Salman isn’t doing the item song in Joker anymore

Contrary to reports, Salman is not leaving his shooting in Dublin to return to Mumbai for Bigg Boss and to participate in an item song for Joker.

The Yash Raj spokesperson confirms that there will be no break in the shooting in Dublin. “Salman is not taking a break from the shooting in Dublin. He will, however, be returning to shoot for Bigg Boss between two schedules of Ek Tha Tiger.”

It was planned by director Shirish Kunder as the big surprise for the Dabangg girl. An item song for Dabangg’s ‘Rajjo’ with ‘Chulbul Pandey‘ in Joker had been elaborately planned for Sonakshi. And everyone in the unit was under an oath of secrecy regarding Salman’s flash appearance.

Says a source, “Farah Khan had rehearsed Salman’s steps for the item song in Joker before he left for Dublin to shoot for Ek Tha Tiger. But Sonakshi had not been told about it. Ever since Dabangg, where Malaika did ‘Munni Badnaam‘ with Salman, Sonakshi had been craving to do an item number with him. So, Shirish and Farah went through a great deal of drama of concealment to make sure that Sonakshi did not know that Salman would join in the item song. Salman’s grand entry was planned like Amitabh Bachchan’s in the iconic song ‘Salaam-E-Ishq’ from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.”

Alas, all these elaborate plans have come to nought. Salman would now be unable to be part of the item song. Because of Salman’s illness and the botched schedule, the superstar is unable to spare time for the number.

Says the source, “Now Farah had to change the choreography for the item song overnight. Sonakshi has also been told that her intended surprise has fallen flat.”

Christmas lights switched on Les Champs Elysees

PARIS: Paris’s famous avenue, the Champs Elysees, was illuminated by Christmas lights on Monday, after they were switched on by the city’s mayor Bertrand Delanoe, and actress Melanie Laurent.

Flashing LED lights have been placed in the trees that line the famous avenue, creating a ‘snowing’ effect.

One of the tourists who had gathered to watch the lights being switched on said afterwards that “now we feel Christmas is coming.”

“Love is in the air,” she added.

French actress Melanie Laurent, who helped Parisian mayor Bertrand Delanoe to turn on the lights, is best known internationally for her appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film ‘Inglourious Basterds’. AGENCIES

Sialkot lynching: Ex SHO, 25 others presented in ATC, hearing adjourns

Staff Report

SIALKOT: A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has adjourned the hearing of the Sialkot lynching case till tomorrow, after the appearance of 26 accused, including ex SHO Rana Ilyas.

Two young brothers, Hafiz Mughees and Munib, had been brutally lynched by residents of Village Buttar in Sialkot, after declaring them robbers involved in a robbery that took place at same time when they arrived in the village.

Earlier today, all 26 arrested accused, including the ex SHO of Saddar Police Station, Rana Ilyas had been presented in a special ATC for being allegedly involved in the sadistic murder of both boys.

The ATC adjourned the hearing of case till September 28 (tomorrow).

The suspended DPO of Sialkot Waqar Chohan, talking for the first time after being released, said that he is innocent. He claimed that he was only taken into

Sialkot lynching: Ex SHO, 25 others presented in ATC, hearing adjourns

Staff Report

SIALKOT: A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has adjourned the hearing of the Sialkot lynching case till tomorrow, after the appearance of 26 accused, including ex SHO Rana Ilyas.

Two young brothers, Hafiz Mughees and Munib, had been brutally lynched by residents of Village Buttar in Sialkot, after declaring them robbers involved in a robbery that took place at same time when they arrived in the village.

Earlier today, all 26 arrested accused, including the ex SHO of Saddar Police Station, Rana Ilyas had been presented in a special ATC for being allegedly involved in the sadistic murder of both boys.

The ATC adjourned the hearing of case till September 28 (tomorrow).

The suspended DPO of Sialkot Waqar Chohan, talking for the first time after being released, said that he is innocent. He claimed that he was only taken into

India charts out new plan to crush Kashmiris

The Indian forces are out with another dreadful plan to crush the voices of innocent Kashmiris and restore peace in the valley, a foreign news agency reports.
The army, police and paramilitary forces said Wednesday they had formulated a joint strategy to restore peace in the valley where scores of anti-India protesters have been shot dead.
Along with the hundreds of thousand of Kashmiris, the global community is also strongly reacting against the brutalities of the Indian forces. The violent demonstrations, dubbed the Kashmiri intifada by some observers, was triggered in early June by the killing of Tufail Ahmad Matoo, a 17-year-old student, in a stone-pelting clash with policemen in its summer capital, Srinagar. But the protests soon turned into a larger expression of anger, disillusionment and hopelessness over Kashmirs decades-old territorial dispute.
After Mondays incident, a round-the-lock curfew has been clamped on the entire Kashmir valley, crippling normal life. Srinagars streets have the appearance of a war zone. Barbed wire fences have been erected around the city and its deserted roads are littered with the stones and the detritus from the running battles between agitators and policemen. Pockets of gun-wielding security personnel, gathered around small bonfires, are the only visible sign of life.

9 MPs to appear before ECP over holding fake degrees

ISLAMABAD: Nine more parliamentarians will appear before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today (Monday) over charges of possessing fake degrees.

Nine members of the Senate, National Assembly and provincial assemblies, including MNA Syed Muhammad Salman Mohsin, MNA Syed Javed Hasnain Shah, MPA Gulistan Khan, MNA Humayun Aziz Kurd, MPA Kishwar Kumar, Senator Mir Israrullah Khan, MPA Shamma Parveen Magsi, MPA Saima Aziz and MPA Khalifa Abdul Qayum Khan.

On the previous hearing on August 23, three members out of the six remained absent due to some reasons.

“But, this time we have called them through the media and written letters on their addresses so no excuse is made to avoid the appearance,” Afzal Khan, the ECP spokesman.

“Those who will fail to appear before the commission to explain their positions, their cases will be forwarded to the

Japan announces relief goods for Pak

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan announced earlier this week to provide emergency relief goods worth US$ 230,000 for the people affected by recent devastating floods in Pakistan.

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Saudi says deal reached on BlackBerry services

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the makers of the BlackBerry smartphone have reached a deal on accessing users’ data that will avert a ban on the phone’s messenger service, a Saudi official said Saturday.

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Lady Gaga back at Lollapalooza

CHICAGO: Lady Gaga has come a long way since her appearance three years ago at the Lollapalooza music festival but she hasn’t forgotten some critics’ less-than-stellar reviews of that performance.

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I am no longer a young filmmaker: Karan Johar

MUMBAI: Ace filmmaker Karan Johar, 38, is bogged down by his physical problems and feels he is no longer ‘the young filmmaker’ as most people address him as.

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