Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and partner Yuliana Fedak lost to Kveta Peschke and Emilia Salerni in the doubles semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday. The loss comes after Sania’s defeat by Akiko Morigami of Japan in the singles quarterfinals of the $170,000 hardcourt tournament. However, Sania will be back at it [...]
With the release of the alleged conversation between her and Salman Khan in which he discusses his underworld crime links, Aishwarya Rai could find herself in hot water too. She and Salman have both denied being the voices on the tape, but if the tape proves genuine then Ash could be found guilty of the [...]
In an interview with Hindustan Times, small-screen superstar Shekhar Suman said he had “no hesitation” in expressing that the casting couch is real in Bollywood, and that those willing to “raise [their] skirt or saree might get unexpected offers.” He noted that force isn’t used. Additionally, Suman commented on the recent Salman Khan controversy, stating [...]
A recent study shows that Delhiites spend more of their income on transportation, rent, and entertainment than people in any other Indian city. The report showed that the per capita annual expenditure in Delhi was Rs 51,664, compared with a national average of Rs 20,999. Delhiites spend 37.75 percent of their income on food and [...]
After much speculation and the release of a conversation between Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai, Maharashta Government confirmed today that police tapped Khan’s phone after receiving information that he had made calls to underworld gangster Abu Salem. Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil stated that police monitored Khan’s phone between August and October of 2001, and [...]
More bad news for Salman Khan: Maharashta deputy chief minister R.R. Patil says phone calls made to gangster Abu Salem in 2001 have been traced to Salman Khan. The trace comes as a result of police tapping Khan’s phone between August and October of 2001 to determine his underworld links. Police looked to Khan for [...]
Police went to Aishwarya Rai’s house in suburban Branda this morning to record her voice and statement concerning a recently-distributed audio tape in which Salman Khan is believed to have threatened the Bollywood actress. In the tape, Salman flaunts his underworld links and says that he could have Ash and her family killed if he [...]
The U.S. has officially recognized India as a nuclear-weapon state, extending all nuclear priviliges to the country including fuel for civilian nuclear reactors. The announcement comes after a summit meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Monday. In response, India has stated that it [...]
Team India coach Greg Chappell says that Indians are “endowed both physically and mentally,” and that they’re “some of the smartest cricketers and some of the most mentally gifted cricketers around the place.” Team India took the compliment as quite an ego boost because Chappell was a very well respected Australian cricketer in his heyday. [...]
In a telephone conversation released to the Hindustan Times, Salman Khan tried to bullyAishwarya Rai into performing for Abu Salem, seemingly after already telling the don that she would. The conversation happened in August 2001, after the questionably-funded Chori Chori Chupke Chupke had been released, and its financier Bharat Shah had been arrested. Also, Khan [...]