Washington: New US battle guidelines partly designed to counter the military challenge from China are attracting strong criticism at home and abroad as unnecessarily provocative of one of America's strongest economic partners. The AirSea Battle fighting "concept" intends to maintain military dominance in strategically important areas as the US reconfigures its global outlook more towards Asia. It is being gradually disclosed by the Pentagon, which has viewed China's military build-up...
01:47 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: In what may prove to be more trouble for Nitish Katara's killers, CNN-IBN has accessed the Army Medical Board report on their medical records that questions their prolonged stays in hospitals using flimsy medical grounds and staying out of jail thus. In November 2011, CNN-IBN had reported how Vikas and Vishal Yadav, convicted for the murder of Nitish Katara, were regularly out of jail on flimsy medical grounds....
06:15 PM, May 28, 2012
Hyderabad: YSR Congress spokesperson Ambati Rambaju said on Sunday that party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy was being targeted by the Andhra Pradesh Congress, the Opposition parties and the CBI and that the leader had announced his arrest four days back. Rambaju said, "The arrest was anticipated. This is a conspiracy by Andhra Pradesh Congress, the Opposition and the CBI. Jagan had announced his arrest four days back." "Why did they...
09:12 PM, May 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Superhero Batman's sidekick Robin is set for a sex change in two new animated movies as the crimefighting character will be voiced by a girl. 'Modern Family' star Ariel Winter will play Carrie Kelly, the brand new Robin in the two animated films, The Hollywood Reporter said. 'Robocop' star Peter Weller will take on the lead role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns' actor Michael McKean,...
03:07 PM, May 25, 2012
Mumbai: From shooting in the ghettos to learning the street art of Los Angeles (LA), Rana Daggubati is excited to do all that for Aditya Bhattacharya's new-rage adaptation of his 1989 crime drama 'Raakh'. He says the director has revamped and re-invented the original. The new version titled 'A Momentary Lapse Of Reason' moves to Los Angeles and the hero's enemies are now crime-lords operating out of LA. Rana would...
01:47 PM, May 25, 2012
Bangalore: Global software major Microsoft will incubate 10 early-stage technology start-ups in cloud computing, internet and mobile using its Accelerator for Windows Azure programme to help them build businesses, a top official said Wednesday. "The start-ups will have access to our resources such as BizSpark programme and $60,000 in Azure credit through BizSpark Plus programme to take advantage of the cloud," Microsoft India (R&D) Managing Director Amit Chatterjee told reporters...
11:06 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: After a long reign at the top of the Web browsers, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is finally making way for a new leader, Google Chrome. Chrome which was launched in 2008, has in a span of a few years posed a serious threat to the dominance of Internet Explorer which Mozilla's open source Firefox, inspite of its loyal following, couldn't. According to the latest statistics released by Web analytics...
11:37 PM, May 21, 2012
Manchester: Striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Manchester United because he feels he has fallen out of favour with manager Alex Ferguson. "My time at Manchester United is running out," the 31-year-old Bulgarian told bTV on Sunday. "I no longer feel like a valuable part of this team." The Premier League club took up an extra year's option on the former Bulgaria captain's contract in March despite him slipping down...
09:46 PM, May 21, 2012
Los Angeles: 'The Avengers' continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival 'Battleship' and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney's superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and took in more than the three big newcomers combined. Overseas, 'The Avengers' added an additional $56 million. The film is approaching the $1.2 billion mark worldwide, totaling $457.1 million domestically and $723.3...
12:24 PM, May 21, 2012
HYDERABAD: Feeling humiliated by the state government deliberately posting an officer above him, senior IPS officer D Boobathi Babu, who is heading the liquor syndicate probe, has proceeded on a long leave.Top sources said that after the government posted B Prasada Rao as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief on Saturday, Boobathi Babu, who had been heading the bureau till then, is understood to have submitted a letter to chief secretary Pankaj...
10:11 AM, May 21, 2012
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, Amitabh Bachchan, Anjana Sukhani Director: Ramgopal Varma If there's a point to Ramgopal Varma's 'Department', I'm afraid I missed it. There's a good chance I might have been distracted by his relentlessly dizzy camera. Carrying on his fascination with the mafia, Varma looks at the dynamics and the inner workings of a special unit within the Mumbai police force created in the wake of increasing...
01:17 AM, May 19, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is back with his new film 'Department'. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati and Madhu Shalini in the lead roles. The film deals with the encounter specialists of Mumbai Police who put everything on stake for the city's protection. Varma's last film 'Not A Love Story' hadn't done well at the box office, so he would be hoping for a good...
10:39 AM, May 18, 2012
When he put on the thinking cap to turn a lyricist for Pilla number in 'Gabbar Singh', Devi Sri Prasad might not have expected to pen simple yet poetic lyrics cushioned in entertaining metaphors. He brought his breezy musical style to writing lyrics. What came as a surprise to the new lyricist is the fact that the song had thoroughly entertained even the likes of Sitarama Sastry. This eminent lyricist...
11:12 AM, May 17, 2012
As Kerala is eagerly waiting for its monsoon and Edavapathi, art house film maker Lenin Rajendran is busy trying to wind up the shoot of his new movie titled the same before this coming 'Edavapathi'. Featuring an international cast starting from Siddhartha Lama (of Yoddha fame), and Manisha Koirala, the movie centres its plot on Tibetan refugees denied total freedom by the Chinese government. In the midst, Lenin will also...
03:04 PM, May 16, 2012
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