The video of a shy four-year-old girl snubbing Britain's Prince William as he and his wife Kate greeted local residents in Glasgow has gone viral. Rejecting his kiss, the girl turned away from a smiling William.
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12:39 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: It has been 200 years since some of the world's favourite fairy tales were first published. Grimm's Fairy Tales was first published in 1812 in German by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm and the stories have been translated into most of the major languages of the world. The Grimm's Fairy Tales, is one of the most influential collections of folk lore in the world. The stories were...
09:40 AM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: It has been 200 years since some of the world's favourite fairy tales, translated into most major languages, were first published. Grimm's Fairy Tales was first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm in German. The Grimm's Fairy Tales collection, is one of the most influential collection of folk lore in the world. The stories were published in two volumes, Kinder- und Hausmarchen (1812-15); 'Children's...
06:49 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Los Angeles: Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has topped this year's Forbes' list of 'most overpaid' actors in Hollywood. Murphy, 51, attained fame and success after turning out box office hits such as 'Dr Dolittle', 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 'Coming to America'. But lately, Murphy's career has collapsed, after starring in films like 'Imagine That', 'A Thousand Words' and 'Meet Dave'. Murphy managed to earn an average of just USD...
03:20 PM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: The 'Twilight' films catapulted Robert Pattinson to heartthrob status in Hollywood and the actor says he can't do away with the image the vampire franchise has given him. Although Pattinson has tried his hand at different kinds of films such as 'Little Ashes', 'Bel Ami' and 'Cosmopolis', it is the Twilight films he is most known for. "I haven't done anything with a conscious decision. I did what...
03:33 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: To honour Winsor McCay on the 107th anniversary of his comic strip series Little Nemo in Slumberland, Google on Monday posted an animated, interesting doodle on its homepage. The doodle was the first of its kind to feature an interactive, motion picture comic strip. But do you know that how much did the Google doodle team struggle to design and finalise that doodle? Jennifer Hom, the visionary behind...
11:10 AM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: With the view to celebrate the 107th anniversary of Winsor McCay's comic strip series Little Nemo in Slumberland, Google posted an animated, interesting doodle on its homepage. The doodle is the first of its kind to feature an interactive, motion picture comic strip. But, who was Winsor MacCay? Born on September 26, 1869, Winsor Zenic McCay was an American cartoonist and animator. He was quite known for the...
11:29 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Google has recreated the adventures of Little Nemo in Slumberland for the 107th anniversary of Winsor McCay's comic strip's first publication. Regarded as a comic-strip art masterpiece, the weekly strip first appeared on October 15, 1905 in the New York Herald as Little Nemo in Slumberland and later in New York American as In the Land of Wonderful Dreams. The interactive and animated Google doodle celebrating the nightly...
01:46 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: "I am a mafia man. How can I be Gandhi? I have forty cases lodged against me." That is how a Samajwadi Party MP described himself on Saturday in front of mediapersons. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh reportedly made the remark at a police station in Bahraich where he had gone to protest against alleged police inaction in crime cases. When asked whether this was Gandhigiri, he made the...
09:16 AM, Sep 30, 2012
New York: So look, here's the thing: This. Is. Not. A. Children's. Book. If you're looking for what made Harry Potter magical - Wizards! Spells! Flying Broomsticks! - you're not going to find it. If you're looking for what makes JK Rowling magical - emotion, heart - you will. Vacancy is the first novel written for adults from Rowling, the successful-beyond-belief author behind the "Harry Potter" series about the young...
08:39 AM, Sep 28, 2012
Mumbai: Faisal Khan, whose father earns his living by driving an autorickshaw here, won the "DID Li'l Masters Season 2" on Sunday night. The 13-year-old won the Master Blaster title, a trophy and walked away with Rs 10 lakh. He won the crown by beating fellow contestant and seven-year-old Om Chetry from Assam who finished on the No 2 position. Indore boy Rohan Parkale, 12, came third and walked away...
09:59 AM, Aug 13, 2012
Written by Rashmi Bansal, Deepak Gandhi and Dee Gandhi 'Poor Little Rich Slum' is book with stories of little people who make up the big idea of Dharavi. Here's an extract from the book: Chapter 6: Factory of Dreams "I never knew Englishnow I have my own Facebook page." Every room in Dharavi is 10 x 10. But this, is like no other. No crush of humanity, no pots and...
06:53 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Norah Jones first emerged on the world stage ten years ago with her 2002 album 'Come Away With Me' that swept the 2003 Grammy Awards. ...
06:21 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is planning to dish up some life lessons that will need more than 140-character bursts. Stone, 38, is working on a book about creativity called 'Things a Little Bird Told Me' that will relate stories from his life and career and encourage others to think outside the box, Grand Central Publishing said on Monday. Ive found that my experiences resonate with a very wide array of...
05:12 PM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: Indian independent cinema is on all-time high. A lot of Indian indie filmmakers are receiving accolades all over the world, but filmmaker Ashvin Kumar is among those people who had brought the initial acceptance for the independent cinema in India. His films 'Little Terrorist' and 'Inshallah, football' were acclaimed throughout the world. The storyteller has again come up with a feature film 'The Forest' starring Javed Jaffrey, Nandana...
03:35 PM, May 10, 2012
'Torn' is the sequel to 'Switched', which was Amanda Hocking's first self-published book. 'Switched' focuses on the beginning of Wendy's 'Trylle' journey, where she learns that she is a supernatural creature who wields powers, and that she belongs to the Trylle, a colony of supernatural beings like herself, and that she is the Princess of it. She is introduced to more unique people, and must start her responsibilities as a...
05:52 PM, May 02, 2012
Norah Jones who first emerged on the world stage ten years ago with her 2002 album 'Come Away With Me' that swept the 2003 Grammy Awards. ...
05:51 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Getting an Oscar nod is quite an overwhelming experience; particularly when it comes to you on your first film. Well, nearly first film. The film I made before 'Little Terrorist' was 'Road To Ladakh'. It starred Irrfan and Koel Purie. It almost didn't get made; which is why the making-of is called 'The Near Un-making of Road To Ladakh' take a look, it's a hoot. RTL is what I call...
12:22 PM, Apr 13, 2012
London: It may lack wizards and witches, but JK Rowling and her publisher are hoping her first novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," will have the magic touch. The book's title was announced on Thursday by Little, Brown & Co. along with a brief plot synopsis and publication date. The publisher said the "blackly comic" tale of rivalry and duplicity in a small English town would be available worldwide on...
11:49 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Five days from today, will mark 100 years since the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, taking down nearly 1500 people with it. ...
09:34 AM, Apr 10, 2012
