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Hailed as the 'Scotland of India' and the 'Kashmir of the South', Coorg is one of the most popular hill stations. Nestled amidst the lush greeneries of the Western Ghats at an altitude close to 3500 feet above sea level, Coorg is a haven and the ideal place for resting and relaxing. Coorg boasts of the greenest sceneries, waft of...
NEW DELHI: A brand ambassador himself for decades, Telugu superstar K Chiranjeevi has taken charge of the Tourism Ministry. He began selling 'Incredible India' by promising to increase the number of tourist arrivals and easing restrictions for film shooting in the country. It was action from the word 'start' for the 57-year-old actor, who resolved to use his "glamour quotient"...

Big leap

Emraan Hashmi has taken the biggest leap amongst actors of his generation in Bollywood. He has been signed for a film by none other than Academy Award winning Bosnian-Belgian film director and screenwriter Danis Tanovic of No Man's Land fame. The film was chosen for the Oscars over Aamir Khan's Lagaan a decade ago."This is huge," says an insider,...

Sushmita stranded

Sushmita Sen was stuck in London, thanks to the devastating hurricane Sandy which hit the United States.On the way to LA for a charity event, the actress was supposed to fly into New York City from London before covering the final lap of her final destination."And now I'm here in London. I was on the way to NYC en...

Ranbir’s gal

She made her Hindi film debut alongside Ranbir Kapoor in Anurag Basu's Barfi! And now Ileana D'Cruz is all set to start shooting for Raj Kumar Santoshi's Phata Poster Nikla Hero where she is paired with Shahid Kapoor.Apparently, Ileana and Shahid got along like a house on fire during the film's rehearsals. Which is probably why Shahid has been...

Chaat freak

One thing the vivacious and bubbly Sonakshi Sinha just cannot resist is chaat – bhelpuri and sev puri.In fact whenever she craves for some tongue tingling and chatpata taste, she promptly calls upon the bhelwala standing just outside her palatial building.A friend of the actress said, "It is only her bhelwala's chaat that satisfies her taste buds. In fact...

Pretty filmmaker

Anushka Sharma plays a documentary filmmaker with the channel in Jab Tak Hai Jaan.The story of the film will be seen through her eyes. Her character's name is Akira and in the film her goal is to work for the Discovery Channel.She chances upon the opportunity, in the form of Samar Anand (Shah Rukh Khan), employed with a special...

Dangerous celebrity

Porn star and Bollywood actress Sunny Leone has emerged as the most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace, ahead of Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor, as searching for her on the web is the most risky. In a study conducted by McAfee, Leone topped the list with 9.95 per cent chances of luring people into clicking on malicious links. Katrina, who was the...
WASHINGTON: Dr Ami Bera was on the cusp of creating history by becoming only the third Indian-American ever to be elected to the US House of Representatives, as five others from the community bit the dust in the polls.Bera, 45, had a lead of just 184 votes against his Republican rival and incumbent Dan Lungren, when all the votes...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated US President Barack Obama on his re-election, saying he looks forward to continuing their "friendship" and "rewarding association" as much more can be done together to further strengthen the bilateral partnership.In his congratulatory message to Obama, Singh referred to the association between the two leaders over the past four years and...