Bigg Boss-7: Is Ajaz's Apology To Gauahar, Kushal A Sham?

By Naureen Malik | Mumbai

With just a month left for the reality show 'Bigg Boss 7' to get over, the contestants are expected to do just about everything to ensure they are evicted. 'Weekend Ka Wow Salman Ke Saath 7' too kicked off with Salman Khan making the viewers aware of the pressure contestants have to combat to perform well to win the show.

Armaan Kohli, who wasn't evicted from the Bigg Boss house, but shifted to the bonus room, was welcomed by Salman with a live feed of what was going on inside the Bigg Boss house. When asked for his reaction to fake eviction, Armaan said, "Bada strange hai, weird hai. Mai toh hass raha hoon kafi time se andar baeth ke.... Mujhe boarding school yaad aa gayi. I feel bad for Tanishaa."

Sonia Gandhi Counts In World's Top 5 'Billionaire' Leaders

By Sarah Williams | INN Live

Here is a piece of news that could make rumour mongers happy. Congress President Sonia Gandhi is the 12th richest political leader in the world, says a report in a vernacular daily newspaper. 

With $2 billion wealth, Gandhi is even richer than, hold your breath, Elizabeth II, the Queen of England and Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria. The list includes kings, presidents, sultans and queens with most rich leaders among the top 20 originating from the Middle East region.

To  arrive at the list, HuffPost compared each country’s GDP per capita juxtaposed with a leader’s personal net worth. It notes that this was to “show how different life is for the haves and have-nots.” India’s GDP per capita is $1,500, while Sonia Gandhi is worth $2 billion. 

Salman Tells Karan Johar He’s A 'Teetotaller And A Virgin'

By Niloufer Khan | Mumbai

Last night, the new season of Koffee With Karan had what was meant to be a blockbuster opening episode. Salman Khan, who rarely appears on interview shows, graced the Koffee With Karan set. If you’ve watched the show, then you know why Khan doesn’t go for interviews. 

Twelve hours later, I’m still trying to make sense of what he said. First, let’s focus for a moment on the return of Koffee with Karan, where stars come and go, none of them talk of Michalangelo. The “buzz” this season is that Karan Johar will interview stars in pairs (which he’s done before) and perhaps even in triplet (an ode to season three?). Next week, Kareena Kapoor Khan will be interviewed with her cousin, Ranbir Kapoor. 

Amazon CRM Reveals It Wants To Deploy Delivery Drones

By Richard Shane | INN Live

Amazon offering delivery on Sunday was only the beginning. In an interview with Charlie Rose on Sunday's episode of "60 Minutes," Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos revealed the giant online store is developing a drone-based delivery service called Prime Air. According to Bezos, Prime Air would be able to get customers their products only a half-hour after they click the "buy" button. His "optimistic" estimate to "60 Minutes" was that Prime Air will be available to customers within 4 to 5 years.

Why The Idea Of 'Rayala Telangana' Is Back On Table?

By M H Ahssan | INN Live

"Can't say" was the cryptic reply by Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief minister, Damodar Rajanarasimha, when asked if the idea of Rayala Telangana state was gaining currency with the Group of Ministers (GoM). Rajanarasimha's reply, which also conveyed a crestfallen frame of mind, was a clear indication that the Centre was hardly open about what it planned to do with Andhra Pradesh. It was only when Rajanarasimha was asked for his reaction to a possible Rayala Telangana state by a Congress leader during his visit to Delhi last week that realisation dawned on him that Rayala Telangana as a proposal had not been dumped.  

Think Fast: Power Crisis Looming Large In Andhra Pradesh

By Venkat Rao | Hyderabad

Power sector in the State is facing a piquant situation that holds the potential of turning into a crisis in the coming months thanks to the local agitations and transport problems in Odisha.

Power generation from the 2000 MW (4X500 MW) NTPC Simhadri power plant in Visakhapatnam has almost stopped for want of coal from the Talcher coal fields in Odisha.

The State gets dedicated supply of 1,000 MW from the central generating station while a portion of the balance power would be allocated depending on the need.

'Kadlekai Parishe' Attracting 'Food Loving' People In Kerala

By Sanmora Kutty | Kolar

Kadlekai Parishe (groundnut fair) begins with much fanfare. Mounds of groundnuts have arrived on Bull Temple Road, and the footpaths and bylanes around the road resemble a village fair ahead of the Kadlekai Parishe on Monday.

On the eve of the fair, which is held on the last Monday of the month of Karthika in the Hindu almanac, a sea of humanity descended on Bull Temple Road. However, the late evening shower played a spoil sport as the downpour caused inconvenience to those walking on the almost choked road, while traffic went out of gear in the surrounding areas.

Vendors from Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Mandya and from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have brought fresh, roasted, jaggery-coated and boiled groundnuts — costing between Rs. 20 to Rs. 60 a measure (seru). Also available are puffed rice, sweets and savouries.

Old Parents: Left In The Lurch At Lord Krishna’s Abode

By Sonakshi Mili | Trivandrum

SPECIAL REPORT  In a shocking trend, elderly parents are being dumped by their families in the Guruvayur temple complex. On any given day, thousands of devotees throng Guruvayur to seek Lord Krishna’s blessings. But a few visitors have a hidden agenda during their pilgrimage to the 17th-century temple in Thrissur district of Kerala — dumping their aged parents in the temple premises.

“Every month, at least 15 new destitutes end up staying at Guruvayur as the temple offers free meals at noon and evening,” says TT Sivadasan, chairman of the Guruvayur Municipality. “Many of them are those who have been kicked out of their homes by their families or dumped by their children.”