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
Kolkata: The Kolkata High Court is expected to pass an order on Monday on whether criminal charges should be filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments against the judiciary more than a month ago when she had claimed that the judgments of the judiciary can be bought. Mamata had made the comments in the state Assembly and said that she was ready to go to jail...
08:25 AM, Oct 08, 2012
London: A 2008 Aston Martin car used by Daniel Craig in the James Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace' has been sold in an auction of Bond movie memorabilia for 241,300 pounds (around $389,000), Christie's auction house said. The cost of the 2008 Aston Martin 6 litre V12 DBS 2 door coupe, which went to an anonymous buyer, was 1.5 times higher. The trading took place in the presence of 600...
11:21 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Hyderabad: Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy is likely to be produced in court on Friday as his judicial custody ends. Reddy has been in jail in connection with an illegal mining case since September 2011. Seven people have been accused of trying to bribe a judge to grant him bail. Associated Mining Corporation (AMC) and Deccan Mining Syndicate (DMC) owned by Reddy and his wife Aruna Lakshmi have been...
09:32 AM, Oct 05, 2012
New Delhi: Gauri Shinde, the director of English Vinglish shot the film in Pune to give an authentic feel to it. Sridevi is returning to Hindi films after 15 years, and to Tamil films after 26 years as the film is also releasing in Tamil. Sridevi is playing a Marathi housewife Shashi Godbole in the film who takes up the challenge of learning English in order to please her husband....
12:09 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Anupam Kher is highly impressed with Sridevi after watching the special screening of her comeback movie 'English Vinglish' and says that the film marks the return of the 'original queen of cinema'. Ad filmmaker Gauri Shinde is making her directorial debut with the film - a story of an Indian housewife battling language problem in the US. "With R. Balki, Gauri Shinde and Sri (devi) at the special...
04:29 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: Indian judokas bagged two silver and three bronze in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships held in Chinese Taipei. In the Youth Championships, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Besto Rani Devi won a silver each in boys' 60kg and girls' 48kg categories respectively. Preety and Mongjam Kabita Devi won a bronze each in gilrs' 40kg and 44kg respectively in the September 28-30 event. Khaidem Rashi Devi bagged a bronze...
05:23 PM, Oct 01, 2012
The judiciary has roundly criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley's remark that pre-retirement judgements are influenced by the judges' post-retirement plans. Justice VN Khare joined the list of the judges to have come out guns blazing against the BJP leader. "It's absolutely wrong. It's an unfortunate statement," he said. "You appoint a judge because he's honest. Till he's a judge it's fine but when he retires he becomes ...
03:46 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde condemned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley's comments on the judiciary. "It's unfortunate that a senior leader and lawyer like Arun Jaitley has made such a statement," Hegde said. Arun Jaitley had alleged that judgements at times are influenced by post-retirement jobs. His comments did not go well with Law Minister Salman Khurshid who also hit back at him. "As a...
01:23 PM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: Bengali actor Parambrata Chatterjee, whose role of a policeman in Kolkata in suspense drama 'Kahaani' was the toast of the town this year, has embarked on his third directorial venture with writer Nabarun Bhattacharya's political novel 'Juddho Poristhiti'. Chatterjee has only just recently bought the rights to Bhattacharya's story. 'Juddho Poristhiti' revolves around the hallucinations of a deranged revolutionary and his interpersonal relationships. The lead protagonist, a product...
12:40 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Former Law Minister and member of India Against Corruption Shanti Bhushan has said there's a need for a National Judicial Commission in order to clean up the judiciary and punish corrupt judges. He backed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley saying, "Jaitley is basically right. Although we have many excellent judges in SC and HC who are competent and do not look for post retirement prospects, but there are ...
11:47 AM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid has hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley for his comment on judges judgements being affected by their post-retirement plans. "As a Law Minister, it's my job to have good working relationship with judges. But this doesn't mean their integrity is being compromised. Arun Jaitley has been a law minister himself, so he knows the facts," Khurshid said. Arun Jaitley on...
08:07 AM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and former law minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said "the clamour for post-retirement jobs among judges is affecting the impartiality of the judiciary". He also pitched for a two-year cooling off period before retired judges are appointed to tribunals and commissions. "...this clamour for post retirement jobs is adversely affecting impartiality of the judiciary of the country and time has come that...
08:22 PM, Sep 30, 2012
