In early April, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the agency received more than 236,000 petitions for H-1B visas during the annual filing period. This means, that once again the demand for high-skilled temporary foreign workers in the US is nearly three times higher than the 85,000 cap on H-1B visas mandated by the US Congress.
The fact, that demand for visas continues to be so high – despite the reinstated and increased visa fees unfairly imposed by Congress in December 2015 – certainly proves that a shortage of information technology specialists in the US persists.
In fact, the shortage is getting worse as businesses and other organisations across all sectors of the American economy seek digital strategies to gain efficiencies, improve customer service and open new markets.
According to US government data, there could be 2.4-million unfilled STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths-related) jobs in the US by 2018, with more than half of these vacancies in computer and IT-related skills.
So why do certain US “experts” and the journalists who follow them continue to claim that employees of India’s IT sector operating in the US are stealing jobs from Americans? In part, such claims reflect an election year climate in the US, when complicated issues are boiled down to simplistic slogans to attract votes. But they also reflect myths that we at Nasscom are working hard to correct.
One such myth is the mistaken notion that American workers are losing jobs to less than fullyqualified foreign workers on temporary visas and are required to “train” these workers before departing. In reality, the IT professionals coming to the US from India on temporary H-1B visas are well educated and highly trained in technical knowledge.
Another myth is that temporary high-skilled workers earn far less than their American counterparts.
This has been disproven by credible US institutions such as the Brookings Institution, whose studies have found that H-1B visa holders are paid salaries comparable to or even higher than American workers with bachelor’s degrees.
Also a myth is the notion that building a virtual wall of policies and even higher costs to keep Indian IT companies from operating, investing and recruiting in the US would somehow benefit the job prospects and quality of life of Americans. Most certainly the opposite is true. If American businesses cannot obtain skilled IT support in the US, they will have no choice but to curtail operations and cut jobs, or to move operations to overseas locations.
Besides making their US customers more efficient and competitive, Nasscom member companies also invest nearly $1 billion annually in the US, support the employment of more than 411,000 Americans and pay $6 billion in federal, state and local taxes a year.
Yet another “idea” that seems to be growing in this US election year is that foreign trade hurts Americans. Certainly the opposite is true when it comes to India, which the World Bank expects to overtake China in real GDP growth this year. A long-standing US trade deficit with India is beginning to turn around, based on 2015 data.
When increased US defence sales to India are added to the equation, that deficit is further reduced. US military sales to India have increased dramatically along with remarkable strides in military cooperation since the New Framework for Defence Cooperation in 2005.
Rather than building walls, we should remove impediments to strategic collaboration, trade, and the free exchange of intellectual talent. A strong commercial and strategic partnership between India and the US is in the interests of both of our nations. Unfairly focusing blame on India’s IT sector is not.
Los Angeles: Singer Britney Spears wowed her fans as she showed off her slim physique in her new "favourite" swimsuit.
"Bought three new swimsuits today," Spears wrote on her Instagram account, reports people.com. "This one is my favourite!"
In the image, the "Toxic" hitmaker strikes a pose wearing a bright green cut-out one-piece, accentuating her toned body.
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan became a proud owner of a 150cc motorcycle which contains the metal of India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
The "Dhoom 3" star, 50, known for his passion towards social and national causes, was inspired to buy the V15 when he learnt that the Bajaj V contains metal from the INS Vikrant.
"The V is a special bike and I wouldn't compare it with anything else. It has a piece of history ingrained into it. For me it's a proud moment to own a piece of metal from INS Vikrant which was the military pride of India for decades," Aamir said in a statement.
The new V made for Aamir has a customized embossing of the initial A on the fuel tank and one-off graphic design of "Chote Lal" affectionately inscribed on the rear seat cowl.
INS Vikrant was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. After years of distinguished service, she was decommiss
ioned in January 1997.
The "Dhoom 3" star, 50, known for his passion towards social and national causes, was inspired to buy the V15 when he learnt that the Bajaj V contains metal from the INS Vikrant.
"The V is a special bike and I wouldn't compare it with anything else. It has a piece of history ingrained into it. For me it's a proud moment to own a piece of metal from INS Vikrant which was the military pride of India for decades," Aamir said in a statement.
The new V made for Aamir has a customized embossing of the initial A on the fuel tank and one-off graphic design of "Chote Lal" affectionately inscribed on the rear seat cowl.
INS Vikrant was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. After years of distinguished service, she was decommiss
Donald Trump has won the Indiana primary and become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, something no political pundits predicted when the billionaire real estate mogul joined politics and announced his race to the White House last June.
"I am honoured to be the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party. It is time to unite our party and defeat Hillary Clinton," Trump yesterday said in a message to his supporters after winning the Indiana primary, where he got more than 52 per cent of the votes polled.
His main rival, Senator Ted Cruz trailed behind by more than 16 points.
Cruz later announced to drop out of the Republican presidential race.
Soon thereafter, the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus said that Trump would be the presumptive nominee.
"We are going to make America great again," a confident Trump told supporters at his campaign headquarters in New York as he announced to take on Clinton, his potential Democratic rival in the November presidential elections.
"We are going after Hillary Clinton. She will not be a great president. She will not be a good president. She would be a poor president. She does not understand trade," Trump said, giving a brief glimpse of his campaign against the Democratic presidential nominee.
In his remarks, Trump described Cruz as a tough competitor and appreciated his decision to withdraw from the race.
"I want to congratulate Ted Cruz. He is a tough smart competitor," he said of the Texas Senator with whom he had a bitter exchange of words hours before the result of the Indiana primary.
"Ted Cruz is one hell of a competitor. He is an amazing guy. He has got an amazing future. He is one tough competitor," Trump said.
In his speech that lasted for a little less than 20 minutes, Trump talked about uniting the party and focusing on trade and economic issues.
"We are going to bring back our jobs," Trump said as he warned the US companies with "consequences" if they moved out of the country.
Trump, a New York-based real estate mogul who made money from constructing buildings, and a popular reality television star, joined politics about 10 months ago.
"I am honoured to be the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party. It is time to unite our party and defeat Hillary Clinton," Trump yesterday said in a message to his supporters after winning the Indiana primary, where he got more than 52 per cent of the votes polled.
His main rival, Senator Ted Cruz trailed behind by more than 16 points.
Cruz later announced to drop out of the Republican presidential race.
Soon thereafter, the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus said that Trump would be the presumptive nominee.
"We are going to make America great again," a confident Trump told supporters at his campaign headquarters in New York as he announced to take on Clinton, his potential Democratic rival in the November presidential elections.
"We are going after Hillary Clinton. She will not be a great president. She will not be a good president. She would be a poor president. She does not understand trade," Trump said, giving a brief glimpse of his campaign against the Democratic presidential nominee.
In his remarks, Trump described Cruz as a tough competitor and appreciated his decision to withdraw from the race.
"I want to congratulate Ted Cruz. He is a tough smart competitor," he said of the Texas Senator with whom he had a bitter exchange of words hours before the result of the Indiana primary.
"Ted Cruz is one hell of a competitor. He is an amazing guy. He has got an amazing future. He is one tough competitor," Trump said.
In his speech that lasted for a little less than 20 minutes, Trump talked about uniting the party and focusing on trade and economic issues.
"We are going to bring back our jobs," Trump said as he warned the US companies with "consequences" if they moved out of the country.
Trump, a New York-based real estate mogul who made money from constructing buildings, and a popular reality television star, joined politics about 10 months ago.
A Dalit nursing student was allegedly raped at Ayanthi in Varkala, an incident which comes close on the heels of the brutal rape and murder of a law college student in Kerala.
A case has been registered against three persons on the basis of the girl's complaint and investigations are on, police said today.
The incident occurred yesterday near Ayanthi bridge in Varkala.
The 19-year-old second year BSC nursing student had gone with an autorickshaw driver, who was known to her, in his vehicle. Two of his friends also got into the vehicle later. They then took the autorickshaw to a deserted spot and allegedly raped her.
The girl was in a state of shock and suffered from fits when she was found by some people who rushed to the vehicle on hearing her cries for help.
She has been admitted to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital.
The incident comes days after a Dalit law student was raped and murdered in Ernakulam district.
A case has been registered against three persons on the basis of the girl's complaint and investigations are on, police said today.
The incident occurred yesterday near Ayanthi bridge in Varkala.
The 19-year-old second year BSC nursing student had gone with an autorickshaw driver, who was known to her, in his vehicle. Two of his friends also got into the vehicle later. They then took the autorickshaw to a deserted spot and allegedly raped her.
The girl was in a state of shock and suffered from fits when she was found by some people who rushed to the vehicle on hearing her cries for help.
She has been admitted to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital.
The incident comes days after a Dalit law student was raped and murdered in Ernakulam district.
Supreme is all set for USA Premiers for this Wednesday, May 4th all over USA in about 70 locations. All drives were already shipped and all set to go with Premiere shows.
All Premiere and regular shows were only $12 for adults and $8 kids in all locations. This would a perfect entertaining gift for your loving Moms for this Mother's day week end as a kid also plays an important role in the film.
On top of reasonable Premiere ticketing you can also use this Mother's day 10% coupon if you are purchasing tickets from www.fandango.com.
BlueSky Cinemas, one of the leading players in overseas market for Indian movies now bringing this fun filled entertainer Supreme for this mother day week end.
Even though it's last minute planning we got about 70 locations with confirmed premiere shows on May 4th, Wednesday.
Supreme is straight Telugu film which runs with a crispy run time of 2 Hrs. 16min. It is a fun filled entertainer with comedy, emotions and some limited action. Entire family can watch without any reservations! All songs were hit and well shot on screen.
Supreme is being produced by successful producer Dil Raju garu under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations along with Sirish garu. It features Sai Dharam Tej and Raashi Khanna in lead roles followed by Rajendra Prasad, Sai Kumar, Prudhviraj, Srinivas Reddy, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Raghu Babu and Shruti Sodhi.
Film is being directed by Anil Ravipudi who delivered super hit with debut film Pataas and music is being composed by Sai Karhik.
For any further details in local USA exhibition rights feel free to contact us at:
Srini @ 732 586 0932
Lal @ 510 755 6880
Anil @ 941 735 2428
Email @ movie@blueskycinemas.com
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All Premiere and regular shows were only $12 for adults and $8 kids in all locations. This would a perfect entertaining gift for your loving Moms for this Mother's day week end as a kid also plays an important role in the film.
On top of reasonable Premiere ticketing you can also use this Mother's day 10% coupon if you are purchasing tickets from www.fandango.com.
BlueSky Cinemas, one of the leading players in overseas market for Indian movies now bringing this fun filled entertainer Supreme for this mother day week end.
Even though it's last minute planning we got about 70 locations with confirmed premiere shows on May 4th, Wednesday.
Supreme is straight Telugu film which runs with a crispy run time of 2 Hrs. 16min. It is a fun filled entertainer with comedy, emotions and some limited action. Entire family can watch without any reservations! All songs were hit and well shot on screen.
Supreme is being produced by successful producer Dil Raju garu under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations along with Sirish garu. It features Sai Dharam Tej and Raashi Khanna in lead roles followed by Rajendra Prasad, Sai Kumar, Prudhviraj, Srinivas Reddy, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Raghu Babu and Shruti Sodhi.
Film is being directed by Anil Ravipudi who delivered super hit with debut film Pataas and music is being composed by Sai Karhik.
For any further details in local USA exhibition rights feel free to contact us at:
Srini @ 732 586 0932
Lal @ 510 755 6880
Anil @ 941 735 2428
Email @ movie@blueskycinemas.com
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The audio album and theatrical trailer of one of Tollywood's most admired directors Trivikram Srinivas' latest romantic family entertainer A..Aa were unveiled just a while ago, with Power Star Pawan Kalyan gracing the event as the chief guest.
The trailer starts off with Samantha's character's voice over narrating the story of a couple with a beginning, a twist and the end. While Samantha aka Anasuya Ramalingam meeting Nandu, played by Nithiin, at a railway station is the beginning, the twist is Anupama Parameswaran's character.
Samantha then narrates that she doesn't know how the story will end. And what follows allthrough the trailer is pure Trivikram's trademark visual treat. The plush, scenic locations and an interesting drama which are a must in every Trivikram movie can be found in A..Aa trailer too. We will have to wait until the film's release this May to witness Trivikram's magic -
The trailer starts off with Samantha's character's voice over narrating the story of a couple with a beginning, a twist and the end. While Samantha aka Anasuya Ramalingam meeting Nandu, played by Nithiin, at a railway station is the beginning, the twist is Anupama Parameswaran's character.
Samantha then narrates that she doesn't know how the story will end. And what follows allthrough the trailer is pure Trivikram's trademark visual treat. The plush, scenic locations and an interesting drama which are a must in every Trivikram movie can be found in A..Aa trailer too. We will have to wait until the film's release this May to witness Trivikram's magic -
Former heroine and currently a popular TV actress Pujitha alleged that her husband Vijay Gopal cheated her and deserted her son by marrying an IAS officer named Rekha Rani. Pujitha further alleged that Vijay also had affairs with several other women and demanded a legal action against him and ever alleged threat to her and her son's lives from Vijay.
On the other hand, Vijay Gopal, a film journalist by profession, clarified that he never married Pujitha legally and that they only lived in in the past. Vijay also said that Pujitha can approach court and deal her case legally.
Meanwhile, Rekha Rani too said that she married Vijay Gopal after following all the legal procedures and added that Pujitha should move the court if she has any complaints. Rekha Rani earlier worked as Nellore district's Joint Collector and is currently working as the Director of Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh.
Rekha was also instrumental in star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar adopting Puttamraju Kandrika village in the Nellore district. Rekha Rani was earlier married to the late IPS officer Paradesi Naidu who was killed in an encounter with naxals in 1987. -
On the other hand, Vijay Gopal, a film journalist by profession, clarified that he never married Pujitha legally and that they only lived in in the past. Vijay also said that Pujitha can approach court and deal her case legally.
Meanwhile, Rekha Rani too said that she married Vijay Gopal after following all the legal procedures and added that Pujitha should move the court if she has any complaints. Rekha Rani earlier worked as Nellore district's Joint Collector and is currently working as the Director of Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh.
Rekha was also instrumental in star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar adopting Puttamraju Kandrika village in the Nellore district. Rekha Rani was earlier married to the late IPS officer Paradesi Naidu who was killed in an encounter with naxals in 1987. -
Young hero Raj Tarun got instant craze with his debut film 'Uyyala Jampala'. After that, he scored back-to-back hits with 'Cinema Choopista Maava' and 'Kumari 21F'. After the debacle of his 'Seetamma Andaalu Ramayya Sitraalu', he decided to play it safe and acted in a multi-starrer with Vishnu and scored a hit.
If the reports are to be believed, Raj Tarun will be acting in another multi-starrer. He will be seen sharing the screen space with crazy actor Nani. Nani is currently on a roll with successive hits. Even Raj Tarun secures a good success rate and their combination would work big time. Sources explain that the story is getting its final touches and film would be materialized in next month.
If this news has anything to go by, this will surely be another 'SVSC' among small films and is sure to set the cash registers ringing. -
If the reports are to be believed, Raj Tarun will be acting in another multi-starrer. He will be seen sharing the screen space with crazy actor Nani. Nani is currently on a roll with successive hits. Even Raj Tarun secures a good success rate and their combination would work big time. Sources explain that the story is getting its final touches and film would be materialized in next month.
If this news has anything to go by, this will surely be another 'SVSC' among small films and is sure to set the cash registers ringing. -
Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan shakes a leg with India's first band of transgenders, Brookbond red label 6pack band. Hrithik says he could not stop himself when they asked him to be part of their album 'Aye Raju' which speaks a meaningful message about discrimination towards transgenders.
Hrithik says they cannot be rejected just because they are different from us and he joined them to support their fight against discrimination. The band choose its album title 'aye raju' for their usage of this word most frequently and the album songs were released on YouTube on Tuesday.
Hrithik claims to be a follower of this band since sometime and appreciates them for their sensible thoughts and entertaining numbers. The star feels happy for being part of this album, calls it a wonderful experience. Stars like Sonu nigam, Janai Bhosle and Arjun Kapoor too gave hits in this band. -
Hrithik says they cannot be rejected just because they are different from us and he joined them to support their fight against discrimination. The band choose its album title 'aye raju' for their usage of this word most frequently and the album songs were released on YouTube on Tuesday.
Hrithik claims to be a follower of this band since sometime and appreciates them for their sensible thoughts and entertaining numbers. The star feels happy for being part of this album, calls it a wonderful experience. Stars like Sonu nigam, Janai Bhosle and Arjun Kapoor too gave hits in this band. -
Shruti Haasan has no qualms over flaunting her picture perfect figure. She has done it in the past and she did it again for GQ India’s latest edition cover shoot. Shruti’s awesome cleavage show in a blazing red gown is a sight that one would die for.
Shruti has surely set a benchmark for this month’s cover girls and it would require something exceptionally special to top this one.
No wonder Shruti has been largely successful in Bollywood while her contemporaries from the South industry are struggling to make a mark over there. She has the goods and she knows how to make good use of them!
Bengaluru: Single men and women of the city, rejoice; Uncle's finally in your city. Stay Uncle, the startup that helps unmarried couples get a hotel room, has started services in Bengaluru. The team announced the launch in their usual style of an informal mail to customers.
Blaze Arizanov, the 27-year-old co-founder, wrote in his mail: "We made it dost. We reached to your city. Ever since I got your request to come either to Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata or Hyderabad I was after Sanchit's life, `arrey ch***ya do we have any hotels in these cities already? People are asking. It's about time don't you think'. Now is the time. Sanchit has done a great job. We have finally come to these cities and worked our a***s off to partner with even more hotels."
The startup's portal shows that there are already three hotels on board. These include Hotel Splendour Park in Halasuru and Trinity; and Hotel Grand Bee in Yeshwantpur. The team is trying to get more hotels on board and have even requested users to suggest a few hotels.
Through the start-up any unmarried couple, above 18 years of age and possessing valid identification, can book a hotel room. The rooms need not be booked for the whole day; they can be booked in two slots: 10 am to 7 pm, and 9 pm and 8 am.
Arizanov said: "We started services last Monday. We got a lot of inquiries from Bengaluru. So we decided let's just start services there, even if it means just three hotels. In a week, we have had around 12 customers and the response has been good. However, Bengaluru pricing is currently on the higher side. By the end of next week, we will have 10 more hotels in a variety of price ranges and we will be able to serve more couples."
As if the ongoing defections of his party MLAs to the ruling TDP in AP aren't enough, the YSRCP president YS Jagan is in for a fresh shock and this time from Telangana. According to the latest reports, YSRCP's Telangana president and Khammam MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy is all set to join TRS today.
Ponguleti will be meeting his constituency's prominent leaders, close associates and his cadre today to discuss his future plans before he joins the pink brigade. Not stopping with this, the party's Vinapaka MLA Payam Venkateswarlu is also rumoured to be joining TRS very soon.
Ponguleti's move comes in as a huge shocker to Jagan particularly when he recently announced his Save Delta maha deeksha against KCR's move to divert the Krishna and Godavari waters to three Telangana districts. With Ponguleti and Venkateswarlu bidding adieu to Jagan, the YSRCP is all set to lose its presence in Telangana's political scene. -
Ponguleti will be meeting his constituency's prominent leaders, close associates and his cadre today to discuss his future plans before he joins the pink brigade. Not stopping with this, the party's Vinapaka MLA Payam Venkateswarlu is also rumoured to be joining TRS very soon.
Ponguleti's move comes in as a huge shocker to Jagan particularly when he recently announced his Save Delta maha deeksha against KCR's move to divert the Krishna and Godavari waters to three Telangana districts. With Ponguleti and Venkateswarlu bidding adieu to Jagan, the YSRCP is all set to lose its presence in Telangana's political scene. -
In a deeply upsetting incident, bodies of two children named Ashok (8) and Madhu (12) who died of thirst and her mother who fell unconscious along with them were recovered in a forest area near Muddaram village of Chennur mandal in Adilabad district, Telangana on Sunday night.
Both the children and their mother were on their way to Muddaram village from Lingampally to attend a marriage. The tragedy struck while they were walking through the forest under intense heat and thirst. The mother frantically ran around in search of water to save her children, but she too had collapsed due to a sun stroke.
A nearby shepherd noticed their bodies and immediately alerted the police. Cops admitted the mother to a local hospital and her condition is said to be critical. The heat wave across Telangana has been quite intense in 2016 with temperature levels ranging between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius. So far, at least 150 people were killed due to excess heat.
Both the children and their mother were on their way to Muddaram village from Lingampally to attend a marriage. The tragedy struck while they were walking through the forest under intense heat and thirst. The mother frantically ran around in search of water to save her children, but she too had collapsed due to a sun stroke.
A nearby shepherd noticed their bodies and immediately alerted the police. Cops admitted the mother to a local hospital and her condition is said to be critical. The heat wave across Telangana has been quite intense in 2016 with temperature levels ranging between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius. So far, at least 150 people were killed due to excess heat.
With all their repeated requests to the KCR government to clear their long pending bills going down the drain, the private hospitals JAC in Telangana has decided to boycott the Aarogyasri facilities in all the hospitals across the state starting from today.
The Telangana government is yet to clear the bills amounting to Rs. 350 crores to several private hospitals in the region over the past 9 months.
Meanwhile, the Aarogyasri Trust CEO Dr. M. Chandrasekhar has requested the private hospitals JAC to continue their services without causing any disturbances to patients.
The CEO also assured that payments to all the hospitals under the Aarogyasri network have been processed as promised and the the money will be debited to their accounts on Monday.
"An amount of Rs.191 crore will be released by the Aarogyasri Trust soon and the balance amount too will be released within the next few days," said the CEO.
The Telangana government is yet to clear the bills amounting to Rs. 350 crores to several private hospitals in the region over the past 9 months.
Meanwhile, the Aarogyasri Trust CEO Dr. M. Chandrasekhar has requested the private hospitals JAC to continue their services without causing any disturbances to patients.
The CEO also assured that payments to all the hospitals under the Aarogyasri network have been processed as promised and the the money will be debited to their accounts on Monday.
"An amount of Rs.191 crore will be released by the Aarogyasri Trust soon and the balance amount too will be released within the next few days," said the CEO.
Impressed with their work and talent, Pawan Kalyan has handpicked four assistant directors from Sardaar Gabbar Singh and given them opportunity to work for his next film to be directed by SJ Suryah. The four assistant directors' are more than happy to be part of the film and can't thank Pawan more for the valuable chance for one more time.
Not many are aware that most of the ADs, after their each film, have to run behind directors or producers' in search of their new film. Since very few top filmmakers pay them a reasonable pay for their survival, there's hefty competition involved. With Pawan's timely help, the ADs of Sardaar need not hunt for their next projects.
SJ Suryah too readily accepted the ADs given that they'd be helpful for him. However, Suryah has some reservation on his co-director and Pawan definitely has no objections on Suryah's choice. Both Pawan and Suryah are working in tandem to make their third collaboration a remarkable for fans. -
Not many are aware that most of the ADs, after their each film, have to run behind directors or producers' in search of their new film. Since very few top filmmakers pay them a reasonable pay for their survival, there's hefty competition involved. With Pawan's timely help, the ADs of Sardaar need not hunt for their next projects.
SJ Suryah too readily accepted the ADs given that they'd be helpful for him. However, Suryah has some reservation on his co-director and Pawan definitely has no objections on Suryah's choice. Both Pawan and Suryah are working in tandem to make their third collaboration a remarkable for fans. -
A Aa Movie Posters First Look ! Trivikram Magic Touch
Actress Sunny Leone says she is not interested in being a part of adult comedy films again at the moment.
Sunny's last film "Mastizaade", an adult comedy, did not do really well at the box office.
"Right now, I don't want to do sex comedy films," Sunny, 34, told PTI.
However, at the same time she also said if she gets the right project in near future, then she might consider it.
"If the right project comes to me I will see. I might say yes if someone comes to me tomorrow, it depends on what I am offered," she said.
"I think if people keep making adult comedies, then it won't be shocking. But at the same time if there is consistency of these (adult comedy) films, then people won't take it seriously," she said.
Directed by Milap Zaveri, "Mastizaade" had Sunny in a double role alongside Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das. Riteish Deshmukh appeared in a cameo in the movie.
"We could have done this or that (to make the film better). I am not a producer to point out things," Sunny said.
The "Jism 2" actress says she discusses her doubts with the director.
Sunny's last film "Mastizaade", an adult comedy, did not do really well at the box office.
"Right now, I don't want to do sex comedy films," Sunny, 34, told PTI.
However, at the same time she also said if she gets the right project in near future, then she might consider it.
"If the right project comes to me I will see. I might say yes if someone comes to me tomorrow, it depends on what I am offered," she said.
"I think if people keep making adult comedies, then it won't be shocking. But at the same time if there is consistency of these (adult comedy) films, then people won't take it seriously," she said.
Directed by Milap Zaveri, "Mastizaade" had Sunny in a double role alongside Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das. Riteish Deshmukh appeared in a cameo in the movie.
"We could have done this or that (to make the film better). I am not a producer to point out things," Sunny said.
The "Jism 2" actress says she discusses her doubts with the director.
China: A man who tried to take advantage of a lonely situation with a woman in a passenger lift gets a lesson for life to not even dare look at a woman, let alone molest.
The real incident happened inside a lift in China on April 24th and the CCTV footage revealed the bold act of the lady who handled her groper very bravely.
The man, a s3xual pervert tried to take advantage of the lift and attempted to grope a woman many times, but the young lady not only manages to evade the groper but even slapped him nicely in the face and kicked in his crotch.
The video emerged on Chinese networking site Weibo and the woman became an overnight hero of the nation.
The real incident happened inside a lift in China on April 24th and the CCTV footage revealed the bold act of the lady who handled her groper very bravely.
The man, a s3xual pervert tried to take advantage of the lift and attempted to grope a woman many times, but the young lady not only manages to evade the groper but even slapped him nicely in the face and kicked in his crotch.
The video emerged on Chinese networking site Weibo and the woman became an overnight hero of the nation.
T
ollywood director Dasari Narayana Rao once again stoked a controversy with his remarks on Tollywood movie collections. He said that Tollywood industry has not gone to the level of releasing a movie in 1000 theaters and added that at the most a film can only be released in 700 theaters.
The senior movie maker also remarked that the maths revealed by trade circles are untrue and not factual. Dasari said no producer can officially reveal movie collections and that all the news and reports are media created.
It is known that Dasari made similar remarks during Bruce Lee movie release time irritating Mega fans and now his remarks are annoying Bunny's fans. Bunny's movie Sarainodu is currently running in theaters with the talk that it made 50 crores already.
An unidentified man tried to abduct a 22-year-old woman standing outside her PG accommodation and molest her at an under-construction building near Kathriguppe circle, in south-west of the city.
The incident took place on the night of April 23 and came to light on Monday after a news channel aired the incident, following which the PG owner lodged a complaint. The abduction bid was captured by a CCTV camera nearby.
“The police registered a case, collected CCTV footage, constituted two teams to arrest the suspect,” DCP (South) B S Lokesh Kumar told DH.
The police have detained a suspect.
The incident took place on the night of April 23 and came to light on Monday after a news channel aired the incident, following which the PG owner lodged a complaint. The abduction bid was captured by a CCTV camera nearby.
“The police registered a case, collected CCTV footage, constituted two teams to arrest the suspect,” DCP (South) B S Lokesh Kumar told DH.
The police have detained a suspect.
According to the victim, who is from Manipur, her friend dropped her near Maramma temple near the PG accommodation on April 23.
“I received a call on my mobile an
“The man attempted to outrage my modesty. He did not steal any of my valuables. Any girl could become a victim like me,” she added. The victim informed the PG owner, Manjunath, about the incident. Manjunath then informed the C K Achchukattu police.
“Our men received a call about the incident around 9.45 pm and rushed there. They requested the victim to lodge a complaint, but she called up her friend for consultation. The girl decided against lodging the complaint as she felt it may adversely affect her,” said Kumar.
Manjunath said the girl vacated the PG the next morning and went to her friend’s house in Indiranagar. “I presumed that she has lodged a complaint and did not approach the police. I decided to lodge the complaint on Monday after a news channel aired the incident,” said Manjunath.
Cops detain suspect
The police detained a suspect, a cab driver and a resident of Kanakapura Road, late on Monday night.
The suspect, Akshay (23), is also involved in an attempt-to-murder case in Gangapathinagar.
The suspect has told the police that he was on night duty on April 23 and had come to Kathriguppe circle.
Akshay has accepted to having tried to abduct the victim under the influence of alcohol. The police have also recorded the victim’s statement.
“I received a call on my mobile an
“The man attempted to outrage my modesty. He did not steal any of my valuables. Any girl could become a victim like me,” she added. The victim informed the PG owner, Manjunath, about the incident. Manjunath then informed the C K Achchukattu police.
“Our men received a call about the incident around 9.45 pm and rushed there. They requested the victim to lodge a complaint, but she called up her friend for consultation. The girl decided against lodging the complaint as she felt it may adversely affect her,” said Kumar.
Manjunath said the girl vacated the PG the next morning and went to her friend’s house in Indiranagar. “I presumed that she has lodged a complaint and did not approach the police. I decided to lodge the complaint on Monday after a news channel aired the incident,” said Manjunath.
Cops detain suspect
The police detained a suspect, a cab driver and a resident of Kanakapura Road, late on Monday night.
The suspect, Akshay (23), is also involved in an attempt-to-murder case in Gangapathinagar.
The suspect has told the police that he was on night duty on April 23 and had come to Kathriguppe circle.
Akshay has accepted to having tried to abduct the victim under the influence of alcohol. The police have also recorded the victim’s statement.
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As the primary season enters its last lap, the race for next White House occupant seems to have narrowed down to two New Yorkers -– real estate mogul Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Ahead of the Indiana primary elections, major news outlets and political pundits projected that the Democratic presidential nomination is likely to fall into the lap of Clinton, while Trump is now expected to emerge as the GOP nominee.
And same is the mood of the nation, CNN said in its latest opinion poll.
As per a new CNN/ORC poll, 84 per cent of voters nationwide think Trump will lead the Republican ticket in November, while 85 per cent say the same about Democratic front-runner Clinton.
Clinton is the choice of 51 per cent of Democratic voters, while 49 per cent of Republican voters say they would prefer Trump to be their nominee.
Bing, the major search engine of Microsoft yesterday predicted that at the end of the Republican primary process in California on June 7, Trump would have 1,366 delegates, 125 more than the 1,237 needed to become the GOP presidential nominee.
Similarly, Clinton would have 2,676 delegates, nearly 300 more than the 2,383 required to become the first ever woman to be a presidential nominee of a major political party. It would also be one of the rarest occasion that the candidates would be from the same city and having their headquarters on New York.
Addressing a massive rally in Indiana, Trump exuded confidence that he will be the Republican presidential nominee. "Honestly, if we win Indiana, it's over. It's over," said Trump, leading in Indiana by 15 points against his nearest rival Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.
Indiana has 57 delegate in this winner-take all state.
Trump, as per RealClearPolitics calculations, has 996 delegates, while he himself claims to have the support of at least 1,001 delegates. Cruz has 565 delegates and Governor John Kasich from Ohio has 153 delegates.
"They're finished. They're gone. They're gone," Trump said referring to Cruz and Kasich. Even a loss in Indiana, he said, would not give them any path to nomination.
"If we don't, they'll win it next week, or the week after, or the week after. It's fine because they have no path -- was there ever an easy path? I mean, we'll win it in the first ballot. And when I look at these guys going around and talking to delegates, and buying them hot dogs, and hamburgers, and hotel rooms, or this or that, and they're all playing -- just so you understand, they're all playing for the second, third, fourth ballot," he said.
"They're never going to get there. We are way over and way ahead of projection and we'll do it on the first ballot. But if we win Indiana, it's over," Trump said.
Similarly on the Democrats side, Clinton has 2,165 delegates against 1,357 of Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont. Sanders had yesterday refused to cede ground to Clinton even as he acknowledged that his path to nomination is becoming difficult every passing day.
"The convention will be contested convention," Sanders said. But many in the Democratic party argue that the game for Sanders would soon be over. This would result in a Trump versus Clinton battle in the November elections.
Ahead of the Indiana primary elections, major news outlets and political pundits projected that the Democratic presidential nomination is likely to fall into the lap of Clinton, while Trump is now expected to emerge as the GOP nominee.
And same is the mood of the nation, CNN said in its latest opinion poll.
As per a new CNN/ORC poll, 84 per cent of voters nationwide think Trump will lead the Republican ticket in November, while 85 per cent say the same about Democratic front-runner Clinton.
Clinton is the choice of 51 per cent of Democratic voters, while 49 per cent of Republican voters say they would prefer Trump to be their nominee.
Bing, the major search engine of Microsoft yesterday predicted that at the end of the Republican primary process in California on June 7, Trump would have 1,366 delegates, 125 more than the 1,237 needed to become the GOP presidential nominee.
Similarly, Clinton would have 2,676 delegates, nearly 300 more than the 2,383 required to become the first ever woman to be a presidential nominee of a major political party. It would also be one of the rarest occasion that the candidates would be from the same city and having their headquarters on New York.
Addressing a massive rally in Indiana, Trump exuded confidence that he will be the Republican presidential nominee. "Honestly, if we win Indiana, it's over. It's over," said Trump, leading in Indiana by 15 points against his nearest rival Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.
Indiana has 57 delegate in this winner-take all state.
Trump, as per RealClearPolitics calculations, has 996 delegates, while he himself claims to have the support of at least 1,001 delegates. Cruz has 565 delegates and Governor John Kasich from Ohio has 153 delegates.
"They're finished. They're gone. They're gone," Trump said referring to Cruz and Kasich. Even a loss in Indiana, he said, would not give them any path to nomination.
"If we don't, they'll win it next week, or the week after, or the week after. It's fine because they have no path -- was there ever an easy path? I mean, we'll win it in the first ballot. And when I look at these guys going around and talking to delegates, and buying them hot dogs, and hamburgers, and hotel rooms, or this or that, and they're all playing -- just so you understand, they're all playing for the second, third, fourth ballot," he said.
"They're never going to get there. We are way over and way ahead of projection and we'll do it on the first ballot. But if we win Indiana, it's over," Trump said.
Similarly on the Democrats side, Clinton has 2,165 delegates against 1,357 of Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont. Sanders had yesterday refused to cede ground to Clinton even as he acknowledged that his path to nomination is becoming difficult every passing day.
"The convention will be contested convention," Sanders said. But many in the Democratic party argue that the game for Sanders would soon be over. This would result in a Trump versus Clinton battle in the November elections.
Tollywood is really facing lot of scarcity for cruel villain artists. We are depending on North for filling these characters. Sometimes, main shooting schedules of big budgeted movies are also planned based on the call sheets availability of these busy villains. Of late we have seen Ravi Kishen, Karan Duhan Singh and few more of such actors are imported.
At the same time, wonderful actor Jagapathi Babu giving up his hero image and re-evolving as a antagonist with ‘Legend’ is a happy initiative. Apparently, veteran star heroes are looking at JB and blocking his dates. ‘Sarrainodu’ introduced Aadi Pinisetty in a new, stylish and contemporary villain light for which again appreciations poured in. Adding to the list, NandamuriTaraka Rathna’s re-entry as a dreadful killer in ‘Raja Cheyyi Vesthe’ has also drawn our attention.
Reports say, ‘RCV’ is more of a Tarak film than that of hero Nara Rohit. His stylish villainy with fierce body language is highlighted. Although the movie bombed at Box Office, it gave a much needed break for Tarak to look at the future with optimism. This can be a new start for Taraka Rathna, if he follows Jagapathi Babu’s path carefully.
Kalyan Ram-Puri Jagannadh film launched
A day after announcing the title and releasing the logo of his next with Mahesh Babu, Puri Jagannadh formally launched his next with Kalyan Ram, a film to be produced by the hero himself on NTR Arts. The launch ceremony was graced by Nandamuri Hari Krishna, Nandamuri Rama Krishna, Jr. NTR and the Janata Garage director Koratala Shiva.
Moments after the film’s launch, Kalyan Ram took to Twitter to thank his father, babai, cousin and Koratala Shiva for being there for the occasion.
Yet another time, a Puri Jagannadh hero is acting in the role of a journalist (after Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu). Kalyan Ram will be seen in the role of a powerful journo here. Regular shooting will kick-start in May. The film is slated for a Dasara release.
For Kalyan Ram, this film might just turn out to be a hit like Pataas, thereby cushioning his career in a big way. On the other hand, Puri needs to deliver a row of hits.
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Mumbai: Maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is making a film titled "Rai", which is based on the life of former underworld don Muthappa Rai.
"'Rai' mega launch. First look of the film I am making based on the life of underworld don Muthappa Rai... The greatest gangster ever," Varma tweeted on Sunday.
The "Satya" helmer, who currently awaits the release of his forthcoming film "Veerappan", also shared information about the budget of "Rai" and mentioned that it would be his "most expensive film ever".
"'Rai' film is going to cost more than Rs.55 crore, which will be my most expensive film ever by leaps and bounds," he said.
"'Rai' is going to be shot in Mangalore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Dubai, London and Kazakhstan," Varma added.
It looks like maverick film director Ram Gopal Varma does not want to leave power star Pawan Kalyan just like that.
Continuing his cold war with Pawan, RGV on Sunday took a dig at the former for making an “appeal” to the Centre to consider granting special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
“Even it is a flop, we want Gabbar Singh, not Beggar Singh. What is the meaning of a power star, when you warn villains in reel life and beg them in real life? Special category status can be achieved if you make a demand and not a ‘vinnapam’ (request). It is very jarring to our ears, if you make vinnapalu (requests) to the Centre,” Varma said.
He charged Pawan Kalyan with cheating Kapus who had voted for the BJP and TDP on his appeal.
“With your requests to the Centre, you made them beggars. Not only Kapus, even Rajus (Varma) are not able to digest your stand,” he said.
At the same time, Varma described Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as real “Power Star.”
“We need stars like KCR who threatens to skin the people at the Centre, not Pawan Kalyans who confine themselves to making requests to the Centre,” he said.
Radhika Apte strikes back and how! This beautiful and talented lady has set the temperatures soaring with her latest cover shoot for FHM India.
It’s a double whammy for the magazine readers as there was Sunny Leone on the other side of FHM cover.
It is hard for anybody to outclass the sexiness of Sunny Leone, but Radhika did it. Apte’s cover shoot comes with an apt caution reading “Hot stuff inside, fingers may get burnt!” They do get burnt, but we won’t complain.
Go, soak in the spell of Radhika Apte.
