Directed by Anantha Raju, 'Kiladi Kitty' is the remake of 2008 Telugu film 'Blade Babji', an Allari Naresh-starrer, based on Hollywood film 'Blue Streak'. However, 'Kiladi Kitty' lacks the tempo of both the afore-mentioned films. It seems as if the director was in a hurry to complete the film. He simply seems to have followed the original Telugu film to the hilt, and hasn't tried to add any native elements....
02:07 PM, May 20, 2012
Kolkata: It's been a year since the day Mamata Banerjee ended 34 years of the Left rule and came to power in West Bengal, and she has found a clever way to commemorate it. After the red rule of the Left and the green wave of 'Poriborton', Mamata is painting Kolkata blue. The state Chief Minister has decreed that the city needs a neutral uniform colour code. Kolkata Mayor Sovan...
08:04 AM, May 20, 2012
Mumbai: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has said that the Indian hockey team are keen to play more on the blue turf to get adjusted to it ahead of the London Games, as they failed to adapt to the surface during the Olympic hockey test event in London recently. After losing all their matches against world champions Australia, Olympic champions Germany and hosts Great Britain during the Olympic test event, India...
06:04 PM, May 10, 2012
Madrid: Defending champion Petra Kvitova was upset by qualifier and Czech compatriot Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday. World number one Victoria Azarenka, who lost to Kvitova in last year's final of the premier clay event, claimed her place in the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 success against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. Belarussian Azarenka, winner of four titles this year including her...
11:23 AM, May 10, 2012
Madrid: Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years. Federer hasn't been eliminated from a tournament in the second round since the 2010 Rome Masters, and the 16-time Grand Slam champion had to call on his wealth of experience and shot-making abilities to survive an early scare against the 23rd-ranked Canadian...
10:07 AM, May 10, 2012
Madrid: World number one Novak Djokovic lashed out at Madrid Open organisers and the ATP over the event's controversial blue clay courts after fighting off Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the second round on Tuesday. The defending champion, back in action after a two-week break following the death of his grandfather, said it was "impossible to move" on the Manolo Santana show court and accused tennis officials...
09:20 AM, May 09, 2012
Madrid: Novak Djokovic has echoed Rafael Nadal's criticism of the ATP for allowing Madrid Open organizers to change the colour of the clay court from red to blue. Djokovic, who starts defending his title on Tuesday, believes the governing body of men's tennis didn't adequately consult with the top players before allowing the change. "The only thing that is a little bit disappointing from a player's standpoint is that this...
12:08 PM, May 08, 2012
Madrid: Serena Williams marked her first European appearance of the season with victory on the Madrid Open's striking blue clay courts on Monday, but her sister Venus crashed out in the second round. Holder Petra Kvitova also started well as the third seed defeated New Zealander Marina Erakovic 6-2 6-3. Towering Czech Kvitova beat Victoria Azarenka in the final last year before going on to win the Wimbledon title. The...
07:55 AM, May 08, 2012
Madrid: Venus Williams thinks it's a fashion statement. A Canadian player describes it as "Smurf clay." Rafael Nadal calls it a mistake. The Madrid Open is receiving extra attention this year as the Masters Series event for men and women will be the first top-level tournament played on blue clay instead of the traditional red surface. Roger Federer and Andy Murray are open to giving the unorthodox colour a try,...
04:02 PM, May 05, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal has disliked the Madrid Open since it was moved from the hard-court season, and he blames the ATP for now allowing the introduction of the blue-clay surface. The six-time French Open champion was troubled when he practiced on the court for the first time on Thursday. He described it as soft and slippery and criticized the placement of advertising boards at either end as being too low...
02:42 PM, May 05, 2012
Alaska: It takes a certain type of person to get on stage under a name taken from a building renowned as one of the most beautiful ever constructed, without being laughed out of the room. Henry Saint Clair Fredericks is that type of person, and he has long preferred the name Taj Mahal, which he says arrived in a series of dreams a few decades ago. Under that moniker he...
02:04 PM, Apr 28, 2012
New York: Grammy-award winning singer and new mother Beyonce was named the world's most beautiful woman for 2012 on Wednesday by People magazine. The 30-year-old entertainer was awarded Peoples top spot after she and her rapper husband Jay-Z welcomed their first child, a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, who was born in New York in January. "I feel more beautiful than Ive ever felt because Ive given birth. I have...
09:41 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Finally, I have my MP3 player. Buying an MP3 player is a no big deal, but it becomes when you look out for the best ...
03:27 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Las vegas: A JetBlue flight bound for Las Vegas was diverted to Texas on Tuesday following what federal authorities described as erratic behavior by the captain, who passengers said had to be restrained after he pounded on the locked cockpit door. The FBI is investigating the incident on Flight 191 from New York, which had 135 passengers on board when the pilot-in-command decided to redirect the plane to Amarillo, Texas....
10:14 AM, Mar 28, 2012
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12:59 PM, Feb 26, 2012
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