The Indian government is sending security reinforcements to the states of Punjab and Haryana amid signs of growing religious violence.
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Posted 18 May 2007
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“I’ve never been alone with a man before, even with my dress on. With my dress off, it’s MOST unusual.”
The 1953 movie Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn, in her first feature role, and Gregory Peck, is a charming and captivating fairytale romance shot entirely on location in Rome. The film’s bittersweet story is a charming [...]
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Posted 17 May 2007
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The multi-millionaire writer of the Harry Potter fame, J.K. Rowling, is understood to be preparing for one last look at the world of Harry, Hermione, Dumbledore and Voldemort after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in July. There will indeed be an 8th Harry Potter book, which will be like an encyclopedia [...]
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Posted 16 May 2007
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In the United States, Spider-Man 3 has set a new box office record for first-day takings, earning $59 million. With other record breaking news, Spider-man 3 is also one of the biggest hollywood movie earner in India. Besides being dubbed in Hindi with over 260 prints, 156 in Tamil and Telegu and 3 IMAX prints, [...]
The sordid relationship between the internet and pornography is a storied one. It’s a kinship that inpires thoughts of locked doors and closed blinds, the secret fulfillment of shameful lusts. That, and it makes a hell of a lot of money.
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Posted 14 May 2007
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The site for The Dark Knight is up! It is the sequal to Batman Begins and is expected to be released next summer - 18 July 2008 (USA).
We will be seeing Christian Bale again as Batman and will be helping the cops - Gordon (Gary Oldman) and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckkart) track down a killer who [...]
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Posted 13 May 2007
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“Dollar Bahu” is the English translation of one of Sudha Murty’s most popular novels “Dollar Sose”, originally written in Kannada and earlier translated into four other Indian languages. It even ran as TV-Series between 2001-2004.
Like most other novels of Sudha Murty, this novel too dwells on the aspirations, dreams and struggles of traditional middle–class Indian [...]
I read Ian Fleming’s first James Bond fiction Novel - Casino Royale when I was still in 7th or 8th grade. It was because I saw Dr. No and wanted to read James Bond novels. I can hardly recollect the story and I felt it needs a reading again.
Casino Royale involves James Bond in espionage [...]
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Posted 11 May 2007
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Over the years, I have had some of the best friends a person could ever have, but have never gotten around to thanking them, atleast not publicly. And so, I decided that by writing about them, I’d let more people know just what wonderful people I’ve been lucky enough to have by my side. So, [...]
As a rendition of the bestseller by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices is a bitter disappointment.
To begin with, it is a foregone conclusion that any movie in which Aishwarya Rai has the pivotal role is bound to bomb at the box office. In addition, the intricate detail which makes the book so enthralling [...]