
Turin: Juventus boss Antonio Conte has reiterated that he was not aware of any match-fixing during his time in charge of Siena. It has been alleged that the former Italy international was aware of a plot to arrange the outcome of a crucial Serie B clash with Novara on April 30, 2011 - to play out a draw - and the 42-year-old's house was searched on Monday as part of...

04:01 PM, May 29, 2012

Mangalore: Members of Bajrang Dal and some other Hindu outfits today staged a protest in Mangalore against a newly released Kannada film by torching the posters, saying that it hurt the sentiments of Hindus. Protesters said that the movie 'Katari Veera Sura Sundarangi' contains unacceptable scenes such as a person having inclination towards Indra's daughter and bringing her to earth which hurt the sentiments of Hindus. Staging the protest in...

03:09 PM, May 12, 2012

The grandeur filled technical treat for the Kannada audience from this 3D film 'Katari Veera Sura Sundarangi' has not much to boast content wise. It falls flat in good and neat narration. Upendra fans lap up the lengthy hard hitting dialogues. Upendra has banked on his earlier film 'Raktha Kanneeru' style to retain his super star position. What he adds new from this film 'Katari Veera Sura Sundarangi' is a...

01:48 PM, May 12, 2012

Patna: Bihar's opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal on Saturday hit out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, questioning his secular credentials after he warmly greeted his Gujarat counterpart, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra Modi, at a meeting in New Delhi. Leader of Opposition Abdul Bari Siddiqui said that Nitish Kumar's handshake with Modi is nothing but his real face. "Nitish Kumar's outburst against Modi was a political hypocrisy. He has been trying...

04:21 AM, May 06, 2012

The whole of Kannada film industry will go on a three day halt for the celebration of 'Ambi Sambrama'. The entire Kannada film industry representatives are expected to take part in 'Ambi Sambrama' - on the occasion of 60 years of 'Danashoora Karna'Ambarish and 40 years of it spending in Kannada cinema is a jubilant mood in the Kannada cinema industry. On Sunday morning the top stars Upendra, Ramesh Aravind,...

01:29 PM, Apr 25, 2012

Islamabad: Days after an avalanche buried 138 people, mostly soldiers, at a Pakistani army camp in the Siachen sector, a top Pakistani diplomat has called on India to honour, what she claims, a 1989 "agreement" for resolving the military standoff on the Himalayan glacier. Over the years, Pakistani officials have claimed there was an agreement on Siachen following back channel contacts between the governments of the then Prime Ministers Benazir...

12:13 AM, Apr 15, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: Devout Hindus here on Saturday heralded Vishu, the Kerala new year, with traditional cultural fervour with people visiting temples in the morning. Crowds gathered at the famed Sabarimala, Guruvayoor, Sree Padmanabha Swamy temples since early morning. The most important event of the day starts with the 'Vishukani darshan' , the auspicious sight of their favourite deity. In Hindu homes, preparations for 'Vishukani' starts the night before with cleaning of...

12:18 PM, Apr 14, 2012

Mumbai: The country's largest airline Jet Airways and leading coffee chain Barista Lavazza on Monday entered into a partnership, under which, the JetPrivilege members can earn rewards points at the cafe chain. Under the tie-up, JetPrivilege members will be able to earn 5 JPMiles on every Rs 100 spent (exclusive of taxes) at any of the Barista cafes, Jet said in a statement. "Opportunities to engage with premium brands are...

05:18 PM, Mar 19, 2012

Amritsar: Former deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly, Darbari Lal feels that the Congress has suffered a drubbing in the Assembly elections due to "wrong allocation" of tickets by the state party unit. Lal, who was denied the Congress ticket in this election, says, "The major reason for the party's defeat is that, most candidates in the fray did not deserve party tickets as they were not fit to contest elections."...

11:48 AM, Mar 10, 2012

Starbucks Corp said it will open its first outlets in India in August or September and plans to have 50 stores in operation by the end of the year in a joint venture deal with Tata Global Beverages. The formal launch of the company's retail foray into India comes a year after it signed a deal with Tata Global to buy coffee from India and open retail outlets in the...

06:25 PM, Jan 30, 2012

New Delhi: It's been exactly a year since the tragedy near Sabarimala Temple that killed a hundred people took place. CNN-IBN re-visited the spot to find out how prepared are authorities this time around. Over a 100 pilgrims were killed in the stampede after the Makaravilakku festival. The Kerala government, which faced severe criticism from all quarters, especially the Kerala High Court, is making elaborate arrangements for the event on...

08:02 AM, Jan 14, 2012

Sabarimala: Last year, this place suffered a terrible tragedy when 102 people died in a stampede. But pilgrims are still thronging the Sabarimala temple, the revered Hindu shrine situated in the Western Ghats in central Kerala. What is more, the temple these days is experiencing an excess of everything - from snakes to pickpockets to its earnings in the current pilgrim season. The authorities of the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB)...

06:32 PM, Jan 09, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is keenly pursuing measures to make people in Tamil Nadu aware of the earnest attempts being made by the Kerala Government to ensure waters from Mullaperiyar to that state, even while raising the demand for a new dam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. He said that the government would also ensure the safety of Sabarimala pilgrims and Tamil people living in the state. Addressing a meet...

03:59 AM, Dec 23, 2011

Thiruvananthapuram: It was an eventful year for Kerala as the Congress-led UDF voted out the LDF while discovery of treasures in the vaults of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple drew worldwide attention to 'God's own country' even as tension with Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar Dam escalated. A gruesome stampede at Pulmedu near Sabarimala hill shrine on Makarsankranthi day claimed lives of 102 pilgrims, most of them from neighbouring Tamil...

12:14 PM, Dec 20, 2011

Sabarimala: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president M Rajagopalan Nair would seek Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's assistance to take up the issue of safety and smooth passage of Sabarimala pilgrims through the border check-posts with his counterpart in Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa. Talking to newsmen in Sabarimala on Wednesday, Rajagopalan Nair said that he would meet Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Devaswom Minister VS Sivakumar on taking up the matter...

07:49 AM, Dec 17, 2011