donation. They finally followed this and looked for donation banks. They finally found...
03:53 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: VJ-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana has chosen to be different. With 'Vicky Donor', an uncoventional film on sperm donation, he is glad that his debut project deals with a common issue seldom talked about in the country. "This film will not only entertain you, it will enlighten you about sperm donation. It is very common in our country, but it's just that people don't talk about it," Ayushmann told IANS....
11:57 AM, Mar 25, 2012
Chennai: Representatives from various industrial houses on Thursday made donations towards the relief work being done in areas hit by cyclone Thane. Till Thursday, the total amount received towards the fund touched Rs 114.84 crore. Those who contributed were: Sanjay Jeyawardanavelu, managing director, Lakshmi Machine Works, Coimbatore (Rs 1 crore). P Ramasubramanya Rajah, chairman and MD, Madras Cements Limited (Rs 1 crore), Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan, trustee, Samudhaaya Foundation, Chennai...
08:45 AM, Feb 24, 2012
Shirdi: The famous Shirdi Sai Baba shrine in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district has received 36 kg of gold and Rs 401 crore in cash towards donations in year 2011, a top official said on Wednesday. The offerings are at least 20 per cent higher compared to year 2010, he said. "The Trust received 36 kg of gold which is almost fifteen percent more than 31 kg it had received in 2010....
12:59 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Shirdi: The famous Shirdi Sai Baba shrine in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district has received 36 kg of gold and Rs 401 crore in cash towards donations in year 2011, a top official said on Wednesday. The offerings are at least 20 per cent higher compared to year 2010, he said. "The Trust received 36 kg of gold which is almost fifteen percent more than 31 kg it had received in 2010....
06:21 PM, Feb 08, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ever since he turned 18, Jayesh V V has been helping needy patients. At 22, he has donated blood as many as 14 times. As a recognition to his exemplary service, he recently got the award for the best blood donor recently. The orientation programme of NSS during higher secondary years has helped me to learn more about blood donation. Later, I became the NSS volunteer secretary while studying...
10:10 AM, Jan 17, 2012
Chennai: Desirous of having high IQ level progeny, a city-based couple have placed an online advertisement seeking a sperm donor preferably an IITian for artificial insemination for a compensation of Rs 20,000. The couple in their advertisement have said that the ideal candidate for sperms "should be an IIT student, healthy, no bad habits, tall and fair, if possible." Offering a compensation of Rs 20,000 for the donor and to...
06:51 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Paris: Google Inc is donating $11.5 million in grants to fight modern slavery and its hold on 27 million people worldwide, the technology company said on Wednesday. The donation is believed to be one of the largest corporate initiatives ever to fight slavery. Google said on its charitable website that its grants will "free more than 12,000 people from modern-day slavery" and prevent "millions more from being victimized." The company...
02:42 AM, Dec 15, 2011
Moscow: The co-founder of Google, Sergei Brin, has donated $500,000 to Wikipedia's foundation, Wikimedia, the foundation said on its web site Saturday. Brin granted $500,000 from The Brin Wojcicki Foundation, the charity fund run by him and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, reported RIA Novosti. The money however will not cover all Wikipedia's annual budget of $28.3 million. This week Wikipedia started its annual fund-rising campaign that is due to last...
01:24 PM, Nov 20, 2011
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