Dantewada: Two people reportedly died when alleged Naxals opened fire at a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team posted at the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) mine project area in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning. The dead included one CISF personnel. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team has been rushed to the spot. In May, six personnel of the CISF were killed in a similar ambush by Naxals when...
10:58 AM, Nov 04, 2012
London: 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe and 'Mad Men' actor Jon Hamm haved shared a bath for new TV drama. Radcliffe, 23, said that the communal bathing scene for 'A Young Doctor's Notebook' was one he was pleased to experience, reported Daily Mirror online. "It was great, because you know you are the envy of every woman ever. But the bath soon turns cold," he said. The shot is just...
07:22 PM, Nov 02, 2012
As Congress leader Manish Tewari takes up the charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the first challenge the minister faces is to meet the deadline of cable TV digitisation. ...
05:13 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Though a first time MP, AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari has a long association of nearly 31 years with Congress since joining its youth wing in 1981. The 47-year-old leader was seen as a strong defence line of the Congress in JPC on 2G to counter BJP onslaught. On Sunday, Tewari was sworn in as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Information and Broadcasting. Tewari, who was the president...
05:52 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Manish Tewari is the new entrant to the Cabinet. The man who had the tough task of defending the government as the Congress spokesperson is now the new MoS with independent charge, Information and Broadcasting. The new inductee, however, said that the government was not trying to send any message to India Against Corruption through its new appointees. ...
03:24 PM, Oct 28, 2012
London: Actor Daniel Radcliffe has been named Britain's richest star under the age of 30 for the second year running. Radcliffe's 53.3 million pound fortune has landed him at the top of the young rich list compiled by British magazine Heat, reports contactmusic.com. The 23-year-old's earnings placed him above Robert Pattinson, who has earned 38.73 million pound, and Keira Knightley, who is third in the list with 32.7 million pound....
06:42 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: Three people were killed and four injured inside a spa on Sunday in a Milwaukee suburb shopping centre in the US state of Wisconsin, when a gunman went on a shooting spree. The suspected attacker, 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, was also found dead at the spa. Police say he died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are investigating the case as a domestic-related incident. The shooting comes just...
06:19 AM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) on Friday took up Jindal Steel's complaint against Zee News. Jindal Steel had filed an extortion case against the television news channel with the Press Council of India. However, in a press release, NBSA said, "The complaint filed by Jindal Steel Ltd regarding telecast of news with regard to allocation of coal blocks and other issues on Zee News, Zee Business and...
09:45 PM, Oct 19, 2012
London: 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe has split from his long-time love Rosie Coker amid rumours of a fling with actress Erin Darke on the set of his new film, 'Kill Your Darlings'. Coker's father Malcolm confirmed the couple had split, reported Daily Mail. "Rosie's not in this country at the moment. She's trying to move on. She won't want to talk about it," he said. The painter and decorator...
05:39 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Bishan Singh Bedi has said that DDCA should follow the steps of Karnataka State Cricket Association in their functioning. ...
08:16 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Bedi accused DDCA of not 'pulling their weight behind' Mohinder Amarnath who was removed from selector's post after his first season. ...
07:38 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Gondia: Four teenage girls suspected to be Maoists were arrested in Lavari village in Naxal-infested Gadchiroli district of east Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. Anjali alias Rani Zaduram Kumbre (19) and a minor girl (17), both residents of Lavari village under Purada police station were held on Monday night. Two others-- an 18-year-old and 15-year-old, were arrested from their home in the same village this morning, they said. The girls...
11:19 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Los Angeles: 'Barfi', directed by Anurag Basu, is among the 71 films named for the 2012 Foreign Language Oscar category, the Academy announced. The movie, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz, was highly appreciated in India and overseas and made a business of 100 crores. Other foreign-language entries include the French hit 'The Intouchables', from directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, 'The Patience Stone' from Afghan filmmaker Atiq...
04:49 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Adcom has launched its new 7-inch tablet PC- A Pad 721C. It runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and is packed with a 3500mAh battery. The new Adcom Tablet 721C has a dual camera - a 1.3 megapixel front camera and a 3.2 megapixel rear camera. The tablet has an internal memory of 4GB, which is expandable up to 32GB. It also features a 7inch capacitive...
03:51 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has ordered an enquiry against 45 senior officials of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Council (VIDC) in connection with the multi-crore irrigation scam. Chavan, who was in Thane on Sunday, confirmed that he had approved the probe while denying that there was a delay of two years in taking the decision. The engineers, including VIDC's former chief executive director DP Shirke, will now face probe...
04:05 PM, Oct 07, 2012
Mumbai: An enquiry has been ordered against 45 senior officials of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Council (VIDC) in connection with the multi-crore irrigation scam, sources said on Sunday. The sources added that the 45 included the ex-director of the VIDC, DP Shirkhe. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar resigned late last month after being charged with giving clearances to as many as...
11:32 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Los Angeles: Actor Daniel Radcliffe reportedly wants to star in 20th Century Fox's untitled Frankenstein project. The 23-year-old is reportedly interested in portraying the lead character, Hunchback, in the movie adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, reported Aceshowbiz. Nothing is finalised about the 'Kill Your Darlings' actor's involvement since a script needs to be finalized first before serious talks will begin with any potential cast. Hunchback itself is described as pathologically...
04:34 PM, Sep 29, 2012
London: 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe says the most important thing according to him in life is maintaining good relationships with your friends, family and loved ones. The 23-year-old said he is often plagued by self-doubt and worries about his work and it is at these times when he realises having great friends and a loving family are so crucial, reported Contactmusic. "When you do feel self-doubt or you do...
03:58 PM, Sep 18, 2012
London: British actor Daniel Radcliffe says the most important thing in life is having good relationships with your friends, family and loved ones. The 23-year-old admits he is often plagued by self-doubt and worries about his work and it is at these times when he realises the importance of true friends, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "When you do feel self-doubt or you do feel unhappy and you talk to someone about it,...
03:04 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Sydney: The Australian Open will hold a regional wildcard playoff for entry to the 2013 version of the year's first tennis grand slam in Nanjing in China in October, organisers announced on Monday. The male and female winners of the playoff, which will take place at China's National Tennis Academy from October 15-21, will gain entry to the main draw of the Melbourne Park tournament, which brands itself the "Grand...
11:59 AM, Sep 17, 2012
