With Vinesh Phogat's heartbreaking disqualification over discrepancies in weight at the Paris Olympics just when India was keeping its fingers crossed for a sure shot victory at the finals, spirits have hit an all-time low. Art mirrors life and it won't be a surprise if our sports biopic obsessed film-makers turn this dramatic change of events into a movie one day.
Grover Vineyards plans to sparkle, literally and otherwise. In three years, come the festive season of 2010, it will launch its sparkling wine. Plus, it has taken a series of steps which will enable it to retain its presence at the quality end of the booming Indian wine market. This market is set to drastically change with the sharp cut in import duty on foreign wines and the launch of wines by brewers and distillers like UB, Seagram and Diageo.
Grandmaster Sahaj Grover failed to capitalise on his chances and played out a draw with Iranian Pouya Idani, while Vidit Gujrathi defeated Polish Marcel Kanarek to be jointly third after the eighth round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Kocaeli, Turkey.
It was the motive and the conspiracy behind the murder of television executive that the prosecution really wanted to prove to secure a harsher sentence and conviction in the Neeraj Grover murder case. Ironically, it's on these very aspects of the case that the Sessions Judge MW Chandwani has come down heavily upon the prosecution.
There was so much glamour on the red carpet at the Zee Cine awards held in Mumbai on Sunday, March 10!
'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a physical wall to the south to prevent unwanted immigrants from entering the land of milk and honey, but also trade walls not just against China, but all nations,' foresees Sreekant Sambrani.
What's the perfect way to wrap up your week? Look at some adorable baby pix, of course!
The Bombay high court on Wednesday admitted an appeal filed by the Maharashtra government seeking enhancement of punishment awarded to Kannada actress Maria Susairaj and her naval officer fiance Emile Jerome for the murder of television executive Neeraj Grover.
All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old.
Govinda surprised everyone by attending his niece Arti Singh's wedding.
Reader Zubair Nisar sends us some photographs.
Kannada film actress Marrayya Monica Susayraj is the prime accused in the sensational murder of TV production house executive Neeraj Grover, in which she has been arrested along with her naval officer boyfriend, the police has said. Police have said that she is the prime conspirator in the case, who had pre-planned the whole attack in revenge, as Grover did not deliver on his promise of giving her a role in Hindi TV serials.
The couple will be tying the knot on April 30.
The team will begin its campaign on July 27 against New Zealand, followed by matches against Argentina (July 29), Ireland (July 30), Belgium (August 1) and Australia (August 2).
Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, sentenced to three-year jail term in the murder case of television executive Neeraj Grover was released from Byuclla jail on Saturday.
The Bombay high court on Friday admitted an appeal filed by former naval officer Emile Jerome, challenging the 10-year sentence awarded to him for the murder of media professional Neeraj Grover. Justice R C Chavan admitted Jerome's appeal and kept his bail hearing after two weeks.
It might have taken time but Fighter has entered the Rs 200 Crore Club (Rs 2 billion).
Celebrities attend an awards show. Looking at the pictures.
Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujarathi and Sahaj Grover maintained a clean slate, defeating Tomas Laurusas of Lithuania and Vyacheslav Lozhnikov of Kazakhstan respectively in the second round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Kocaeli, Turkey.
A fortnight after being sentenced to ten years jail term in the murder case of TV executive Neeraj Grover, former navyman Emile Jerome has moved the Bombay high court challenging his conviction and blaming Kannada actress Maria Susairaj for the offence.
Film folk celebrate Holi with their families and make pretty pictures on social media.
Sahaj Grover beat an opponent rated more than 400 points above him in the Parsvnath International Chess tournament.
'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.' 'And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the biggest actresses.'
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A look at celebrities who couldn't keep their marriage in 2014.
Lawyers of Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, who was arrested for allegedly murdering television producer Neeraj Grover in May 2008, on Monday withdrew from the case saying were "greatly disturbed" over allegations that they had threatened a prosecution witness.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to hear on Tuesday.
Observing that there was sufficient circumstantial evidence, the Bombay high court on Monday rejected the bail plea of naval officer Emile Jerome, convicted in the Neeraj Grover murder case. "There is sufficient circumstantial evidence. At the most we can expedite hearing on the appeals filed by the accused against the conviction and the state government's appeal seeking enhancement of sentence," a division bench of Justices V M Kanade and M L Tahalayani observed.
Celebs attend Tassel Fashion & Lifestyle Awards 2016.
A Mumbai sessions court on Thursday held small-time Kannada actress Maria Susairaj and her boyfriend Emile Jerome Mathew, a Navy lieutenant, guilty in the murder case of television executive Neeraj Grover.
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Rakesh Maria on Tuesday deposed as a defence witness before a sessions court in Mumbai in the infamous television executive Neeraj Grover murder case.
Shah Rukh Khan and daughter Suhana visited the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi on Thursday, December 14.
Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, sentenced to three-year imprisonment in the 2008 murder of television executive Neeraj Grover, on Saturday walked free out of a jail in Mumbai as she has already spent the term behind the bars.
Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram made a handsome couple at their wedding reception in Mumbai, where they invited their friends from the film industry.
Vikrant Massey is a man of undeniable talent. But he too can't rise above Blackout's derailed script that reduces the likes of Jisshu Sengupta, Chhaya Kadam and Mouni Roy to chumps, observes Sukanya Verma.
Day Three at the Mumbai Film Festival.
Bollywood's mega stars came together to celebrate Producer Anand Pandit's 60th birthday in Mumbai.
The Delhi lad drew with Jekhongir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan in the 11th and final round to emerge triumphant in the World Youth Chess Championships.
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya saw a decent weekend at the box office.
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