After the not so encouraging responses that his new film 'The King and the Commissioner' has met at the Box Office, director Shaji Kailas is getting ready to make another try at the Box office with a new movie 'Simhasanam'. This time apart from calling the shots, Shaji will be also trying a hand at scriptwriting. Shaji Kailas who had earlier penned the stories for the movies like "Kiluukkampetty' and...
04:38 PM, May 31, 2012
Bangkok: Lady Gaga wants to go shopping in Bangkok - for a fake Rolex. The singer made the comment to her 24 million Twitter followers, sparking an online uproar Thursday in Thailand where some fans called it offensive, insulting and bad for the country's image. It's the latest publicity-making turn of events as "The Born This Way Ball" travels through Asia. Lady Gaga's provocative lyrics and costumes have angered Catholic...
01:50 PM, May 24, 2012
After the recent comeback to commercial movies with B Unnikrishnan's 'Grandmaster', young actor Narein will be shortly seen as a cop again. This time he will be playing the same for the remake of the famous Kamal hassan movie 'Kaakkichattai'. The original featuring Kamal hassan as a youngster forced to play the role of cop was directed by Rajasekhar and featured Ambika and Madhavi as the heroines. This time Narein...
05:41 PM, May 08, 2012
New Jersey: Singer Kailash Kher, who is touring US with his band 'Kailasa', says the success of songs like 'Kolaveri di' is sheer fluke and will not stand the test of time. The 38-year-old, who shot to fame in Bollywood with his sufi compositions, said such songs come like waves and disappear within a period of time. "'Kolaveri di' for me is much-hyped and much-touted number, no thanks to the...
05:32 PM, May 06, 2012
Manila: May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures. Europeans will take to the streets to protest against the measures that are being blamed for a big increase in the number of unemployed, particularly in Spain where one in four people is out of...
02:47 PM, May 01, 2012
Mumbai: Actress Sameera Reddy has cleared the air surrounding the item song 'Laila' from her forthcoming film 'Tezz', and says she was never supposed to groove to the item number. "Unfortunately, me and my lovely producer Ratan Jain have been dragged into this controversy for no reason. I think I need to clarify that being the heroine of the film and the kind of character that I have, there was...
06:24 PM, Apr 21, 2012
New Delhi: Singer Kailash Kher, who performed for the first time in Pakistan alongwith his band Kailasa two days ago, says he received much love from the audience and people there. His concert at Lahore was cancelled as the organisers did not have all the permits in place, but the singer and his band performed to an enthusiastic audience in Karachi on Saturday. "We were received with love and affection...
12:54 PM, Apr 18, 2012
Bangkok: At least 282 people were killed and 3,059 others injured in road accidents during the first six days of Songkran festival, the Thai New Year, authorities said on Tuesday in Bangkok. Most Thais go to their native villages and provinces to celebrate Songkran or water festival akin to Holi. The revel lets throw buckets of ice water on passerbys and smear them with talcum powder. The festival also sees...
09:56 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Hat Yai: Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly coordinated attacks in years in Thailand's restive south, killing 14 people and wounding 340 with car bombs that targeted on Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists. A first batch of explosives planted inside a parked pickup truck ripped through an area of restaurants and shops in a busy area of Yala city, a main commercial hub of...
06:49 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Bangkok: An Iranian national was on Monday formally charged by the Thai Police for his alleged role in last week's triple blasts that rocked central Bangkok in what is seen as a botched attempt to target Israeli diplomats. Mohammad Hazaei, who was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport last Tuesday while trying to flee to Malaysia, was questioned at the Metropolitan Police Bureau. Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief Pansiri Prapawat, who is...
12:37 AM, Feb 21, 2012
I don't think Iran or Hezbollah is behind the series of attacks that have targeted Israeli citizens and establishments in the last one week. I ...
04:53 PM, Feb 17, 2012
United Nations: Israel has lodged a complaint before the UN chief over the alleged terror campaign launched by Iran and its "proxy" Hezbollah against Israeli targets in recent weeks, including in India and Thailand. "This campaign bears the unmistakable fingerprints of the Iranian regime and the highest echelons of the Hezbollah leadership. "Their actions constitute a clear threat to security and stability of Lebanon, to the Middle East, and to...
08:29 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Kolkata: Retired employee Kailash Harijan succumbed to ailments generating from malnutrition and abject poverty at the closed Sahagunj unit of Dunlop tyre factory in Hooghly district or West Bengal. The 75-year-old used to stay with his wife and two sons at the staff quarters of Dunlop. The victim's family alleges that he did not receive his post-retirement dues from the company and the family used to survive on mid-day meal...
06:31 PM, Feb 16, 2012
New Delhi: Investigations seem to suggest that the nature of explosives used in attacks in Thailand and India, where an Israeli diplomat's wife was targeted, are different. According to Home Ministry sources, while C4, which is a military explosive, was used in Thailand, nitrate and potassium based bomb was used in Delhi. While there is no headway in the investigations in Georgia, there are few clues in India and Thailand....
05:52 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Bangkok: Israeli officials ramped up accusations on Wednesday that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying "sticky" bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the violence, while Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called the allegations baseless and said Israel was trying to damage his country's relations with Thailand and...
08:31 AM, Feb 16, 2012
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