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"In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later" - Harold Geneen

Friday, June 7, 2013

Ranbir in Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos

Ranbir Kapoor, fresh from the success of his recent release Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, that reached the 100 crore mark, is already busy contemplating his next film with Anurag Basu. In fact, the Kapoor lad will soon be seen in his second outing with Basu after Barfi titled Jagga Jasoos. The film which is scheduled to go on floors next year will feature Ranbir as a detective. While rumours in the industry state that Ranbir will not just be acting...

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Emraan Hashmi: Getting into acting is the laziest decision I've ever made

"This song is practically tribute to all men," remarked Emraan Hashmi during the launch of "Lazy Lad" song of 'Ghanchakkar' took place recently. Keeping in tune with the theme of the song and much to the amusement of the media, the film's lead pair - Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi - turned up dressed in their film's characters. Vidya bowled over everyone by playing her part well as a boisterous Punjabi housewife, wearing colourful attire and...

Jiah Khan Commits Suicide

Beautiful, young, talented, charming, simple and no more. Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead in her Mumbai Juhu residence. She had allegedly committed suicide last night. She was 25. Though proper reason for the mishap has not yet been concluded, the actress' servant and watchman are interrogated on her death. Apparently, no suicide note was found. However, it was quite evident that she maintained a low profile in the society, and was...

Parineeti injured on the sets of Hasee Toh Phasee

Parineeti Chopra who is currently busy with her next Hasee Toh Phasee was recently injured on sets of the film. It is learnt that Parineeti who was shooting for a close up shot was injured when she got hit by a camera matt box. The actress whined with pain as the area near her eye started to bleed. Despite the first aid, a portion of her face swelled up and turned blue. However, she completed the shoot for the day but ended up canceling the...

HP announces new portfolio of app transformation software and services

Nearly 70 percent of chief marketing officers (CMOs) leverage mobile applications to engage their customers as per a recent research conducted on behalf of HP HP today announced a new portfolio of application transformation software and services solutions that supports organizations to deliver a rich user experience that attracts, engages and retains customers, citizens and employees-anywhere, anytime, from any device. Applications are now...

WhatsApp not free for you anymore? Check-out these 5 apps

WhatsApp is one of the most popular free messaging apps in the world. But, it's only free for a year  WhatsApp is no doubt, one of the best and most popular file sharing apps in the world. The app has for several people become a part of their daily life. However, the app is not free for iPhone users and is free only for a year when it comes to Android users. But, the good news is that now there are hoards of free messaging apps on Google...

Sebi acts against promoters, directors of 105 firms

Cracking the whip on the promoters of over 100 private sector companies having failed to attain minimum 25% public holding, Sebi on Tuesday ordered freezing their voting rights and corporate benefits and barred them from holding any new position on boards of listed firms. The promoters and directors of non-compliant companies have also been barred from dealings in the market and holding new positions on the boards of listed entities till the...

IndiGo, Jet cut baggage allowance to 15kg

India’s two largest airlines that between them cater to more than half of the domestic market will now let each passenger carry just 15kg of check-in baggage from this month instead of 20kg. IndiGo said it is reducing free baggage allowed on domestic flights from 1 June to 15kg per passenger. Excess baggage at check-in counters will be charged at Rs.250 per kg, the airline said. Jet Airways (India) Ltd, which had announced a similar cut in...

To revive Infosys, Murthy must revamp sales, culture

Narayana Murthy's success in turning around Indian IT services firm Infosys hinges on his ability to revive its sales efforts and shake up the conservative culture he helped create. Eleven years after Murthy stepped down as chief executive at India's second largest computer services exporter, Infosys unexpectedly brought back the 66-year-old as executive chairman to reverse falling market share and end two years of disappointing results. Shares...

Cabinet clears conciliation with Vodafone on taxes

India’s cabinet on Tuesday approved the start of a conciliation process with Vodafone Group Plc, a government minister said, in a dispute over more than $2 billion in taxes stemming from its 2007 acquisition of mobile phone assets in India. Last year, the country’s Supreme Court ruled in Vodafone’s favour, saying that the UK telecoms carrier was not liable to pay any tax over the acquisition. But the Indian government later in the year changed...