London: Four days of nationwide celebrations during which millions of people have turned out to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne conclude on Tuesday with a church service and carriage procession through central London. The 86-year-old British monarch will cut a lonely figure as the Diamond Jubilee draws to a close, however, after her husband of 64 years, Prince Philip, was taken to hospital on Monday with a...
08:14 AM, Jun 05, 2012
London: Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been hospitalised with a bladder infection. Monday's announcement comes as the UK is celebrating the queen's Diamond Jubilee. On Sunday, Prince Philip joined the queen and senior royals on the River Thames in cold and blustery weather for a pageant in honor of Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. The palace said the prince, who will turn 91...
10:34 PM, Jun 04, 2012
London: The River Thames became a royal highway on Sunday, as Queen Elizabeth II led a motley but majestic flotilla of more than 1,000 vessels in a waterborne pageant to mark her Diamond Jubilee. In a colorful salute to the island nation's maritime past, an armada of skiffs and sailboats, rowboats and paddle steamers joined a flower-festooned royal barge down a 7-mile (11-kilometer) stretch of London's river. With a crowd...
11:20 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian discus-thrower Krishna Poonia came up with a below-par effort of 62.11m to miss out on a medal and settle for the fourth spot in the Perfontaine Classic Diamond League Meet at Eugene in Oregon, United States. Krishna's effort was markedly lower than the national record of 64.76m that she pulled off to qualify for the London Olympics in Hawaii earlier this month. But it was still...
01:16 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: It is the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Google is commemorating the event with a special doodle on its homepages in the countries of the Commonwealth realm. The doodle features a blue silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II (looking to the right), dressed in her royal finery. The Queen's long flowing blue robe is has diamond patterns and a golden border. The two...
07:00 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Rome: Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked a season's best of 9.76 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meeting on Thursday. The Jamaican world record holder, who managed only 10.04 in Ostrava last Friday, was back to his best against a world class field which included his compatriot and former world record holder Asafa Powell. Powell, who said later he had not heard the...
08:54 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Remember last Diwali, the festival season in the last week of October with three big releases Ra. One, Velayudham and Ezham Arivu? The Malayalam industry looked almost a loser as these three films ruled the screens of Kerala for nearly one month and there were hardly any good cinemas left to screen the homemade ones. The bad season during Christmas and New Year made things worse. But things have changed...
08:53 PM, May 20, 2012
'Diamond Necklace' is definitely a prescription for an onetime watch, which may be an able transition for the family viewers to the world of new generation flicks and actors. Watch it for Lal Jose, Vidya Sagar, Sameer Thahir and an undoubtedly the best so far from Fahd Fazil. Lets here what the actress has to say about the movie. ...
05:09 PM, May 16, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fahad Fazil, the latest heartthrob in the Malayalam film industry, has played down his disastrous debut despite being launched by his illustrious father Fazil in 2001, saying the failure was his and not that of his father. "Please don't blame my father for my failure because it was my mistake that I came into acting without any preparation," said Fahad who returned with a bang in his second outing....
03:59 PM, May 15, 2012
'Diamond Necklace' is definitely a prescription for an onetime watch, which may be an able transition for the family viewers to the world of new generation flicks and actors. Watch it for Lal Jose, Vidya Sagar, Sameer Thahir and an undoubtedly the best so far from Fahd Fazil. Lets here what the actor has to say about the movie. ...
01:57 PM, May 14, 2012
Doha: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell blamed jet lag for his loss to resurgent American star Justin Gatlin after he conceded an early-race lead to finish second in the 100 metres at the season-opening Diamond League that started here on Friday. The 29-year-old Powell, who has never won a major title, had a fantastic start and seemed to have the race won after 75 metres at the Qatar Sports Club. However,...
06:54 PM, May 12, 2012
Malayalam cinema is truly evolving. More and more film-makers are realizing the importance of narrating a new story every time when they make an effort. Laljose, the maverick director , had been doing so from his very first projects, which helped him to be in the top list of Mollywood. His new film, 'Diamond Necklace' is such a different attempt with the most adorable and lovable actor from the new...
12:46 PM, May 12, 2012
After the recent 'Diamond Necklace', ace director Laljose is having a merry time as all the critics agrees him to have safe landed to his strengths. As the movie is turning a family hit, Laljose has kick started the work with his next. This new project will feature Prithviraj and Kunchakko Boban together after a long time. Bobby-Sanjay will script this film which will have Rima Kallingal and Ramya Nambeeshan...
12:27 PM, May 11, 2012
London: A "Mirror Diamond" necklace bearing five Mughal empire pendant diamonds with emerald drops has been offered for private sale at a price of $20 million, auction house Bonham's said on Monday. It said the Mughal Mirror Diamond necklace was an extraordinary example of the colourless, rough diamonds discovered in the ancient Golconda mines in India during the height of the Mughal empire across the Indian Subcontinent in the 16th...
03:15 PM, May 01, 2012
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