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Click on Image to Enlarge Doe-eyed beauty Kajal Agarwal has been leading actress in Tollywood for few years. Her role of Mitravinda in Magadheera put her on stardom track. She acted along almost all the big league of stars like Prabhas, NTR, Ram Charan and Mahesh. The actress did couple of Bollywood and Kollywood movies as well. Her Bollywood debut film Singham opposite Ajay Devgan was a super hit there. The actress is said to be demanding 1 crore in South while she charges around 1.5 in Bollywood. The actress is also busy with handful of endorsements but she hasn’t charged as much for ads as she is going to do now. If reports are to be believed Kajal Agarwal will be doing a condom ad. Yes you read it right, a luxury condom brand is said to have approached Kajal Agarwal to rope in for a TV commercial. The grapevine is that the actress has no qualms in acting in it if she is given as charged. Kajal is said to have charged 2 crores for being part of the commercial that too for...

Xiaomi has once again tasted success in India with its first flash sale for the Redmi Note 4G, seeing 40,000 units of the smartphone go out of stock on Flipkart within six seconds of becoming available. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G went on its first flash sale at 2pm IST on Tuesday via Flipkart, and was priced at Rs. 9,999. Shortly after the sale ended, Xiaomi India Head Manu Kumar Jain announced on Twitter just how quickly the smartphones went out of stock. Xiaomi just ahead of the sale detailed that 40,000 Redmi Note 4G smartphones would be available on Tuesday. Xiaomi and Flipkart have also announced that the next sale for the Redmi Note 4G is set for January 6, and that registrations will begin on Tuesday at 6pm IST. The Chinese handset brand last week had announced the availability of the Redmi Note 4G for the Indian market. Xiaomi has been lately struggling in India as it wastemporarily banned from selling handsets in India as they are alleged to infringe on Ericsson...

Do you want to attract good luck into your home in the New Year, and thereby bring in more harmony and balance to your life? Well, you can achieve it by following these simple tips. 1. Purify Your Home: It is imperative to remove all negative energy that is accumulated during the year from your home. Thus, you should clean the space of your home. Also, make it a point to do these cleaning chores well before the New Year day. Next, it is important to fill the space with positive energy. To achieve this, you may do the following: - Once your home is thoroughly cleaned, go into the middle area of your home and stand there. - Fully empty your mind from all thoughts. - Ring a seven-metal bell continuously (or any type of bell that can produce ringing sound). Keep ringing till you feel that the space is totally filled with the ringing of bells. - Finally, light up sandalwood incense sticks, and keep it there so that its fresh, pleasing fragrance spreads in the entire room. Additionally, you...

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Aries (The Ram) (21st March to 20th April) Pick and choose wisely the opportunities that come your way this year. Ganesha leaves to your discretion as to which opportunity you take advantage of. The year, however, may begin on a slower note, making you flustered. Don't get disappointed. You will get your due chances! Expect things to catch momentum post mid-April, when the supportive Jupiter aligns itself in your favour. Also, all through the year, the Sun shall support your Sign by providing an environment conducive to growth and progress. Yes, there will be roadblocks, but none too daunting. Just be tactful and quick enough. You may also find yourself pretty spiritually inclined, especially in a soul-searching sort of way. Jupiter's influence shall pave your way towards higher education and pursuits like teaching, research and scholastic activities. Career/ job change is possible. If buying a house has been on your mind for some time, you may find stars in your favour...

Shopclues.com is back again with its Sunday Flea Sale where you can get Cosmetics, Deodorants, Mobile Accessories, Apparels, Kids Items Home & Kitchen Products & more at super low prices! There you can buy products starting at Rs. 29 with varying shipping charges according to product. Moreover, you can get Extra 5% OFF on paying Via PayU Money Payment Option. How to get Products Sunday Flea Market at Heavy Discounts : Go to Shopclues Sunday Flea Sale Offer Page Add any Product of your Choice to cart Login / Register to your Shopclues.com account Apply Coupon Code Mentioned on the Product payment Page Shipping charges may vary according to product

Click on Image to Enlarge With 134 stumpings to his name, Indian captain MS Dhoni now holds the world record for effecting the most number of stumpings in international cricket. The 33-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman overtook Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the ongoing Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). While Sangakkara has played 574 matches, he has only been a wicket-keeper in 450 of them. Sri Lanka’s Romesh Kaluwitharana, Pakistan’s Moin Khan and Australia’s Adam Gilchrist complete the top 5.

Planning to go places this Christmas, New Year eve but finding it difficult to travel by road? Don't worry, fly by flight at minimum cost. In fact, go by flight at the cost of AC Bus fare. This opportunity is being provided by Air Asia India and Go Air air-lines. Air Asia India is providing special New Year promotional offer considering a huge demand from customers. And the ticket fare is very pocket-friendly as they're charging as less as Rs 1390/- (including all taxes and charges). Hurry up, as the booking period for the special offer is valid only up to January 4. Whereas the travel period is from Jan 5, 2015 to Mar 31, 2015. Already Wadia group's Go Air air-line has announced to charge Rs 1469/- for similar facility and after which Air Asia followed the former's footsteps in competition to it. While the travel period for Go Air is between Jan 1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2015 but the last day for booking is today (Dec 25, 2014). All in all, the special offers have made it e...

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AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has already attended fund-raising  dinners at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru  in the recent past New Delhi: After lunch and dinner, the AAP has organised a "Tea with Kejriwal", to collect donations for the party ahead of the state Assembly polls. The event has been organised by former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti this Saturday. "This High Tea is a fund-raising event to collect donations ahead of elections where attendees will be charged Rs 20,000 each," Bharti said who also shared a video on social media appealing people to donate for AAP. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has already attended fund-raising dinners at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru in the recent past.

You Look Nine Months Pregnant. Someone told you that you’d deliver and look four months pregnant? If only. Your uterus has gone from about the size of an orange to the size of a watermelon throughout your pregnancy, and it doesn’t deflate quickly like a balloon. For most moms, it takes at least six weeks for it to contract back to its pre-pregnancy size. And according to Ryan C. McDonald, MD, assistant professor of ob-gyn at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, once it shrinks you could still have a pooch due to bloating, constipation, fluid retention and a stretched-out abdominal wall. “If you’re out of maternity clothes at six weeks after delivery, you’re in the lucky minority,” he says. You Can’t Pee. Surprise! You finally make it to the bathroom, sit down and… nothing. “Under normal circumstances when your bladder is full, your brain sends a message via your nerves to empty it,” McDonald explains. But if you’ve had a long labor or a c-section, thos...

For a generation that grew up in the 80s and 90s, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have been synonymous with films from south India. Later Mohanlal and Mammooty too got noticed. But that was it. And that was then. Cut to 2011. When Tamil superstar Dhanush's Kolaveri Di was uploaded on YouTube, the response it got was staggering. Suddenly, a not-so-good-looking guy, singing in a mix of Tamil and English, was everywhere. And as if out of the blue, a Tamil song was on everybody's lips. The song was rehashed and sung in Indian languages - it even has a Pakistani version!                     1. YouTube, the leveler - film trailers that blazed their way Rajinikanth has been the poster boy of Tamil cinema world over, not for nothing. His epic drama Kochadaiiyaan has been in public memory ever since the project was announced by his daughter, Soundarya. So when its trailer was launched in March 2014, it wouldn't have come as a surprise...

To open its own ‘permanent and big’ campus in Hyderabad, Internet company Google is set to sign an MoU with Telangana government. Google currently operates from rented premises and now wants to move to a ‘permanent campus’ which will be the third campus the company will have after ones in US and UK. Telangana IT, Electronics and Communications Secretary Harpreet Singh told BGR that, “We are planning to formally inaugurate this building on June 2nd (on the first anniversary of Telangana State’s formation).” The more details related to the proposed venture is still undisclosed but Singh said that a press conference is scheduled to be held shortly on this. The Government is also in talks with companies like Cisco, Airtel and Vodafone among others to make Hyderabad a Wi-Fi enabled city and provide information such as detailed maps of the city, including roads, and some clarifications related to certain specific points. The city is likely to be Wi-Fi enabled by the end of next year ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted additional six months for exchanging currency notes printed before 2005. The public can do so till June 30, 2015. Earlier, the RBI had set January 1, 2015 as the last date for exchange of these notes. The RBI in a communication has urged the public to deposit the old design notes in their bank accounts or exchange them at a bank branch convenient to them. The RBI has stated that the notes can be exchanged for their full value. It has also clarified that all such notes continue to remain legal tender. This means the public can continue to use these for any transaction/payment. The Reserve Bank has so far shredded 144.66 crore such notes valued at Rs. 52,855 crore since the launch of the drive to take out the pre-2005 notes from circulation. Post-2005 notes have added security features and help in curbing the menace of fake currency. Currency notes issued before 2005 do not have the year of printing on the reverse side. In notes issued after 2...

Wal-Mart India, the fully owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will open its B2B e-commerce platform (www.bestprice.in) to members of Best Price Modern Wholesale stores in Guntur and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh from 1st October, taking the tally of e-commerce platforms to four stores in India. The B2B e-commerce platform was launched in India on 1st July 2014 for members of Lucknow and Hyderabad Best Price stores. Starting 1st October, members of Best Price Wholesale stores in Guntur and Vijayawada can shop and book orders online. As a virtual store, the e-commerce platform will provide a similar assortment of products as the brick and mortar Best Price Modern Wholesale stores including a select variety of fresh fruits and vegetables introduced recently. Krish Iyer, President and CEO, Wal-Mart India, said, “I am very excited to announce that we will now be extending our B2B e-commerce channel to members of Best Price stores based in Guntur and Vijayawada. Given the tremendou...

Mumbai: Joining the low fare war with rival Etihad, Gulf carrier Emirates on Tuesday announced a limited-period special fare offer for Indian fliers, starting at Rs. 21,858 for economy class and Rs. 52,312 for business class travel to the Middle East, Europe, the Americas as well as Africa.  Emirates said in a release  Late last month, Etihad, which holds a 24 per cent stake in Naresh Goyal's Jet Airways, had announced a 20 per cent to 50 per cent special limited-period discount on fares across 135 international destinations of the two carriers.                         "We would like to congratulate India on its 67th Independence Day. Emirates has been committed to serving India since the launch of our first flights to Mumbai and Delhi in 1985," Emirates vice president for India and Nepal Essa Sulaiman Ahmad said in the release. "These special fares are a small gesture of appreciation from Emirates for its...

Aamir Khan and brilliant performances by the cast, including Aamir and Anushka Sharma, Rajkumar Hirani's 'PK' collected Rs 95.21 crore on its first weekend, trade experts said today. According to film trade expert Komal Nahata, the movie collected Rs 95.21 crore on its first weekend. He said the Aamir Khan film collected Rs 38.24 crores on its third day, that is yesterday, taking its total collections over the opening weekend to Rs 95.21 crore. Though opening on a slow note, the movie picked up on second and third day. 'PK, which stars Aamir Khan in the title role opposite actress Anushka Sharma, released in around 4000 cinema screens in India on December 19. Directed by Raj Kumar Hirani, 'PK', which has been co-produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra in association with UTV Motion Pictures, also features Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and upcoming Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in key roles. Besides, India, it was released in nearly 900 cinema screens...

MUMBAI: To celebrate the HBO blockbuster movie of the year, Gravity, premiering on 21 December 2014, HBO is organising the first ever ‘HBO Selfie in Space’ contest which gives viewers a once in a lifetime opportunity to send their selfie to space. The winner's selfie will travel to space and a video of the same will be taken and uploaded to capture the voyage. The participants can upload their photograph along with a caption and the hashtag #SelfieInSpace on HBO India’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/HBOIndia) or HBO South Asia’s website (http://www.hbosouthasia.com/selfieinspace/). The contest allows the participants to upload more than one photo and it is on till the midnight of 21 December 2014. In addition, participants can also stand to win an Xbox 360 with Kinect. One of the world’s all-time biggest blockbusters, Gravity featuring George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Ed Harris, Amy Warren, won seven Oscars including best visual effects, best sound editing, be...

Afghan shoppers look for brooms at a roadside shop in Herat Caption:Afghan shoppers look for brooms at a roadside shop in Herat . Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud after millions defied Taliban threats and turned out to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. World leaders praised the courage of Afghan voters, who cast their ballots in force despite bad weather and the violent campaign of intimidation, and urged patience in the long vote count.

Register for Free Today! The preparation of 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which is planned during 11th to 13th January 2015 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India have began well ahead by the Government of Gujarat after the Vibrant Gujarat 2013 Summit resounding success.Last summit has given an example of a visionary approach of the Government of Gujarat towards inclusive and sustainable development. The sixth edition of the summit provided enormous prospects to the State to display its strengths, progressive stand, initiatives taken to improve governance, investor friendly climate and art & culture of Gujarat. Six summits held so far have been a resounding success that immensely contributed to transformation of Gujarat into a "Global Business Hub". The brand "Vibrant Gujarat" began as an "investors' summit" has now evolved into an ideal platform for knowledge sharing, social and business transformation. The Summit gradually ...

Click on Image to Enlarge BENGALURU: Karnataka legislators it seems can rival even film stars when it comes to being in the news. A few days ago a BJP MLA was caught zooming in on Priyanka Gandhi’s picture in his mobile phone inside the Assembly earning the ire of Congress leaders. Now, it has emerged that Congress leader and Karnataka Housing minister Ambareesh and MLA SS Mallikarjun were watching a video on their mobile inside the Assembly roughly at the same time when the BJP MLA was zooming in on Priyanka’s photo. The proceeding of the House was on at the time. The Karnataka Assembly that has already seen disruptions and chaos in the last few days over the ‘indecent’ acts of legislators and the use of mobile phones inside the House when the proceedings are on, is bound to see more rowdy scenes in the coming days. Use of mobile phones inside the Karnataka Assembly has been banned now.

Hyderabad: The world famous Mirchi Yard in Guntur district may accommodate the offices of the Andhra Pradesh government after they are shifted out of Hyderabad. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday told his party MLAs that the government administration will function from the proposed capital area from next June, while Hyderabad will remain the political capital. While the employees may go red hot, much like the famous chillies of the area, the high level committee of engineering-in-chiefs has recommended that there is 2 lakh square feet of space available in the chilli yard that can be utilised to set up government offices till the capital is built.

Hyderabad: Pranathy Gangaraju of Georgia has been crowned Miss India USA, 2014. Ms Raju is the first 19-year-old to win the title and she is also the first Telugu girl in the last 20 years to be crowned Miss India USA. This year’s finals of the oldest running Indian pageant outside India, were held at the Royal Albert’s Palace, Fords, in New Jersey. Film actor Richa Gangopadhyay had won the pageant in 2007. Ms Raju was born in Hanamkonda in Warangal. Her mother, Maitreyi Sharma, hails from there. Her father, Ram Gangaraju, who owned a software company earlier, hails from Vijayawada. Ms Raju was raised in Vijayawada before she moved to the US. She is currently a student in Los Angeles. Speaking to DC from the US, Mr Ram Gangaraju said, “She worked hard to keep herself fit. She speaks Telugu well and is a great Kathak dancer.” She will represent USA in the 24th Annual Miss India Worldwide Pageant to be held in Goa in June 2016. Pranathy has inner beauty too. She is down to earth with ...

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No public representative could use the latest technology better than AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to reach out to the people of all walks of life and that's why he is known to be the  most tech-savvy politician in the country. Would anyone beleive it when someone says 'A Chief Minister Of A State will have a Live Chat with People'? Yes, Hi-Tech Babu is doing exactly the same! CBN's Post on his Facebook Page:                           Let's catch up on Google Hangouts In this connected world, I realize the significance of being virtually connected to millions of people from across the globe. The web bridges geographical boundaries and enables the whole world to connect virtually. I believe communication is central to everything. To stay connected, I will be interacting with you on Google Hangouts on December 20th at 6 pm. Through this, I want to make communication between the government and my people hassle-...

Visakhapatnam/Sydney: An IT professional from Guntur is among the people taken hostage by an armed gunman inside a Sydney café early this morning. The Infosys employee, Ankireddi Viswakanth, who is one of the victims of Sydney café siege, was a student of Sainik School Korurukonda in Vizianagaram district. His father Eswar Reddi is a farmer belonging to Sampat Nagar, SMS temple street in Old Guntur. He studied in Vizianagaram's school between 1990-199 4 from Standard 6 to 8. Vishwakanth, who graduated from Birla Institute of Science and Technology (BITS), had moved to Sydney and was working there. The registrar of Korukonda school, Lieutenant Colonel M Ashok Babu told Deccan Chronicle “as per the school records he was a meritorious student and active in studies and in sports. Though he is from agriculture family, he performed well in all events.” The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed higher authorities to talk to the Ministry of External...

A pre-paid auto-rickshaw booth was inaugurated on the premises of Guntur Railway Station here on Thursday. The booth, located at the main entrance of the station, would be manned by traffic police with assistance of the Government Railway Police. Passengers alighting at the east end of the railway station would have to just walk to the booth, enter the details in a log book, pay the fare according to the rate chart and get into the auto to reach their destinations. Inaugurating the pre-paid auto system, Superintendent of Police, Guntur Urban, Rajesh Kumar and Divisional Railway Manager, SCR, Guntur Division, N.K Prasad said that the pre-paid auto booth was opened to ensure a hassle-free journey to passengers. The minimum fare has been fixed at Rs.20 during the day time with which passengers can go to Bus Station, Sankar Vilas, Market, Taluka Centre, Donka Road, Yettu Road, R. Agraharam. The passengers have to shell out Rs. 50 to go to SVN Colony, Current Office, Hosanna Mandir, Ho...

Chintamani, the popular stage play, is in the thick of a controversy with objections being raised about the dialogues and songs incorporated in the play. The stage play was famous in Telugu with the title ‘Chintamani Padya Natakam, with famous characters Chintamani and Subbisetty. Police reportedly stopped giving permission for performing ‘Chintamani’ drama citing law and order problem. Some dialogues and songs in the play were creating problems triggering violence in villages, say the police. Artistes, however, claim that Chintamani was a good message oriented theme which reflects the turbulence in the life of a woman and explains the fate of the people who were influenced by bad habits. But, some artistes are performing the drama by adding obscene songs and dialogues. These dialogues had become a bane for genuine artistes as police refused to accord permission for the stage-play as a few troupes are exaggerating some characters and dialogues. “If we permit Chintamani drama...

News Details : The yesteryear actress and now politician Roja could not shed her tears and cried loudly in front of media responding to the comments of MLA Gorantla Buchaiah Chowdhary. TDP MLA Buchaiah Chowdary called YSRCP MLA Roja a 'Lady Villain' during a debate on the crop loan waiver, which made her cry. Roja urged the Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad to grant her permission to refute remarks made by TDP MLA but the Speaker denied her request. Assembly was later adjourned following argument between the ruling and the opposition party. Annoyed Roja broke down in front of media.

AP will go ‘Smart’ from Sankranthi! CBN has decided to launch a unique programme called ‘Smart Andhra Pradesh’ where every village will be adopted and transformed into a smart village, thereby, helping in making Andhra Pradesh a smart state. For this purpose, CBN has appealed to NRIs, corporate houses, ministers, MPs, MLCs, MLAs, IAS, IPS, IFS and other senior officers in AP, ZPTCs, MPTCs, sarpanches, mandal and village-level leaders, film actors, directors and producers to adopt a village each. “There are 13 districts, 664 mandals, 111 municipal bodies, 12,950 gram panchayats and 16,250 villages, including wards and divisions. If these 16,250 villages can be adopted, the entire state can be transformed into “Smart Andhra Pradesh”,” CBN said. The planning department and UNICEF will issue the guidelines defining smart villages and what components are to be taken up to transform them into smart villages.

The Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) was introduced by  Google India , which now has caught high trend and is most awaited online festival which unites more than 300+ online portals. This is a 3 day event which initially took place on December 2012 and carried on in 2013 with huge success, and the online crowd is awaits for GOSF 14’ which is declared to take place of 10, 11, & 12 Dec 2014. [note: If you not found any "GOSF" ads on this blog then refresh this page]

4.Pratinidhi Cast: Kota Srinivasa Rao, Nara Rohith, Sri Vishnu, Shubhra Aiyappa Director: Prashant Mandava Helmed by Prashant Mandava, the film stars Nara Rohith, who seems to be doing films on serious subjects. Pratinidhi was about corruption and unaccounted money which should logically go to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund rather than to the pockets of a few. It shows one man’s struggle to achieve this. It seemed to be a far-fetched, slightly Utopian concept, but critics acclaimed it for the subject matter. The film had some good dialogues too. Rohith put in a good performance; the film mainly rode on his shoulders. Image: A scene from Pratinidhi Previous                                                   Next