The government is set to retain in Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill the controversial provision that gags judges of higher judiciary from making observation in courts during hearing of cases. Contesting that prohibiting judges from making observations that had no bearing on the case before the court was a gag provision, Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday said the provision was being retained in the Judicial Standards and...
09:18 PM, Nov 30, 2012
A 40-year-old Polish orangutan has a strange obsession. He cannot go to bed unless he's read 50 pages of writer Jane Austen's masterpiece 'Pride And Prejudice'. ...
12:40 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi told the country's top judges on Monday that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers, setting the stage for a prolonged showdown on the eve of mass protests planned by both supporters and opponents of the Islamist leader. ...
12:57 AM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing into a corruption case against a Customs tribunal judge, Gowri Shanker, who allegedly took a bribe of $500,000 from a US firm in a RIG import dispute case. According to the documents accessed by CNN-IBN, the CBI probe was ordered after the US government gave details of improper payment to Indian officials in connection with the case. The US government...
06:30 PM, Nov 12, 2012
New York: Nothing is so much of a boys' club as a James Bond movie. That is, except when Judi Dench is on screen. As MI6 head M, Dench has been the Bond matriarch: the strong-willed, no-nonsense mainstay of feminine authority in a movie franchise that has, more often than not, featured slightly more superficial womanly traits. 'Skyfall' is Dench's seventh Bond film, an unimpeachable reign that has encompassed both...
01:10 PM, Nov 10, 2012
New Delhi: After taking on politicians and businessmen, India Against Corruption will now target the judiciary, Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday. He said several high profile cases were dragging on in the courts for several years without any decisive outcome. Asked by a television channel why he doesn't move courts with his charges, Kejriwal said this is what the Government wants so that it can "manage" things there. He said...
02:11 AM, Nov 10, 2012
Mumbai: The hugely anticipated 23rd Bond film 'Skyfall', starring Daniel Craig and Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, has posted a gross of Rs 27.5 crore approximately in its four-day opening weekend in India. This makes it the second biggest opening weekend ever for a Hollywood film in India and the highest for a non-3D film. The film has grossed Rs 34.5 crore as of today. Sony Pictures India released the film on...
04:00 PM, Nov 08, 2012
If you just looked at the cast and crew of 'Skyfall,' you could easily confuse the assembled talent for a prestige costume drama. Director Sam Mendes, actors Judi Dench, Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes, and cinematographer Roger Deakins might just as easily be mounting a Shakespeare adaptation. But 'Skyfall' is, of course, a James Bond film, and not only that, it's the 23rd installment in a blockbuster franchise marking its...
01:15 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Dantewada: Salwa Judum movement founder Mahendra Karma was attacked by the Naxals on Thursday in Dantewada in Madhya Pradesh. Four of Karma's security men were injured as his motorcade was attacked. Karma, the former leaded of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh, is safe. More details awaited. ...
12:36 PM, Nov 08, 2012
To borrow a line from Depeche Mode, death is everywhere in 'Skyfall.' James Bond's mortality has never been in such prominent focus, but the demise of the entire British spy game as we know it seems imminent, as well. Still, this 23rd entry in the enduring James Bond franchise is no downer. Far from it: simultaneously thrilling and meaty, this is easily one of the best entries ever in the...
02:36 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: Alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said that he condemns the attacks and is willing to answer questions by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that will soon be visiting Pakistan in connection with the ongoing trial in the case. This is the first time that the Jamaat-ud-Dawat (JuD) chief has condemned the terrorist attacks in which nearly 164 people died and several others were injured....
07:06 AM, Nov 03, 2012
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Albert Finney Director: Sam Mendes Given the promise of Casino Royale and the subsequent disappointment of Quantum of Solace, it was clear the James Bond franchise – currently in its 50th year – needed a shot in the arm, and a filmmaker who could put things back on track. In Skyfall, Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning...
11:30 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Los Angeles: A Los Angeles judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by the one-time confidante of pop star Britney Spears, ruling there was insufficient evidence to go forward with the trial on allegations of defamation, assault and breach of contract. "I really thought long and hard. It's the right thing to do, so I am going to do it," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bruguera said, announcing her decision...
04:46 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Daniel Craig returns as the ruthless but charming MI6 agent James Bond in ‘Skyfall’. The 23rd film in the Bond franchise is directed by Sam Mendes and features Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes and Naomie Harris alongside Craig. The film is releasing in India 8 days before its scheduled release in the United States, however it has already been released in the United Kingdom. James Bond has...
10:31 AM, Nov 01, 2012
The US on Wednesday dismissed as "hollow" the offer of humanitarian aid for superstorm victims from JuD chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind and for whom the US has offered a bounty of $10 million. "As you all well know, Saeed is believed to be behind organising the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack in which 166 people were killed, including six Americans. That is why he is actually ...
07:40 AM, Nov 01, 2012
Vatican City: If anyone thinks the Vatican newspaper is still a staid broadsheet that publishes only religious news and harsh papal edicts, consider this: On Tuesday it ran not one but five articles about the new James Bond film. 'Skyfall' gets a rave review in l'Osservatore Romano, which calls it one of the best of the 23 James Bond films made over the past 50 years. In the main article,...
11:02 AM, Oct 31, 2012
London: 'Skyfall' set the record for the biggest UK weekend box office takings of any James Bond film, its producers said on Monday. The 23rd official cinematic adventure of the suave, but brutal 007, earned 20.1 million pounds after opening last Friday at 587 cinemas across the United Kingdom and Ireland. "We are absolutely overwhelmed with the reaction to Skyfall this weekend," producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said...
06:08 PM, Oct 30, 2012
London: Veteran actress Judi Dench loved playing MI6 chief M in 'Skyfall' because she got to boss James Bond around. The 77-year-old actress relished being able to exert her authority over Bond in Sam Mendes' new chapter of the spy franchise 'Skyfall', reported Showbizspy. "As head of MI6 I have lots more to do, and much more to be involved in - and some very, very naughty boys to deal...
03:10 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Ministry on Tuesday recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist and 26/11 lone survivor Ajmal Kasab. Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam has welcomed the development, saying "President has to study the recommendation of MHA. It's a positive phase in the case. It's a good development." K Unnikrishnan, NSG martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's father, said, "I am happy that we did not make a mistake....
05:16 PM, Oct 23, 2012
