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Owners of Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals were on Monday slapped with a fine of one billion rupees ($18.8 million) for alleged foreign exchange violations, officials said.

2013-02-04T18:41:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/21/Bollywood_star_Shilpa_Shetty_baby_22a2

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who shot to global fame when she was subjected to allegedly racist taunts on Britain's "Celebrity Big Brother" television series, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday.

2012-05-21T07:51:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/09/Bollywood_star_Khan_quizzed_cricket_b7bc

The co-owner of Indian Premier League cricket side Kolkata Knight Riders, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has been quizzed as part of a probe into the team's finances, reports said Wednesday.

2011-11-09T07:15:09ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/09/18/Bollywood_make_first_zombie_comedies_bcf8

Bollywood is lurching with arms outstretched into new territory with its first zombie comedies, hoping to replicate the success of a host of light-hearted Hollywood movies about the living dead.

2011-09-18T19:26:40ZAFP Global Editionby Shail Kumar Singhtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/23/Bollywood_comes_North_America_f5e4

Flash mobs of Indian dancers, dozens of Bollywood superstars hounded by autograph-seeking fans and a gala movie premiere kicked off the 12th Indian International Film Awards.

2011-06-24T03:25:19ZAFP American Editionby Michel Comtetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/23/Bollywood_glitz_comes_Canada_c87e

Toronto will shimmer and shake this weekend when Bollywood makes a splash in Canada's largest city, with some of India's film superstars gathering for an eagerly awaited awards ceremony.

2011-06-23T14:26:13ZAFP Global Editionby Michel Comtetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/06/Brother_return_screens_Channel_0954

LONDON (Reuters) - Reality TV series Big Brother will return to screens in Britain this year after Channel 5 signed a two-year deal with the hit show's production company Endemol UK.

2011-04-06T10:48:04ZReuters Life! Online ReportREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/02/Bollywood_actresses_break_ground_dc5e

Bollywood actresses are refusing to bow to traditional pressures of marriage and family, with a new film on the subject claiming the change in attitude reflects wider shifts in Indian society.

2011-02-02T17:09:54ZAFP Global Editionby Shail Kumar Singhtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/11/03/fights_future_amid_scandals_confusion_981d

But the money-spinning tournament faces an uncertain future with some observers predicting its fourth season, due to start in April, hangs in the balance.

2010-11-03T05:41:05ZAFP Global Editionby Kuldip Laltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/10/Big_Brother_reality_show_calls_f784

Reality television show "Big Brother", which launched the career of Jade Goody and sparked an international row over the abuse of Indian film star Shilpa Shetty, has gone out with a bang.

2010-09-11T01:29:08ZAFP European EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/10/Britains_Big_Brother_show_calls_07ca

British reality television show "Big Brother", which launched the career of Jade Goody and sparked an international row over the abuse of Indian film star Shilpa Shetty, has gone out with a bang.

2010-09-11T00:59:42ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/Indian_cricket_board_suspend_chairman_6646

Indian cricket authorities suspended the driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament on Monday in a bid to stem an escalating crisis over corruption and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T14:29:40ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/Widower_star_Goody_cleared_rape_9837

A court on Monday cleared the widower of reality television star Jade Goody, who died of cancer last year, of rape.

2010-04-26T14:27:18ZAFP European EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/chief_suspended_amid_corruption_claims_6647

Indian cricket authorities suspended the driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament on Monday in a bid to stem an escalating crisis over corruption and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T12:36:56ZAFP South Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/chief_suspended_amid_corruption_claims_6644

Indian cricket authorities suspended the head and driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament on Monday in a bid to stem an escalating crisis over corruption and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T09:50:03ZAFP South Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/Indian_cricket_board_suspend_chairman_8756

Indian cricket authorities have suspended the head and driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament in a bid to stem an escalating crisis involving tax and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T09:20:40ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/Indian_cricket_league_suspended_hours_8754

Indian cricket authorities have suspended the head and driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament in a bid to stem an escalating crisis involving tax and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T09:05:01ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/26/chief_suspended_hours_after_cricket_8753

Indian cricket authorities have suspended the head and driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament in a bid to stem an escalating crisis involving tax and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T03:24:13ZAFP South Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/25/chief_suspended_hours_after_final_3958

Indian cricket authorities have suspended the head and driving force behind the money-spinning IPL tournament in a bid to stem an escalating crisis involving tax and match-fixing allegations.

2010-04-26T02:44:01ZAFP South Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/20/Reality_shatters_taboos_India_7832

Taboos are tumbling in India as new notions of sex, relationships and personal liberty displace traditional values. Nowhere are these changes more visible than on the myriad reality TV shows.

2010-04-20T05:52:10ZAFP Global EditionAFP