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Azaan With Dad Adnan at Amitabh Bachchan unveils Om Puri's Unlikely Hero. (Photo: IANS) Guest at Charcoal Paintings exhibition by Ajay De in Mumbai on Monday, 16 November 2009. (Photo: IANS) Bollywood actor Dino Morea meet Make-a-Wish Children at Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. (Photo: IANS) Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Karan Johar at "My Name Is Khan Press Meet" at JW Marriott. (Photo: IANS) “Sachin Tendulkar Watches 3 Idiots”. (Photo: IANS) Cyrus Sahukar at Vipul Salvi's "Art Brunch" at JW Marriott. (Photo: IANS)

Entertainment

Shooting ‘Lakshya’ in Ladakh changed me: Farhan Akhtar

Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has traveled places for his films. Be it Goa for “Dil Chahta Hai”, Ladakh for “Lakshya” or Spain for “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.” However, it was his experience in Ladakh that changed him as a [Continue]

Cricket

Sehwag says seniors don’t need to retire

Adelaide, Jan 28 (IANS) Virender Sehwag feels the big three of Indian cricket – Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman – don’t need to retire in the wake of the team’s eighth consecutive defeat in overseas Tests and 0-4 hammering in [Continue]

Hollywood

I’ m very boring: Vanessa Hudgens

Los Angeles, Jan 28 (IANS) Actress Vanessa Hudgens says she is very boring. The 23-year-old believes she has not been lured by the dark side of Hollywood thanks to her love of being dull. “That kind of thing isn’t really my scene, My scene is honestly sitting [Continue]

Tourist Hotspots

Cubbon Park

On a grassy expanse over a few hundred acres in the centre of the city, planned and laid out in 1864 by Sir Richard Sankey, the then Chief Engineer of Mysore. It is named after Sir Mark Cubbon, Bangalore’s longest serving Commissioner. Lawns with vibrant flower beds, [Continue]

Express Escapes

Somnathpur

Somnathpur

While the Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebidu have earned global attention, the exquisite shrine at Somnathpur, considered to be the most complete and best-preserved Hoysala structure, has remained in the shadows. Just two hours from bangalore, the Kesava Temple here is a [Continue]

Entertainment Hubs

Entertainment Hubs

Entertainment Hubs

Amoeba, Megabowl, Fun World & Water World, Patel’s Inn – Race Pace, Star City, Wonder La, Innovative Film City [Continue]