Masses love item numbers: Yana Gupta
by IANS
Though item songs are on a constant rise in Bollywood despite being under the scanner, Czechoslovakian born Yana Gupta, who sizzled on the big screen in the song 'Babuji zaraa dheere chalo', finds nothing wrong with them as "masses love it". ...  
05:58 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Indians living in constant fear, says Ravi Shankar
by IANS
"Everybody in the country - be it Hindus, Muslims or Dalits - all are living in constant fear. People are so apprehensive about their security. Ten years ago the situation in the country was not so," said Ravi Shankar. ...  
09:42 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Sensex, Nifty end at 2013 lows Key equity benchmarks ended trade in the red however off the day's low. The BSE Sensex closed down 61.97 points at 19435.21 after touching an intraday low of 19,381.82. ...  
09:39 AM, Feb 15, 2013

TN: Doomsday fears linger among 2004 tsunami survivors
by IANS
Eight years after tsunami struck the Tamil Nadu coast killing thousands, fear of the unknown continues to raise its head if and when there is news of a possible disaster. ...  
10:44 AM, Dec 26, 2012

It's difficult for a rape survivor to deal with the trauma: Psychiatrists Even as the nation prays for the 23-year-old gangrape survivor in Delhi, psychiatrists tell CNN-IBN that it could take quite some time to deal with the emotional trauma. The extensive media coverage could also trigger trauma in other rape survivors. ...  
09:36 AM, Dec 25, 2012

Fear Factor India: Akshay to host the next season
by IANS
Mumbai: Bollywood's 'khiladi' Akshay Kumar will return as the host of action-adventure show 'Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi', according to reliable sources. Instead of considering other names to take over as the host of the show, the channel, Colors, has decided to wait for Akshay to get a little free. "The main problem was Mr Akshay Kumar's dates. He is busy with his films all of 2013. Initially, we...  
02:16 PM, Dec 04, 2012

Humans can smell fear, and it's contagious: study New York: Humans can sniff fear and disgust, and the emotions are contagious, a new study has found, suggesting we communicate via smell just like other animals. "These findings are contrary to the commonly accepted assumption that human communication runs exclusively via language or visual channels," researchers led by Gun Semin from Utrecht University in the Netherlands said. Most animals communicate using smell, however, because humans lack the same odour-sensing...  
03:30 PM, Nov 07, 2012

Cauvery dispute: Tamilians in Karnataka living in fear Mysore: With the Cauvery agitation gaining momentum, the Tamil population who suffered during the 1991 Cauvery riots are a worried lot. More than 25,000 families living in Mysore, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts have sought police protection. Isolated Tamil families, particularly those living in farms across Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts, are scared as Kannada organisations have started giving statements threatening to launch a stir and repeat the 1991 riots if the...  
12:14 PM, Sep 25, 2012

Hyd: University on the boil after kidnap bid Hyderabad: There is fear and anger among students of the University of Hyderabad following the attempt of a group of youngsters to kidnap a girl on the campus on Thursday night. Hundreds of them gathered in front of the administration block on Friday morning demanding action against the culprits and increased security on the campus. Heated arguments, discussions and much more followed through the course of the day as students...  
01:31 PM, Sep 01, 2012

Monsoon revives, drought fears diminish New Delhi: Monsoon rains in the country were above average in the past week for the first time in the current season, the weather office said, as the downpours resumed after a worrying fortnight-long pause over the central part of the country. The annual rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as about 55 per cent of India's arable land is rain-fed. The farm sector accounts for about...  
07:51 AM, Jul 13, 2012

Kenya-Namibia ties shifted to Mombasa The International Cricket Council has done this due to security fears in Nairobi. ...  
09:49 PM, Jun 04, 2012

One Shot Fear: Bollywood film without any cuts Mumbai: Debutant director Haroon Rashid is on the verge of making a world record. With a crew of 17 people (all first-timers), Rashid has made a Bollywood feature film of two hours and twenty minutes-long, in just one take without a single cut. The director claims that the film, titled One Shot Fear Without A Cut, is qualified as the world's longest one-take film and has been sent to the...  
02:22 PM, Apr 28, 2012

Jacqueline Fernandez to do a Hollywood movie Mumbai: After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Bipasha Basu's Hollywood outing, its now model-turned-actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is all set to make a splash in a Canadian-British venture. The 26-year-old has been approached for 'Definition of Fear', a project that marks the directorial debut of producer James Simpson. "I have been approached for that. Talks are on, nothing has been finalised yet," Jacqueline told PTI in an interview. Born in Sri...  
04:05 PM, Mar 27, 2012

Pak Army commanders meet amidst rising tensions Islamabad: Pakistan's military chief met top commanders on Thursday amidst a widening rift between the powerful armed forces and the civilian government. Military spokesman Major Muhammad Ali Diyal declined to say what the talks at army headquarters were about, but the meeting is likely to fuel speculation about the Army's next move in the country's political and legal crisis. While most analysts say Army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has...  
02:20 PM, Jan 12, 2012

Fear grips students at Kerala University THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Roofs that fall apart, stairs that shake under ones feet, rooms that turn pools of water during rains and unusable toilets - these are a few in the long list of problems faced by the postgraduate students and research scholars of Kerala University, who are living in the hostels at Kariavattom Campus. The inmates, of both ladies and mens hostels, are living in fear after mishaps of big and small...  
09:23 AM, Dec 02, 2011

Family of KBC 5 crore winner fears his abduction
by IANS
Patna: The family and friends of Sushil Kumar, who became the first contestant to win Rs 5 crore on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', are fearing his abduction. But the Bihar Police says the apprehension doesn't hold much ground. In Motihari, Sushil's native town, there are rumours doing the rounds that fearing abduction, his family has been reluctant to disclose the date of his much-awaited arrival from Mumbai. The hundreds of visitors...  
07:40 PM, Oct 30, 2011

TV actor Akashdeep Sehgal to enter 'Bigg Boss 5' Mumbai: TV actor Akashdeep Sehgal will be the third male contestant to enter the reality show Bigg Boss. The fifth season of Bigg Boss started with Shakti Kapoor - the lone male - and 13 female contestants. Soon after the first eviction from the show, TV actor Amar Upadhyay made an entry, followed by Splitsvilla show winner Siddharth Bhardwaj. Now, Akashdeep is set to enter the show today. Akashdeep started...  
12:58 PM, Oct 24, 2011

Sikkim: Locals abandon homes in fear Rongpo: Fear is what greets you when you enter Sikkim. People huddled together, children sleeping under the open sky, families cramped inside cars. Sita Pradhan, 26, is still shaken, with an ailing 65-year old mother, she is on the streets with her seven-month-old baby, unable to sleep. Pradhan said, "We are scared and we will spend the night out here." Eight-year-old Minal did not go to school today. She heard...  
07:01 AM, Sep 20, 2011

Five mil Britons 'suffer from oikodomophobia' London: It may sound a bit strange, but some five million men in Britain are suffering from oikodomophobia -- a fear of tradesmen, a new study has revealed. Researchers have found that British men suffer symptoms such as sweaty palms, breathing difficulties and breaking into a cold sweat when negotiating work with builders, plumbers or electricians, the 'Daily Express' reported. The men worst affected by oikodomophobia tend to be those...  
01:33 PM, Aug 20, 2011

Asian stocks slump on recession fears Singapore: Asian stocks tumbled as much as 4 percent on Friday on growing fears that the US economy was sliding into recession and as some European lenders faced short-term funding strains, raising fears of a systemic banking crisis on the continent. Gold hit a fresh high of $1,833.81 an ounce as investors rushed into the safe-haven after heavy losses on US and European markets overnight. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6...  
07:22 AM, Aug 19, 2011