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Pooja Bedi joins the celebrity blog bandwagon

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) After Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgan, actress-anchor Pooja Bedi has started her own blog.

Monday, August 04, 2008 8:04:30 PM

BSNL launches IPTV in Jaipur

Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian public sector telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), in association with optical fibre cable maker Aksh Optifibre Ltd, launched the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the state of Rajasthan here Monday.

Monday, August 04, 2008 8:02:46 PM

Katrina has high hopes from 'Singh Is Kinng'

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) After giving back-to-back hits like 'Namastey London', 'Partner' and 'Race', Katrina Kaif has high hopes from her next venture 'Singh is Kinng'.

Monday, August 04, 2008 7:57:45 PM

Rajnikant finds support from sections of Tamil filmdom

Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Sections of Tamil filmdom defended 'superstar' Rajnikant Monday for his 'brave endeavour to build bridges with Karnataka'.

Monday, August 04, 2008 7:53:23 PM

Nat Geo launches its new avatar

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) This August National Geographic Channel viewers are in for a refreshing new treat with the channel's new content, new look and new website.

Monday, August 04, 2008 5:58:45 PM

Remembering Ingmar Bergman with film festival in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Movie buffs in the capital can relive the magic of Academy Award-nominated Swedish film, stage, and opera director Ingmar Bergman at a film festival 'Remembering Bergman: A Retrospective' that begins Friday.

Monday, August 04, 2008 5:58:18 PM

Thailand's Pranda Jewelry mulls unit in India

Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) The Thailand-based $150-million jewellery manufacturing group Pranda Jewellery will set up a manufacturing unit in India, a top company official said here Monday.

Monday, August 04, 2008 5:12:45 PM

'Kishore Kumar would've been a hit even today'

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Versatile singer Kishore Kumar would have celebrated his 79th birthday Monday, had he been alive. And the film fraternity believes the singer-actor would have been a hit with audiences even today.

Monday, August 04, 2008 5:06:28 PM

Murdoch to invest $100 million on 6 new TV channels in India

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Rupert Murdoch's Star Group Ltd will invest $100 million (Rs.4.2 billion) to launch six new television channels in India within the next 12 months, Murdoch told reporters here Monday.

Monday, August 04, 2008 5:03:06 PM

Delhi gurudwara panel to examine Sikhs' portrayal in 'Singh is Kinng'

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Monday formed a three-member committee to screen Akshay Kumar starrer 'Singh is Kinng' to see if there Sikhs have been portrayed negatively in the film.

Monday, August 04, 2008 1:46:25 PM

Chennai remembers Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer with 100-hour concert

Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Lovers of Carnatic music here are marking the birth centenary of legendary musician Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer with a hundred-hour concert.

Monday, August 04, 2008 12:57:34 PM

Shilpa observes three-day vow of silence

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Actress Shilpa Shetty is just back from a spirituality course in Andhra Pradesh where she observed a three-day vow of silence.

Monday, August 04, 2008 10:46:41 AM

My best works are with Anand-Milind, Nadeem-Shravan: Sameer

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) After working with three generations of music directors and writing more than 6,000 songs, lyricist Sameer says working with music directors like Anand-Milind and Nadeem-Shravan was the golden era of his professional life.

Monday, August 04, 2008 8:57:19 AM

Jaya aunty is the best, says Preity Zinta

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Preity Zinta, who is accompanying the Bachchans for their Unforgettable tour, says she gets along with everyone in Bollywood's first family, but shares a special bonding with Jaya Bachchan.

Monday, August 04, 2008 8:08:15 AM

Shubha Mudgal to sing at Independance Day function

Bhopal, Aug 3 (IANS) Noted classical singer Shubha Mudgal would be the main attraction of Jashn-e-Jamhooriyat function to be held here on the occasion of 61st Independence Day Aug 15.

Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:14:44 PM

Money, money everywhere but Bollywood slipping

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) While the stars of the Hindi film industry are demanding and getting stratospherically high prices and entertainment conglomerates are registering over 200 percent growth, the quality of cinema seems to be getting ugly and Pagli.

Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:37:00 PM

Big B recalls 'Coolie' accident, thanks fans for prayers

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan couldn't help getting nostalgic about the support he got from his fans more than two decades ago when he survived a life threatening accident on the sets of Manmohan Desai's 'Coolie'.

Sunday, August 03, 2008 7:31:06 PM

Tapan Sinha ill, hospitalised

Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) Veteran filmmaker Tapan Sinha, who last month won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was hospitalised Sunday following complaints of breathlessness.

Sunday, August 03, 2008 7:30:46 PM

After 'Saawariya' success, composer Monty Sharma is a busy bee

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Monty Sharma, the composer who made it big with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya', has joined the league of successful music directors and is scoring music for 21 films.

Sunday, August 03, 2008 6:05:33 PM

Jharkhand to honour 'Chak De Bachhe' winner

Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda Sunday congratulated winner of reality show 'Chak de Bachhe' Deepak Tirkey saying the kid has done the state proud.

Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:33:45 PM