Biggest burden on a film is its artists: Akshay

Biggest burden on a film is its artists: Akshay New Delhi: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar may be seen just as an entertainer, but he has got his finger on the pulse of movie business. He says the sure-shot success mantra is to either make your own film or go for profit sharing. "I have a very simple solution - make your films, because when you make your film you will not include your remuneration and it takes off the...
12:53 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Kashmir clones world's first Pashmina goat

Kashmir clones world's first Pashmina goat

It took two years of research for the Kashmir scientists to clone the goat. ...
10:10 PM, Mar 17, 2012

Bihar fights Maoist menace with goats

Bihar fights Maoist menace with goats Patna: Bihar is gifting goats to its poorest people in a bid to win the hearts and minds of villagers and stamp out support for Maoists. Maoist violence has killed thousands over the past four decades in India. The state government hopes that giving five goats to each poor family will provide enough meat, milk and a sustainable income to combat the cash and food that the rebels offer unemployed...
05:41 PM, Jan 12, 2011

A bank that lends you goats

A bank that lends you goats Lucknow: Ever heard of a bank that deals exclusively in goats? Women in remote Korawan, 70 km from Allahabad, have come up with a novel bank, which exclusively deals with goats - accepting the animal as savings and lending it out as loans. "Prema and her friends hailing from Afrozi village have establish a bank which deals exclusively in goats," development block coordinator Subedar Singh told PTI. In tough terrains...
04:46 PM, Nov 07, 2010

The Goat, The Sofa, and Mr. Swami: a breezy read

The Goat, The Sofa, and Mr. Swami: a breezy read Toss up cricket, politics and India-Pakistan banter; you’ve got yourself enough tamasha for the Great Indian Novel. Infuse it with R. Chandrasekar’s subtle, comical style, and you have a delightful page-turner, The goat, the sofa, and Mr. Swami. Through the lens of one Mr. Swami, Joint Secretary to the PMO, the book is tongue-in-cheek, not farcical though, in its dig at the Indian system. Mr. Swami is in charge of...
06:46 PM, Oct 12, 2010

Goats named Salman, SRK a big draw on Bakrid

Goats named Salman, SRK a big draw on Bakrid Salman Khan is for Rs 75,000 while Shah Rukh is priced Rs 60,000. ...
11:02 AM, Nov 28, 2009

Ent Wrap: Man professes love for George Clooney

Ent Wrap: Man professes love for George Clooney George Clooney has an ardent lover other than his lady love. ...
02:45 AM, Sep 11, 2009

Saudi Arabia holds its first 'beautiful goat' pageant

Saudi Arabia holds its first 'beautiful goat' pageant The Najdi goat is a pure national product of Saudi Arabia. ...
09:50 PM, Nov 02, 2008

Saudi Arabia holds its first 'beautiful goat' pageant

Saudi Arabia holds its first 'beautiful goat' pageant Each goat has been sold at a price of at least $26,000. ...
11:12 PM, Nov 01, 2008

Kerala monkey doubles up as a shepherd

Kerala monkey doubles up as a shepherd A monkey is the guardian angel for nearly 100 goats at a Kerala farmhouse. ...
11:59 AM, Jun 23, 2008

Pashmina goats face death in icy Himalayas

Pashmina goats face death in icy Himalayas London: Alan Davidson of Australia and Curtly Ambrose of West Indies - and former Australia women's team captain Belinda Clark have been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The ICC and the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) on Monday named Davidson and Ambrose along with the late Frederick Spofforth of Australia to join the 63 male members of the Hall of Fame, while Clark became the second...
11:07 AM, Feb 28, 2008

Pashmina goats face death in icy Himalayas

Pashmina goats face death in icy Himalayas Karachi: Pakistan's cricket chief has vowed to safeguard his country's rights after proposed constitutional changes by the game's world governing body, which meets in Hong Kong from Sunday. The two-day International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board meeting, preceded by a chief executive meeting, will consider two significant changes to the ICC constitution. If approved, these could hurt Pakistan's interests because the first amendment would allow the ICC to suspend a...
11:12 PM, Feb 06, 2008

God's own goat worth 5 lakh for sale on Bakr Eid

God's own goat worth 5 lakh for sale on Bakr Eid Melbourne: In what would embarrass the national selectors, Michael Hussey, who was ignored for Australia's World Cup defence on count of injury, has been cleared to play for Western Australia against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield clash, starting next week. The domestic tie is scheduled for Thursday, two days before Australia's match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The selectors chose to not select Hussey in the World Cup sqaud, saying...
12:59 PM, Dec 21, 2007

All in a name: Star goats lure buyers this Eid

All in a name: Star goats lure buyers this Eid Mumbai: The World Cup's top official was severely criticised on Thursday after police battered hundreds of fans with bamboo sticks outside Bangalore's M Chinnaswamy Stadium as anger at the lack of tickets on sale for the clash between India and England boiled over. In a memo leaked to the media, the governing body of the sport (ICC) accused its own president Sharad Pawar of mismanagement and said he was threaten(ing)...
09:41 AM, Dec 21, 2007

Man mourns death of his goat 'wife'

Man mourns death of his goat 'wife' A Sudanese man who married a goat was in mourning after his wife (goat) died of swallowing a plastic bag. ...
02:14 AM, May 07, 2007
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