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Drunk Shah Rukh Khan faces lifetime ban from entering Wankhede stadium

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Drunk Shah Rukh Khan faces lifetime ban from entering Wankhede stadiumMumbai, May 17: Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Thursday faced a lifetime ban from entering the Wankhede Stadium after allegedly turning up drunk at the ground and misbehaving with security guards and cricket officials. The incident took place Wednesday night after his team beat Mumbai Indians ...

‘Being a celebrity, you’re going to be under scanner’

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
'Being a celebrity, you're going to be under scanner'Mumbai, May 17: Actress Bipasha Basu has been part of the fashion and the film industries for almost a decade and she has never feared experimenting. However, she admits being a celebrity doesn't come easy and one needs to be mentally strong to handle criticism. As a celebrity, Bipasha's style has always ...

‘Khushiyaan’ selected for Punjabi film fest in Toronto

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Toronto, May 17: US-based Indian filmmaker Tirlok Malik is delighted after his Punjabi film "Khushiyaan" was selected for a screening at the first Punjabi International Film Festival (PIFF), starting May 18. The four-day festival will be held in Ontario province with events planned for the cities of Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga. "The ...

‘SRK episode a BCCI ploy to hide spot fixing issue’

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
New Delhi, May 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad Thursday came in support of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, saying cricket officials were targeting him to divert attention from the IPL spot fixing issue. "First, it's hard to believe Shah Rukh was drunk. I think this is ...

Govt to bring Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Govt to bring Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha on MondayNew Delhi, May 17:  According to reports coming in, the central government has decided to bring the Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday. More details are awaited.

Olympic Flame reaches Acropolis for handover ceremony

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Athens, May 17: The Olympic Flame for the 2012 London Games was welcomed with great enthusiasm in Athens, as it reached the Acropolis Hill, finishing its long trip across Greece on the eve of the handover ceremony. Greek world champion in high jump Dimitris Chondrokoukis lit the cauldron on the sacred hill ...

Jennifer Lopez tops list of world’s most powerful celebrities

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
New York, May 17: Jennifer Lopez dethroned Lady Gaga as the world's most powerful celebrity, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine in which the queen of US television Oprah Winfrey came in in second place. The singer of numbers such as "Let's Get Loud" and "Love Don't Cost A ...

Andhra govt grants permission to CBI to attach Jaganmohan’s properties

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Andhra govt grants permission to CBI to attach Jaganmohan's propertiesHyderabad, May 17: Tightening the noose around YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday granted permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to attach the properties of his three companies while a special court directed CBI to provide copy of the first chargesheet to the ...

UP govt releases vision document for development

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Lucknow, May 17: The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday released a road map - 'Samagra Vikas' - for overall development of the state, which aims to fulfil promises made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the recent state assembly elections. The long-term agenda of the vision document is aimed at better facilitation in ...

DMK leader Veerapandi Arumugam, kin raided for graft

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Chennai, May 17: The houses of former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam, his relatives and his two personal assistants were Thursday raided by officials of the anti-corruption wing, the probe agency said. DMK leader and former agriculture minister Arumugam's house in Salem, around 330 km from here, was raided by vigilance ...
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