Friday, July 17, 2009
Harry Potter actor in jail, admits growing marijuana
A teenage cast member of the Harry Potter movies has appeared in a London court and admitted to growing marijuana.
Jamie Waylett pleaded guilty to growing the drug during a hearing Thursday at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The 19-year-old Waylett plays school bully Vincent Crabbe in all six installments of the film franchise.
Police found eight bags of cannabis and a knife during a search of a car Waylett was riding in. They then searched his mother's house and found 10 marijuana plants.
Waylett pleaded guilty to producing cannabis, which carries a maximum 14-year sentence. His friend John Innis pleaded guilty to drug possession.
Judge Timothy Workman said the pair would be sentenced Tuesday.
Potter's Half Blood Prince creats box office records
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince raked up 4.7 million pounds on it's opening day, the highest ever in the history of UK.
The sixth film in the super-hit fantasy franchise outdid it's predecessors with the bumper opening, reported Daily Mail online.
The film starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson which will released on Friday in India had the biggest ever opening in the history of UK.
Half-Blood Prince has Harry struggling to pry a critical memory loose from a new Hogwarts teacher who possesses key information in the coming showdown between the young hero and the evil Lord Voldemort.
The last Harry Potter film, Order Of The Phoenix, made 49.874 million pounds in the UK and USD 938.3 million worldwide.
The film could be the year's biggest money-maker, beating Megan Fox, Shia La Beouf starrer Transformers 2.
Dream car delivered: Meet the first owners of Nano
A gleaming lunar silver-coloured Nano was handed over to a proud owner here Friday to mark the commercial rollout of the jellybean-shaped small car, which has been drawing global attention since the prototype was unveiled last year.
Ratan Tata, the chairman of the $62.5-billion Tata group who had promised to deliver what he has been calling the "people's car" at just Rs 100,000 at factory gates, himself handed over the car keys to Ashok Vichare, a class I Customs officer.
Tata also gave away the keys of the second, sunshine yellow, Nano to HDFC Bank employee Ashish Balakrishnan, while the third, a lunar silver, went to a representative of Kores India, which manufactures carbon paper and typing sheets.
"I hope the Tata Nano will bring motoring pleasure to those who will be buying their first car as also those who currently own cars but want a modern, contemporary, emission-friendly city car," said a beaming Tata.
Accepting the car keys from Tata, Vichare expressed his intention to drive down straight to the famous Siddhi Vinayak Temple, dedicated to Lord Ganesh, and frequented by celebrities and commoners alike.
Accompanied by his wife, two children and mother, Vichare (59) drove off to the temple, just a stone's throw from Concorde Motors, the Tata's company outlet at Prabhadevi.
For Balakrishnan, it was a dream come true.
"There are three things in life which one cherishes: to own a house, buy a car and start a family. For me, the second dream is coming through," Balakrishnan, a 29-year old bachelor, said after getting the car key.
A business manager with HDFC Bank, Balakrishnan had opted for direct full payment for his vehicle. "I now hope I can now settle down with a family soon," he said with a smile.
The function attracted hundreds of curious onlookers, housewives, students and even some office-goers going home early.
Many of them have also booked and been allotted Nano vehicles in the draw held a few weeks ago, while some said they had come to see how the car looks before deciding to book it.
As Vichare's lunar silver car zoomed out of the showroom, on to the Mumbai roads, there were cheers and applause from the crowd gathered there since early afternoon to catch a glimpse of the world's cheapest family car.
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Don''t greet Indian women with kiss, UK executives told
Prasun Sonwalkar London, Jul 16 (PTI) While in India, do as the Indians do and mind your manners, say ''namaste'' and don''t kiss women while greeting them - that is the message given to British companies keen to set up shop in the country. The UK India Business Council organised a crash course in etiquette this week for companies based in and around Birmingham, and told them that it was important to understand how people in India operate.
At the Insight India Day organised by UKIBC with bank major HSBC, the companies were told that many British companies and executives were making ''big mistakes'' when they travelled to India to explore business opportunities. Sharon Bamford, chief executive of UKIBC, said, "The most important thing people need to learn is the reality of what India is like.
The Western economies are going down in terms of growth and the eastern ones are going up. Today we have highlighted the opportunity in terms of economic growth".
She added, "It''s a fabulous opportunity but it''s not the easiest of markets. You are faced with so many new things but lots of companies are succeeding in spite of these challenges.
I think the biggest hurdle is just lack of knowledge." HSBC''s Dalip Puri, head of multicultural banking UK, said there was much potential because of shared cultural attitudes between India and the UK. .
Deepika gets hot in an item number
If Deepika Padukone had taken this move two years ago, you would understand, but why now after having established herself in Bollywood? This pretty girl has taken film lovers by surprise, as she has plunged into Telugu movies, that too in a hot item number, while the actresses down south are making a beeline to enter Bollywood
Yes, Deepika rose to fame with her Bollywood debut film Om Shanti Om though she had earlier acted in a Kannada film titled Aishwarya. She consolidated her position with Bachna Ae Haseeno. Her next film Chandni Chowk to China failed but she is all set to return in a big way with Love Aaj Kal opposite Saif Ali Khan. At this critical juncture, she decided to return to south.
In spite of her busy schedule in Bollywood, Deepika shot for the item song “Chakde Mahiya need Duniya.. Haddu dati aadey day and night” for Love 4 Ever starring debutants Randeep and Mrudula in the lead roles. Love 4 Ever, produced and directed by Jayant C. Paranji, is basically a Telugu film though it will be simultaneously made in Hindi.
Sources said that Deepika has given a sizzling performance in the item number, which is one of the major highlights of the film. People just can't stop talking about her hot and sexy attire.
Looks like Deepika loves to serve hot!
