Prosecutors seek four years in jail for Jackson doctor

LOS ANGELES: Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to sentence Michael Jackson's former doctor to the maximum four years in prison for his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the singer's 2009 death.  In a separate court filing, defense attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, sought to convince Los Angeles trial judge Michael Pastor to sentence their client to probation. (Reuters...

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International Film Festival 2011 kicks off in India

GOA: Ten-day International Film Festival 2011 of India has begun in Goa, Geo News reported. The 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was inaugurated by king of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan along with Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni. Chief Minister Goa, government officials besides Bollywood stars participated in the inaugural ceremony. The festival will screen 150 movies from 65 countries. ...

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Desi boyz set for a huge release

MUMBAI: Desi Boyz is set to get a huge release in India and will turn out to be Akshay Kumar’s biggest release in terms of theatre count beating Tees Maar Khan which was released on around 1500 plus theatres while Desi Boyz will be 1600 plus. The overall screen count will be similar to Tees Maar Khan as in some areas it has less shows at multiplexes than that film. The screen count will go towards 2200 plus. The big release gives it the potential to put up very big numbers but the film will have to rely on word of mouth rather than a huge opening. The single screen advance that opened on Monday was so so while the multiplex advance was a bit better as some multiplexes in the North had a decent advance. North...

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John and Salman to get married on the same day?

MUMBAI: Salman Khan’s fans have been wondering for long as to when and whom will the actor get married to! Perhaps they have been waiting for ages to see their favourite star finally getting hitched to someone. But ironically, the superstar himself doesn’t have an answer. Recently, when old foe John Abraham had visited the sets of `Bigg Boss 5` to promote his latest flick `Desi Boyz`, Salman seemed to have forgotten the rift between them. The two handsome hunks kept pulling each others` leg by asking when they intend to get married. The discussion on marriage started when people present on the sets started asking John about his latest statement that he is all set to enter matrimony. Narrating what happened,...

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