Mumbai: Veteran actor AK Hangal came out of retirement at the age of 97 to shoot for the television serial Madhubala. The veteran actor stepped out of his house for the first time in five months for the shooting of an episode of Madhubala in which he has done a cameo. Hangal pulled off his part in a single-take shot. Hangal has been active in filmdom since 1967 and played...
05:31 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: He takes tentative steps towards a cluster of people, guided purely by his senses, and the oppressive silence that warns him that something is not right here. The gentle timbre of his voice rings through the air heavy with mourning "yaha itna sannata kyu hai bhai"? Thirty-seven years after AK Hangal shot that iconic scene from 'Sholay', the silence at the studio where the television serial Madhubala was...
03:47 PM, May 31, 2012
Ghaziabad: Nithari serial killings prime accused Surendra Koli, who is arguing his case himself, cross-examined witnesses in a Central Bureau of India (CBI) court for the second day on Wednesday. Koli, who was brought to the court from Dasna jail, cross examined victim Rimpa Haldar's sister Poornima Haldar and argued his case himself. Earlier, the statements of Poornima were recorded in the court of CBI special judge Shyam Lal. Koli...
07:34 PM, May 16, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday rejected serial killer Umesh Reddy's mercy plea. Reddy was convicted and sentenced to death by a Fast Track Court in 2006 for the rape and murder of Jayshree Maradi Subbaiah. Reddy's death sentence was upheld in 2007 by a Bangalore High Court division bench for the 1998 case of rape and murder of Jayshree, a widow. The Supreme Court had on February 1, 2011...
05:57 PM, May 07, 2012
Bangalore: Woman serial killer Mallika alias Cyanide Mallika, 45, was awarded death sentence by the First Additional Rural Court in Bangalore on Friday in connection with a murder. Mallika has been given death sentence for the second time. Mallika, who was arrested by Kalasipalya police at Kaggalipura on December 18, 2007, was charged of killing Nagaveni, 35, of Allalasandra in Yelahanka. Mallika used to loiter around temples and female devotees...
03:43 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Mumbai: Six years after Sooraj Barjatya helmed a project, the filmmaker is now gearing up for his next directorial venture and has also expressed a desire to work with his lucky mascot Salman Khan. "I am writing my script and should be starting shooting soon," Sooraj told PTI. He made his directorial debut with 'Maine Pyar Kiya' (1989) starring Salman, which was a huge box office hit. He teamed up...
12:16 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Mumbai: Two alleged operatives of Indian Mujahideen, who were behind bars in Opera House blast case that took place on July 13 last year in Mumbai, were on Friday remanded in ATS custody by a local court in connection with the Dadar explosion that took place on the same day. As the custody of prime accused Haroon Naik and hawala operator Kanwar Nain Wazeer Chand Patrija (42) ended on Friday...
07:46 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Mumbai: The hectic schedule of daily soaps seems to have taken a toll on Mohnish Bahl and the actor has decided to quit 'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge' just months after it went on air. "It is true that Mohnish Bahl is leaving 'Kuch Toh Log Kehenge' 'KTLK' - due to health reasons," tweeted Sneha Rajani, senior executive vice president and business head, Sony channel. "His doctors have advised him to...
02:44 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) sources on Tuesday said that July 13, 2011 Mumbai serial blast accused and Indian Mujahideen member Haroon Naik met slain terrorist Osama bin Laden in August 2001 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. "Naik was part a group of operatives who were addressed by Osama in Bhawalpur," said the sources about the Indian Mujahideen member who was arrested for possessing fake currency notes. The sources said that...
07:10 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Mumbai: Anti-terror agencies in the country are grappling with a menace which they claim has the potential to hamper several terror investigations. By using fake mobile SIM cards terror operatives are not only coordinating their plans, but are also evading the security radar, easily. Even the mastermind of the July 2011 Mumbai serial blasts managed to execute the attack using a fake SIM card. Ahmed Zarar Siddibuppa alias Imran alias...
06:47 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Mumbai: Her production company is at an all-time high professionally but Ekta Kapoor admits that she is still fighting some personal demons. She is envied for her hard work and success but she is also given many not so flattering tags. A tough slave driver, short tempered, mistrusting and many more. Refreshingly, Ekta admits to all of them but says she's a changed woman today. After enjoying huge success, your...
12:53 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Mumbai: Three persons, who were arrested in a forgery case and extensively questioned in connection with the serial blasts in Mumbai in July 2011, were on Wednesday granted bail by a local court. The trio " Qamar-E-Alam (19), Abdul Wahab (20), and Shahejahan (20) " had filed their bail applications after they were remanded in judicial custody. Alam and Wahab, who hail from Darbhanga district of Bihar, were picked up...
05:26 PM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: In an age where people tend to be judged for their looks and weight as well, how hard is it to be fat in India? How hard is to come back from what media professional Kalli Purie calls the dark zone? At the first glance, it's hard to register that Kalli Purie, a mother of two, really has to worry about her weight. She says she has written...
10:01 AM, Jan 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court rejected the bail application of Abdul Naseer Madani, accused of conspiracy in the 2008 Bangalore blast. The court has directed the Karnataka government to provide a medical treatment to Madani in Bangalore. Madani has been in jail for almost one and half years. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader was also an accused in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast case but was acquitted by the...
12:22 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Baghdad: A wave of at least 14 bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 60 people in the worst violence Iraq has seen for months. The apparently coordinated attacks struck days after the last American forces left Iraq and in the midst of a major government crisis between the country's top Shiite and Sunni political leaders that has sent sectarian tensions soaring. The bombings may be linked...
02:02 PM, Dec 22, 2011
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