Paris: Two-time Grand Slam finalist Vera Zvonareva of Russia withdrew from the French Open shortly before her first-round match Monday, citing an injured right shoulder. "My shoulder injury has still not healed," Zvonareva said. "So it's definitely not the best year. It's part of the sport and I have to find a way to get back and to be healthy again, so I can compete without pain." The 11th-seeded Zvonareva...
04:44 PM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: At this point, there are still some people on Facebook who do not have Timeline, even though the social network made it mandatory. In spite of this, Facebook is testing a new layout for Timeline with some subtle changes to guarantee a round of anger from users and then acceptance. Carl Franzen at TPM has been one of the few users to have the new Timeline already (they're...
10:57 AM, May 24, 2012
Actress Revathy, who has wielded the megaphone for films like Mitr: My Friend and Phir Milenge, feels it's difficult to deceive the audience with poor content even though their attention span has decreased over the years. "Audience's attention span is very less these days; so you need to give them a lot in a short time. You need to do a lot, work a lot," Revathy, who was here to...
12:57 PM, May 16, 2012
An actress of repute for nearly three decades, Revathy's short film 'Red Building Where The Sun Sets' was selected for a National Award this year. The actress, who was in New Delhi to attend the awards ceremony, said "viewers can not be cheated easily". "Despite the attention span of audience has decreased considerably these years, it is difficult to cheat them. In fact, they have to be given a lot...
11:50 AM, May 06, 2012
Actress-director Revathy's short film 'Red Building Where The Sun Sets' was selected for a National Award this year. The actress, who was in New Delhi to attend the awards ceremony said that viewers cannot be cheated easily. "Despite the fact that attention span of the audience has decreased considerably over the years, it is difficult to cheat them. In fact, they have to be given a lot in a short...
03:57 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Actress Revathy, who has won a national award for her short film 'Red Building Where The Sun Sets' that shows how fights between parents affect children, says there are films about children, but very little for them. "India doesn't make too many films for children, we make it about children. But the Children's Film Society is trying to do their bit by approving scripts for children," Revathy told...
04:46 PM, May 03, 2012
San Francisco: Facebook's efforts to make its social network a friendlier place for businesses and popular brands are off to a strong start, the company said. Eight million brands, from carmakers to rock bands, switched to Facebook's new Web page format 10 days after the revamped pages were introduced at a splashy launch event in New York last month, according to Facebook. Some businesses say new advertising offerings that take...
10:43 AM, Mar 14, 2012
BANGALORE: Ruling out the possibilities of total demolition of Russell Market to build a hi-tech commercial complex, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner M K Shankarlinge Gowda categorically stated that plans are afoot to use technology which is adopted in Germany and Malaysia for speedy completion of work. A portion of the market was gutted last week in the alleged short-circuit. More than 170 shops were gutted in the fire.Express...
08:33 AM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: A small electric-powered car was the cynosure of all eyes at the Prime Minister's Office at South Block where ministers had come for a meeting of the Union Cabinet. Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah drove in the blazing green two-door Mahindra Reva NXG to attend the meeting. He showcased the car to several ministers including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, I&B Minister Ambika Soni and Deputy...
04:39 PM, Jan 12, 2012
It's been five years since the first tweet went out and now Twitter is unveiling a newer, revamped look. ...
11:13 AM, Dec 10, 2011
New Delhi: Jamil Ahmad's The Wandering Falcon has won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2011. As the name suggests, the winner is always a first-time author, and what better start to a literary career than to win an award with your first book? Ahmad, a 78-year-old retired civil servant completed his manuscript of interconnected stories set on the border of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran back in 1974. But it...
06:29 PM, Nov 28, 2011
New Delhi: Amidst all the big ticket literary prizes on the Indian landscape, the one that still has the most hearts racing is the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. After all, as the name suggests, the winner is always a first-time author, and what better start to a literary career than to win an award with your first book? The prize, set up in memory of the talented writer and...
06:40 PM, Sep 09, 2011
Port-Au-Prince: Charismatic pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly takes over Haiti on Saturday promising to rebuild its earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army. The 50-year-old performer known to Haitians as "Sweet Micky" was swept to power in March 20 presidential runoff by Haitians tired of past leaders who failed to provide even basic services, such as decent roads, water and electricity in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country....
12:09 PM, May 14, 2011
Port-au-Prince: Haitian President Rene Preval will stay in office for three more months as his country chooses a successor in a delayed election, his chief of staff said on Monday. Chief of Staff Fritz Longchamp confirmed Preval's exit date of May 14 in a phone interview with The Associated Press following uncertainty about the Haitian leader's plans. Preval's term had been scheduled to end on Monday, but his successor will...
10:05 AM, Feb 08, 2011
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