Sahara buys New York’s Plaza Hotel

Tweet India’s Sahara group has bought New York’s Plaza Hotel. The hotel, which was previously under Israeli/Saudi Arabia ownership has reportedly been struggling in recent years after it was converted some rooms into condominiums. Sahara paid $570 million for a controlling 75% stake. Saudi read more.....

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Indian makes history – in Playboy

Tweet A ‘sometimes’ Bollywood actress will be the first Indian to grace the pages of Playboy. Sherlyn Chopra has stripped for the November issue of famed men’s magazine. Despite the ‘historical’ first to shed an Indian saree for Playboy, Chopra is not currying favors with the much of read more.....

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Engineering colleges struggle to attract NRI students

Tweet Despite NRI quota in various engineering collages, no seat were taken in Hyderabad this year. After government introduced tough checks on the eligibility of candidates so that the seats should go to the children of genuine Non Resident Indians, it has emerged that none of these seats were read more.....

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India mourns the original Bollywood superstar

Tweet Fans of Bollywood were united in grief on the death of Rajesh Khanna, India’s first Bollywood superstar. Indian Prime Minister led the tributes for Khanna, who starred in his first film in 1965 after winning the national talent contest. He dominated Bollywood throughout 1970s, and starred read more.....

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Bollywood actors still waiting to crack Hollywood

Tweet Despite Bollywood being one of the largest producers of films in the world, none of its actors have been able to crack Hollywood yet. Many B-town actors have succeeded in getting roles in Hollywood movies, like Brij Nath (Anil Kapoor) in Mission Impossible 4 and Dr Rajit Ratha (Irrfan) in read more.....

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NRI releases film online

Tweet US based filmmaker Shailja Gupta released her maiden film Walkaway on the Internet. The film is a light-comedy, and mocks social obligations on young Indian professionals settled in New York City. The story weaves through the lives of four couples from diverse backgrounds, as they face the read more.....

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Young film director tackles controversial subject

Tweet Indian cinema hardly explores controversial issues like persecution and denial of rights, especially at the international level. However young filmmaker Ashish Shukla has produced a film set in Prague, covering the persecution and atrocities on the Roma gypsies throughout centuries. It is read more.....

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Actress Esha Deol ties the knot

Tweet Bollywood actress, Esha Deol got married to Bharat Takhtani in ISKON temple in Mumbai today. Esha is the daughter of Bollywood actor Dharmindra and actress Hema Malini. The wedding was a private affair attended by close family and friends. Bride’s mother said they chose the temple for the read more.....

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London Indian Film Festival to host 2 world premiers

Tweet The forthcoming London Indian Film Festival will feature two provocative British films, it has been announced. Tooting Broadway is story about a Tamil living in the UK. The racy urban flick features rivalries between Tamil and Caribbean gangs of South London. The central character gets to read more.....

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India’s own Dr. Oz

Tweet Delhi born Sonu Ahluwalia, a doctor by profession and former husband of Bollywood actress Pooja Batra, is to host Sony Television’s show “All Is Well”. After graduating from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, he moved to USA. He worked at Harvard University’s medical read more.....

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