Saturday 28th January, 2012
Karan Johar chooses his directors on instinct
Filmmaker Karan Johar is ecstatic with the reception of his latest production "Agneepath", helmed by a debutant director, Karan Malhotra, who is getting rave reviews. Johar says he has a natural ...
Damien Hirst logs on to India with affordable prints
British contemporary artist Damien Hirst, a cult name in new art, has jumped the price barrier to reach out to the masses with prints of his work at the India Art Fair here. Hirst's publishing ...
Mass rally for clean politics in Meghalaya
After Team Anna launched its anti-graft campaign across India, Team Ardent - named after Meghalaya legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit - is set to host a mass rally as part of Clean Politics ...
Kabir Suman mocks at Mamata's visit to Irom Sharmila
New Delhi News.NetTrinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman has mocked at his party chief Mamata Banerjee for promising voters in Manipur that the Trinamool will ensure withdrawal of the army's special powers if voted to ...
Four of a family commit suicide in Secunderabad
New Delhi News.NetUnable to cope with financial problems, four members of a family committed suicide here, police said Saturday. The bodies of K. Balaji, his wife and parents were found Saturday morning at their ...
Manipur records 40 percent polling till noon
New Delhi News.NetManipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member assembly despite a string of bomb blasts in ...
Maoists kill village Congress leader in Maharashtra
New Delhi News.NetAhead of Maharashtra's civic and zilla parishad (district council) polls, Maoists shot dead a panchayat samiti member of the Congress party near the Dandakaranya forests here Saturday, police ...
Shooting 'Lakshya' in Ladakh changed me: Farhan Akhtar
New Delhi News.NetFilmmaker Farhan Akhtar has traveled places for his films. Be it Goa for "Dil Chahta Hai", Ladakh for "Lakshya" or Spain for "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara." However, it was his experience in Ladakh that ...
Battered baby continues to be critical
New Delhi News.NetThe two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak continues to be critical, doctors said Saturday. "Her condition is same as yesterday. She is stable but critical," Deepak Agrwal, assistant ...
Australia warns cricket superpowers after 4-0 Test series demolition of India
New Delhi News.NetAustralian captain Michael Clarke today said that his team has sent out a message to the superpowers of world cricket with their 4-0 Test series demolition of India. Chasing a world-record target ...
Pak yet to inform India about exact visit date for Mumbai terror attack probe
New Delhi News.NetDespite a lapse of about two weeks, Islamabad has not replied to the Indian government's letter about the Pakistani officials' exact date of visiting India to record their statements in the 2008 ...
I'm quite secure in my relationship: Kareena
New Delhi News.NetKareena Kapoor doesn't get jealous easily. The actress says she is happy and content in her relationship with beau Saif Ali Khan. Kareena shared her sentiments in a casual tete-a-tete with her ...
I opted out of 'Sahib Biwi...' sequel: Neil
New Delhi News.NetContrary to the producer's claim that Neil Nitin Mukesh was dropped for the "Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster" sequel, the actor says he was the one who opted out of the project. Recently, the makers of ...
Rahul Gandhi, Alexander and adventure on bookshelf
New Delhi News.NetThe bookcart this week is full of innocent surprises. 1. 'Rahul'; Written by Jatin Gandhi and Veenu Sandhu; Published by Penguin India; Priced at Rs.499 'My father was in politics, my grandmother ...
On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
New Delhi News.NetIn a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Mane is a ...
Team India's 'horror-show' sends Oz cricket state associations' losses 'spiralling'
New Delhi News.NetAustralian state cricket associations have incurred nearly 150,000 dollars in losses due to the spate of early Test finishes following Team India's 'horror-show' Down Under. Cricket New South ...
Howard says 'form', not 'age' behind selecting squad for T20 series against India
New Delhi News.NetAustralia's team performance manager Pat Howard has dismissed the notion that players' age was taken into consideration in selecting the squad for the upcoming Twenty 20 matches against India. "The ...
It's letter versus spirit of law in Karnataka
New Delhi News.NetKarnataka is caught in a classic case of letter of law versus spirit of law over appointment of a new Lokayukta for four months and an early solution to the issue is not in sight. The law says the ...
Elections ahead, Congress, BJP reach out to mining lobby
New Delhi News.NetAnd suddenly illegal mining no longer seems to be a major poll issue in Goa! The mega illegal mining scam, which had rocked the state for over two years, has suddenly disappeared from political ...
Finnair crew dance to 'Om Shanti Om' to mark India's Republic Day
New Delhi News.NetPassengers aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi on India's 63rd Republic Day were treated to a live performance by the crew members. The video, showing the smiling staff dancing to ...
I'm trying to create new 'Dabangg': Arbaaz
New Delhi News.NetActor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan, whose debut production "Dabangg" rocked the box office in 2010, says he is attempting to make its sequel diametrically different from the original. There is going to be ...
'The Descendants' - a gentle, sensitive masterpiece
New Delhi News.NetFilm: 'The Descendants'; Actors: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller; Director: Alexander Payne; Rating: What do we inherit from family and friends, lovers and parents? Money and ...
Mainpuri tobacco causing cancer?
New Delhi News.NetPakistan's Sindh province is reported to have banned the "Mainpuri tambakoo". And Indian doctors and activists too are talking of an alarming rise in the number of oral cancer patients in Uttar ...
Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Okram Ibobi Singh
New Delhi News.NetManipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Saturday said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting for which continues peacefully across the ...
Wine and dine al fresco in capital weather
New Delhi News.NetThere is a nip in the air, but the nailbiting cold is gone. Just perfect for you to soak in the sun or bask under a starlit sky while feasting on tepenyaki grills, dimsums and other delights at the ...
Australia crush India by 298 runs in Adelaide Test, complete 4-0 whitewash
New Delhi News.NetIndia on Saturday slumped to their second successive overseas series whitewash after losing the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval here by a humiliating 298 runs. Chasing ...
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