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Salman Khan’s Sultan day 9 box office collections steady, movie beats Kick’s lifetime collections

What explains Sultan Salman Khan’s amazing pulling power at the box office? While you mull over this, here are the day 9 box office collections of Sultan were Rs 9.52 crore: mind-boggling as always, adding to the film’s massive final tally of Rs 229.16 crore. The film has surpassed the lifetime earnings of Salman’s Kick, making this his second highest grosser Read More


Newspaper front pages from around the world on Nice attack

The heinous terror attack in Nice, France was reflected on the front pages of prominent newspapers across the world Friday. At least 84 people were killed when a man drove a truck into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day or French National Day in the capital of French Riviera. A 31-year-old French Tunisian citizen is believed to have been behind the Read More


France Attack: At least 84 dead in Nice, ‘terrorist nature’ of tragedy undeniable, says Hollande

A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 people today in what President Francois Hollande called a “terrorist” attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display. The driver was shot dead after barrelling the truck two kilometres through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in Read More


Reliance Industries’ first quarter results to be declared today

The first quarter results of Reliance Industries Limited will be declared later today. A bulk of the company’s fortunes are dependent on the oil economy. Brokerage firms and top analysts have predicted that there would be average rise in net profits of 5.5 per cent over the like period of last year, with maximum jump seen at 10 per cent. Read More


Culture, not genes, shapes our musical taste

You may want to blame your culture if your taste in music is weird, suggests a new study. In Western styles of music, from classical to pop, some combinations of notes are generally considered more pleasant than others. To most of our ears, a chord of C and G, for example, sounds much more agreeable than the grating combination of Read More


Anil Kapoor travels in local train for ’24: Season 2′

Veteran actor Anil Kapoor took a local train from Churchgate here to promote his forthcoming TV drama series “24: Season 2”. Anil took to Twitter to share several photographs of him interacting with the commuters in the local train. “24 India: Season 2″ in Churchgate local! I think I made a lot of people late for work today!” he caption Read More


I prepare for every film like it is my last: Gurmeet Choudhary

Gurmeet Choudhary, who entered Bollywood with “Khamoshiyan”, is now working on his next project “Wajah Tum Ho”. The actor says he prepares for each of his films considering it is his last. Gurmeet will be seen in Bhushan Kumar’s erotic thriller with Sana Khan as the female lead. He will be essaying the role of a lawyer. “I have prepared Read More


Divyanka Tripathi, Vivek Dahiya look stunning at their second reception, see pics

Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya got married in a royal wedding ceremony on July 8 in Bhopal. The wedding was followed by a grand reception for their family and friends on July 10 in Chandigarh. And now the newly-wedded couple is all set for their reception party in Mumbai today (July 14). The made-for-each-other couple has already left for their Read More


Keep calories in check while eating out

How do you keep track of calories when eating out or going to parties? Well, it is all about making the right choices with healthy flours, low fat sauces and the cooking technique, say experts. Anisha Dhar and Nupur Khanna, Co-Founders of Eatonomist — a gourmet meal planner — have shared some pointers that you can keep in mind the Read More


Researchers develop octopus-inspired smart adhesive sensors

A team of researchers from South Korea has developed a flexible pressure sensor by mimicking the suction cups on octopus’s tentacles. Researchers from Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology (UNIST) and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) explained how they studied the adhesive mechanism of octopus suckers and used it to develop a new type of suction based Read More