Mumbai: Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu who made their Bollywood debuts with Shammi Kapoor in "Kashmir Ki Kali" and "Junglee" respectively said they will miss the star who was "high spirited and so full of life". Sharmila Tagore, who made her foray into Hindi films with Shammi Kapoor in 1961 romantic movie "Kashmir Ki Kali" and later featured with him in the hit movie "An Evening In Paris", is very...
06:01 PM, Aug 14, 2011
New Delhi: Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar has remembered Shammi Kapoor as a big star and good human being and revealed that the late actor was a fabulous singer. "I am very upset after hearing the demise of Shammiji. He was one of the biggest stars of Bollywood, but before that he was an outstanding human being. He was very lively and he was a very strong person. He used to...
05:47 PM, Aug 14, 2011
Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan feels that with the demise of Shammi Kapoor Bollywood's flamboyance and joi de verve has been lost, while Riteish Deshmukh described the "Junglee" star as the most stylish actor ever. Mourning the death of the legend, actors young and old on Sunday expressed sadness over the era that had ended with his death. "Shammi Kapoorji passed away this morning at 5:15 am. Rushing there now. The flamboyance...
01:06 PM, Aug 14, 2011
Mumbai: Aditya Raj Kapoor has described his father Shammi Kapoor, who died on Sunday morning, as a "happy and lively person" and has hoped his fans will pray his soul rests in peace. "He was a very happy and lively person. His life was going good. But he was on dialysis and he died of kidney failure," said Aditya who was at his father's side when he breathed his last....
12:57 PM, Aug 14, 2011
New Delhi: Veteran actor Dev Anand remembered Mohammed Rafi on his 31st death anniversary on Sunday, saying the legendary singer was one of the greatest souls. "Rafi's death anniversary is today but he is indeed immortal and (I) always feel he is around and in our hearts n soul I admire his voice and range. Rafi a great soul very quiet and fine person," the actor posted on micro-blogging site...
05:42 PM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: The baadshah of Bollywood playback singing, Mohammed Rafi, who gave Indian cinema 40 golden years of haunting melodies, was one of the few survivors in the industry who lived through its hard glitter with his soul in place, says his son and biographer Shahid Rafi. Shahid, who is penning a book about his father with writer Sujata Dev, says he wants to explore the human side of his...
04:14 PM, Jul 31, 2011
London: American singer Aaron Carter has claimed that late pop legend Michael Jackson gave him cocaine and alcohol when he was 15. The "Crazy Little Party Girl" hit-maker, who spent a month in rehab earlier this year for "emotional and spiritual" issues, was friends with the King of Pop. Carter, the younger brother of singer Nick Carter, revealed that he became so uncomfortable with Jackson's behaviour that his mother called...
01:49 PM, Jul 01, 2011
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05:19 PM, Apr 15, 2011
Sanya (China): China on Thursday recorded its recognition of India's "status" in global affairs and said it "supports" its "aspiration" to play a greater role in the world body, a nuanced expression that could be seen as a step forward towards backing New Delhi's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The Chinese position was reflected in a declaration issued here after a Summit of Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa...
06:43 PM, Apr 14, 2011
London: The lawyers of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, have revealed that the late King of Pop might have committed suicide over his financial woes. Defence lawyer Ed Chernoff said his client, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter, was not responsible for the pop superstar's death in 2009. He claimed that Jackson was so upset about the state of his finances he took his own life, reports contactmusic.com. "The crux...
06:52 PM, Apr 07, 2011
Puducherry: The lone MDMK member in the Puducherry Assembly PR Siva has resigned from the party and membership of the House and joined the All India NR Congress led by former Chief Minister N Rangasamy. Official sources said Siva submitted his resignation to the Secretary to the assembly earlier in the day. Siva was elected to the assembly from Tirunallur in the 2006 polls. "During the past five years, I...
02:54 PM, Mar 22, 2011
London: A statue of Michael Jackson will be installed at the Fulham Football club in the memory of the pop legend's friendship with its chairman. Chairman Mohamed al Fayed commissioned the sculpture of his close friend following the singer's death in 2009. It will be unveiled at Craven Cottage on April 3, reports mirror.co.uk. "I hope Fulham fans will appreciate seeing the finest performer in the world among them, the...
07:55 PM, Mar 17, 2011
Mumbai: The murder of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane's and the crackdown on adulteration rackets in Maharashtra has failed to reign in the state mafia cartels. After the oil cartel, now the sand mafia strikes terror in Maharashtra. Newspaper reporter Sachin Kale was threatened with murder by a NCP member Ramsheth Kale, allegedly a part of Pune's sand mafia, for calling up a mining officer to check about permissions for sand...
10:20 PM, Feb 17, 2011
Mumbai: The commission of inquiry formed by the Maharashtra government to probe alleged irregularities in the Adarsh Housing Society has set in motion the process by sending summons to the society members to file their affidavits. The summons signed by the Secretary to the Commission, NN Kumbare, were sent to 25 members till Tuesday after the panel received no response to its notification put out in newspapers inviting affidavits from...
08:52 PM, Feb 16, 2011
London: A British Airways' cabin crew member has received a 120-hour community punishment order after using his position to illegally import tobacco into the UK through Heathrow Airport. The potential revenue loss on the smuggled tobacco is estimated at around 18,000 pounds. Christakis Lambrou, a British national, was stopped by UK Border Agency officers on August 15 2009, as he waited to board a flight to Geneva. Officers examined Lambrou's...
01:11 PM, Dec 27, 2010
London: Late pop legend Michael Jackson's clothes including a fedora hat and glove have reportedly been sold for over $400,000 at auction. The items, the fedora which sold for $72,000 and a glove which reached $330,000, were part of the star's wardrobe for his "Bad" tour in 1980s and were sold through Julien's Auctions Saturday as part of their 'Icons and Idols' sale, reports femalefirst.co.uk. A jacket signed by the...
11:11 PM, Dec 06, 2010
Bangalore: Facing an all-out attack from the opposition, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday accused the Congress and JDS of "relentlessly" trying to destabilise the BJP government and said he plans to order a judicial probe into the land owned by leaders of the two parties. Irked by the land scam allegations against his government, which has faced repeated threats to its survival following rebellion by BJP dissidents, Yeddyurappa...
02:24 PM, Oct 20, 2010
London: Late pop star Michael Jackson's eldest two children want to buy back their dad's Neverland ranch which the singer sold after falling into debt. Prince Michael, 13, and Paris, 12, want to turn the ranch into a shrine to their dad after having made a secret pilgrimage to the late singer's $80 million home, reports dailymail.co.uk. Jackson, who died in June last year, was forced to sell when the...
03:55 PM, Oct 19, 2010
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley blamed the Karnataka Governor for the crisis in the state, accusing him of being partial and trying to destabilise the state government. Addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday, Jaitley said Governor H R Bhardwaj has lost his right to continue in office and must be recalled immediately. "The central government must recall the Governor immediately. He cannot...
02:42 PM, Oct 12, 2010
The Karnataka Governor has offered the CM another chance to seek a fresh trust vote on Thursday to prove his majority in the Assembly. ...
02:11 PM, Oct 12, 2010
