Seoul (South Korea): Holger Osieck and his Australian squad are already in the danger zone as the last stage of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup approaches the halfway mark. Neither Australia nor Iraq can afford to lose when they meet in a Group B clash at Doha on Tuesday. Both teams have two points from the opening three games. With Japan already racing ahead in first place on...
07:06 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Vidya Balan's dare bare show in 'The Dirty Picture' has bagged her a nomination in the best actress category at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs), for which Pakistani actress Humaima Mallick is also in competition for her role in 'Bol'. Vidya played southern sex siren Silk Smitha in the Ekta Kapoor produced movie, which won her accolades. Humaima essayed the part of a strong woman who combats...
12:42 PM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: Adil Hussain, who has films like 'Ishqiya', 'Life of Pi' and the recent 'English Vinglish' to his credit, has bagged the best actor award at a US festival for his role in Unni Vijayan's 'Lessons in Forgetting'. Directed by Vijayan, the film is an adaptation of Anita Nair's book by the same name and is a gripping and heart warming story of redemption, forgiveness and second chances. The...
10:56 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Kuala Lumpur: AirAsia is keen to have more presence in India if the "aviation environment" and tax structure are "conducive and friendly" for low-cost airline operations, the group's CEO Tony Fernandes has said. He felt that though the Indian government has allowed 49 per cent foreign direct investments in the country's civil aviation sector, the cost of operating an airline were still higher than many developed nations. "This is the...
03:14 AM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and Santoor exponent Shivkumar Sharma were among the recipients of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship and awards given to 47 eminent persons by President Pranab Mukherjee here on Tuesday. A total of 11 eminent persons in the field of music, dance and theatre were nominated for the Akademi fellowship for 2011, which included along with Khan and Sharma, flute legend Hariprasad Chaurasia, who could...
04:54 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi's flag carrier which has expanded globally through stake purchases in firms like Air Berlin and Virgin Australia, will look to extend its geographical reach to India and other Asian markets. The Gulf carrier, in competition with regional rivals Emirates and Qatar Airways, will also look to secure more airline stakes, its chief executive said in an phone interview on Sunday. "Possibly one or two...
02:37 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Indian judokas bagged two silver and three bronze in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships held in Chinese Taipei. In the Youth Championships, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Besto Rani Devi won a silver each in boys' 60kg and girls' 48kg categories respectively. Preety and Mongjam Kabita Devi won a bronze each in gilrs' 40kg and 44kg respectively in the September 28-30 event. Khaidem Rashi Devi bagged a bronze...
05:23 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Wildly popular erotica trilogy 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has inspired publishers, record labels, sex shops, and even crafty parents to submit - to the desire to cash in, that is. The trio of novels by British writer EL James that has so far sold 32 million copies in the United States has spawned a legion of fans clamoring for anything and everything Grey-related. And businesses are aiming to meet that...
01:32 PM, Sep 29, 2012
United Nations: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said young people in cities like Mumbai, Seoul and Jakarta, who are eager to use their knowledge for the benefit of mankind, have given him "hope" about the world. "What gives me the most hope is not the actions of leaders - it is the people I've seen. The American troops who have risked their lives and sacrificed their limbs for strangers...
12:53 PM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: Actor Riteish Deshmukh's debut production venture, Marathi film 'Balak Palak' (BP) about sex education, will have its world premeire at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF), to be held in New York Oct 24-Oct 30. "I'm very proud to be associated with the film. I've always believed that we could do more with regional cinema, which is already doing such great work over the last few years,"...
12:41 PM, Sep 26, 2012
He also said that Ashraf had stressed that Pakistan and Indian cricket boards should promote the game in the region. ...
09:36 PM, Sep 25, 2012
In an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18's Executive Editor Shereen Bhan, Walmart Asia CEO Scott Price said that the company will rework its joint venture with Bharti soon. ...
03:32 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New York: Sixty six per cent of Asian community in the US owns smartphones, making them the leading users of such devices in the country, according to the findings of a new survey. As many as sixty-six per cent of Asians, 56 per cent of Hispanics and 55 per cent of African-Americans use smartphones to check e-mails, play games and surf the Web, the Neilson study found. Around 55.5 per...
12:33 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Hyogo (Japan): Indian golfer Shiv Kapur picked up the biggest cheque of the year after finishing tied fourth with a superb four-under 67 in the final round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here on Sunday. Kapur picked up a cheque of USD 80,000 after finishing with a four-day total of 13-under 271, ending four behind the leader. He had rounds of 67, 68, 69 and 67 at the USD 1.9...
04:24 PM, Sep 23, 2012
A man took off his shirt, climbed onto a desk and shouted 'PM go back' as Manmohan Singh took to the stage to address the gathering. ...
06:22 PM, Sep 22, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday spoke at the Conference on Economic Growth in Asia and Changes of Corporate Environment at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Here is the full text of his address: "It is indeed a privilege to address this distinguished gathering of legal experts and scholars from fourteen countries of Asia that all share common aspirations for improving the lives of their citizens. I...
01:08 PM, Sep 22, 2012
New Delhi: A man took off his shirt, climbed onto a desk in front of him and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he took to the stage to address a conference on economic growth organised by the Indian Law Institute at Vigyan Bhawan in the capital on Saturday. The man, identified as Santosh Kumar, a lawyer registered with the Supreme Court Bar Association, shouted, "PM vapas jao...
11:41 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Singapore: A plan to buy 100 Airbus aircraft will be submitted to the board of Asia's largest budget carrier, AirAsia Bhd, in about two weeks, the airline's CEO, Tony Fernandes, said on Friday, in a deal that could be worth $9 billion. He also said he had no immediate plans to enter the Indian market because he thought the aviation fuel tax and airport charges were still too high. Reuters...
12:40 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Hyogo (Japan): Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh continued his strong comeback from injury with a fine four-under 67 to be tied 11th after the opening round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here on Thursday. Also shooting a fine opening round of 67 was Shiv Kapur. Kapur and Jeev, forced into rest for a few weeks because of an injury on his trigger finger, was five short of the leader, Japanese...
04:39 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Seoul: A handful of smartphone apps that began as basic instant messaging services have amassed several hundred million users in Asia in just a couple of years, mounting a challenge to the popularity of online hangouts such as Facebook as they branch into games, e-commerce, celebrity news and other areas. Among them is Line, which has grown to 60 million users, mostly in Asia including at least 29 million in...
10:48 AM, Sep 19, 2012
