Cannes: Ritesh Batra's debut film 'Lunchbox' has bagged the critics week viewers choice award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Starring Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddique in the lead roles, the film received unanimous praise from the audience during its screening at the festival. "Just got the news the lunchbox won its first award at Cannes," Irrfan posted on Twitter. 'Lunchbox', which is one of one of the four films...
10:19 AM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: The rupee on Friday weakened further by 10 paise to 55.69 against the dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to appreciation of the US currency overseas. Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to dollar gains against other currencies overseas but a higher opening of the domestic equity market capped rupee's losses to some extent. The rupee had lost 13 paise to close at a fresh six-month...
10:18 AM, May 24, 2013
After making her appearance on the red carpet in gowns, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan chose for a Indian avatar. She was seen wearing a Tarun Tahiliani golden saree. Though, the golden look a little too much for the red carpet but nevertheless the actress managed to carry the look. ...
10:16 AM, May 24, 2013
The first meeting of the Group of Ministers on making the Central Bureau of Investigation an autonomous body was held on Thursday. The investigating body's autonomy plan ran into trouble as the Department of Personnel and Training resisted the move to initiate a probe on senior bureaucrats without prior permissions. ...
10:15 AM, May 24, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: As the Congress led-UDF government completes three years in Kerala, there are more reasons to worry than cheer. The simmering rivalry between Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and state Congress President Ramesh Chennithala has now become an open conflict. An interview given to the New Indian Express has now openly pitted Chennithala against Chandy. A key bone of contention has been Chandy's failure to induct Chennithala into the Cabinet. After...
10:10 AM, May 24, 2013
Paris: Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering $2.6 million in the second such jewelry heist during this year's Cannes Film Festival. The De Grisogono jewelry house said on Thursday that the necklace was stolen after a party for festival attendees at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on Tuesday night. In a statement, it...
10:09 AM, May 24, 2013
Dr Devdutt Pattanaik and Modern Management infused with Mythological concepts seem to go hand in hand. He has always been at the forefront of exploring and breaking paradigms when it comes to looking at Mythology in the country or for that matter Management as well. With his new book, "Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management" he shatters all myths and at the same time urges you to look...
10:07 AM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Having accepted the fact that rumours about his private life are "part and parcel" of the film industry, 'Barfi!' star Ranbir Kapoor Thursday maintained that he would stay away from social-networking sites to shield his off-screen life. "My personal life should be on guard. I will not keep it open. I am not on any social networking sites and I won't be there also," Ranbir told reporters at a...
10:06 AM, May 24, 2013
As Sanjay Dutt serves his jail term in Yerwada prison in Pune, his film 'Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke' also releases this Friday along with 'Fast and Furious 6' and Preity Zinta's maiden production 'Ishkq in Paris'. ...
09:57 AM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Grateful at having worked with "interesting filmmakers" since his 2007 debut, actor Ranbir Kapoor Thursday confessed that playing himself in his forthcoming release 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' (YJHD) is "harder" than enacting characters in his previous films. "I am grateful that I got to work with such good directors. I was at the right place at the right time... I got these opportunities and I was intelligent enough to...
09:57 AM, May 24, 2013
Melbourne: India's under-19 cricket team will play a triangular series against Australia and New Zealand starting June 30 in Darwin. "Cricket Australia on Friday announced more international cricket will be heading to the Top End, with the Northern Territory set to host an Under-19 International Series between Australia, India and New Zealand, beginning June 30," CA said in a statement. Marrara Oval, Gardens Oval and Tracy Village will be host...
09:56 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Investigation into the IPL spot-fixing scandal continues to shock the cricketing world with Mumbai Police sources now telling CNN-IBN that Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of the BCCI chief N Srinivasan, has been placing bets on IPL matches since 2011. According to sources, Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh - arrested in the spot-fixing case - has revealed that Meiyappan started with bets of Rs. 10 lakh that went up to...
09:53 AM, May 24, 2013
Srinagar: Four Indian Army personnel were killed on Friday in an ongoing encounter in Tral area of south Kashmir. The encounter began after the security personnel got a tip-off about the terrorists. Sources said at least 3-4 terrorists may be involved in the gun battle. One suspected terrorist has been shot dead while one Army personnel in injured. An Army spokesman said the troops had launched an anti-insurgency operation in...
09:52 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: It's been a while since we saw Preity Zinta on the big screen. The actress who has been part of several blockbuster films in the past has seen a slump in her career in the past few years. She makes a comeback of sorts in Prem Soni's 'Ishkq In Paris' which also happens to be her maiden production venture. The lady, who has won hearts with her bubbly...
09:46 AM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: Benchmark indices closed firm, riding a late surge, but finished roughly 3 per cent lower week-on-week. Brokers say the mood is cautious after the global sell-off on Thursday, and back home, a mixed bag of quarterly earnings. The Sensex closed at 19704, up 30 points over the previous close, after touching a low of 19568.49 earlier in the day. The Nifty ended 16.50 points higher at 5983.55. Tata Power,...
09:37 AM, May 24, 2013
London: The Muslim Council of Britain has condemned the brutal attack on the UK soldier, Lee Rigby, in Woolwich and appealed for calm and prevention of reprisal attacks on Muslims. However, Anjem Choudary, the head of the radical British Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun raised concerns about the Muslim affairs worldwide and the British foreign policy in Muslim countries. In fact one of the attackers used to attend Al-Muhajiroun demonstrations and lectures....
09:37 AM, May 24, 2013
St. Louis: Manchester City overcame a three-goal deficit to beat rivals Chelsea 4-3 on Thursday in the opener of a two-game U.S. tour. Edin Dzeko's second goal of the game tied it in the 85th minute for Man City and Micah Richards scored the stoppage-time winner by redirecting a header into the net. "They've had a tough couple of weeks, losing the manager, losing the F.A. Cup final," Man City...
09:35 AM, May 24, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League. Cardiff City would be the second Premier League team to float shares in the past year, after Manchester United (MANU.N) listed on the New York Stock, raising...
09:29 AM, May 24, 2013
United States President Barack Obama announced steps to push for the close of Guantanamo detention center. Obama had repeatedly vowed to close the camp during his 2008 presidential campaign. ...
09:27 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: 10.30 pm: Sources say Mumbai Police will likely confront Meiyappan with arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh. 8.50 pm: Gurunath Meiyappan taken to Mumbai Crime Branch office for questioning. 8.14 pm: Gurunath Meiyappan has been escorted out of Mumbai airport by the police. He will be taken to Crawford Market police station where he will be confronted with Vindoo Dara Singh. 8.00 pm: Meiyappan has not been detained, Mumbai...
09:26 AM, May 24, 2013
