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Big B and Vidya Balan need enforced fashion rehab

May 20, 2013

It�s good to play up your Indian-ness at events of this stature but some stylist, somewhere needs to draw a line and pray that no one thinks of covering it with sequins. #Amitabh Bachchan #Sonam Kapoor #Vidya Balan #OnOurMinds
Images: The Indian contingent at Cannes Film Festival's red carpet

May 20, 2013

While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat may be red carpet regulars at Cannes, this year marked the debut of Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Vidya Balan, and saw the biggest Indian contingent at the film festival. But what on earth were they wearing? Take a look. #Amitabh Bachchan #Cannes Film Festival #Sonam Kapoor #Aishwarya Rai #ImagesOfTheDay #Vidya Balan
Enough with the 'Bollywood rules Cannes' blather

May 17, 2013

It's been nearly two decades since an Indian film has been in the running for a Golden Palm. Highbrow cinema has instead become an excuse for lowbrow PR. #Amitabh Bachchan #InMyOpinion #Cannes Film Festival #Sonam Kapoor #Vidya Balan

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An ode to Rekha, our newest MP

May 19, 2012

Rekha has shades of Mata Hari, the parliamentarian as the forbidden fruit, a visual relief from the grossness of everyday. #Amitabh Bachchan #Jaya Bachchan #InMyOpinion #Rekha #Silsila
Dravid, not the other Rahul, was the true face of India

Mar 10, 2012

A man of few words, and yet the confidence of knowing that he, and his country, are the equal of the best in the world. #OnOurMind #Amitabh Bachchan #Rahul Dravid #Allan Donald #Kirmani

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Bollywood.com
Amitabh Bachchan’s money grows 50-fold in JustDial IPO

2013-05-21 04:15:00

A small investment in a company he endorsed has multiplied in just two years for the Big B. With telephone and Internet-based search company JustDial kicking off its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, the value of its brand ambassador Amitabh Bachc #Amitabh Bachchan
BollywoodLife.com
Cannes 2013: Why did Vidya Balan get emotional after watching Amitabh Bachchan?

2013-05-18 10:46:00

Vidya Balan is a huge Amitabh Bachchan fan. Even after playing the mother of the legendary actor in R Balki’s 2009 film Paa, Vidya continues to get butterflies in her stomach at the very mention of Big B. The Dirty Picture star is on this year’s Cannes j #Amitabh Bachchan #Steven Spielberg #Baz Luhrmann
Deccan Herald
Taking a cue from Big B

2013-05-20 16:08:00

Deviyuon aur sajjano, namaskar,” said Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan in Hindi at the opening ceremony of the prestigious Festival de Cannes which is celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema this year. “Bhartiya cinema 100 varsh pure kar chuki hai aur is #Bollywood #Amitabh Bachchan #India

Editor's picks

Money, sleaze take the sheen off imperious Chennai Super Kings

Given the huge legal, moral and ethical stakes, Srinvasan and Meiyappan should have voluntarily clarified their position and should have offered to face an investigation.
How the Woolwich terror attack will harm Britain's Muslim community more

For Muslims in Britain, there comes one thing after another to get defensive about, and at quite short intervals. The Muslim community will be cornered into paying a price for the brutality of these two killers.
Explainer: Why Sensex has fallen over 300 points today

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Rejecting the talk about two power centres and differences between them, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said there is “collective leadership” between her and Manmohan Singh and “we all stand by” the Prime Minister who will complete his term.

Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

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Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
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Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

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Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

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Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

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IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

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Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.