Posted
10-13-08
NewsRoom Entertainment Shorts
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UK Singles
Staying In The Pink
American punk-pop
princess Pink still reigns over the British singles charts with her song
So What.
Pink has been in the
number one spot for two consecutive weeks, keeping the Kings Of Leon's
Sex On Fire in number two for that time.
Sugababes' Girls'and
Rihanna's Disturbia both moved up the charts to be in third and fourth
place respectively.
This week's highest
new entry, Never Miss A Beat by the Kaiser Chiefs, rounded out the Top
5.
Meanwhile in the UK
album charts, Oasis took the No.1 spot with their seventh studio album,
Dig Out Your Soul.
It is the group's
first album since 2005's Don't Believe The Truth, and continues an unbroken
run of number one albums since 1994's Definitely Maybe.
Bollywood Superstar Bachchan Hospitalized
Millions of Indians
are relieved to learn that the country's biggest movie star Amitabh Bachchan,
known as the "big B", is recovering in hospital after being
admitted with acute abdominal pains.
Bachchan, who has
starred in over 150 films in 30 years, is reportedly in a stable condition
in a Mumbai hospital, after being admitted on Saturday, his 66th birthday.
Indian media showed
Bachchan being taken to hospital on a stretcher, and fans and reporters
maintained an overnight vigil outside the hospital.
The Bollywood legend
is responding to treatment after a "restful night," according
to hospital officials. Hospital spokesman Mohan Rahan said Bachchan could
be discharged in a few days as the medication has worked and doctors are
pleased with his recovery.
Abhishek Bachchan,
Amitabh's son and fellow actor, told reporters on Saturday that his father
was suffering from an "intestinal obstruction", and asked fans
to pray for his speedy recovery.
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