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Mumbai, Sep 26: In an aggressive attack on dengue, the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has slapped notice or initiated legal action against film stars and celebrities as well as commoners with equal zeal, officials said on Thursday. In the past nine months, the BMC has served notice to 13,587 people and initated 866 legal cases against them for ignoring civic warnings and allowing

Mumbai, Sep 25: The world of small screen has given some big stars to Bollywood. In fact, king of romance, Shah Rukh Khan started his career from TV shows. While in recent times a lot of TV stars have tried their hands with films and failed, it is popular comedian Kapil Sharma’s first shot at the glitzy world of films. Kapil Sharma is making his debut in films with the director duo Abbas Mustan’s

Mumbai, Sep 24: Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao has rejected a plea to waive off the remaining jail term of actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. "While turning down the plea for pardon, the Governor followed the advice of Home Department which had recommended him that the plea for pardon be turned down as Dutt had been convicted by the highest (Supreme) court

Mumbai, Sep 24: The ninth season of popular celebrity reality show "Bigg Boss", hosted by superstar Salman Khan, will go on air from October 11. An Indian version of international reality show "Bigg Brother", the series sees a number of celebrity contestants living in a house under the surveillance of 24-hour multi-cameras. This time the Colors show will have a concept of "Double Trouble", details

Mumbai, Sep 23: Salman Khan warned his fans about a fake Facebook account operating in his name, which claims that the superstar is casting for his new project. The 49-year-old actor dismissed the reports on Twitter: A fake Facebook page claims that I am casting for a film. Beware of fakes and rumors. Neither me nor my managers are casting for any project — Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) September

Mumbai, Sep 22: Kapil Sharma, famed for his funny, spontaneous and witty jokes, says the transition from being a "serious theatre artist" to a comedian happened "accidentally". "I think I came into comedy accidentally. I was a serious theatre artist," Kapil told reporters while promoting his forthcoming debut Hindi film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon here.The comedian, who got a break in showbiz in 2007

Kochi, Sep 22: Malayalam singer Radhika Thilak was an extremely talented artist who didn’t get the opportunity to be as celebrated as fellow artists like Chitra. Thilak passed away on Sunday after battling cancer for one-and-a half years. Thilak died far too young but the 70 songs that she sang for Malayalam cinema made her a voice to reckon with. She sang songs for films as well as devotional

Los Angeles, Sep 21: Breaking its four-year-old jinx, fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" bagged the outstanding drama gong at the 2015 Emmy Awards, along with three other honours, tying with "Veep" whose trophies included the outstanding comedy series. "Game of Thrones", HBO's darling series, was a favourite this year as it bagged nods in all the 24 nominations. Since its first season in 2011, the

Montreal, Sep 20: The golden hour on this late September afternoon was anything but. The air was hot and hazy, the sky the colour of the industrial concrete buildings doubling as the set of the FBI Academy. Then Priyanka Chopra sauntered out of her trailer, a vision in mirrored shades and towering gold stilettos. And suddenly, as if by divine intervention, setting sunbeams pierced through the

Mumbai, Sep 20: Actor Priyanka Chopra and singer-actor Monica Dogra have been won nominations at the Europe Music Awards 2015 under the best India act category, a sub category of worldwide act. Priyanka, 33, and 32-year-old Monica have been nominated by VH1 channel along with other three Indian artists including Indus Creed, Your Chin and The Ska Vengers. The winner of the sub-category will then