Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has blamed Hollywood's famous flick 'Harry Potter' for the dwindling number of wild owls in the country.
'Following Harry Potter, there seems to be a strange fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls,' the Telegraph quoted Ramesh as telling BBC.
The Delhi High Court gave the green signal for the release of Hindi film, Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors, which had run into a controversy over allegations that its name was similar to the Warner Bros' Harry Potter series.
Emma Watson, who plays Harry Potter's geeky-turned-beautiful inseparable friend Hermione Granger in the movies based on the super-selling books by British author J K Rowling, said recently that she was open to going nude for a good director, because 'it is part of my job' as an actress.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book from J K Rowling's mega-selling series, will be split into two films. After months of speculation, Warner Bros. has confirmed that the last book in the Harry Potter franchise will be filmed as Part I and Part II.
Take a look at the cover, and let your theories flow.
In Edinburgh, Scotland, author J K Rowling emerged from behind a secret panel inside the city's medieval castle to read an excerpt from the sixth chapter to a spellbound group of 70 children from around the world.
Maranatha Christian College banned the books about the boy wizard saying it promotes witchcraft as normal.
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The commanding worldwide success of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is yet another example of Hollywood summer movies continuing to do smash business worldwide.
'Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with.'
Albus Dumbledore was gay. Here's why.
The new film directed by David Yates is even darker than the previous installments but it is also has plenty of teen romance.
This, despite a 10-million-pound security operation featuring an army of guards, satellite tracking systems and legal contracts.
Is Hari Puttar same as Harry Potter? That's what Warner Bros claim. The title of the Indian film by Lucky Kohli is very similar to the Daniel Radcliff series.
Idris Elba, Torvill and Dean star in Britain's New Year honours
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll has become an iconic cultural event in America. This year's event, held April 5, was no different, and featured a very special guest for all the kids -- Harry Potter author JK Rowling!
Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter on screen, is a great fan of the Indian batting maestro as he turned up on the final day of the Lord's Test match.
The book titled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II is co-authored by JK Rowling.
The last Harry Potter book will be out on July 21.
A fan's personal account of the Harry Potter frenzy.
A Harry Potter walking tour in Edinburgh takes Veenu Sandhu to places that may have inspired the characters.
Top 25 responses to 'If I were Harry Potter for a day'.
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Here's a look at what the first round of reviews.
Deathly Hallows is a lavish film with lots of winning elements.
The DVDs have a cool range of extras as well.
