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Sanjay Dutt held in 'terrorist' jail cell: report NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight and wants to be transferred, a report said Saturday.Dutt, 53, surrendered on Thursday to serve out the remaining three-and-a-half years of a five-year term in a case linked to deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings.Dutt's lawyer, Rizwan Merchant, has demanded the transfer of the actor whom he said was being kept in the cell once occupied by Ajmal Kasab, according to the Indian Express daily newspaper.Kasab was executed last November, nearly four years after 166 people died in a three-day rampage that traumatised India.The steel bunker specially built for Kasab at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail had no ventilation and the actor could not even tell if it was day or night, the lawyer said."He (Dutt) is not a terrorist" and should not be kept in ...


Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet CANNES: Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation.Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst.Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. She ...

Putin to Pope John Paul II: Depardieu MOSCOW: French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent was what Russia needed as a leader.Depardieu is preparing to shoot a new film in Moscow and the Chechen capital Grozny a city rebuilt from the ground up after nearly two decades of war as he settles in to his new role as global ambassador of Russian culture.The ...

Priyanka to play Saif's leading lady? KARACHI: Bollywood superstars Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor are reportedly famous for their rivalry since their super-hit film ‘Aitraaz.’ It is rumored that Begum Pataudi will now have to share her husband, Saif Ali Khan with her competitor Priyanka Chopra on screen. According to Indian media sources, Saif and Priyanka will work together for the first time in an upcoming film directed by famous directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK of ‘Go Goa Gone’. It ...

Jackie Chan wants to be serious but will never quit action films CANNES: After countless broken bones and smashed teeth, Jackie Chan has given up doing his own stunts and wants more serious roles but the Kung Fu actor says he will never stop being an action star despite earlier plans to quit big action movies. At the Cannes film festival to promote his upcoming film "Skiptrace", the Hong Kong actor said at 59 he could no longer do his own stunts as it took so long ...

Iran's Oscar winner scores Cannes hit with melodrama CANNES: Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a Paris-set tale about shifting relationships."The Past" picks up many of the wrenching family themes and the taut drama of the Tehran-based "A Separation", which saw Farhadi scoop the Academy Award for best foreign-language feature last year..Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013

The 'Khan' Triad marred by injuries KARACHI: Bollywood has been dominated by Khans’ including Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan over the past two decades. Given their huge contribution to the Indian entertainment industry, it is not surprising that the superstars would have suffered numerous injuries over their glittering careers.According to the latest Indian media reports, Aamir and Shah Rukh have been plagued with shoulder injuries lately. Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly expected to undergo surgery in London this ...


 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyFBS July-June
Trade Balance $-21.271 bln
Exports $23.641 bln
Imports $44.912 bln
WeeklyMay 13, 2013
Reserves $11.863 bln