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Ghazal King Jagjit Singh remains 'critical'

2011-09-25T01:07:00.000+05:30

Famous ghazal singer Jagjit Singh's health condition is still critical.He was admitted in the Lilavati Hospital and underwent surgery on Friday.

"Jagjit Singh's condition continues to remain critical," Hospital authority said on Saturday afternoon.

The 71-year-old Singh is currently in the ICU after undergoing emergency surgery for brain haemorrhage Friday evening.

Known as 'Ghazal King' of India, Jagjit Singh, and his wife Chitra are considered the pioneers of modern ghazal singing in the country.

Singh has been suffering from high blood pressure since the past few years.

Tiger Pataudi passes away

2011-09-22T20:07:00.000+05:30

Legendary cricketer and former Indian captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who was also known as Tiger Pataudi passed away on Thursday at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.

The condition of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who was suffering from lung infection further deteriorated and he died on Thursday, a hospital bulletin said.

The 70-year-old cricketer, led India in 40 of the 46 Tests he played and would forever be remembered for leading the country to its first Test series win abroad.

He scored 2793 runs at an average of 34.91 which included six hundreds and 16 half centuries, An unbeaten 203 being his highest score. ,

Son of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal who captained the country in 1946, the right-handed batsman made his debut for India at the age of 21 in a drawn match against England in 1961. Just a few months before his debut, Pataudi had damaged his vision in a car accident but Pataudi still managed to impress with an 103-run knock in the fifth Test of that series.

Pataudi is survived by wife Sharmila Tagore and three children.

Paoli Dam will star in Vikram Bhatt's next movie

2011-09-19T01:56:00.000+05:30

Paoli Dam - The Bold and Beautiful Bengali actress is now a famous name in Bengali film industry. She started her carrier in 2003 as TV star in Bengali TV serials. And within no time she has been recognized as a good looking and talented artist in the industry.Paoli came into prominence with her 2009 Bengali film 'Kaalbela' directed by Gautam Ghose.

Paoli Dam has already proved that she can act and she dares to show. The Bengali beauty dazzled on the Cannes red carpet in May with her Bengali film 'Chhatrak' which was the only Indian feature entry at the festival in the Directors' Fortnight category.

The 31-year-old actress Paoli Dam is all set to star in her first Bollywood film to be produced by Vikram Bhatt.

The 31-year-old actress, who came into prominence with her 2009 Bengali film 'Kaalbela' directed by Gautam Ghose, will star in 'Hate Story' to be produced by Bhatt's company.

"Met Paoli Dam, a very accomplished actress from Bengal. Stunning! She will star in 'Hate Story' produced by my company ASA," Bhatt tweeted.

Paoli is the first actress from Tollywood to be linked with Bhatt's production house.

Indian artist M F Husain passes away

2011-06-10T01:32:00.000+05:30

Celebrated Indian artist M F Husain, who earned both fame and wrath for his paintings, died in London on Thursday after being unwell for over a month.He was 95.

Popularly known as MF and regarded as "Picasso of India", the artist breathed his last at the Royal Brompton Hospital at 2.30 am local time.

Born in Pandharpur in Maharashtra on 17th September 1915, Husain courted controversy over his paintings of Hindu goddesses.

His paintings on goddesses Durga and Saraswati invited the wrath of Hindu groups which attacked his house in 1998 and vandalised his art works.

In February 2006, Husain was charged with hurting sentiments of people because of his paintings.

Three of Husain paintings recently topped a Bonham's auction in London, going under the hammer for Rs 2.32 crore with an untitled oil work in which the legendary artist combined his iconic subject matters -- horse and woman -- fetching Rs 1.23 crore alone.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the death of celebrated Indian artist M F Husain in London, terming it as a "national loss".

Dhanush, Salim Kumar win Best actor National Award jointly

2011-05-19T19:03:00.000+05:30

58th National Awards for 2010 is announced and Best actor award is shared between Malayalam actor Salim Kumar and Tamil actor Dhanush. Salim Kumar won the title for his performance in the movie Adaminte Makan Abu.

Dhanush won the best actor award for his performance in the movie Aadukalam. The director of this movie, Vetrimaran, won the title of the best director. Dabbang is selected as the best entertainer and Sabu Cyril is the best art director for the movie enthiran (Robot).

Dhanush movie scored many awards like the best movie, best camera man, best back ground music, etc. Salim Kumar handles normally comic roles but manages to some serious roles in between and won many awards like Kerala State Film Award, Sathyan Award, etc.

Mamata Banerjee,is the next CM of West Bengal

2011-05-14T01:45:00.000+05:30

Mamata Banerjee stormed the Red bastion terminating the Left Front's 34-year stranglehold on West Benga.

Trinamool Congress has won 224 seats and was leading in 1 seat, while Congress bagged 42.

On the rival side, the CPI(M), which headed the Left Front, has won 63 seats.

Mamata Banerjee, the founder and chairperson of the party and is the current Railway Minister of the Republic of India born 5 January 1955).She is noted as a firebrand orator popularly known as "Didi" – the elder sister to all her followers in West Bengal. Her orator was all about connecting with ordinary people with ordinary dreams. She is noted for her opposition to Special Economic Zones and forceful land acquisition for industrialization in West Bengal at the cost of agriculturalists and farmers.

Mamata Banerjee stormed the Red bastion terminating the Left Front's 34-year stranglehold on West Benga.

Trinamool Congress has won 224 seats and was leading in 1 seat, while Congress bagged 42.
On the rival side, the CPI(M), which headed the Left Front, has won 63 seats.

Mamata Banerjee, the founder and chairperson of the party and is the current Railway Minister of the Republic of India born 5 January 1955).She is noted as a firebrand orator popularly known as "Didi" – the elder sister to all her followers in West Bengal. Her orator was all about connecting with ordinary people with ordinary dreams. She is noted for her opposition to Special Economic Zones and forceful land acquisition for industrialization in West Bengal at the cost of agriculturalists and farmers.

Mamata Banerjee was born to Promileswar and Gayatri Banerjee on 5 January 1955, in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. She grew up from a lower middle-class family and then started her political career with the Congress.

Throughout her political life she maintained an austere lifestyle and never spent money on clothes, cosmetics and jewellery and slung a cotton bag on her shoulder.

She graduated with an honours degree in history from the Jogamaya Devi College, an undergraduate women's college in southern Kolkata.[8][9] Later she earned a master's degree in Islamic History from the University of Calcutta. This was followed by a degree in education from the Shri Shikshayatan College. Later, she earned a law degree from the Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata. was born to Promileswar and Gayatri Banerjee on 5 January 1955, in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. She grew up from a lower middle-class family and then started her political career with the Congress.

Throughout her political life she maintained an austere lifestyle and never spent money on clothes, cosmetics and jewellery and slung a cotton bag on her shoulder.

She graduated with an honours degree in history from the Jogamaya Devi College, an undergraduate women's college in southern Kolkata.[8][9] Later she earned a master's degree in Islamic History from the University of Calcutta. This was followed by a degree in education from the Shri Shikshayatan College. Later, she earned a law degree from the Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata.

Rajinikanth death rumours are false

2011-05-14T01:26:00.000+05:30

"Rajinikanth dead" was one of the top Twitter trends Friday afternoon, all because of a false rumour circulating about superstar's death. Rajinikanth, Rajinikanth dead, Rajinikanth death, Rajinikanth health, Rajinikanth latest news, were alsothe top most searched keywords on Google India.

Although later, Dismissing reports about his deteriorating health as rumours, the family of superstar Rajnikanth today said he was fine and had to take some rest following his recent hospitalisation.

Rajinikanth death rumours are false, says family

Online reports suggested that the 60-year-old actor, who was hospitalised recently with allergic bronchitis and viral infection, was in critical condition.

Recently, Rajnikanth was admitted to a private hospital for allergic bronchitis and viral fever, just a week after he was admitted in the same hospital for exhaustion.

David Beckham Uninjured After Rear-Ender Car Crash

2011-05-09T01:47:00.000+05:30

Soccer ace David Beckham escaped unhurt when his Cadillac SUV hit the rear of a stalled vehicle in California.

Soccer ace David Beckham was involved in a car accident while on his way to the LA Galaxy training centre on Friday, but he escaped unhurt when his Cadillac SUV hit the rear of a stalled vehicle in California.

The accident took place on the southbound 405 freeway. The 36-year-old star, who won the most recent of his 115 England caps in October 2009 against Belarus, reportedly hit the rear of another car that had broken down.

The driver of the other vehicle involved had a complaint of pain and was taken to hospital. David Beckham was not cited or arrested.

Former England captain Beckham's eldest son, Brooklyn, was with him at the time but didn't sustain any serious injuries either.

Arunachal Chief Minister's body found

2011-05-04T11:46:00.000+05:30

Missing Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has been found dead; the site where his helicopter crashed has also been identified.

Sources involved in the massive search operation that has lasted five days say the wreckage of Mr Khandu's helicopter has been found in Lobthang.

The Pawan Hans AS350 B-3 helicopter carrying the chief minister and four others went missing after it took off from Tawang at 9.50 a.m. Saturday. The last radio contact with the ground was about 20 minutes after take off as it flew over the Sela Pass along the Chinese border perched at an altitude of 13,700 feet.

The bodies will now be airlifted.

Sourav Ganguly joins Pune Warriors

2011-05-04T01:32:00.000+05:30

Sourav Ganguly,former India cricket captain on Tuesday made a dramatic return to the IPL 4 by signing up for struggling franchise Pune Warriors as replacement for injured pacer Ashish Nehra.

“We were waiting for Ashish Nehra’s fitness report. The report came yesterday and we finalised Ganguly last night,” Pune Warriors Team director Abhijit Sarkar said.

The Warriors have lost six matches on the trot after winning their first two games and now face a must-win situation in their remaining fixtures starting with the seemingly unstoppable Mumbai Indians, who had defeated them by seven wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium on April 20.

Ganguly, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders for three IPL seasons captaining them in two editions, went unsold in the January players’ auction despite a rather modest base price of $400,000.

President Obama confirms death of Osama bin Laden

2011-05-02T09:41:00.000+05:30

World's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden has been killed and his body recovered by American authorities in Pakistan. He was killed in an operation carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Pakistan, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday.

A small team of Americans carried out the attack and took custody of bin Laden's remains, the president said in a dramatic late-night statement at the White House.

The reported death of the Saudi-born extremist comes weeks ahead of the scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in July.

Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, 54, who created and funded the al Qaeda terror network. He was suspected of playing large roles in the 1998 bombings of two US Embassies in Africa and the attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden in October 2000.

The Saudi exile had been a on the run since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan overthrew the ruling Taliban regime, which harboured bin Laden.

Born in 1957, bin Laden was a son of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest construction magnate.

Priyanka Chopra turns up at Kolkata IPL match

2011-05-01T01:33:00.000+05:30

On Saturday, Bollywood heartthrob Priyanka Chopra was seen at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata to watch the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Kings XI Punjab IPL match and enjoying every moment of the action, sitting beside KKR co-owner and megastar Shah Rukh Khan.

She applauded every stroke but seen most happy when KKR got wickets.

An all-round effort helped Kolkata Knight Riders post an easy win over Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens on Saturday night to go back on top of the points table in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.

Chasing a low score of 120, skipper Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary's unbroken 85-run partnership for the second wicket took KKR home with eight wickets and 16 balls to spare.

Prince William marries Kate Middleton

2011-04-29T19:25:00.000+05:30

Prince William and Kate Middleton were on Friday pronounced man and wife at the majestic Westminster Abbey where the couple exchanged vows in the presence of some 1,900 guests, while millions of people around the world watched the ceremony live on TV.

29-year-old Middleton wore an ivory and lace gown designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, while the Prince, 28, was attired in the red tunic of an Irish Guards Colonel - his most senior honorary appointment.

Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, has been given the title of the Duke of Cambridge by the Queen, and Middleton has become Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge on their marriage.

The Prince has also become the Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, which means Middleton will become the Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus.

The couple were pronounced man and wife by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

William and Kate had written their own prayer, "God our Father, we thank you for our families; for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage".

Hundreds of thousands of people converged in London from all over the world for the royal wedding.

Thousands of street parties have been planned across Britain to celebrate the royal wedding.

Among the hundreds of guests at Westminster Abbey were soccer star David Beckham and his 'Spice Girl' wife Victoria.

Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry's on-again-off-again girlfriend, was also present.

US President Barack Obama was not on the guest list.

Britain's former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were also not invited.

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IPL: Kochi wants to buy Sourav Ganguly

2011-01-22T01:21:00.000+05:30

The former India captain Sourav Ganguly was unsold at the IPL auctions held in Bangalore on January 8 and 9. Finally a glimpse of hope for the Prince of Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly.

Team Kochi has approached the IPL Governing Council to allow them to sign the former India captain Sourav Ganguly for IPL 4. Kochi will be making their IPL debut in this mega even which begins on April 8.

IPL Governing Council has shown their surprise by Kochi's late intent but it won't be very easy for IPL Governing Counci to go ahead. They can do so only if the other nine franchises raise no objection to this out-of-auction deal.

If the Kochi deal works out, Sourav can look forward to joining forces with his old KKR mates, like Brendon McCullum, Brad Hodge and Owais Shah.

Amitabh Bachchan signs for two more seasons of 'KBC'

2011-01-21T02:07:00.000+05:30

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who made a roaring comeback to the small screen with the fourth season of the game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati" on Sony Entertainment Television last year, has been signed on for the next two seasons as well.

"Sony and I have signed on for KBC for the next two seasons... your blessings and encouragement needed in abundance!" Amitabh posted on his Twitter page.

"Kaun Banega Crorepati", the Indian version of internationally popular show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", was first launched in 2000 on STAR Plus with Amitabh as the host. The show returned for its second season in 2005 once again with Amitabh, but superstar Shah Rukh Khan was roped in as the host of its third season on STAR Plus.

Sony Entertainment Television brought back the show with Amitabh in 2010, and it recieved an overwhelming response, before it ended in December.

Now the channel is excited to carry forward their association.