
Los Angeles: 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is reportedly set to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in 'Hate Mail'.The casting rumor first began at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, when producer Michael Benaroya promoted his latest project. Benaroya himself is expected to finance 'Hate Mail' which is projected to be made with the budget of USD 11 million, reported Aceshowbiz. Further details of 'Hate Mail' are still to come. It is said...

01:59 PM, May 21, 2012

New Delhi: Internet revolution has bypassed rural India with less than half a per cent of families having the facility at home as against 6 per cent in cities, reveals a government survey. "At all India level only about 0.4 per cent of rural households had access to Internet at home as compared to about 6 per cent of urban households," said the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) report on...

11:28 AM, May 06, 2012

New Delhi: About 60 per cent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day and nearly as many in cities live on Rs 66 a day, reveals a government survey on income and expenditure. "In terms of average per capita daily expenditure, it comes out to be about Rs 35 in rural and Rs 66 in urban India. About 60 per cent of the population live...

04:50 PM, May 03, 2012

Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L Jackson Director: Joss Whedon Comic book fans who've kept their eyes peeled to the Internet for every scrap of news since the film was first announced, will be delighted to know that The Avengers more than lives up to their tall expectations. The truth, in fact, is that even if you're unfamiliar with the Marvel universe and...

11:19 PM, Apr 27, 2012

New Delhi: Produced by Marvel Studios, 'The Avengers' is based on the story of Marvel Comics' team of superheroes. Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the film has an ensemble star cast which includes Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L Jackson in prominent roles. The group of superheroes has a tough task to accomplish. They need to put everything on stake in order to...

04:04 PM, Apr 27, 2012

New Delhi: The trailer of 'The Avengers' is out. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson in pivotal roles. Directed by Joss Whedon, the film brings comic superheroes such as Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America together to save the world from destruction. ...

11:40 AM, Apr 17, 2012

New Delhi: Millions of small investors will get better returns on popular post office schemes like Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Monthly Income Scheme (MIS), with the government hiking interest rates on such schemes by up to 0.5 per cent with effect from April 1. Interest rate on PPF have been increased to 8.8 per cent from 8.6 per cent, while MIS will attract 8.5 per cent interest as against...

09:57 PM, Mar 26, 2012

Kottayam: PK Narayana Panicker, president of Nair Service Society and a dominant public figure in Kerala for the last several decades, died at his residence at Changanassery near Kottayam on Wednesday, NSS sources said. He was 82 and had been keeping indifferent health for quite some time, sources said. Panicker, who headed the powerful community organisation with grassroot level network and educational institutions all through the State, headed the NSS...

04:44 AM, Mar 01, 2012

Lucknow: Election Commission on Tuesday used the occasion of Valentine's Day to encourage young couples to exercise their right to vote and spread the message of voting being the strength of democracy. In the politically-surcharged atmosphere of election-bound Uttar Pradesh, the volunteers of National Service Scheme (NSS) working for the Election Commission on Tuesday visited the Lucknow University to catch young voters and use various symbols of Valentine's Day to...

09:21 PM, Feb 14, 2012

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ever since he turned 18, Jayesh V V has been helping needy patients. At 22, he has donated blood as many as 14 times. As a recognition to his exemplary service, he recently got the award for the best blood donor recently. The orientation programme of NSS during higher secondary years has helped me to learn more about blood donation. Later, I became the NSS volunteer secretary while studying...

10:10 AM, Jan 17, 2012

Mumbai: After patiently waiting in the sidelines for her Bollywood debut for quite a while now, Angela Jonsson has now landed an exclusive deal with Salman Khan's home production. The Kingfisher calendar model will not only now star in Sher Khan, she will also star in the sequel of Partner and the remake of Amar Akbar Anthony, that will feature all the three Khan brothers Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail, both...

12:21 PM, Jan 11, 2012

As we kick-start 2012, let's rewind and take a look the celebrity couples who parted their ways in 2011. ...

11:59 AM, Jan 03, 2012