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The troubled life and times of Rahul Mahajan
New Delhi: His life is the kind of spectacle that television thrives on. One reason perhaps is that Rahul Mahajan understands television very well.
Not so long ago, when he was still an unknown entity, Rahul Mahajan was a television producer for Doordarshan but the spotlight turned on him, in May 2006 when he lost his father to an alleged fratricide and even before that faded in public memory, came another shocker.

1984 Sikh carnage was wrong: Rahul
Amritsar, November 18 Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi condemned the anti-Sikh violence in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination, saying “whatever happened was wrong”.
“The 1984 riots were wrong. I strongly condemn the carnage,” Rahul said at a news conference in response to a question on Operation Bluestar and the riots. “There is no truth that there is hatred among Sikhs against the Congress party.

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Indian Navy sinks pirate vessel off Somali coast
Gulf of Aden, Nov 19: Within days of preventing the hijack of an Indian merchant vessel, Indian Navy’s warship INS Tabar, after exchange of fire, sank a pirate vessel off the Somali coast.
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Business News>>
FM calls for price cuts, CEOs divided
NEW DELHI: Finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday called on sectors like housing, automobiles, hotels and airlines to cut prices to boost demand
and beat the slowdown.
The auto sector ruled this out as unrealistic in the current situation, while airlines — looking for a lifeline from the government — seemed more receptive to the suggestion. Real estate companies, however, remained noncommittal.

Season of pinkslips? Here are the firms hiring in India
NEW DELHI: Citigroup on Tuesday decided to cut 53,000 more jobs, triggering fears of more layoffs across industries. A lowdown on some sectors and companies which are on a hiring spree (TOI) TOI, however, has decided to be contrarian. Instead of only writing about pink slips, it hunted out companies that are actually hiring. Here are the sectors that are hiring:
 
Bollywood News >>

Katrina refused to work with Salman's foe

No one can deny this and not even Katrina Kaif that Salman is her 'Godfather'. He is the man who has introduced her to the Hindi film industry. Though Katrina many times claimed that she takes all decision by herself and does not take Salman’s advice, the truth is that the serene beauty does care for his priority. Considering his animosity with Vivek Oberoi, Katrina refused to work with him.


Ash-Abhi to live separately from Pa
Ever since Abhi and Ash married, they are living together with Amitabh and Jaya in Jalsa but now the rumor is rife that Abhishek and Aishwarya will move out of the family and live separately. The couple is planning to shift at a flat in Juhu's Pinnacle Dreams which has 7 flats of approximately 2000 sq ft. each. Ash-Abhi are currently busy shooting in deep jungle of Kerala and speculation is that they will take this drastic step soon after returning from Kochi where they are shooting for Mani Ratnam's Ravana.

Aamir romantically linked with Asin
When you really love someone, you need not have to pretend that you seriously love the person but your eyes, your expression will speak everything and you need not have to take the help of words to speak out your feelings. Perfectionist Aamir Khan exactly wants the same. He will love south sensation Asin in Ghajini and he wants the romance between them to look very realistic. Aamir knows very well that to perform any romantic number, he needs to understand his actress in a better way and vice versa. With this aim, he is romantically linked with her for time being. To understand one another in a better way, they are spending maximum time together apart from shooting schedule.

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Akshay & Katrina's designer outfits in Singh is Kinng
One of the most eagerly awaited films of the year; Singh is Kinng holds multiple attractions for viewers. Besides being in the news for some stunning locations in Egypt and Australia, the film is also making waves for the unique look of its actors. While the men will be seen in Pagdis for the first time in Bollywood throughout the film, the women too are not to be left far behind!

Katrina to celebrate birthday with Salman
While love couples make news for their love tattoos, their kissing drama and many more indepth love incidents, Salman-Katrina is one such couple that makes news for some slanderous activities, like their break-up, slapping inside van, at coffee shop etc. Those incidents have only made Salman fall below the eyes of his admirers. To shut up everyone’s mouth and to make her lady dear happy, Salman has decided to fly over to Ooty and celebrate Katrina’s birthday on 16 July where she is shooting for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani with heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor.

Harman, Priyanka return from premiere mid way
Last Friday was a D-day for Harman Baweja as his debut film Love Story 2050 released worldwide. In India, they kept the premiere a low-profile affair but in London, they arranged a grand premiere. But as ill luck would have it, Harry Baweja, Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra and Boman Irani had to returm from premiere when it was mid way as they had to catch the flight for India on the same day.

'Sexiest Woman in the World' title goes to Katrina
Katrina Kaif is synonymous to beauty. She is the perfect and rare combination of virtue and sensuality. Her softness and innocence appeals one and all. Undoubtedly, Kat has a huge fan following all over the world. Her vivaciousness, glamour and sensuousness bagged her the title of Sexiest Woman. The voting has been conducted by UK men’ magazine and she has been voted online by her fans all over India.

Rosa still can't forget Saif’s children
There was a time when Rosa Catalona and Saif Ali Khan were deeply in love and could not have thought of separation. Unfortunately, their relationship did not last long and died prematurely. In a span of three years, Rosa not only developed a strong bonding with Saif but she had even gelled very well with his two children Sara and Ibrahim. Now that Rosa had drifted apart from Saif, she still cannot forget the wonderful days that she had once spent with his kids.
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Sanjay Dutt upset with ex-wife Rhea Pillai
Sanjay Dutt is trying to keep himself busy with his work to try and take his mind off the immense negativity that people seem to have for his wife Manyata. First it was his family including sisters and daughter who seemed to dislike Manyata and now it seems like the dislike is extending to others. Sanjay is already upset with the various allegations that Manyata's ex husband is making that she is still not legally divorced from him, however he is not willing to talk about the matter as it is now in court and too personal
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Katrina says 'Zara Zara Touch Me' to Akshay
The electrifying pair of Bollywood, Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar is all set to mesmerize the audience with Bollywood hot number 'Zara Zara Touch Me' from Race along with tons of background dancers at IIFA. For the first time, the pair will perform live on stage. The duo that impressed all with their sizzling on-screen chemistry will be back with the same compelling effect.

Priyanka Chopra speaks about marriage
Though Priyanka is enjoying her love life fullest with Harman Baweja, hanging all around and enjoying romantic candle light dinner with him, marriage bells are far to ring for the couple as Priyanka’s career has recently taken a perfect shape and the future has stored huge surprises for her. "I don’t want to get married so early. I’m barely 24-25. Someday I will, but not now. With a career as bright, marriage can surely wait," Priyanka was quoted as saying.

Aditya Chopra gifts diamond ring to Rani
Slowly and steadily the relationship is progressing towards marriage. Though Rani always replied aggressively to media whenever her marriage issue was raised but knowingly or unknowingly, she has shown many signs of her presence in Yashraj head honcho Aditya Chopra’s life. The first sign being Rani’s stepping out of her house as her parents are against her marriage. Secondly, Rani’s love for Yashraj films has made her to decorate her living room with Yashraj films poster. And the third most vital symbol is Aditya’s 10 carat diamond gift to her.

Aamir to buy residential society in Mumbai
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is planning to expand his umpire. After receiving huge accolades for his directional debut, Taare Zameen Par, Aamir is planning to invest huge amount to shine in the field of production too and with this view, he has decided to buy the a residential society in Mumbai for his personal studio.

Ajay, Kajol asked to stay back
One of the most respectable couples of Bollywood, Ajay Devgan and Kajol has been asked to stay back by their close friend cum producer Kumar Mangat from the music launch of his daughter’s debut Haal-E-Dil out of fear that their presence may sideline her daughter's debut in Bollywood and Ajay and Kajol may steal all the attention.

Shahid’s day out with Vidya
We all know that Shahid Kapoor is a true professional but only very few people know that when it comes to spending time with his lady, he can keep aside his work. Recently, Shahid kept the unit of Kismet Konnection waiting for 3 hrs when his 45 minutes lunch with Vidya stretched to 3 long hrs.

Knight Riders' dressing room door shut for SRK
Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan leaves no stone unturned to cheer up his team. Whether it is in dressing room or on ground, he is known to inspire his team to play, fight and win every match. He inputs positive attitude on the players and encourage them to fight and win.

Family is Aishwarya's first priority
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is enjoying her new identity to the fullest. According to Ash, life never seems so beautiful for her before marriage. Though she is flooded with both Hollywood and Bollywood offers, she is signing her every project with a lot of thought. Family priorities have taken front seat and she has pushed back her work.

Salman physically abused Katrina
Salman Khan who made news for physically assaulting Katrina Kaif at Bandstand Barrista, a coffee shop in Bandra, couple of months back has again hit the gossip column for slapping Katrina second time during the shooting of Subhash Ghai's Yuvraj.

Deepika says she and Ranbir are still together
Though new in the tinselville, Deepika Padukone knows very well how to deal with controversies. She hardly makes any statement about her relationship with Ranbir but when time and circumstances demands, she does not hold back and let media to squeeze juicy stories about them but replies back effectively.

My kids make me feel beautiful: Madhuri
Motherhood is a beautiful feeling and Madhuri Dixit Nene expressed it while accepting one of the highest awards of Indian government, the Padmashree. She was in the capital on Friday with husband Sriram Nene to honor the award. Many years from now, Madhuri had left acting and donned the role of mother. Today, she is a proud mother of five-year-old Arin and three-year-old Ryan and uttered on this auspicious occasion that her two kids are her greatest award and they makes her feel beautiful.

I like Kareena’s vivaciousness: Sharmila
Kareena and Saif are having a great time together. The sizzling pair always wished to start their new life with the blessing of their parents and after getting the acceptance of both sides, the duo seemed at the top of the world. Sharmila and Nawab Pataudi met Bebo individuality and found her elegant and well behaved. Shamila is smitten by Kareena’s vivaciousness.

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