`King Khan’ returns home to cast vote in polls, says he is disappointed with KKR performance

October 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan cast his vote here today. After casting his vote, Chavan asked the people to come out and use their right to vote for their candidate.

October 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Three generations of the Thackerays - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, his son Uddhav and grandson Aditya - came out Thursday to vote in the Maharashtra assembly elections. The ailing Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, who has steered the course of Mumbai politics for decades, stepped out of his home Matohshree in Bandra East around 10.15 a.m.

October 13th, 2009 Rohtak (Haryana)/PUNE - Prominent leaders came out to cast their votes for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana on Tuesday. In Rohtak, Bhajan Lal, former Haryana Chief Minister and chief of the Haryana Janhit Congress came out and cast his vote.

May 9th, 2009 LAHORE - All rounder Shahid Afridi may be appointed Pakistan cricket team's captain for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in England, as incumbent captain Younis Khan is upset over his slump in form and with defeat against the Australians. Acccording to sources, Khan is thinking about quitting the captaincy.

May 2nd, 2009 ABU DHABI - Upset over his teams lack luster performance against Australia which handed out an eight wicket defeat to Pakistan in the fourth match to take an unbeatable lead of 3-1 in the five match Dubai one-day series, captain Younis Khan has said that he can not resort to 'danda parade' of the players. Khan, seemingly unhappy over the lack of application, particularly by the senior players of the team, said responsibilities of the team must be shared by each member of the team.

April 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - From Aamir Khan to Anil Ambani, India's biggest celebrities Thursday came out in droves from their airconditioned homes to wait in queue patiently for their turn to vote -- and urge the young to step out and exercise their franchise in the third round of the staggered elections. In the great equaliser that are the elections, the stars of the silver screen and the celebrity industrialists were the cynosure of all eyes but got no preferential treatment.

April 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood stars, industrialists and celebrities were the usual draw at several polling stations here as 10 parliamentary constituencies in Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra went to the polls for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state Thursday. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m.

April 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh flew down especially from South Africa to cast his vote and said 'we should vote and give a chance to better people'. 'When I endorse everything from candy to soft drinks, this is something I have to support,' Shah Rukh Thursday told reporters outside the polling station here.

April 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - A dejected Kolkata Knight Riders' Bollywood star-owner Shah Rukh Khan returned home Wednesday, vowing that he will not return to South Africa unless his team starts winning in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). An ardent cricket fan, Shah Rukh cheered for his team for five matches, hoping they will end their losing streak.

April 18th, 2009 PCB disappointed over World Cup hosting lossISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Cricket Board expressed disappointed Saturday after the game's governing body removed it as co-host of the 2011 World Cup because of security fears. "It's disappointing to lose the hosting rights of the World Cup," PCB chief operating officer Salim Altaf was quoted as saying by the Urdu-language daily Express.

April 11th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan captain Younus Khan has said that his team would beat Australia 5-0 in the forthcoming one day international series in the UAE. Talking to reporters at the Gaddafi Stadium here, Khan, while replying to a question said: "No doubt be 5-0, but in favour of Pakistan." He admitted that Pakistan has not played much international cricket in recent times, and it could affect its performance in the series.

April 10th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam and captain Younis Khan have different views about playing conditions and pitches in the UAE. While Alam, recently, visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai to inspect the pitches for the series against Australia, and said Pakistan will have an advantage over the visiting team, Khan made it clear that performance will matter even if provided home conditions in the UAE.fter inspecting the pitches in the two cities where five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match is to be played, Alam looked pleased with the preparations.

April 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Real-life couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, who are busy wrapping up Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan', have now also teamed up for slick espionage film 'Crooked'. They are carrying on with the trend set by them and another real-life pair, Saif Ali khan and Kareena Kapoor, who are playing spies in Sriram Raghavan's 'Agent Vinod'.

April 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has launched a film to promote the voter awareness campaign. An initiative of the Ahmedabad-based non-political group 'Association for Democratic Reforms' (ADR), the campaign is aimed at creating awareness on the power of the vote among a large youth population that remains disillusioned and does not participate in the election process.

March 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is doing everything to force his way back into the team, including showering praise on incumbent captain Younis Khan. Commending the leadership qualities of Khan, Akhtar said that under his captaincy, Pakistan may win the 2011 World Cup.