New Delhi: Dr Rajkumar was born on April 24, 1928 at Gajanur. Originally known as Muthuraju, the actor started his career as a theatre artist. He entered into films in 1954 with Bedara Kannappa. The actor has over 208 films to his credit in which, he portrayed a lover boy, action hero and mythologcial characters with great ease. Most of his films were a huge box-office success. Dr Rajkumar was...
04:28 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Mumbai: Adult film star Sunny Leone, who is playing the female lead in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Jism 2', has bagged another big Bollywood project. Sunny, who shot to limelight after being one of the contestants on TV reality show Bigg Boss, will be starring in the sequel to Ekta Kapoor's 'Ragini MMS'. "We have signed Sunny Leone for 'Ragini MMS 2'. She fits the bill with her sensuality. We always had...
06:32 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Srinagar: The multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association is getting murkier. The whistleblower of the scam has claimed that he has been receiving threats. "I am getting threats clearly by people who have been beneficiaries of the scam. I have also detected huge siphoning of money by the officials," whistleblower Manzoor Wazir said. This came even as an internal panel began its investigations in the case. Meanwhile,...
08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
London: Author JK Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, she has said on her website. Four years ago the British writer took an independent US publisher to court to stop its plans for a reference book on the world of the fictional boy wizard, saying it constituted a "rip off" of her work. On her re-vamped website, Rowling addressed the question...
09:04 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Mumbai: Considering Aamir Khan's perfectionist image, producer Siddharth Jain is aware that he'll have to try harder to get the actor to dub for his 3D animated version of 'Andaaz Apna Apna'. Fortunately for him, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon Thadani and Shakti Kapoor have already confirmed to lend their voices for the characters based on them. "I've already spoken to Salman, Raveena and Shakti and they said they'll be glad...
11:50 AM, Apr 13, 2012
London: It may lack wizards and witches, but JK Rowling and her publisher are hoping her first novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," will have the magic touch. The book's title was announced on Thursday by Little, Brown & Co. along with a brief plot synopsis and publication date. The publisher said the "blackly comic" tale of rivalry and duplicity in a small English town would be available worldwide on...
11:49 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association members have demanded that the association chairman Aslam Goni, who is accused of embezzled BCCI funds, should be sacked and its members should seek re-election. The members held a closed door meeting with JKCA President Farooq Abdullah where they expressed their apprehension of Goni continuing as Chairman despite the allegations. Sources said that Abdullah assured JKCA members that the BCCI would audit JKCA accounts...
01:32 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: The government said there was tangible progress in its meeting with top leadership of ULFA on Monday as peace talks resumed here after a break of six months, discussing the outfit's 'charter of demands' to find a lasting solution to the three-decade-old insurgency in Assam. During the 90-minute meeting, the ULFA delegation, led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa, discussed with Union Home Secretary RK Singh and other officials...
06:45 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Rajkot: A 52-year-old man died due to swine flu at Rajkot Civil Hospital, officials said on Sunday. This is the first reported death from swine flu in the state after the previous nation-wide outbreak. Manhar Dodiya, admitted to the isolation ward of the hospital on March 31, died on Saturday night, hospital officials said. Seven others are being treated at the isolation ward at present, and two of them have...
04:25 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Guwahati: A high-level pro-talk ULFA delegation, led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, left for New Delhi on Sunday to hold the second round of talks with the Centre to resolve the long-standing issues. The delegation is scheduled to meet Union Home Secretary R K Singh on Monday to review the progress of the talks and to ensure that the process was expedited. "The discussion is likely to be held on the...
02:05 PM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: Well known actor in Sandalwood, Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar is all set to make his presence felt on big screen with his new flick 'Anna Bond' opposite Priyamani and Nidhi Subbaiah. The film is directed by Suri. When City Express interacted with Puneeth Rajkumar, Priyamani and lyricist Jayant Kaikini, they spoke in length about their upcoming flick during the audio launch of the film. Puneeth who had earlier...
07:24 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: An application filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Club in the state High Court has asked for a CBI probe into the multi-crore cricket scam as well as an investigation for the registration of the FIR. The court has invited the accused party to respond. The club has named Chairman JKCA Muhammad Aslam Goni, former Chief Executive Officer JKCA Saleem Khan, former Secretary General JKCA Ashan Ahmed...
08:45 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Film producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra confessed in an interview that he wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan in 'Munna Bhai MBBS' and '3 Idiots' but the actor refused to accept the role due to date issues. This interview left the readers wondering about what would have happened if Shah Rukh would have played the lead roles in both the films. Shah Rukh could have taken the role of...
11:30 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra shared some trade secrets with fans at a special screening of some of his best works in Mumbai. ...
11:02 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Mumbai: After setting the box office on fire with their 2009 blockbuster '3 Idiots', Rajkumar Hirani, Aamir Khan and Vidhu Vinod Chopra will team up once again. '3 Idiots', a comedy-drama, was directed by Hirani and produced by Chopra. The film starring Aamir, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya and Boman Irani was loosely adapted from the novel 'Five Point Someone' written by Chetan Bhagat. Reportedly, Aamir has...
05:24 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Srinagar: The tainted Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Aslam Goni has been promoted and named the manager of Team India for the South Africa tour. Aslam Goni was named in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam, in which officials allegedly embezzled crores of BCCI funds. Team India's tour of South Africa is a one-match tour and the T20 match will be played on Friday. The BCCI is yet...
09:10 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Mumbai: Emraan Hashmi has his hands full, shooting back-to-back for his forthcoming projects. After wrapping up Dibakar Banerjee's next, he is currently busy with Rajkumar Gupta's comedy and Vishal Bhardwaj's supernatural thriller. Emraan, however, took a day off to celebrate his 33rd birthday, on Saturday. The actor chatted about his transition from a 'serial kisser' to being a bankable star today. How does it feel to turn a year older?...
12:49 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: After a gap of six months, the government will hold dialogue with ULFA on April 9 as part of its efforts to bring a lasting solution to the decades-old insurgency problem in Assam. Union Home Secretary RK Singh and other senior Home Ministry officials will hold peace talks with ULFA led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa and try to iron out differences on key demands of the banned...
09:33 AM, Mar 25, 2012
The award ceremony honoured 11 specially-abled individuals, who despite their physical challenges, managed to realise their dreams. ...
07:36 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: Cement may become dearer by Rs 5 per 50 kg bag in view of the Budget proposal on Friday to raise excise duty to 12 per cent from 10 per cent earlier, industry sources said. "The hike in excise duty will push up the sales cost by Rs 5 per bag. Cement makers will obviously try to pass it on to the consumers, but their ability to do...
08:00 PM, Mar 16, 2012
