New Delhi: Paralympics-qualified athlete Hitesh Sachdeva has been banned from competing in the London Paralympics after being caught for doping. Sachdeva had qualified for London Paralympics in the Malaysia Paralympics Championships in Kuala Lumpur in April. The 'A' sample of Sachdeva, a totally blind Uttar Pradesh shot-putter, was found to contain banned steroid nandrolone. The test was done here last week. He has been provisionally suspended and will not take...
09:11 AM, Jul 12, 2012
'Mockingjay,' the final film installment of the blockbuster book series, 'The Hunger Games,' will be split into two parts, with the movies to be released in 2014 and 2015, the Lionsgate studio said on Tuesday. Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF.N), said "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" will hit theaters on November 21, 2014, and "Part 2" on November 20, 2015. 'The Hunger Games' film franchise is...
04:36 PM, Jul 11, 2012
San Francisco: Zynga Inc CEO Mark Pincus said he remains wary of investing as heavily in mobile games as he has in proven Web-based titles like FarmVille despite an industrywide push toward catering to mobile devices. Game industry observers in recent months have stressed that developers must adapt as Internet users worldwide shift toward spending time on smartphones and tablets rather than desktop computers. Concerns that Zynga continues to rely...
02:05 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik on Wednesday claimed that she was being blackmailed and framed by her roommate. Speaking to CNN-IBN after walking out of the jail, Pinki said, "My roommate used to blackmail me over my photographs and now she framed me." Pinki also claimed injustice as she said she was arrested without a medical test. "I was sent to jail without carrying out a medical test....
12:19 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik finally walked out of jail after 26 days on Wednesday. After walking out of the jail, Pinki said that she was being framed on rape charges by her live-in partner. "I will consult my lawyer and decide my next course of action. I have been framed and that woman is still trying to frame me," Pinki said. Pinki was granted bail by the...
10:03 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of raping a woman, is likely to be released from a Dum Dum Central Correctional Home in Kolkata on Wednesday. She was granted bail by the North 24 Parganas district court on Tuesday. Pinki was arrested on June 14 following allegations of rape against her. The former middle-distance runner, who had won the 4x400m relay gold in the 2006 Doha Asian Games,...
06:45 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of raping a woman, has been granted bail by the North 24 Parganas district court on Tuesday. Pinki was arrested on June 14 following allegations of rape against her. The former middle-distance runner, who had won the 4x400m relay gold in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, has been accused of being a male and of allegedly raping her live-in partner. Her 30-year-old...
01:22 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: After the uproar over arrested athlete Pinki Pramanik's video which was allegedly taken during her gender test, human rights activists now want her to be shifted to a women's cell, until her results are out. Pramanik's lawyers say that her live-in partner, who had claimed the sprinter raped and tortured her, may have recorded the video clip. Human rights activists have filed a complaint and demanded that Pinki...
11:59 AM, Jul 04, 2012
Kolkata: Alleging sexual harassment of Asiad gold medalist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently under judicial custody for "rape", a civil rights group on Tuesday sought West Bengal rights panel's help in the case. Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) has requested the West Bengal Human Rights Commission's intervention in the matter. "Until proved otherwise, Pinki is a female and the way the police are...
08:00 AM, Jul 04, 2012
Kolkata: Even as Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik fights a legal battle after accused of being a male and arrested for alleged rape, a video showing the athlete completely naked and undergoing tests at a private nursing home has gone viral online. The 29-second clip was reportedly circulated after Pinki underwent a gender verification test at a private nursing home in North 24 Parganas district where the sprinter was...
08:35 AM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: Popular game developer Gameloft has teamed up with Marvel, producers of The Amazing Spider-Man movie, to launch its game app on Android and iOS based devices. Based on the original storyline, Gameloft has worked hard with both Marvel to develop an immersive game play experience that stays true to the story line of the action film. Amazing Spider-Man is a 3D action game that incorporating similar characters and...
11:36 AM, Jun 30, 2012
London: Muse's Survival will be the main official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the British rockers announced on Wednesday. Lead singer Matt Bellamy wrote the track "with the Olympics in mind. It's about total conviction and pure determination to win," the group said on its website. The tune will be played throughout the July 27-August 12 Games, including when athletes enter the stadium, in the lead-up to medal...
06:07 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: Athlete Pinki Pramanik is likely to undergo another gender verification test in Kolkata on Monday. An 11-member medical team will conduct the tests at SSKM hospital. The results of the tests will be submitted to the Chiej Judicial Magistrate's Court. Pinki was arrested last after a woman filed a police complaint alleging that Pinki is actually a man and had raped her. earlier, Pramanik was remanded to 14...
11:11 AM, Jun 25, 2012
Industry insiders have it that music maestro Ilayaraja's song 'Naandhaan Ungappanda...' from 'Ram Lakshman' (1981) will be played at the opening ceremony of Olympics Games this year in London. 'Naandhaan Ungappanda...' from 'Ram Lakshman' stars Kamal Haasan and Sripriya and is crooned by SP Balasubramaniam. This will be one among the 86 tracks that includes Michael Jackson, latest sensation Adele, Amy Winehouse and several others. The list has been leaked...
06:49 PM, Jun 21, 2012
Kolkata: The gender of Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik could not be established at the Barasat General Hospital on Tuesday as it did not have the facilities, and the case was sought to be referred to the better equipped SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. "There was ambiguity in the reports we got. We don't have the facilities for chromosome and hormone tests. We did the ultrasonography, but all the tests...
07:44 PM, Jun 19, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games athletics gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded to judicial custody for alleged rape, underwent a gender determination test on Monday, the result of which will be declared Tuesday, police said. "Pramanik today (Monday) underwent a gender determination test at the Barasat Sub-Divisional Hospital (North 24 Parganas) for which a six-member medical board was constituted. The board will give its verdict Tuesday,"...
07:03 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Kolkata: Former Asian Games gold medallist quarter-miler Pinki Pramanik, who was arrested on rape charges after being accused of being a male, was on Friday remanded to 14 days judicial custody. The Eastern Railway athlete, who was a part of the Indian 4x400m women's relay team, was on Friday produced at the sub-divisional judicial magistrate's court that instructed the chief medical health officer to conduct gender verification test. Dr Sukanta...
01:07 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Kolkata: In a bizarre case, woman athlete Pinki Pramanik, who won a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, has been detained by the West Bengal police for torturing and attempting to rape a woman. The victim has claimed that Pinki Pramanik is actually a male. The police have sought a permission for a medical test from the court on Pinki to ascertain her sex. Police say they...
03:51 PM, Jun 14, 2012
'The Hunger Games', a book the whole world has either read, seen the movie it is based on, or at least heard of. Every where you have adults, teens, and even a few daring tweens enjoying it. I say 'daring' tweens because 'The Hunger Games' is not for the faint of heart, and perhaps the world-renowned author Suzanne Collins intended the book to be taken in by a mature audience,...
03:23 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Los Angeles: The fan votes, not just the odds, were in 'The Hunger Games' favor at the MTV Movie Awards. The dystopian survival saga escaped from Sunday's 21st annual extravaganza with the most golden popcorn-shaped trophies, including best fight for the film's final three-way battle and best on-screen transformation for Elizabeth Banks' over-the-top futuristic makeover. 'Hunger Games' stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were also honored for best female and...
01:14 PM, Jun 04, 2012
