The Brazilian club's intention is to pay 38 million reais ($18.5 million) for the 28-year-old. ...
01:35 PM, Dec 25, 2012
An Air Bagan flight made an emergency landing on Tuesday on a road in central Myanmar, killing two people and injuring 11, officials said. Four foreigners traveling on the Christmas morning flight were among the injured, Deputy Information Minister Ye Htut said on his Facebook page. ...
12:28 PM, Dec 25, 2012
With the exception of Waltz, the majority of the main players are not only American but from the South. ...
12:25 PM, Dec 25, 2012
The audio launch of 'Mirchi' will take place in the first week of January. ...
11:02 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Jamie Foxx feels Hollywood can't ignore the harsh reality that violence in movies influences real life attacks. ...
03:57 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Los Angeles: The premiere for Quentin Tarantino's latest film 'Django Unchained,' a violent spaghetti Western slave revenge tale, was canceled on Monday in the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut last week, the film's studio said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the tragedy in Newtown, CT and in this time of national mourning we have decided to forgo our scheduled event. However, we will...
02:02 PM, Dec 18, 2012
'Lincoln,' the tale of US President Abraham Lincoln's battle to end slavery, ruled at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, while a very different movie take on slavery - 'Django Unchained' - got a big boost in Hollywood's crowded awards season. Steven Spielberg's portrayal of one of America's most revered presidents won a leading seven nominations, including best drama, best director, best screenplay and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in...
11:18 AM, Dec 14, 2012
London: Singer Adele's 2012 Bond movie theme and songs by the Black Keys, Fiona Apple, Mumford & Sons and Norah Jones have been shortlisted for a Best Song Oscar nomination. The top acts join the likes of Arcade Fire, Liz Phair, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O, Rick Ross and John Legend among 75 artists still in consideration for the Academy Award, reported Daily Star online. Adele's 'Skyfall' makes the...
12:50 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has done several 'A' certificate films, finds it surprising that he has a huge fan following among kids and hopes they don't watch his films. "It's kind of surprising. I hope they don't watch my films. I am sure it's probably a connect from music, television... that medium has always had a great impact. Because in many small cities my songs are played in radios...
10:43 AM, Dec 11, 2012
New Delhi: A team of young lawyers is trying to make a difference. They are helping NGOs access specialised legal help and that too free of cost. CNN-IBN met up with some of them to find out more about their 'I-Probono' initiative. 29-year-old Swathi Sukumar, an alumnus of Columbia Law School, isn't a regular lawyer. Alongside her private intellectual property law practice, Sukumar provides a platform to lawyers to do...
09:36 AM, Dec 11, 2012
He was once a popular actor in television. Now the top comedian of Tamil cinema, Santhanam has turned a producer with 'Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya'. And now, he has expressed his wish to pen and direct a movie. 'I would like to make a film on the lines of Hangover. Hopefully I will start wielding the megaphone soon," he says. Meanwhile, 'Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya', which has Santhanam, Power Star...
12:05 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Some teachers in Delhi are trying to create low cost and high impact classrooms to improve the level of education in primary schools. The NGO called STIR Education has gotten together a group of 25 innovators to revamp the system. Small changes can make a big difference and a Madrasa in Silampur, East Delhi is a perfect example. Sajid Hassan, the principal, has faced with severe financial constraints,...
10:46 AM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the city government to shift temporary night shelters for the homeless and the poor closer to their work places. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw allowed the plea of NGO Shahri Adhikar Manch Begharon Ke Liye that the shelters should be closer to the work place of people so that the poor can use...
08:28 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Domingo, who was already assistant coach of the Proteas, will stand in for Kirsten for three T20 games against New Zealand this month and two against Pakistan in March. ...
12:03 AM, Dec 08, 2012
London: Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has admitted he was high on cocaine while shooting his cameo in the hit comedy 'The Hangover'. In 2010, Tyson said he had agreed to play a caricature of himself in the Todd Phillips-directed film to fund his drug habit. "I was a mess. I was overweight. I was a pig, high on cocaine," said the 46-year-old. Tyson reiterated he only signed on to the...
06:30 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Bhopal: Monday marks the 28th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy. For most victims, the scars still remain. But the Swabhiman Kendra is easing their pain by empowering them. Shobha Soni still remembers waiting for her husband on that dark night of December 3, 1984. Her house was just 500 metre from the Union Carbide factory where the horrific gas leak happened. What ensued was a life of struggle with...
08:58 AM, Dec 03, 2012
London: Director Quentin Tarantino, who has made films like 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Inglourious Basterds', says he wants to retire from the movie business once he turns 60. The 46-year-old director said he would step away from filmmaking after 60 and leave himself time to start a family, reported The Times. "It's a good age to stop making movies - I could start writing novels and film criticism and become a...
06:43 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Patna: The MGNREGA programme in Bihar has run into a controversy. A survey conducted by an NGO shows that nearly 75 per cent of funds have been allegedly siphoned off by local officials. In some cases, money was allegedly withdrawn in the names of people, who don't even exist. In one of such cases, over Rs 5,000 was withdrawn from the MNREGA job account of Mukut Paswan. A similar transaction...
10:37 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Jodhpur: Evicted out of their home, miseries of a HIV-affected family did not end with their finding of a new house in a locality in Jodhpur as their neighbours, following discovery of their disease, beat them up and threw them out of the area. The family of six, including four children, was forced out of their home by their family members on November 6 after an NGO worker allegedly made...
10:59 PM, Nov 24, 2012
