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Not so Khoo kids
They may be born with a golden spoon in their mouth, but being a child of Khoo Teck Puat can be a trying experience.
Not hot on "Slumdog"
They are Bollywood's royalty and could have struck Hollywood stardom, too. Instead Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan both declined to appear in this year's biggest movie, “Slumdog Millionaire”. Did they miss out?
Amitabh for President?
Bollywood's biggest name may become India's Ronald Reagan, if Amar Singh has his way.
Amitabh Bachchan vs Shah Rukh Khan: The Bollywood Fight of the Century
The Jalsa corner
Main character
Amitabh Bachchan, (“The Big B”) 64, actor, TV presenter, poet, one-time Member of Parliament and potential candidate for presidency.
Supporting Cast:
The world's most beautiful woman
Effortlessly graceful and stunningly gorgeous, any man would be lucky to have her. Or would they? Aishwarya Rai is married to the son of Amitabh Bachchan, Abishek, but if the Indian astrologers are to be believed, she may not be such an asset to the Bachchans as it appears.
Bollywood's business connections in politics
Two of the biggest names in India Inc take sides in Bollywood's Battle Royale.
When two of India’s richest men are feuding, just about anything that involves the two can be turned into yet another bone of contention. When the two men are brothers, and their disagreement is about a movie about their late father financed by the younger brother, it is no longer a bone, but an invitation to open warfare.
Shah Rukh Khan: The reincarnation of India's Pushtun hero
Is he the Gandhis' crowd-puller?
Of the handful of men who led the struggle for India’s independence, the most tragic and least known is Abdul Ghaffar Khan, commonly known as Badshah Khan, the uncrowned king.
Bachchan vs Gandhi
What is the feud between Amitabh Bachchan and India's first political family?
There is no better way to turn a man against you than by attacking his ego. If Amitabh does indeed come out openly to oppose the Congress Party and Sonia Gandhi, it is partly because they have had a hand in making him lose face among the Indian people.
Last September the Indian government gave The Big B a slap on his face: They demoted him down the rungs of the VVIP, the Very Very Important People and pushed him down from category “Y” to “X”.
The "A" List (Part 1 of 2)
Ten Asians making the news in America
From shore to shining shore, America is made up of successive generations of immigrants. But it has always found it difficult to accommodate those who came via the Pacific instead of the Atlantic.
Julia Gabriel
As another school year begins, more kids will be starting with the hugely popular Julia Gabriel Centre of Learning.
In 15 years you have moved from a single classroom to a huge organisation. What will happen in the next 15 years?
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Another Point
An imaginary factual blog of General David Petraeus, Commander, United States Central Command