Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Spotted Together In London — Pic

Rob and Kristen were spotted by fans, getting off the subway at London Victoria on Dec. 29 — they’re together for New Year’s Eve!

Jessica Simpson Reveals Bare Baby Bump In New Twitter Pic

So cute! Jess tweeted out a pic of her growing baby bump on Dec. 30 and she admits that she’s super ‘proud’ of her second pregnancy!

Karrueche Tran: Move On From Chris Brown — He’ll Never Give You Enough

Karrueche – you just can’t win. Even though Chris keeps you hanging on, you’re never going to get his undying love and commitment. Move on and save yourself from even more heartbreak! You need to let him go — here’s why.

Selena Gomez Sets Ground Rules For Justin Bieber Reunion

The on-again, off-again roller coaster that is the relationship between Justin and Selena now has rules! For Justin to keep Selena, it’s her way or the highway, according to a new report! Will Justin abide?

Final Journey of Delhi Gang-Rape Victim in Pictures; Body of India's Braveheart Cremated [PHOTOS]

The cremation of the young physiotherapy gang-rape victim was a low-key affair, with the government taking control and ensuring minimum public participation and publicity. The general public was kept out, as the woman’s mortal remains were consigned to the flames at a Dwarka crematorium within hours of the arrival of the body from Singapore early this morning.

The 23-year-old victim had breathed her last at a Singapore hospital on Saturday, after a 13-day battle for life following the brutal assault on her by six persons in a moving bus on December 16.

In keeping with the general public outrage over the assault, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi were themselves present at the Palam Technical Area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport when the body arrived by a special Air India aircraft around 3-30 a.m.

The two leaders also interacted with the parents of the victim who had accompanied the body. Thereafter, a large number of policemen escorted the body to the victim’s residence and later to the crematorium. Several barricades were put by the police near the victim’s residence to prevent ordinary citizens from joining the mourning. The policemen asked the victim’s neighbours to stay away from her house where some rituals were being performed. The restrictions continued even after the body was taken to the crematorium.

The anger that has gripped the country following the incident resonated in the locality with neighbours joining the chorus demanding “strictest possible punishment” to the accused.

“When she left home the last time, little did her father know that she would return here as a corpse. It is not about a girl from our locality who has fallen prey to this barbaric act, it’s about the safety of women in general,” an emotional neighbour said.

The neighbour said his younger brother had tutored her while she was in school. ``Because she was focussed, her father decided to sell his land and mortgage their house to arrange for her educational expenses.’’

Those present at the crematorium included mostly family members and relatives of the deceased. The electronic media was not present as Broadcast Editors' Association had asked news channels to refrain from covering the funeral. Union Minister R.P.N. Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Member of Parliament Mahabal Mishra and Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta were among those present at the cremation.

Though the body reached the crematorium around 5-45 a.m. and was put on the pyre by 6 a.m., the victim’s father only lit it at around 7-30 a.m. as the family members protested against the police rushing them and trying to get the cremation done even before sunrise. The area was fortified with a large number of policemen and members of the Rapid Action Force in anti-riot gear guarding the area and keeping a close vigil.

Samsung Galaxy Camera Review

For the past few years we have been waiting for a functional Android camera, something that we deem to be “unavoidable”, so we were very glad to see Samsung launch its Galaxy Camera at IFA in Berlin in September. One of the previous attempt was released by Polaroid at CES 2012, however the design was far from being good enough, and much needed to be improved (design, performance, optics, Android version…).

Man City brace for New Year title fight

Champions Manchester City go into 2013 facing a daunting seven-point deficit on Premier League leaders Manchester United and a testing encounter against stubborn Stoke City on Tuesday.

Roberto Mancini's side ended the year which delivered their first Premier League title with a gritty 4-3 triumph over Norwich City, proving their high-profile players also have the mettle for a fight.

Turkish woman suffers serious burns after acid attack in Germany

German police arrested two suspects after a young woman of Turkish origin suffered serious burns in an acid attack in western Germany, police said.

The 20-year-old victim opened the door of her home in the town of Hilden early Saturday when one of the suspects doused her with sulphuric acid from a tin can, police said yesterday.

Hillary Clinton admitted in New York hospital with blood clot

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot related to a concussion she suffered early this month.

Hindu Americans urge FBI to track religious hate crimes

Expressing shock and sorrow at the death of an Indian man Sunando Sen last week, Indian Americans have asked the Department of Justice and FBI to separately track hate crimes against various religious communities in the country.

Nollywood Star Gives Back

After her successful debut as writer, director and producer of the award-winning film “Through the Glass,” A-List Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus, a graduate of the New York Film Academy, is working on a new filmmaking project, titled “Dry,” that will further her mission of helping victims of vesico vaginal fistula (VVF). The feature film is the latest in Okereke-Linus’ myriad endeavors, which also include international acclaim as a model, style icon, and winner of the 2008 Beyond the Tears Humanitarian Award for her work against rape and VVF. VVF are holes resulting from a breakdown between the vaginal wall and the bladder or rectum, usually caused by days of a baby struggling to fit through the birth canal

Bollywood: 2013 to be year of sequels and remakes

2013 seems to be the year of remakes and sequels in Bollywood as a number of production houses are planning to bank on the popularity of their hit films by releasing their next instalments.

Beginning with 'Race 2' and 'Murder 3', the year will have some of the much-awaited sequels as well as remakes like 'Chashme Baddoor' and 'Zanjeer'.

Bollywood mourns Delhi rape victim's death

The 23 year old gang rape victim who was battling for her life since last 13 days, has passed away today. This news has shaken the entire nation including Bollywood as everyone was hoping against hope for the recovery of the brave girl.

Most entertaining Bollywood actresses

Year 2012 will be ever remembered as it only brought cheers and happiness for one and all. It was a fairly good year for our Bollywood actresses. If they faced lows on one hand, they even witnessed decent highs alongside. Here's the list of actresses who entertained us this year.

Salman Khan's DABANGG 2 huffs and puffs at BO; unlikely to reach 200 cr breakeven figure

Rs.200 crore net theatrical collection is the breakeven point for the sub-distributors and exhibitors who have paid nearly Rs.100 crores as minimum guarantee (MG) for the domestic rights of Salman starrer 

Tena Desae: TABLE NO 21 not spun around a game show

There have been many instances, especially in the last couple of years, where a not so big banner and star cast project has managed to surprise at the box-office. Of late the audience has been quite receptive to some unusual projects. 
This Friday's TABLE NO.21 appears to be one of them. It's slick and different promos have managed to raise the curiosity level of the audience. 

Bollywood films that entered 100 crore club in 2012

Cinema is all about entertaining and in the processing also setting the cash counters on fire at the box office. For the year 2012 it was a year of reckoning as a new barometer of success of film emerged, of being able to do a business of more than 100 crore. The commercial success of a film started being measured by the commercial success that it was able to achieve. 

Legends

Hangal slipped and fell down in his bathroom on August 13, fracturing his right femur (thigh) bone.According to a hospital official, Hangal was on life-support systems for the past few days but did not respond to treatment.

"He died around 9 a.m. He died following lung and kidney failure after he suffered a hip fracture"

He has acted in over 225 films. His dialogue fro Sholay has been the most famous one-line of his career "itna sannata kya hai bhai"

Legend Bollywood lost in 2012

Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood's 'Iron Man' with a heart of gold died here Thursday morning following a brief illness. He may have lost his final battle but he will foreven remain a "champ" and a "hero" in the eyes of his fans.

Bollywood Lagends

Rajesh Khanna: India's first Bollywood superstar, Rajesh Khanna, whose popularity touched the sky in the early 1970s after he scripted a history of unbroken hits for years, died in July this year at the age of 69. 

Bollywood Legends

While the year 2012 had some most beautiful moments to reckon with, it also had its share of its tragic events. The film fraternity lost its iconic & significant personas. As we bid an adieu to 2012, let's take a look back at the names who took to their heavenly abode this year.

Bilawal makes formal entry into Pakistani politics

Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made his formal entry into the hurly burly of Pakistani politics at an event on Thursday that marked the fifth death anniversary of his mother Benazir Bhutto. 

Jayalalithaa leaves NDC meet alleging bias, Centre rejects charge

New Delhi: Angered by the 10-minute limit on her speech, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday walked out of the National Development Council (NDC) meeting, alleging "utter humiliation" and accusing the Centre of "stifling" the voice of Chief Ministers.

The ones who left us alone

With legendary musicians- Mehdi Hassan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, actors- Rajesh Khanna, Dara Singh, AK Hangal, Joy Mukerjee, filmmaker Yash Chopra and ace comedian Jaspal Bhatti transcending to heaven, the world of arts and entertainment was left bereaved. Hindi Cinema lost its first superstar Rajesh Khanna and actor-wrestler Dara Singh to prolonged illness, while Hangal succumbed to old age. Yash Chopra breathed his last after contracting dengue, a few days after celebrating his 80th birthday.

Egypt- From Mubarak to Mursi

Since the end of Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorial rule in Egypt last year due to the pro-democracy movement at the Tahrir Square, political stability is still a distant dream in this Islamic state. Egypt erupted with joy when Mubarak finally stepped down bowing to the mass movement. He was arrested and tried. In June 2012, the disgraced President was convicted of mass murders and sent to life imprisonment. Democratic elections were held and Mohammed Mursi became the fifth President of Egypt. 

Salman Khan’s biggest blockbusters

The ‘midas’ touch of Salman is working in every film as he is setting new Box Office records. He is in the best phase of his career right now, delivering back-to-back blockbusters no matter whatever the film’s content is.

Rs 10/litre hike in diesel, kerosene if Oil Min proposal okayed

New Delhi: Diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 10 per litre over a 10-month period and kerosene rates increased by same quantum over the next two years if a proposal being mulled in the Oil Ministry is accepted.

President’s son Abhijit Mukherjee sorry for ‘dented-painted’ remarks

Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit has kicked up a row by making sexist remarks in connection with the anti-gang-rape protests in Delhi and elsewhere. 

Abhijit – an MP from Jangipur – said it was fashionable for women to take part in protests. 

He said ‘highly dented and painted’ women first go to discotheques and then turn up for protests against the Delhi gang-rape. According to him, most of these women are not connected to ground realities. 
"Those who are coming in the name of students in the rallies, sundori, sundori mahila (beautiful women), highly dented and painted," Abhijit told a vernacular news channel. 

"Giving interviews in TV and showing off their children. I wonder whether they are students at all," he said, adding, "What's basically happening in Delhi is something like pink revolution, which has very little connection with ground realities." 

However, Abhijit later withdrew his 'dented-painted' remarks and said they were not meant to hurt "any particular section or any particular sentiment". 

Even his sister Sharmistha expressed "utter shock and anguish" and apologised on his behalf. 

"I express my utter shock and anguish. I really apologise to every women, man and every sensitive person in this country... I am utterly shocked and only thing I can say is that I really apologise on his behalf... I am quite surprised with what my brother said," Sharmistha said. 
Asked whether Abhijit should apologise for his words, she said, "I completely agree. He should immediately apologise. 

"Not only as a President's son, but as any sensitive man, he should not have made this kind of statement. Forget about being a political leader, it shows a certain degree of insensitivity... My family is not like that," she said. 

The gang-rape of a para-medical students on December 16 had evoked massive outrage with students in huge numbers staging protests in the capital. Some of them even turned violent and led to clashes between police and protesters. 

Sheila Dikshit blames unbridled influx of migrants for Delhi's woes

New Delhi: Identifying "unbridled influx" of migrants into Delhi as a major challenge, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday blamed the burgeoning population for putting existing infrastructure under strain and sought help from the Centre to deal with the situation. 

In her address at 57th meeting of the National Development Council, Dikshit said the national capital was grappling with "unparalleled and unprecedented" challenges and cited continuous influx of people from across the country as a major cause of concern. 

"Delhi's burgeoning population trend is further exacerbated by the continuous and unbridled influx of people from all over the country. Higher wages, better educational and health care facilities, more employment opportunities are some of the factors responsible for the continuous influx," she said. 
Acknowledging the contribution of the migrants in evolution of an "eclectic culture" in the city, Dikshit, however, said the ever increasing population has put enormous pressure on housing, sanitation, power, water, sewerage, solid waste management, public health and transport system. 

"The proliferation of private vehicles and consequent clogging of roads is another problem that shows no trend of abatement," she said emphasising the need for brining an innovative multi-model transport system for the city at the "earliest". 

"Being the capital city of India, making Delhi an environmentally sustainable habitat and a global heritage city as envisaged in the 12th Plan is a national desideratum and calls for huge resources and massive effort," Dikshit added. 

Database with rape convicts’ photos to be prepared

New Delhi: Amidst outrage over the brutal gang-rape of 23-year old girl in the national capital, the government has recently announced a slew of measures for the safety and security of women. Keeping in line with the same, the government said on Thursday that a national data base with photographs of all rape convicts will be prepared. 

Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said he has directed the National Crime Records Bureau to prepare a directory of all rape convicts and upload their photographs, names and addresses on its website. 

"We are planning to start it in Delhi. Photographs, names and addresses of the rapists will be uploaded on Delhi Police website also," he told reporters here. 

Singh said that subsequently the plan will cover all states and Union Territories and websites of state police forces will carry photographs, names and addresses of the rape convicts. 
Modalities for preparing the data-base are being prepared and the NCRB website will be ready with the photographs, names and addresses of the rapists in a few months. 

"We are very serious to deal with the problem and taking all possible action as early as possible," Singh said. 

The para-medical student was raped in a moving bus in South Delhi by six men and then subjected to brutal violence. She had been fighting for her life at Safdarjung Hospital for the past 10 days and was subsequently shifted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore last night.

Government has already set up a Commission of Inquiry to identify lapses and fix responsibility for the December 16 gang-rape case and also constituted a committee of jurists for reviewing the existing laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in cases of sexual assault. 

Meanwhile, protests have been going on in Delhi mostly by students demanding stricter laws for rapists. 

Delhi gang-rape survivor admitted to Singapore hospital where Superstar Rajinikanth was treated

The 23-year-old critically injured rape victim was transferred to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital on December 26

Akshay Kumar celebrates sister Alka Bhatia’s wedding with great fanfare: pics

Spotted at the wedding ceremony of Alka Bhatia and Surendra Hiranandani were Twinkle Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Rinke Khanna and a host of close family members and friends

Amitabh Bachchan irked with the media

The superstar felt that the media behaved irresponsibly while the Delhi rape victim was being shifted to another location

How do Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone keep warm?

There’s a nip in the air, so we just had to find out how actors protect themselves from the biting cold weather…in a stylish way, of course!

Priyanka Chopra disappointed about Barfi! losing out in the Oscar race

While the babe is super sad about Barfi! not making it to the final nine at the Oscars, director Anurag Basu is quite unaffected by the jury’s verdict

Priyanka Chopra and Anurag Basu are at least reacting to the news of Barfi! not being shortlisted, but Ranbir Kapoor has been totally missing from the Oscar brouhaha. We haven’t heard much from him yet. Priyanka Chopra on the other hand is quite disheartened as Barfi! didn’t make it to the nine shortlisted films. Basu is content with the fact that his film was at least India’s official entry to the Oscars. He has been reacting to the whole issue in a very professional and calm manner.

But why is the Chopra chick sulking so much? She’s either super ambitious or she’s in no mood to get off her high horse and get out of that ‘getting nominated for la-di-da international awards’ mode (remember she has also been nominated for the World Music Awards).

Looks like someone has to jolt the babe out of her sad state, any takers?

BollywoodLife Awards 2012: Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan or Salman Khan – Who is the Best Khan of this year?

The three Khans of Bollywood hit the bullseye with their movies this year

Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Ek Tha Tiger, Gangs of Wasseypur…top 10 Indian films that made waves internationally in 2012

Cineswami takes a look at the Indian commercial as well as indie films of 2012 that did well abroad

As 2012 draws to a close, it is inevitable that top 10 lists will abound and Cineswami is no exception to list-mania. However, rather than the usual top 10 Bollywood films, here’s a list of movies that made a mark amongst discerning audiences across the globe.

Dabangg 2 box office report: The Salman Khan starrer crosses Rs 100 crores on his birthday!

Arbaaz Khan’s debut directorial venture took just six days to touch the magical figure

Salman Khan birthday special: Decoding the Dabangg Khan of Bollywood

The famous Chulbul Pandey turns 47 years old today. And that makes it a perfect day to decode the secret behind the Dabangg dude’s stardom

Rekha turns into a nagging diva for a chocolate advertisement!

The yesteryear superstar returns to the small screen with her latest commercial that also features Urmila Matondkar. While theKhoobsurat actor is seen showcasing her dramatic side, the Rangeelababe throws her starry attitude!

Ram Kapoor to host Come Dine With Me on Life OK!

Looks like loads of delicious surprises are in store for television’s much loved Golu Uncle. And do you know how he plans to slurp it all up?

Bigg Boss 6: Karishma Kotak to be evicted tonight!

The most polite contestant will soon find out that she’s lost the game to her brash co-inmates

Akaash Vani new song Rumani aankhon ki: Kartik Tiwari and Nushrat Bharucha get naughty

The hatke romantic number features the lovey-dovey couple getting naughty and seducing each other on the bed

Kumbh Mela – A Human Panorama

Gang-rape protests turn violent

Mass protests against the gang-rape of a young woman turned violent, leaving scores injured, including one policeman in critical condition, and turning the India Gate area into a virtual war zone. Police and paramilitary personnel liberally used batons and tear gas to chase away thousands after the emotionally charged protests during the day descended into chaos by evening.