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Abhishek Bachchan at 'Ride for Safety 2014' Campaign

Abhishek Bachchan lent his support for bikers safety campaign by the Mumbai traffic police and was present to flag off the rally at Bandra Kurla Complex earlier in the day.

Dec 22, 2014

After eradicating Polio, Bachchan stands up to eradicate 'TB' from India

Mumbai, Dec 22 (ANI): Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan joined hands with government of Maharashtra to launch an anti-Tuberculosis (TB) campaign. The anti-TB campaign has been titled 'TB Harega, Desh Jeetega'. The campaign involves a range of multimedia content aimed at generating awareness about prevention, timely diagnosis and treatment of TB. According to an annual report of Federal TB Division, titled 'TB India 2014', India accounted for one fourth of the total TB cases in the world. Bachchan, who has been made brand ambassador for the campaign, revealed that he himself was a victim of TB in the past. Also present at the event were the state Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, and chief of Hindu right wing Shiv Sena party, Uddhav Thackeray. According to estimates, almost 40 per cent of the Indian population is infected with TB bacteria out of which a vast majority suffers from latent rather than active TB. Every year in India, TB infects around 2.3 million people and kills 300,000. Bachchan is also the goodwill ambassador for polio UNICEF campaign. As a part of this initiative, Bachchan campaigned extensively encouraging people to ensure that their children get Polio drops regularly. In January this year, India completed three years since any new polio case was reported.

Dec 22, 2014

Madonna officially releases songs from new album post online leak

New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Madonna has released six tracks from her latest album titled ' Rebel Heart' after the songs were leaked online. The 56-year-old musician said in a statement that she would prefer her fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating, a U.K based TV network reported. The Queen of Pop asked these six songs to consider as an early Christmas gift. The American songstress also took to Instagram to thank everyone for not listening to her leaked music. The seven-time Grammy Award winner continued in her statement that she was hoping to release her new single 'Living for Love' on Valentine's Day, with the rest of the album coming in the spring.

Dec 22, 2014

Amitabh Bachchan meets PM Modi in Capital!

Bollywood actor ,Amitabh Bachchan, who is known for voicing his opinions on matters concerning the country recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the capital. The megastar had a picture perfect moment with our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Soon after the meeting, Mr Modi put up this photograph with Mr Bachchan on his Facebook page.Interestingly both the stalwarts were almost identically dressed in a white kurta pyjama and grey shawls, seemed to enjoy their conversation. The reason behind their meeting is still not known, it could be an informal visit as well.

Dec 22, 2014

Jr. Bachchan supports Mumbai Police's initiative for Bikers Safety

Mumbai, Dec 21 (ANI): Actor Abhishek Bachchan lends his support to Mumbai Police's initiative for biker's safety by attending a road safety rally held in Mumbai. Speaking to media persons Jr. Bachchan urged all the bikers across India to wear helmets and follow traffic rules for their safety. The actor who was last seen in blockbuster Happy New Year came all dressed up as a biker in a black leather jacket and aviators.

Dec 21, 2014

Sonakshi Sinha Promotes 'Tevar' in Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 21 (ANI): Bollywood beauty Sonakshi Sinha was spotted promoting her upcoming flick Tevar along with actor and producer Sanjay Kapoor in Mumbai recently. Directed by Amit Sharma, the film stars Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and Manoj Bajpayee in lead roles. The film is scheduled for release on January 9, 2015.

Dec 21, 2014