Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Mumbai will get to see Justin Bieber in action on May 10


Justin Bieber, the 22-year-old Canadian singer, will be seen in action in Mumbai on May 10 - it will be as part of the Asia leg of his world tour. His performance would be in the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. He will also perform in Tel Aviv and Dubai as a part of the Asia leg of his ‘Purpose World Tour’ which has already covered the USA, Canada and Japan.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 15 February 2017.
The show would be an extraordinarily epic show and one that has not been seen in India in recent times. Bieber is currently performing in Mexico and will travel across South America, Australia and New Zealand before proceeding to Asia, Africa and Europe.
It is revealed that negotiations for bringing the Purpose Tour to India had been going on for six months. In this tour, he has experimented with different exploratory electronic sounds. The tickets will be priced Rs 4,000 upwards and will be available from February 22.


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New luxury cruise liner Seabourn Encore is labeled as 'sexiest ship at sea'

Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi at Rajghat gets a new look

200-year-old banyan tree uprooted by cyclone Vardah replanted in Chennai


The curse of social media – cold blooded murders committed

Saraswati Puja means entering a new phase of life

Moody on UFO, Mangalyaan and Moon Mission for monkey baat (satire)


Naomie Harris gets Oscar nomination in the best-supporting actress category for Moonlight

Nicole Kidman could earn $8 million if she writes her autobiography

Sets of the film Padmavati in Jaipur vandalised, Bhansali cancels shooting


Mayor of London worried about ISIS attacks on the city

Militants in Indonesia looking for women terrorists

Six people shot dead by gunmen in a mosque in Quebec City during evening prayers

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Kangana Ranaut is 'fearless Julia' in Rangoon


Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut (29) is portraying the role of 'fearless Julia' in the film Rangoon. It is a period film by Vishal Bhardwaj and is about a leading actress who travels, performs and entertains soldiers of the British Indian Army.
Kangana says the film is a perfect watch Women's Day watch because it is about a strong woman.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 7 February 2017.
Speaking to the media at the Mumbai airport as she was leaving for Delhi, she said that Julia is a strong female character and the story revolves around her. The movie has many elements from the British era since it is based in the 1940s when India was fighting for independence.
She will felicitate and interact with jawans at an army camp in Jammu for promoting the film.
The other stars in the film are Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor and Rangoon is due for release on February 24 before the International Women's Day which is on March 8.


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New luxury cruise liner Seabourn Encore is labeled as 'sexiest ship at sea'

Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi at Rajghat gets a new look

200-year-old banyan tree uprooted by cyclone Vardah replanted in Chennai


The curse of social media – cold blooded murders committed

Saraswati Puja means entering a new phase of life

Moody on UFO, Mangalyaan and Moon Mission for monkey baat (satire)


Naomie Harris gets Oscar nomination in the best-supporting actress category for Moonlight

Nicole Kidman could earn $8 million if she writes her autobiography

Sets of the film Padmavati in Jaipur vandalised, Bhansali cancels shooting


Mayor of London worried about ISIS attacks on the city

Militants in Indonesia looking for women terrorists

Six people shot dead by gunmen in a mosque in Quebec City during evening prayers

Monday, February 6, 2017

Shakti Kapoor holds his audience spellbound in the Khandagiri Yatra


The Khandigiri Yatra is on in Bhubaneswar and 59-yeasr-old Bollywood baddie actor Shakti Kapoor held the 5000-strong crowd spellbound with his dancing prowess. He matched steps with a bevy of young girls who danced to beats of the item number, Muu sexy king, Tuu sexy queen.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 7 February 2017.
Shakti Kapoor is one of the most sought-after Hindi film villains of the 1980s and 1990s and he literally set thestage on fire with his superb dancing skills. His audience threw their shirts on to the stage, and others stood up and showed their appreciation by sounding loud wolf whistles. Shakti, in response, blew kisses to the audience.
He will be here at Khandagiri for another 12 days and there are plans for Rakhi Sawant and Ameesha Patel to perform live on February 7 and February 10.
The Khandagiri Mela is famous for drawing popular actors and actresses to the yatra ground who come and impart momentum to the yatra world.


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New luxury cruise liner Seabourn Encore is labeled as 'sexiest ship at sea'

Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi at Rajghat gets a new look

200-year-old banyan tree uprooted by cyclone Vardah replanted in Chennai


The curse of social media – cold blooded murders committed

Saraswati Puja means entering a new phase of life

Moody on UFO, Mangalyaan and Moon Mission for monkey baat (satire)


Naomie Harris gets Oscar nomination in the best-supporting actress category for Moonlight

Nicole Kidman could earn $8 million if she writes her autobiography

Sets of the film Padmavati in Jaipur vandalised, Bhansali cancels shooting


Mayor of London worried about ISIS attacks on the city

Militants in Indonesia looking for women terrorists

Six people shot dead by gunmen in a mosque in Quebec City during evening prayers

Friday, February 3, 2017

Naomie Harris gets Oscar nomination in the best-supporting actress category for Moonlight


Naomie Harris (40) has bagged an Oscar nomination in the best-supporting actress category for Moonlight and has revealed that she was not willing to portray the role of a crack addict in the Barry Jenkins-directed drama. In the movie, she is in the role of a crack addict, Paula.
The reason of why she was reluctant to do such a role was that she did not want to perpetuate a negative stereotype about “black women”.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 3 February 2017.
Naomie did not want to play the role of a crack addict. But, she is now proud to have portrayed the character of Paula in the film. Moonlight has along with Naomi Harris bagged seven nominations at this year’s Academy Awards. In her words, acting as Paula in Moonlight, Naomie was quite comfortable on set. The reason was that she was like the polar opposite to her.


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Mars mission very much on the cards - six scientists are getting ready in Hawaii

Remembering Princess Diana on her 20th death anniversary

Restaurant offering only organic food opens in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad


Didi to UP on a selling mission (satire)

Ronald Grump invites Moody to Las Vegas (satire)

In the wonderland of deo sprays, fairness creams, and condoms


Sets of the film Padmavati in Jaipur vandalised, Bhansali cancels shooting

Indian born actress Priyanka Bose talks about the movie 'Lion'

Pakistan government lifts the ban on Indian films with 'Raees' and 'Kaabil'


Fire in a mosque in Texas - the Islamic Center of Victoria badly damaged

ISIS had plans to launch chemical warfare - evidence unearthed in Mosul

26-year-old man mows down four people and injures another 25 in Melbourne CBD

Nicole Kidman could earn $8 million if she writes her autobiography


Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman plans to pen an autobiography. It will be a tell-all book about the Oscar winner and it will delve into her life. It will have details about her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise and her subsequent life with husband Keith Urban, who had spent time in rehab in 2007 for alcoholism.
The actress is believed to have had some initial contact from publishers about the book and their are millions on offer for her.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 3 February 2017.
Nicole is well known for guarding her privacy and, in case she does write a real 'tell-all' biography and include details about her divorce from Tom Cruise, she can get $8 million from a publisher. Kidman and Cruise have two adopted children and had married on Christmas Eve in 1990. The had met and fallen in love on the set of Days of Thunder in 1989.
Following their separation, Kidman married Urban in June 2006 and, together, they have two daughters.


Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org

Mars mission very much on the cards - six scientists are getting ready in Hawaii

Remembering Princess Diana on her 20th death anniversary

Restaurant offering only organic food opens in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad


Didi to UP on a selling mission (satire)

Ronald Grump invites Moody to Las Vegas (satire)

In the wonderland of deo sprays, fairness creams, and condoms


Sets of the film Padmavati in Jaipur vandalised, Bhansali cancels shooting

Indian born actress Priyanka Bose talks about the movie 'Lion'

Pakistan government lifts the ban on Indian films with 'Raees' and 'Kaabil'


Fire in a mosque in Texas - the Islamic Center of Victoria badly damaged

ISIS had plans to launch chemical warfare - evidence unearthed in Mosul

26-year-old man mows down four people and injures another 25 in Melbourne CBD