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Everything you need to know about Simran: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Simran: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Robotics, kick-boxing, horse-riding camps for children this summer (Trend Feature)

May 19, 2013 at 1:10 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old Amandeep Singh learnt to paint during the last summer vacation. This year, he has set his mind on kick-boxing, for which he is actively encouraged by his middle-class parents. His sister Simran, who is two years his senior, told her working parents that she wants to take up pottery - and wants to take it up as a career later in life.

Gift her glowing skin this Mother's Day (May 12 is Mother's Day)

May 10, 2013 at 1:34 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Gift her diamonds and designer wear for sure this Mother's Day. But how about also pampering that most important woman in your life with a luxuriating skin treatment package that will bring back the glow on her face.

Suriya to start shooting for 'Dhruva Natchathiram' in June

May 9, 2013 at 2:56 PM

Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Suriya Sivakumar, busy shooting for upcoming Tamil action-drama "Singam 2", is expected to join the sets of his new film "Dhruva Natchathiram" in June.

All-night shoot leaves us with no personal life: Annie Gill

April 13, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) TV serial "Anamika" has completed 100 episodes and lead actress Annie Gill, who plays Rano in it, says that since the show is mostly shot at night, the actors hardly have a personal life.

US House resolution greets Sikh-Americans on Vaisakhi

April 13, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Washington, April 13 (IANS) Five Democratic lawmakers have introduced a Congressional resolution on the occasion of Vaisakhi, commemorating the creation of the Khalsa, a fellowship of devout Sikhs, by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.

Now 'Anamika' wants someone to woo her

April 12, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) TV actress Simran Kaur, who plays the witch in TV serial "Anamika", is tired of running after a man in the show and now wants someone to woo her instead.

No saas-bahu drama in 'Anamika': Simran Kaur

April 2, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Simran Kaur, who plays the title role in TV show "Anamika", is entering the Saluja family on the show but states that there will be no saas-bahu drama.

Delhi government unaware of special Olympians' rich medal haul

March 7, 2013 at 3:47 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) London Olympic medallists from Delhi were showered with cash by all and sundry whereas the special Olympians, who have returned from South Korea with 18 of the 46 medals the country bagged, have not even been felicitated, let alone being rewarded.

Small screen 'witch' wants to make audience laugh

March 2, 2013 at 4:27 PM

New Delhi, Mar 2 (IANS) TV actress Simran Kaur Bhalla, who plays an evil spirit in the show "Anamika", is keen to try her hand at stand-up comedy. She feels it takes away the stress from an actor's life.

'Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story' - for those who love 'luv' stories! (IANS Movie Review)

February 16, 2013 at 12:42 PM

Film: "Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story"; Actors: Vivek Oberoi and Neha Sharma; Director: Vinnil Markan; Rating: **1/2

Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story Review: Weak story and brimmed with Overacting

February 15, 2013 at 12:11 PM

Like it's trailer, JKLS is a story of a bhai (thug) who falls in love with a simple girl and then tries to save it from a villain of his past.

Rupali Ganguly gets married Wednesday

February 6, 2013 at 5:07 PM

Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) TV actress Rupali Ganguly, who keeps her personal life away from the prying eyes of media, surprised everyone with her marriage news. She got married to businessman Ashvin Verma here Wednesday.

Rupali Ganguly to get married Thursday

February 6, 2013 at 2:51 PM

Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) TV actress Rupali Ganguly, who keeps her personal life away from the prying eyes of media, surprised everyone with her marriage news. She is tying the knot with businessman Ashvin Verma here Thursday.

Two-in-one for Vivek in 'Jayantabhai Ki...'

February 2, 2013 at 5:50 PM

Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actor Vivek Oberoi says he got to relive two of his past characters - Chandu of "Company" and Aditya of "Saathiya", in one character itself in "Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story".

Shabina Khan's next - remake of Tamil movie with Akshay

December 24, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) After successfully co-producing her first film "Rowdy Rathore", which entered the Rs.100 crore club, designer Shabina Khan has now bought the rights of Tamil hit "Ramana", a film highlighting the fight against corruption.

'David' to release in February 2013

November 17, 2012 at 3:38 PM

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar has finished shooting his second film "David", which might hit the screens in February next year.

Ekta, Bejoy team up for quirky comedy

November 8, 2012 at 4:29 PM

Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Ekta Kapoor has joined hands with Bejoy Nambiar to co-produce quirky comedy "Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi".

Top seeds in semi-finals of national tennis

October 11, 2012 at 6:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) There were hardly any upsets Thursday, paving the way for the top seeds to enter the singles semi-finals of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex.

Ranjeet, Vignesh bow out of National Tennis

October 10, 2012 at 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) It was curtains for two of the top four seeds in the men's singles with P.C. Vignesh and V.M. Ranjeet withdrawing owing to injuries at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Wednesday.

National tennis: Ranjeet, Vignesh bow out

October 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) It was curtains for two of the top four seeds in the men's singles with P.C. Vignesh and V.M. Ranjeet withdrawing owing to injuries at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Wednesday.

National Tennis: Prarthana stretches Prerna

October 9, 2012 at 7:00 PM

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Second seed Prerna Bhambri was made to work by Prarthana Thambore before the former national champion emerged victorious in the women's singles first round at the Fenesta National Tennis Championship here Tuesday.

'Khwaabb' trailer gets 1,22,000 hits in 10 days

September 4, 2012 at 6:01 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) No big names, no formula! Yet the trailer of forthcoming sports-based movie "Khwaabb" has received 1,22,000 views within 10 days of its release on YouTube. The director is overwhelmed.

Abdullah, Prarthana top Adidas-MCC U-18 tennis

August 25, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Shaikh Abdullah of Andhra Pradesh won the boys singles title of the Adidas-MCC National Under-18 clay court tennis championship here Saturday while the girls title went to Prarthana Thombre of Maharashtra.

Abdullah ousts Agarwal in national tennis

August 24, 2012 at 3:28 PM

Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) In an all-Andhra clash, Shaikh Abdullah upset top seed D. Rishab Agarwal 6-4, 6-4 to enter the final of the boys singles of the Adidas-MCC under-18 National clay court tennis championship here Friday.

Tennis: Bhaskar, Goveas score upset wins in sub-junior meet

August 16, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) PV Gnana Bhaskar from Andhra Pradesh, seeded nine, caused the biggest upset of the Adidas-TTT National sub-junior tennis championship when he ousted top seed BR Nikshep of Karnataka 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to enter the boys singles semi-finals here Thursday.

Harsh, Anmol enter semis of Mumbai badminton

August 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Third seed Harsh Chouhan outplayed Kairan Kapadia to enter the men's singles semi-finals of the Mumbai Suburban District Badminton Championships at the Celebration Club, Andheri here Tuesday.

Kya Super Kool Hai Hum Movie Review, Only if you can handle EXTRA Adult Jokes

July 27, 2012 at 11:40 AM

The plain USP of Kya Super Kool Hai Hum is Adult jokes and more adult jokes. Even the pug name is Suckru. So, if you can handle and watch a film STUFFED with adult jokes then Kya Super Kool Hai Hum will tickle you till your stomach pain.

Shah Rukh showers praise on Farah

July 24, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Megastar Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday launched the music and third poster of choreographer-director Farah Khan's debut film as an actor "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" here and praised her as one of the finest directors.

Palande, three others charge-sheeted in Tikku murder case

July 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The Mumbai police Crime Branch Friday filed a charge-sheet against Vijay Palande and three others in the murder of Delhi-based businessman Arun Kumar Tikku, a senior official said.

Jaitley asks J-K Govt. to deal with fundamental Islamic groups strictly

July 6, 2012 at 4:56 PM

Jammu/Srinagar, July 6 (ANI): With the fundamental Islamic group 'Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir' issuing a dress code advisory for tourists in the valley forbidding short or tight clothes and asking the tourism department to enforce it, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir Government to deal with the former severely.

Dress code suggestion for tourists visiting Kashmir draws flak

July 5, 2012 at 9:12 PM

Srinagar, July 5 (ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, the fundamentalist religious group that, on Wednesday suggested that women coming to Jammu and Kashmir should not wear revealing clothes to safeguard state's traditions, has come under heavy fire from various quarters over its diktat.

Neha, Sarah make 'Kya Super...' look fresh: Riteish

June 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Balaji Motion Pictures' adult-comedy "Kya Super Kool Hain Hum" stars Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane Dias as the female leads and Riteish Deshmukh says that the girls make the sequel look fresh.

Mamata gets brickbats and bouquets on her Facebook debut

June 18, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Two days after making her debut on Facebook in a bid to garner support for A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's candidature for the presidency, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has received both kudos and criticism for her initiative on the social networking site.

Embryo stem cell therapy brings hope to those with incurable diseases

June 10, 2012 at 12:08 PM

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Simran Kaur, 42, was suffering from cerebellar ataxias, a rare genetic disorder, which left her wheelchair bound, incontinent, with slurred speech and no chances of improvement. Her family then came to know about human embryonic stem cell therapy. A few weeks of treatment later her condition improved, giving a new ray of hope to the family.

Drama, innocence & creativity on bookshelf (IANS Books this Week)

June 2, 2012 at 2:55 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The bookshelf this week is pure innocence and drama - from children's cult writer Ruskin Bond to one of the greatest story-tellers of our times Toni Morrison... Browse with IANS.

India becoming a designer baby factory: Author Kishwar Desai

May 31, 2012 at 9:51 AM

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Life is no longer a gift of love; it is being created with care to fit specifications furnished by parents in the age of surrogacy and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), says award-winning writer Kishwar Desai.

Distance makes heart grow fonder - does it? (Feature)

May 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) New Delhi-based Pritha Mishra, 25, is in a fix. Her boyfriend of five years has been beckoned to New York for a year-long assignment. Her dilemma -- will a long distance relationship work?

No plan to reopen Viveka Babajee case, says family (With Image)

April 24, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) In the wake of latest revelations in the Arun Tikku and Karan Kakkad murder cases, former supermodel Viveka Babajee's family Tuesday denied that it was considering re-opening her death case.

Crimes in showbiz: Who's to blame?

April 23, 2012 at 3:16 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The spate of recent crimes in showbiz involving Meenakshi Thapa and Simran Sood and the twist involving Anuj Tikku have raised questions over what makes Bollywood wannabes take such extreme steps. According to industry insiders, the urge to become the next big thing and the greed to earn more money compel them to commit such gruesome crimes.

Delhi housewife found murdered, husband missing

April 22, 2012 at 10:36 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A woman was found dead at her home in west Delhi, police said Sunday, adding her husband was missing for the last three days.

Tikku killer accused of other murders along with wife

April 18, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) The murder case of Delhi businessman and senior citizen Arun Kumar Tikku took a curious turn with key suspect, Vijay Palande, being accused by police of also killing aspiring film producer Karan Kakkar, whose head and body parts were found on Monday.

Gay couple in UP on run after marrying

April 13, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) Homosexuality may have been decriminalised by a Delhi court, but a gay couple in Uttar Pradesh is running for cover as their "marriage" solemnised "by mistake" under the Hindu Marriages Act (HMA) is facing legal hurdles and social stigma.

Parineeti Chopra now eyes IIFA award

March 31, 2012 at 2:40 PM

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra's younger sister Parineeti Chopra, who bagged 10 best debutante actress awards for her role in "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl", is looking forward to winning an IIFA award too.

SGPC hails inclusion of first Sikh in U.S. Army in three decades

November 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Amritsar, Nov.13 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhk Committee (SGPC) has hailed the inclusion of first Sikh in the U.S. Army in last three decades, as it believes that it will enable people to learn about Sikhs.

Maharashtra Revenue Minister's son fires at his own employee in Mumbai

September 24, 2010 at 5:07 PM

Mumbai, Sep. 24 (ANI): Nitesh Rane, owner of the Mumbai-based NGO Swabhiman Sangathana Organization, and son of Maharashtra's Revenue Minister, Narayne Rane, fired at his own employee Chintu Shaikh here recently.

Female BSF guards to be part of 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony at Wagah border

July 23, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Wagah (Punjab), July 23 (ANI): The female constables posted with the Border Security Force (BSF) would participate in 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony at the International Border post at Wagah in Punjab.

Indian origin gubernatorial candidate Haley says will resign if affairs are proved

June 5, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Washington, June 5 (ANI): Indian origin South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley has vowed to resign if either of the two men who say they've had an affair with her is ever able to prove it.

A haircut in a floating boat with hairstylist blindfolded!

March 21, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Faizabad, Mar 21 (ANI): A woman hairstylist in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad city on Sunday attempted an unusual record by performing haircutting while being blindfolded in a moving boat!

No scope for laxity on the part of security forces in J-K, says J-K Governor

January 26, 2010 at 7:22 PM

Srinagar, Jan. 26 (ANI): After unfurling the tricolour on 61st Republic Day, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Tuesday said there is no scope for laxity on the part of security forces, as the state has seen continuous increase in infiltration in the recent times.

Tourists enjoy snowfall at Himachal Pradesh

January 14, 2010 at 3:49 PM

Solong Nala (HP), Jan 14 (ANI): Fresh snowfall in the hill resort of Solong Nala in Himachal Pradesh has left tourists thrilled and happy.

Drunk engineer rams Mercedes into sleeping labourers in Delhi

December 5, 2009 at 1:22 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): At least two labourers sleeping on a footpath were injured early today when a 24-year-old engineer, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, lost control of his Mercedes and rammed into them.

Jaime Pressly weds lawyer beau

September 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM

London, Sep 28 (ANI): American actress Jaime Pressly married her lawyer boyfriend in a sunset ceremony in California on September 26.

Radio Pakistan still obsessed with Sikhs' rights

August 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Abohar, Aug.13 (ANI): The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan seems to be obsessed with the welfare of Sikhs in India, unaware that Sikhs are being driven out of parts of Pakistan.

Radio Pakistan nostalgic about Khalistan movement

August 6, 2009 at 10:17 PM

Abohar, Aug.6 (ANI): The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan is still nostalgic about the 'Khalistan' which had many followers in the early eighties.

Radio Pakistan nostalgic about Khalistan movement

August 6, 2009 at 9:07 PM

Abohar, Aug.6 (ANI): The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan is still nostalgic about the 'Khalistan' which had many followers in the early eighties.

Malay-Indian actress on fast-track to stardom

June 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM

Kuala Lumpur, June 29 (ANI): Malay-Tamil actress Shantini Theva used to be a Tamil film fan, but today, she is part of the glitzy industry herself-she is playing one of the main female leads in big budget flick 'Nadodigal'.

'Detective Naani' lazy weekend viewing with kids (IANS Film Review)

May 23, 2009 at 4:22 PM

Film: 'Detective Naani'; Director: Romilla Mukherjee; Cast: Ava Mukherjee, Zain Khan, Simran Singh, Shweta Gulati, Amit Varma, Amrita Saluja, Ankur Nayyar and Hemu Adhikarie; Rating: **

Shoojit Sircar's next film on Sri Lanka

April 2, 2009 at 9:41 AM

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Shoojit Sircar, who went to Kashmir to film his love story 'Yahaan', is geared up to can his next movie 'Jaffna' in war-hit Sri Lanka and claims it is the first Hindi film to be made on the problems of the conflict-torn island nation.

Three of family murdered in Hapur town

January 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 10 (IANS) An accountant, his wife and their daughter have been murdered in this Uttar Pradesh town, the police said Saturday, adding they were probing if the two women had been raped too.

Mumbai hosts a beauty contest

January 10, 2009 at 8:09 PM

Mumbai, Jan.10 (ANI): Some of the country's top models sashayed down the ramp here on Friday during the Grazia Super Model of the World India beauty contest.

Traffic policeman's car mows down two children

December 7, 2008 at 1:00 AM

Mohali (Punjab), Dec 6 (IANS) Two children were crushed to death under a car being driven by a traffic policeman here Saturday evening, an official said.

Surya shines as father and son in 'Vaaranam Aayiram' (Tamil Film Review)

November 15, 2008 at 4:26 PM

Film: 'Vaaranam Aayiram'; Director: Gowtham Menon; Cast: Surya, Simran, Divya Spandana, Sameera Reddy; Music: Harris Jayaraj; Rating: ***

Music director Harris Jayaraj parts ways with director Gowtham Menon

November 13, 2008 at 8:45 PM

Chennai, Nov 13 (IANS) The bond between a music composer and the director is vital and once it's lost, it is difficult, said popular music composer Harris Jayaraj here Thursday as he announced the end of his professional association with ace director Gowtham Menon.

Delhi businessman, kin arrested year after dowry death

November 7, 2008 at 5:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A 32-year-old businessman and three of his family members were finally caught here Friday after a year of evading arrest for allegedly setting his wife on fire for dowry, the police said.

Maharashtra girls battle past first round in U-16 tennis

November 4, 2008 at 6:13 PM

Pune, Nov 4 (IANS) Maharashtra's Devanshi Bhimjiyani, Simran Nanwani and Krutika Jain overcame engrossing battles to move into the second round of the girls event at the Walchand Cup under-16 national series tennis tournament here.

'Seval' meant for rural audiences only (Tamil film review)

October 30, 2008 at 6:00 PM

Film: 'Seval'; Cast: Bharat, Poonam Bajwa, Simran, Sampath Raj; Director: Hari; Music Director: G.V. Prakash; Cinematographer: Priyan; Rating: *

Bihar flood aid from Oman entrusted to Prakash Jha's NGO

October 13, 2008 at 5:09 PM

Dubai, Oct 13 (IANS) Around Rs.2.1 million funds raised in Oman through a charity drive for Bihar flood victims will be channelised to the Indian state through Punarwaas, an NGO set up by film director Prakash Jha.

J-K police recruit 110 special police officers

October 12, 2008 at 9:34 PM

Srinagar, Oct 12 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir police has started a recruitment drive for over 110 Special Polices Officers or SPOs, an auxiliary police force used mainly in counter-insurgency.

'File is being processed': Blast victims wait for compensation

October 6, 2008 at 8:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Eighteen days after the Sep 13 serial bombings in the capital killed 25 people and injured at least 100, much of the compensation announced by the government remains undistributed as officials cite 'legal issues hindering the processing of cheques'.

'File is being processed': Blast victims wait for compensation

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Eighteen days after the Sep 13 serial bombings in the capital killed 25 people and injured at least 100, much of the compensation announced by the government remains undistributed as officials cite 'legal issues hindering the processing of cheques'.

Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe in Vietnam

July 15, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Finally, the much craved-for diamond-studded gold crown of Miss Universe 2008 pageant rested upon the graceful head of Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza