Vidya Balan took her co-star Emraan Hashmi for a ride in a Nano on the streets of Mumbai while shooting for "Ghanchakkar".The two actors explored the streets of Mumbai in a yellow Nano as they set out to search something in the middle of the night."The scene required Vidya driving Emraan across Mumbai. This is one of the crucial...
After winning praise for her debut single "In my city", Priyanka Chopra has now sung in electronic dance music (EDM) track "Erase"."Erase" is composed by a band named The Chainsmokers, which comprises producer Andrew Winter and disc jockey (DJ) Alex Pall. The duo heard Priyanka's work and offered her to team up with them.Priyanka thanks her "In my city"...
Shah Rukh Khan, who wanted to be a sportsperson and whose plan was spoilt by a back injury, started his tryst with theatre with a play at a women's college.Shah Rukh, who was a student at Delhi University's prestigious Hans Raj College, first performed at the Lady Shriram College.Narrating his journey to becoming an actor, the 47-year-old said: "I...
Jacqueline Feranandez showed her daring side when she performed a combat sequence in her upcoming slick thriller "Race 2".In the film, Jacqueline will be seen performing a fencing sequence using swords and knives, with Saif Ali Khan in tow.
Fencing is a sport of armed combat using three weapons –
foil, epee and saber. Jacqueline learned and performed the epee and...
Deepika Padukone seems to have become the busiest actress of Bollywood these days.She is currently working on three movies simultaneously, one of which is 'Ram Leela' directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Known to be a perfectionist, Bhansali has set up a workshop to train the lead pair on various techniques that reportedly takes up 15 to 18 hours a day."Under...
Actress Sonam Kapoor admits that her films have not "done well" but critics always supported her work and that is why she is still part of the Hindi film industry.The 27-year-old started her career with 2007 film "Saawariya" and went on to do movies like "Aisha","Mausam" and "Players", which failed to set the cash registers ringing at the box...
WASHINGTON: Top US Republican Congressman Ed Royce, co-chair of Congressional Caucus on India, who played a leading role in the passage of the historic civil nuclear deal in 2008, would head the powerful Congressional committee on foreign affairs.As Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee, Royce, would replace Florida lawmaker, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in the next Congress beginning January...
WASHINGTON: The US special envoy to Af-Pak, Marc Grossman, is stepping down after leading the American diplomatic campaign in the volatile region for two years as President Barack Obama's pointsman to the crucial zone.Grossman would be replaced by his Deputy Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, David D Pearce in an acting capacity.His resignation would come into effect...
PARIS: President Francois Hollande has met with the chief of ArcelorMittal after a minister in his government suggested that the steel giant should be ousted from France.Industrial Recovery Minister Arnaud Montebourg earlier this week accused the company of lying to the government over its plan to shutter a blast furnace in the northeast town of Florange, threatening some 600...
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax department has decided to begin prosecution action against those having "substantial" amounts in their bank accounts in HSBC's Geneva branch.The department has now written to the Finance Ministry to suggest a benchmark for funds held on the basis of which the I-T department can initiate legal action for tax evasion and tax theft.Top sources...