
Regretting that she did not get a chance to work with the late filmmaker, Balan said she would like to work in a Bengali movie. ...

05:18 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Arsenal player Gervinho is flattered to be linked with French club Marseille as his future with Gunners is subject to speculation. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast international hasn't made much impact at the Emirates since his move from Lille in 2011. However, Marseille, along with Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray, have continued to show their interest in the winger. "If I want to leave Arsenal, there will be plenty of takers, Marseille...

05:16 PM, Jun 20, 2013

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttarakhand government to file an Action Taken Report on relief operations being carried by the state after the recent floods left over 150 dead and thousands stranded in the state. The two-member bench of judges AK Patnaik and Ranjan Gogoi have also ordered the Centre and Uttarakhand governments to provide immediate relief to those affected by the devastating floods in the...

05:12 PM, Jun 20, 2013

New Delhi: Poorest of poor in the country survive on barely Rs 17 per day in villages and Rs 23 a day in cities, as per the latest data released by the National Sample Survey Office on Thursday. According to the data, which relates to 2011-12 (July-June), five per cent population on the bottom rung had an average monthly per capita expenditure (MCPE) of Rs 521.44 in rural areas and...

05:10 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Mumbai: Pakistani actor Ali Zafar, who debuted in Bollywood with 2010 film 'Tere Bin Laden', will be seen doing a cameo in the comic satire's sequel. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, 'Tere Bin Laden', a spoof on the 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden, featured Ali in the lead. Tentatively titled 'Tere Bin Laden 3', the sequel stars TV anchor Manish Paul in the main role. "I am only doing a cameo...

05:06 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Mumbai: He is the son of producer Kumar Taurani and his legacy makes him familiar with the modalities of making movies, but Girish Kumar, who is debuting with Prabhudheva directed 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya', says he just focused on the acting part for his first film. "I am not involved with the production of the film because Prabhu did not want me to be part of that. He wanted me to enjoy...

04:52 PM, Jun 20, 2013

West Ham are keeping a close eye on the Chelsea duo of Romelu Lukaku and Demba Ba in case the Blues leave the strikers once Jose Mourinho takes over as manager. After completing the deal for Andy Carroll, the Hammers management are anxiously waiting for Mourinho's 25-member Chelsea squad. "The Chelsea pair - Lukaku and Ba - are of real interest to us because one or the other may well...

04:51 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Kolkata: Terming Bollywood actress Jiah Khan's suicide as "unfortunate" actor Vidya Balan Thursday said she could never understand why people resort to taking their own lives. "It is very unfortunate. I hope no one ever has reason enough to end their life. I really can't imagine whether that requires courage or the opposite of that, because I have never been able to fathom why people commit suicide...I think it is...

04:42 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Stockholm: A co-founder of file-sharing website Pirate Bay was sentenced to two years in jail on Thursday for hacking into computers at a company that manages data for Swedish authorities and making illegal online money transfers, a court said. Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was extradited to Sweden last year from Cambodia to begin a one-year jail sentence after being convicted in 2009 of internet piracy. He was then charged by authorities...

04:38 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Mumbai: Farhan Akhtar painstakingly transformed himself to portray the life of Milkha Singh and the actor believes the story needed to be told as it talks about a real hero. "I think here in India we constantly search for heroes. We have made a film on one such hero who made everyone proud. Biopic have the potential of bringing present generation closer to history. I hope many more such films...

04:33 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Beijing: Fans eager to see soccer superstar David Beckham stormed a police cordon Thursday in a stampede at a Shanghai university that injured seven people including five security personnel. Three police officers, two university security guards and two students - including a Japanese student - were injured, Shanghai police said on its official microblog. Nearly 1,000 fans had gathered at a stadium in Shanghai Tongji University, where the retired star...

04:31 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Gangtok: Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday said he was upset with the attitude of the Sikkim Football Association (SFA) as it had 'ignored' the demands of the clubs of the state. Bhutia, CEO of United Sikkim Football Club, said the recently formed Football Club Association of Sikkim (FCAS) had sent its demands twice to the SFA but got a reply which only told the clubs to comply...

04:28 PM, Jun 20, 2013

New Delhi: Love has always been an integral part of her films and Sonam Kapoor says she chooses romantic movies because fairytale love stories don't exist in real life. The 28-year-old star's films - 'Saawariya', 'I Hate Luv Storys', 'Mausam' and upcoming 'Raanjhanaa' - all have love as the common theme. "I believe in love a lot. I think these movies and novels have spoilt us and we will never...

04:17 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Indo-Tibetan Border Police carried out rescue operations in Chamoli. People were stuck in upper reaches of terrain. Food, medical supplies are being airdropped. MET department said it is very unlikely to rain in next 48 hours. ...

04:16 PM, Jun 20, 2013

Sujeet Mishra, along with 10 others are stranded at Agustmuni. They were on their way to Kedarnath are now stuck in their hotel. ...

04:12 PM, Jun 20, 2013