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Mumbai, Dec 17: Superstar Aamir Khan says demonetisation is a good move by the government to curb black money and hence all citizens should support the initiative taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He however was sad for the common man who has felt the pinch of the cash crunch the most. "I haven't faced any problems due to demonetisation as I don't have back money at all. I pay taxes. Those

Mumbai, Dec 17: Singer Sona Mohapatra has posted a strongly-worded Facebook note accusing IIT Bombay's annual festival Mood Indigo of sexist behavior. In her scathing attack, the 40-year-old singer writes that she has been invited to perform at the festival three years in a row on condition that she share the stage with a male musician. Despite the success of Anoushka Shankar, writes Ms Mohapatra

Mumbai, Dec 15: Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali feels it is auspicious that superstar Salman Khan has started the promotion of his forthcoming film starring Shah Rukh Khan. Salman recently took to Twitter to announce the release date and the first look of Shah Rukh's film with Imtiaz, tentatively titled 'The Ring'. When asked about it, Imtiaz told reporters, "Salman ji ka badappan hai ki unhone tweet kiya

New Dec 15: Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan says she hopes to be back to doing films soon after the birth of her baby. The mom-to-be actor bagged the Glamorous Diva of the Year award at the LUX Golden Rose awards show held here recently. Asked by event host Arjun Kapoor as to when her fans will see her back in action on her ‘high heels’, Kareena, who is expecting her first child, said, “I will be back

New Delhi, Dec 14: An FIR was on Wednesday filed against comedian Kapil Sharma under environment protection act and MRTP act for destroying mangroves in Mumbai’s Versova area. Sharma has been booked for allegedly dumping the debris near mangroves behind his bungalow in suburban Versova and also making illegal construction near it. The comedian in September this year had kicked up a controversy by

Los Angeles, Dec 14: Music maestro A R Rahman stands a chance to win at the Oscars once again with his work on sports biopic "Pele: Birth of a Legend". The Indian musician, who is already a double Oscar-winner for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2009, has found mention in both Best Original Score and Best Original Song long list of 89th Academy Awards. 145 original scores are vying for the

Mumbai, Dec 14: TV actor Kamlesh Pandey, who played a police officer in popular show 'Crime Patrol', committed suicide yesterday by reportedly shooting himself in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Kamlesh was in Sanjivini Nagar and his wife's sister Anjani Chaturvedi was also present. A few days before the incident Anjani got her daughter married and did not invite Kamlesh to the wedding, for which he had

Mumbai, Dec 14: Actress Sonam Kapoor has said she was molested when she was younger. She spoke about the traumatising incident during a conversation with journalist Rajeev Masand as part of a roundtable series that also included Alia Bhatt, Radhika Apte, Anushka Sharma and Vidya Balan. The conversation, it appears, was in the context of Balan's new film, Kahaani 2, which revolves around the theme

United Nations, Dec 13: Actress Priyanka Chopra, appointed as UNICEF's newest global Goodwill Ambassador, urged people from across nations to become the "collective voice" of oppressed children in the world and join forces to leave a better future for the coming generations. Footballer David Beckham and 12-year-old British actress Millie Bobby Brown announced Chopra's appointment as UNICEF's

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13: Police detained six people, including a woman, on Monday for remaining seated while the national anthem was being played ahead of a movie screening at the ongoing 21st edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The police later released them after registering a case under provisions of Section 188 of the IPC. The incident took place at the Nishagandhi