London: A 56-year-old man has been jailed for keeping his son's 22-year-old Pakistani bride as a sex slave till the time she learnt enough English to call the police. The "depraved" man stripped the bride of her jewellery and passport after she came to Britain following an arranged marriage, a court heard. "He made her swear on the Koran that she would keep the abuse a secret and promised to...
08:10 PM, May 16, 2012
Kabul: The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations. The plight of 15-year-old Sahar Gul captivated the nation and set off a storm of international condemnation when it came to light in late December. Gul's husband's father, mother and sister were each sentenced to 10...
04:54 PM, May 06, 2012
Patna: Left at the altar - alone and drunk. That was the fate of two grooms in normally patriarchal Bihar when their would-have-been brides and their families walked out on them because they were simply too sozzled. While one incident took place in Rohtas district's Khaira village, the other was in Aurangabad's Judahi village. Savita Kumari from Khaira called off the wedding when she found her groom sloshed to the...
11:31 AM, May 02, 2012
Beverly Hills: Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure 'Hugo' leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for the Oscar-winning filmmaker. Also nominated for best picture Tuesday: the silent film 'The Artist'; the family drama 'The Descendants'; the Sept. 11 tale 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'; the Deep South drama 'The Help'; the romantic fantasy 'Midnight in Paris'; the sports tale 'Moneyball'; the family...
07:24 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Beverly Hills: Prospective Academy Awards nominees have pretty much every decade of the last century covered, from the World War I epic 'War Horse' through modern times with the family drama 'The Descendants'. In between at Tuesday morning's nominations are such contenders as the 1920s and `30s tales 'The Artist' and 'Hugo', the 1950s movie-making story 'My Week with Marilyn, the 1960s Deep South drama 'The Help', the 1970s Cold...
01:39 PM, Jan 24, 2012
BANGALORE: In the quest for revenge, no bird will ever survive the battle of treachery and despair. While an armada of adorable avians seek revenge from a bunch of snickering piglets who stole their eggs; echoes of destruction may bring forth violence and grief. And, as these cute feathered creatures are hurled across the screen in an attempt at destroying structures housing the porcine enemies, one cant help but cheer...
08:59 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Anger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of "Angry Birds" called "Angry Brides" that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries. Dowries - such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money - are traditionally given by the bride's family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of...
01:20 PM, Jan 16, 2012
In the show, Rajeev Masand talks about three films 'Tree of Life', 'Bridesmaids', and 'A Separation'. ...
12:42 PM, Jan 14, 2012
London: The 'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs has finally apologised for the death of the train driver coshed in the infamous heist of 2.6 million pounds in the UK. Victim Jack Mills died in 1970, some seven years after the Great Train Robbery which was committed by a 15-member gang on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge in Britain. Biggs, now 82, who has never before shown remorse for...
02:54 PM, Nov 15, 2011
Los Angeles: The maids of 'The Help' didn't take the Labour Day weekend off. The surprise summer hit held firm at the top of the domestic box office for the third straight week with $19 million in ticket sales. The drama about white women and their black maids in Civil Rights-era Mississippi polished off three new films based on four-day estimates released by movie studios on Monday, the U.S. Labour...
11:43 AM, Sep 06, 2011
Los Angeles: The summer blockbuster movie season comes to an end this weekend, and already moviegoers on one website have decided their favourite flick of the period -- 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'. Voters in a new poll released on Thursday by NextMovie.com had the British boy wizard casting his spell over nearly 60 percent of voters for favorite summer flick, easily surpassing 'X-Men: First Class' with...
11:58 AM, Sep 02, 2011
Los Angeles: Hugh Hefner's runaway bride is dishing on her sex life with the Playboy founder - and according to her, it wasn't exactly X-rated. Crystal Harris, 25, told radio shock jock Howard Stern on Tuesday that she had never seen the 85 year-old magazine mogul naked, and that their sex life left a lot to be desired. "Hef doesn't really take off his clothes. I have never seen him...
11:58 AM, Jul 27, 2011
London: Comedian Kristen Wiig, who has penned the forthcoming comedy "Bridesmaid" along with Annie Mumolo, says the movie is not meant for women only. Directed by Paul Feig, Bridesmaid talks about a group of friends and how a wedding impacts their relationship. "We did not write this movie specifically for a particular audience. There are some things that may be men gravitate towards, and may be women go for other...
04:25 PM, Jun 23, 2011
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
Disclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
Disclaimer: TV18 Broadcast Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
