Watch: Trailer of 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits'

Watch: Trailer of 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' New Delhi: The trailer of 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' is out. The film has voice over by Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek and Jeremy Piven for pivotal characters. Directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt, the film features Pirate Captain setting out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the...
11:55 AM, Apr 17, 2012

AISA rules in JNU polls, retains hold

AISA rules in JNU polls, retains hold New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University was drowned in the cries of 'Naxalbari' and 'Lal Salaam' as ultra-Left body AISA swept the student union polls on Saturday, winning all four office bearers' posts as well as majority of councillors' seat to the body. All India Students Association's Sucheta De won the president's post by a historic margin, trumping her closest rival Zico Dasgupta of CPI-M-linked Students Federation of India (SFI) by...
11:33 PM, Mar 03, 2012

WB: CPI(M)'s student supporters beat coll principal

WB: CPI(M)'s student supporters beat coll principal Nadia: Some supporters of CPI(M)'s student wing SFI on Saturday allegedly beat up the principal of a college in Nadia district, police said. A group of five students who are SFI supporters entered Majdia Sudhir Ranjan Lahiri College campus in Krishnaganj and allegedly bet up the principal Sarojendra Nath Kar after an altercation. They were demanding that outsiders should not be allowed to enter the campus. "Five SFI supporters entered...
09:31 AM, Jan 08, 2012

Students-police clash, SFI march turns violent

Students-police clash, SFI march turns violent Thiruvananthapuram: Pro-Left student activists and police clashed here on Wednesday as protest march taken out by the campus agitators over the issue of self-financing college admissions turned violent. Several students and policemen were injured as the march organised by SFI and AISF, campus wings of CPI-M and CPI, took a violent turn in front of the government secretariat after the marchers sought to press ahead breaching barricades raised by law...
02:55 PM, Jun 29, 2011

US flight catches fire after hard landing, 4 hurt

US flight catches fire after hard landing, 4 hurt New Delhi: A Delta Airlines flight caught fire after a hard landing. The plane was experiencing trouble with its landing gear upon touching down at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Four people suffered minor injuries that did not require hospitalization, Atlanta city fire officials said. Passengers were evacuated through the rear stairs. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with foam spray. There were conflicting accounts as to what caused the trouble for...
05:24 PM, May 29, 2011

Masand: 'Something Borrowed' is dumb

Masand: 'Something Borrowed' is dumb Cast: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski Director: Luke Greenfield 'Something Borrowed' starring Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin is a romantic comedy that's more stupid than most romantic comedies tend to be. Goodwin stars as Rachel, a plain-Jane corporate lawyer who fell for her law-school buddy Dex (Colin Egglesfield) while they were still studying. But she stood back and watched as her best friend Darcy (Hudson) made a...
11:48 PM, May 27, 2011

NRI remanded for killing father in UK

NRI remanded for killing father in UK London: Jasknwal Rana, an Indian origin former teacher, in the north England town of Huddersfield has been remanded in custody for allegedly killing his father. Rana's father, Tarsam Singh (75), was a prominent person in Huddersfield's Sikh community. Rana, 32, appeared in Huddersfield Magistrates' Court this week accused of manslaughter. He was remanded in custody until May 16 when he will appear at Bradford Crown Court. Police and paramedics were...
07:56 AM, May 11, 2011

WB polls: CPM threatens to take EC to court

WB polls: CPM threatens to take EC to court Kolkata: The CPM on Saturday accused the Election Commission of being indifferent to the violation of the model code of conduct by the Trinamool Congress and said it might seek legal recourse. After a meeting with state Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Gupta, CPM state committee member Rabin Deb told newsmen that TMC violated the model code during its recent road shows where processions led by party chief Mamata Banerjee disrupted...
08:39 PM, Apr 02, 2011

Vijayan denies CPM sought to dump Achuthanandan

Vijayan denies CPM sought to dump Achuthanandan Thiruvananthapuram: CPM Kerala unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday denied that the party state leadership had sought to dump V S Achuthanandan in the assembly polls but made a volte-face under pressure from the central leadership. "We have discussed and taken decision on candiates only at one stage and Achuthanandan's name was there at that stage," Vijayan told a meet-the-press. On reports of the party's flip-flop on the matter, he...
02:01 PM, Mar 31, 2011

Pak singer Rahat Ali Khan appears before DRI

Pak singer Rahat Ali Khan appears before DRI New Delhi: Pakistani Sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan appeared before the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday in New Delhi. Rahat was detained at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday for carrying a huge amount of undisclosed foreign currency. He was released on Monday but not allowed to leave India. The 37-year-old nephew of legendary Pakistani qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was released along with...
07:33 AM, Feb 17, 2011

Another student death in WB political clashes

Another student death in WB political clashes Kolkata: In another unfortunate incident one more student has lost his life in political clashes in West Bengal. The body of the Kajol Kiran Mondal, a St Andrews College student, was found on railway tracks on Sunday. His parents have filed an FIR at Sonarpur Police Station alleging Students Federation of India's (SFI) hand in his death. Activists of Trinamool Congress (TMC) student wing took out a massive rally on...
04:46 PM, Dec 22, 2010

Kolkata: SFI calls strike, TMC to hold rally

Kolkata: SFI calls strike, TMC to hold rally Kolkata: Kolkata braces for a showdown between rival student unions on Monday as SFI calls for a strike and TMC is set to hold a protest rally. The CPM backed Student Federation of India has called for a strike, while the Trinamool affiliated Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad will take out a massive student rally in the city today. The clashes between the two organisations on Thursday left one person dead...
07:52 AM, Dec 20, 2010
Kids caught in the Kashmir crossfire

Kids caught in the Kashmir crossfire

As the violence in the Valley continues unabated, children often find themselves at the receiving end of soldiers' bullets. ...
10:22 AM, Aug 24, 2010

Retail chain Subhiksha may be probed for fraud

Retail chain Subhiksha may be probed for fraud Subhiksha may be probed for misleading ICICI Venture on the actual financial condition of the company. ...
07:56 PM, Jul 17, 2010
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