Monthly Archives: June 2010
Stephen Harper will say ‘sorry’ to Air India families
OTTAWA—At a national memorial Wednesday in Toronto for the 329 Air India victims, families still mourning their loved ones will finally hear the words they have waited 25 years for.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in an address marking the...
Rahman cancels Detroit show after infrastructure collapse
Music maestro A.R. Rahman says he has been forced to cancel his show in Detroit, Michigan due to an infrastructure collapse there and that the dates will be rescheduled.
‘We are forced to cancel the show in Detroit due to an infrastructure...
Babbu Mann apologizes for controversial song
Punjabi singer and actor Babbu Mann Monday tendered an apology for singing a song at a concert questioning the circumstances in which freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai died.
Mann in June performed at a concert in Britain where he sang the song...
Salman Khan donates 25 computers to NGO
Salman Khan has always made headlines be it for his brash behaviour or for his merciful deeds. The actor who has a golden heart has proved it yet again by purchasing 25 computers for kids residing in an NGO in Bandra on hearing that they were...
Movie Review – Housefull
At the very start of the film, Sajid Khan pays his respects to several notable names of the 1970s and 1980s, who redefined Hindi commercial cinema. And that gives you ample idea of what to expect from HOUSEFULL, which, very frankly, stresses...
Shakira to sing for Indian film
After Akon for Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One it is now the Latin American sensation Shakira’s turn to rock in a Bollywood song.
The number, a frenzied dance track to be filmed on South African model Candice Boucher for the film featuring...
Canada’s Air India probe highlights ‘series of errors’
A “cascading series of errors” led to the bombing of an Air India airliner in June 1985, an inquiry in Canada has concluded.
Former Supreme Court Judge John Major, who led a four-year investigation, also called for better co-ordination...
BP pledges $20B fund for oil spill claims
BP has agreed to set up a $20-billion fund to cover the cost of claims filed by individuals and businesses harmed by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday.
“This $20-billion amount will provide...
Music Review – Raajneeti
The very fact that Raajneeti has come up with a musical score is a surprise in itself. Reason being that the film’s setting of a political drama doesn’t quite allow one to hunt for any popular soundtrack here. A few weeks back Ram...
Movie Review – Raajneeti
I’ve never really followed politics. But I am truly fascinated by ‘Mahabharata’. Lord Krishna, Arjun, Karan, Bheema, Duryodhan… are legendary and the clash between Pandavas and Kauravas is equally unforgettable. Prakash...