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Jakarta, Sep 19: A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Koranic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss World contest that has sparked hardline anger. The 20 finalists, who were all required to wear headscarves, put on a glittering show for the final of Muslimah World, strolling up and down a catwalk in

Mumbai, Sep 18: Actor Ranbir Kapoor says Katrina Kaif holds a special place in his life but he does not want to end the mystery by talking about it in media. After the photographs showing Ranbir holidaying with Katrina went viral, the actor is no more in denial mode. "There is so much being said about my personal life. I don't want my life to become a reality show. Yes, Katrina is a very special

New Jersey, Sep 18: Unfazed by racial slurs hurled at her, the newly crowned Miss America of Indian origin, Nina Davuluri, took a traditional dip in Atlantic City waters. "I'm just really so honoured," the 24-year-old said during a live video appearance on ABC's 'Good Morning America yesterday, right before she dipped her toes into the Atlantic City waters for waiting photographers. "I always

That Salman Khan is miffed with the media, or rather, the gossip columns, is not a secret. The actor recently expressed his displeasure in a unique way. He was interacting with a journo when he learnt that she had fallen in love with her schoolmate in Class VIII. "Gradually, we became best friends and got married," she told him. Not the one to let an opportunity go by, Salman retorted instantly.

When US President Barack Obama issued a warning to the embattled Bashar al-Assad regime of Syria recently, little did he know that his announcement will wreak havoc far away in Bollywood. The dispatch from White House sent shivers down the spine of Kabir Khan who is all set to fly down to the Syria-Lebanon border with Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan for his upcoming film. The latest political

London, Sept 16: The English version of a popular book on legendary Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar has been handed over officially to the British Library London. Journalist R Manjunath and his artist wife Dr Soumya Manjunath Chavan presented the book to Dr Catherine Eagleton, Head of Asia Africa Studies, British Library London, Manjunath told PTI here last night. The book titled 'Dr Rajkumar, the

Miss India 2012 finalist Purva Rana was crowned Vice-Queen at the Miss United Continent 2013 held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 14. The winner of the pageant Miss United Continent 2013 is, not surprisingly, 21-year-old Carolina Aguirre from the host country itself! Also crowned were three runners-up from a total of 27 contestants from different parts of the world -- Maria Belen Jerez of Chile

New Delhi, Sep 15: Musician Sachin Dev Burman was terribly upset with his son R D Burman's composition in "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" and walked out of the studio when he heard the recording of the song 'Dum maro dum'. This and several other interesting facts about the legend find mention in a book "S D Burman: The World of His Music" by writer Khagesh Dev Burman. Published by Rupa and translated to

The confirmed list of all the contestants of Bigg Boss Saath 7 is out and here is the names of all the 14 contestants who will be entering the Bigg Boss house this season. Kamya Punjabi, Gauhar Khan, Havel Keech, Sangram Singh, Armaan, Apurva Agnihotri and wife Shilpa Agnihotri, Elli Avram, VJ Andy, Pratyusha Banerjee, Rajat Ravail, Anita Adv, Tanisha, Kushal Tandon, Ratan Rajput are the confirmed

Mumbai, Sep 14: Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chennai Express broke the record set by Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots. It now has the distinction of being the biggest grosser of all times in Hindi cinema. The Raj Kumar Hirani-directed 3 Idiots was the first true mega blockbuster since business became dominated by multiplexes. Now, Aamir is all set to reclaim the title with his next film in the same year as his