New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has "elbow room" to cut interest rates to boost the countrys waning growth, said Subir Gokarn, deputy central bank governor. His comments came days after India became the latest emerging market to see its once buoyant growth suffer a sharp slowdown, sparking fears that the country could face an economic crisis. The slowdown and rising inflation had lead many analysts to believe there...
12:11 AM, Jun 05, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has thanked his fans for giving 'Rowdy Rathore' the biggest solo opening of his career. "I owe a HUGE thank you to my audience! You are the only reason behind the biggest opening weekend of my career! Love Rowdy," Akshay tweeted. The film, directed by Prabhu Deva, is Akshay's widest release so far. It opened on 2,800 screens in the country. Made on a budget...
04:31 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Now that Rowdy Rathore is a BO hit, SS Rajamoui's appeal has only increased. His style of filmmaking has always been admired there in Bollywood. Remember Magadheera was sought to be remade with Hrithik Roshan or Ranbir Kapoor. The idea was not taken forward, though, for the reason because it was a massive film which could not be accomplishing like an ordinary film. That apart, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie...
03:27 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: The rupee rose on Monday to its highest against the dollar in a week, despite a steep sell-off in global risk assets, on the back of dollar sales by corporates and exporters, as well as unwinding of long-dollar positions by banks. The recovery comes after the rupee had hit a string of record lows against the dollar in the second half of May, with the latest on Thursday when...
03:05 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has some room to reduce policy rates following a moderate core inflation and soft global oil prices, a deputy governor said on Monday. Subir Gokarn was speaking to television channel CNBC-TV18 on the sidelines of a investor conference in Mumbai. The 10-year benchmark bond yield fell to its lowest level in two-and-half months at 8.31 per cent in early trade on expectations of...
02:19 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Akshay Kumar's 'Rowdy Rathore' is all set to take the world by storm. The film collected Rs 48.5 crore in first three days, a record for any Hindi film in a non holiday weekend. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets, "RowdyRathore has a M-A-S-S-I-V-E Sunday. Emerges the biggest non-holiday opener ever in Bollywood history." He further tweets, "RowdyRathore has smashed previous records by a big margin. Collects a colossal...
10:59 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: It had been another brutal day for the rupee on the foreign exchanges as India's economic crisis escalated and, travelling home from a visit to Myanmar last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh summoned journalists on his plane for a briefing. The one statement he had prepared for the media that night, however, concerned allegations of corruption levelled against him and his cabinet ministers - not the economy. Quizzed...
09:02 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar is elated with the response to his recently released film 'Rowdy Rathore' and insists that he would continue doing movies of all genres. Having begun his career with action films, Akshay later took a break to star in romantic, comedy and dramas, delivering hits like 'Dhadkan', 'Hera Pheri', 'Namaste London', 'Welcome' and 'Singh is Kinng'. "When I used to do action movies earlier, everyone used to...
07:23 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Supali: Two years ago, Vilas Yelmar took out a Rs 200,000 bank loan to develop a small grape orchard in a dusty hamlet southeast of Mumbai. The bank has repeatedly asked for the loan to be repaid, but Yelmar, whose annual income has risen to Rs 2 million, has spent the money on a new sport utility vehicle and a lavish family wedding. He is one of an increasing number...
10:14 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: The early Box Office figures are in and going by the trend, Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha's Rowdy Rathore is already on its way to becoming a huge hit. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said it was the third biggest opener of 2012. "#RowdyRathore is the third biggest opener ever, after #Agneepath and #Bodyguard. Incidentally, all three films are remakes," Adarsh tweeted, giving the area wise break-ups. "#RowdyRathore...
04:35 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Ace choreographer Saroj Khan, who has given hit songs like 'Ek Do Teen', 'Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar', 'Dola Re' among others, says that there is no grace left in dance today. "Today, dance has changed a lot. I think nowadays what we get to see is only beats, there is no grace left in dance. We see only acrobatics. This is successful because we are in the habit of...
04:00 PM, Jun 02, 2012
This week, Rajeev Masand reviews Prabhudeva's 'Rowdy Rathore' starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. ...
11:52 AM, Jun 02, 2012
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