The BCCI on Tuesday provisionally suspended the five uncapped Indian players allegedly involved in illegal betting activities. ...
11:55 PM, May 15, 2012
Mumbai: Anjum Farooqi, who plays the role of Gehna on Colors' 'Balika Vadhu', said she feels great to be associated with such a show, as it celebrated its 1,000th episode Monday. "I feel great to be associated with 'Balika Vadhu'. It is such a privilege to be associated with a cult show like this. I could never imagine that I would be part of such a show," she said. The...
07:02 PM, May 15, 2012
Mumbai: 'Balika Vadhu', the popular show on Colors TV, is set to reach a milestone on Monday and has managed to withstand the test of time for over four years. The serial will complete 1,000 episodes on Monday and has a one-hour special plan for its fans. It started its journey in 2008, pegged on the issue of child marriage, and used a perfect village setting to tell the story...
09:22 AM, May 14, 2012
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced that the project report would soon be prepared for laying the Chennai Peripheral Road connecting Ennore port and Mahabalipuram at a cost of Rs 1,420 crore.The 162-km long CPR will pass through Singaperumal Koil, Sriperumbudur, Tiruvallur, Thamaraipakkam, Periyapalayam, Puduvayal and end at Kattupalli, the CM said in the State Assembly. The new project will be taken up for execution by the Highways...
08:32 AM, May 10, 2012
Washington: India's Ambassador Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the "stifling effects" of protectionism as it is retrogressive and hinders economic growth and development in the age of globalisation. "Borders between nations are becoming increasingly porous, and in time, they will be increasingly irrelevant, as people are allowed to move freely to transact trade and commerce, and to travel without hindrance," Rao said delivering the commencement...
03:58 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Sao Paulo: Two of the three suspects arrested for murdering, dismembering and eating their victims in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco made a home movie of their crimes, including the cannibalism scenes, media reports said. Jorge Beltrao Negromonte da Silveira, a 51-year-old actor, writer, musician and martial arts instructor, and his wife, Isabel Cristina Pires da Silveira, 50, made a 53-minute home movie titled "Espirito". The couple is under...
04:21 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: A 35-year-old Dutch woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a house in the famous seashore temple town of Mamallapuram, about 60 km from Chennai, police said on Saturday. The death of Jose Vandy Villite Johanna came to light after her boyfriend Martin Joseph Knocker (32), also of the Netherlands, informed the police on Friday, IG of Police (North Zone) C Sylendra Babu said. Police were questioning...
12:13 PM, Mar 24, 2012
Bali: An elite anti-terrorism squad shot dead five suspected militants and seized several weapons in raids on Indonesia's popular tourist island of Bali, police said on Monday. National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said police received a tip that that members of a terror group were planning several armed robberies in Bali to fund terrorism in Indonesia. He said members of Detachment 88 attempted to capture the five suspects -...
10:03 AM, Mar 19, 2012
As a child, everyone has a favourite boast about their daddy. But few would have a story to match Prof Jayant Baliga's. "The first TV broadcast into a home in India occurred in my house." In true tradition of a man of science this isnt an empty boast. It really did happen. "My father, BV Baliga, was chief engineer of All India Radio after Independence. There was an exhibition in...
10:57 AM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Disappointed with the 1-1 draw against a lowly Ukraine, India women's hockey coach CR Kumar rued the two decisions that went against his team, but said they have not yet decided whether to lodge a complaint with the FIH. India were denied a goal in the 55th minute and a penalty corner in the dying moments on Saturday, and Kumar felt these two decisions robbed India of two...
10:14 PM, Feb 18, 2012
'She mooned at him...' any novel that has this on line 12 has my undivided attention! It peters into: '...with her large blue eyes, fluttered her eyelashes, pouted, preened and sighed - elementary techniques that every apsara is taught during induction training.' Attention retracts. As the celestial nymph Urvashi reduces to a ho-hum 70's vamp with cheap blue contacts. Lenses, I mean. Her dialogues match. 'Trying hard!' Urvashi exclaimed. 'You...
12:34 PM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: Sab TV, known for making comedy shows, is now coming up with a new daily soap 'I Love My India' which will show what happens when West meets East. "I believe if you look closely all of us have some relatives or friends living abroad, who have to adjust to situation in India when they are here. These circumstances entertain us and we cherish the memories forever. The...
04:40 PM, Feb 10, 2012
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