Los Angeles: Google Inc has bought Zagat, the popular restaurant recommendations and ratings authority, to expand its local content in the niche marketplace that includes Yelp and Yahoo Inc. Google said the 32-year-old Zagat, which polls consumers and compiles reviews on restaurants around the world, will become a cornerstone of its "local offering" and work in tandem with its mapping services and core search engine. Founded by Tim and Nina...
09:32 PM, Sep 08, 2011
Los Angeles: Latvia's Ernests Gulbis survived a few anxious moments in the final set but held his nerve to upset top-seed Mardy Fish 5-7 6-4 6-4 and win the Los Angeles International on Sunday. Serving for the match at 5-2, Gulbis was broken by American Fish and then trailed 30-40 on serve at 5-4 before sealing victory. The Latvian set up match point with a delicate forehand drop shot before...
02:12 PM, Aug 01, 2011
Los Angeles: Southern Californians were making the ultimate sacrifice on Saturday to avoid the dreaded 'Carmageddon' - leaving their cars in the garage. Unusually light traffic flowed freely through the nation's second-largest city despite fears of epic traffic jams spawned by the 53-hour shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the region's most critical freeways. Authorities closed the segment of Interstate 405 on the western side of the metropolis...
09:39 AM, Jul 17, 2011
Los Angeles: A 10-mile stretch of one of the nation's busiest freeways has turned into a virtual ghost road. Ramps to the normally clogged Interstate 405 began shutting down on Friday evening before the entire roadway was closed at midnight, setting the stage for a 53-hour construction project that will test whether this car-dependent city can change its driving habits for a weekend. For weeks, authorities have urged residents to...
05:39 PM, Jul 16, 2011
New York: Former investigative reporter Jill Abramson will become the first female executive editor in the nearly 160-year history of The New York Times in September, the newspaper announced on Thursday. Abramson, 57, is to succeed Bill Keller, who will continue to write for the daily as a columnist. The Times' Washington bureau chief, Dean Baquet, will replace Abramson as managing editor, a post she has held since 2003. "In...
11:16 AM, Jun 03, 2011
Washington: Osama bin Laden's personal files revealed a brazen idea to hijack oil tankers and blow them up at sea last summer, creating explosions he hoped would rattle the world's economy and send oil prices skyrocketing, the US said on Friday. The newly disclosed plot showed that while bin Laden was always scheming for the next big strike that would kill thousands of Americans, he also believed a relatively simpler...
08:22 AM, May 21, 2011
Los Angeles: A woman offering to sell a moon rock for $ 1.7 million was detained in a NASA sting, the authorities have said. It is illegal to sell moon rocks, which are considered national treasures. The gray rocks, which were gifted to each US state and 136 countries by then-President Richard Nixon, can sell for millions of dollars on the black market. NASA agents and Riverside County sheriff's deputies...
07:26 AM, May 21, 2011
Actress Jennifer Aniston is set to hit the stage in Los Angeles for the city's inaugural 24-hour theatre marathon in June. A website reports that the charity initiative brings together celebrities and playwrights in an all-day theatrical marathon. It has been a fixture on Broadway for many years. The Los Angeles debut will also feature Eva Mendes, Nia Vardalos, Sam Rockwell and Rosie Perez. Six writers, six directors and 24...
12:08 PM, Apr 29, 2011
It looks like all the abstinence from Mughlai food and alcohol is doing Salman Khan a world of good. These days he is in top physical shape, good enough to take on an African-American physical trainer weighing 150 kg for arm-wrestling. And defeating him! The incident that happened in Vishakhapatnam earlier this month has had a snowballing effect on the Telugu film industry. Apparently, Salman took on the LA trainer...
02:18 PM, Mar 21, 2011
Watch this week all the latest movie reviews and a chat with Aaron Eckhart. ...
01:42 PM, Mar 12, 2011
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan Director: Jonathan Liebesman I recommend that you carry an Asprin, and some cotton plugs for your ears if youre brave enough to go watch 'Battle: Los Angeles'. This ridiculous film about an invasion on earth by aliens in search of water, is seen from the perspective of a small platoon of the US military led by a tough-yet-troubled sergeant played by Aaron Eckhart....
08:28 PM, Mar 11, 2011
Los Angeles: Singer Eminem won a Grammy for his track 'Not Afraid' in the best rap solo performance category at the 53rd Grammy awards at a glittering ceremony at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles. Singer Lady Gaga, who showed up on the red carpet encased in a giant egg, walked away with the Grammy for best female pop vocal for the song 'Bad Romance' at the 53rd edition of the...
08:47 AM, Feb 14, 2011
CNN-IBN speaks to Jay Sean about Grammys, Eminem, Lil Wayne and his possibilities of coming to India. ...
07:58 PM, Feb 13, 2011
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Just a quick note as we dash out this morning, downtown LA beckons... We're going to meet Chandrika Tandon today - nominated for a Grammy ...
07:09 PM, Feb 12, 2011
CNN-IBN's Amrita Tripathi brings you all about the 53rd Grammy Awards from Los Angeles. Catch the Grammys LIVE at 6:30 am only on Vh1. You can catch the repeat at 9 pm on the same day. For more Grammy updates, log onto www.facebook.com/vh1india.com ...
01:15 PM, Feb 11, 2011
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So many songs in my head - so little time to choose an appropriate soundtrack, to this blog. You pick - from California Dreaming... to ...
01:07 PM, Feb 11, 2011
Los Angles: Music maestro AR Rahman won the Best Original Song award at the 16th Critics' Choice Movie awards. The 45-year-old music mogul won the award for the song "If I Rise" for Danny Boyle's film "127 Hours", a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido. The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honour the finest in cinematic achievement. The star-studded...
02:17 PM, Jan 15, 2011
