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B-Town Gives A Thumbs Up

Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan and Sahil Sangha are thrilled that their home production Love Breakups Zindagi is receiving support and appreciation from the entire film fraternity for the content showcased so far. LBZ releases on October 7. Born Free Entertainment Pvt Ltd is a company set up by the young people and that youthful energy [...]

Dhoni Looking For Signed Messi Tee

That MS Dhoni likes playing football is a well-known fact. But that he is a fan of Lionel Messi is not something many know. The Indian cricket captain apparently, was so excited with the news of the Messi match in Kolkata that he had requested a journalist covering the matches in England to help him [...]

Sonam’s Love For Strays

It is a sad reality that animal welfare gets low priority in the world of philanthropy. However, the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) — which treats sick and injured animals and provides free treatment to 70 per cent of its patients — is fortunate to receive the patronage of Sahachari [...]

‘Sanju-Ajay Are Big Pranksters!’

The king of comedy, David Dhawan is ecstatic about his new laugh riot Rascals, starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn and Kangna Ranaut. He says he had a blast shooting with the talented Sanjay and Ajay, except for their “food problem”. Food problem? Calling Dutt a big rascal, David says, “Sanju and Ajay are big pranksters. [...]

Piaggio To Launch ‘Vespa’ 125 cc Scooter

Three-wheeler manufacturer Piaggio Vehicles today said it will re-enter the scooter segment by introducing its ‘Vespa’ model by March next year and is also evaluating a possible foray into the motorcycle segment. “We are setting up a new facility with a 1.5 lakh unit initial annual capacity to launch the Vespa. We will announce it [...]

Diesel Price To Dip By 37 Paise In Delhi

Diesel prices will come down by 37 paise a litre in the city in a day or two as Delhi Assembly today passed a Bill aimed at slashing the rate. The Delhi Value Added Tax (Second Amendment Bill) 2011 was passed by the Assembly. Following a hike in diesel prices in June, Chief Minister Sheila [...]

Asia Sizes Up Threats From Europe, US

Singapore’s finance minister said on Tuesday a global recession looked more likely than not and a Chinese official acknowledged China’s growth may slow to a 10-year low (below 9 pct in 2012), highlighting Asia’s rising concern over its exposure to US and European risks. If Europe’s debt troubles deepen or the US slips into another [...]

AI Pilots Slug It Out Over Flying Dreamliner

The government may be undecided on whether cash-strapped Air India should go ahead with acquiring the Boeing 787 Dreamliners but an intense battle has already broken out within the airline over who would fly this plane! Pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India, who till now were bitterly divided on the issue of [...]

Relief From Pesky Calls From Sept 27

Millions of telecom subscribers (mobile and landline) will finally get relief from unwanted calls and SMSes from September 27. All those subscribers who have registered with the National Customer Preference Registry (earlier known as ‘Do Not Call Registry’) would get relief from all commercial communications, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said. “…relevant clauses [...]

LVMH sets eyes on Amanresorts

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA is among companies that might be seeking to acquire luxury-hotel chain Amanresorts International Pte, said two people with knowledge of the matter. DLF, the Indian real estate developer, has received at least five non-binding bids of $400 million to $450 million for Amanresorts, one of the people said, speaking [...]