I’d love to play Charlie Chaplin: Vidya

- June 26, 2015

Actress Vidya Balan, a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin, is keen to do a movie on the legendary comic actor and filmmaker.      "I would love to do a Charlie Chaplin movie. I loved Sridevi as Charlie Chaplin in 'Mr.India'… I'd love to attempt Charlie Chaplin. He has been a huge inspiration in my

Maharashtra BJP red-faced over ex-minister’s ‘sting’ revelations

- June 26, 2015

Maharashtra's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was left red-faced on Friday when a purported sting operation on a former minister led to airing of some embarrassing revelations on various issues and individuals and has sought an explanation from him.      The 'sting' on influential Mumbai legislator Raj Purohit, a former minister in the Shiv Sena-BJP

Area outside Bandra station will change; courtesy Unesco

- June 26, 2015

By Apurva Bhatt The iconic Bandra railway station will soon have a new look outside its premises. UNESCO will draw up a plan to redesign the public spaces surrounding Bandra railway station to improve traffic flow, signage, public amenities and cultural vibrancy,the MoU for heritage conservation of Bandra railway station was signed between Western Railway

NASA to explore safe landing sites on Mars

- June 25, 2015

In its bid for the next giant leap to Mars, NASA is seeking ideas for enabling human explorers to safely land, live and work on the Red Planet.      NASA's first "Landing Site/Exploration Zone Workshop for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars" will be held October 27-30 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute

Bolt withdraws from Jamaican national championships

- June 25, 2015

The name of Usain Bolt missed from the list of athletes for the Jamaica National Senior Championships on Friday.      The world's fastest man had been scheduled to participate in the national trial when preparing for this August's World Championships in Beijing where he would defend 100 m and 200 m titles, Xinhua news

‘Smartphones: 30 percent of time spent on communication’

- June 25, 2015

A new global report released by Ericsson on Thursday claims that 30 percent of time spent by users on all smartphone apps is on communication.      As per the report, though smartphones have a wide range of functions such as entertainment, games and photography, communication continues to be the dominant activity with users spending

Adnan Sami features in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ song

- June 25, 2015

Singer Adnan Sami has not just sung a qawwali for Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" but he also features in the track, which also has snapshots of the superstar.      The song "Bhar do jholi meri" — written by Kausar Munir — has primarily been shot at a dargah with Sami.    "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" director

I’m not stupid to cast myself in film: Karan Johar

- June 25, 2015

Filmmaker Karan Johar has said "he is not  that stupid" to cast himself in his movies.      "I can't cast myself, I'm not that stupid," he said at a song launch function here.     Karan and filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli launched a new song of their epic drama Baahubali on Thursday.     Asked about acting

Vasundhara admits to helping Lalit Modi but BJP backs her

- June 25, 2015

Pressure continued to mount for her resignation over help to former IPL chief Lalit Modi, but the BJP leadership has decided to back Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje for now, even after she reportedly conveyed to party leaders that she had testified on his immigration application document.      Raje met some party legislators on

Bobby Jindal jumps into 2016 White House race

- June 24, 2015

Louisiana Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal on Wednesday made his much- anticipated entry into the 2016 White House race via Twitter making him the first Indian-American and 13th Republican candidate to do so.        "I'm running for President of the United States of America. Join me," he tweeted with a link to his campaign