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A Malaysian Indian official has blamed Tamil cinema for young people from the community taking to crime.

March 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Janet Jackson will be returning as a psychotherapist for the sequel to Why Did I Get Married? (2007). The emotional scene in the film proved to be healing for the actress who had a bad 2009.

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, who is out to present a picture of a new vibrant India through the music and rhythm of its diverse culture across the United States, says Americans are very respectful of Indian music and listen to it with "reverence and focus".

India had a unique place in the heart of Nepal's Girija Prasad Koirala, an extraordinary leader and statesman. Few know that he eloped and married in India, loved Tagore songs and found a role model in Mahatma Gandhi.

As a young girl brought up in a conservative household in the Nepal capital, Ashmina Ranjit remembers how her mother used to scold her for touching things during menstruation. "I used to hate that," the artist says adding her anger inspired her to create and "celebrate womanhood and the feminine force".

March 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Jesse James, the TV mechanic was already in the news for the wrong reasons for cheating on Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock, when his pet dog wandered away from his West Coast Choppers bike shop in Long Beach, California on Thursday and went missing.

March 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Katherine Heigl had a very embarrassing moment at an awards' ceremony. A wardrobe malfunction left the actress red in the face.

The Gulf Film Festival (GFF) received over 1,300 submissions from 77 countries, including India, seeking entry into various categories at the annual event to be held in Dubai next month.

Twitter tirade has made actress Lindsay Lohan unwelcome in India and Los Angeles, says the tabloid New York Post.

Model Katie Price has been ordered to pay "substantial" damages after falsely claiming her ex-husband Peter Andre was romancing his manager.