Sixth seed Stosur moves into French Open quarters

Sixth seed Stosur moves into French Open quarters Paris: Someday, maybe soon, a fourth-round exit at a Grand Slam won't feel like such a big success to Sloane Stephens. The unseeded American teenager's best run at a Major came to an end in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to US Open champion Sam Stosur. Despite the loss, she leaves Paris with the arrow on her career pointed in an...
08:37 AM, Jun 04, 2012

'Kahaani' remake in Tamil, rights obtained

'Kahaani' remake in Tamil, rights obtained Endemol India Private Limted, the pioneers in Hindi serial production is a big name in the entertainment industry of the country. They have now join hands with one of the most reputed Tamil production house Nemichand Jhabhak Productions for their maiden venture in Tamil. Endemol India Private Limited, keen to provide quality entertainment, comes to film production for the first time and have appropriately chosen to do the remake of...
12:11 PM, May 31, 2012

Egypt: Protesters burnt Presidential candidate's offices

Egypt: Protesters burnt Presidential candidate's offices Cairo: A group of unruly protesters ransacked and set ablaze the campaign headquarters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Cairo, after the Election Commission announced that Hosni Mubarak's the last prime minister made it into a run off vote with an Islamist rival. Around 400 people arrived from the direction of Tahrir Square shouting slogans against remnants of the former regime on May 28 night. They broke into the...
11:49 AM, May 29, 2012

Nawazuddin feels training must for actors

Nawazuddin feels training must for actors New Delhi: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played an abusive officer in 'Kahaani' and an informer in 'Paan Singh Tomar', says training is must for every actor. "Training is very important - be it a theater actor or a movie actor. Right kind of training brings out various shades of an actor and it is appreciated by the audiences," Nawazuddin told IANS. The actor is on a roll as his two...
12:20 PM, May 28, 2012

India disappointed as visa pact with Pak deferred

India disappointed as visa pact with Pak deferred New Delhi/Islamabad: India on Friday aired its disappointment that the much-awaited liberalised visa pact could not be signed in Islamabad as the Pakistani side had yet to complete procedures on its side. Islamabad said the pact should be finalised at the political level. India's Home Secretary RK Singh held two-day talks with his Pakistani counterpart KM Siddique Akbar in Islamabad, but a pact for relaxing the visa regime could not...
02:58 AM, May 26, 2012

Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as President

Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as President Cairo: Egyptians must choose between a Muslim Brother or an ex-military man in a presidential run-off that highlights the stark rifts in a nation united in euphoria when Hosni Mubarak fell 15 months ago, first-round results indicated on Friday. With most votes counted, the Muslim Brotherhood said its candidate Mohamed Mursi had topped this week's polls and would compete in next month's second round with former air force chief Ahmed...
02:01 AM, May 26, 2012

Video: Making of film '22 Female Kottayam'

Video: Making of film '22 Female Kottayam' 'Salt N Pepper' fame Aashiq Abu who had been in the pre-production work of his 'Idukki Gold' has suddenly shifted his plans and announced his new movie in the title '22 Female Kottayam'(22FK). Another small film featuring Rima Kallingal and Fahad Fazil in the lead cast, the new movie will be scripted by Abhilash Kumar with the support of Shyam Pushkaran. The movie which carries an interesting tag line 'No...
05:25 PM, May 25, 2012
New visa norms to be implemented soon: Pak

New visa norms to be implemented soon: Pak

Pakistan's Internal Secretary Khwaja Siddique Akbar says the new liberal visa agreement between India and Pakistan will be implemented as soon as the two countries sign the documents. ...
12:17 PM, May 25, 2012
Now, gangrape charges against Strauss-Khan

Now, gangrape charges against Strauss-Khan

Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being interrogated in a gangrape case dating back to 2010. ...
02:17 PM, May 22, 2012

Strauss-Kahn involved in gangrape?

Strauss-Kahn involved in gangrape? Lille: French prosecutors said on Monday they had opened an inquiry into allegations of gangrape by Dominique Strauss-Kahn and three friends, as part of an investigation into his ties to a suspected prostitution ring in the northern city of Lille. The former IMF chief is under formal investigation over whether he was aware he was dealing with prostitutes and pimps when attending sex parties in Lille, Paris and Washington in...
07:38 AM, May 22, 2012

AP liquor scam: IPS officer goes on leave

AP liquor scam: IPS officer goes on leave HYDERABAD: Feeling humiliated by the state government deliberately posting an officer above him, senior IPS officer D Boobathi Babu, who is heading the liquor syndicate probe, has proceeded on a long leave.Top sources said that after the government posted B Prasada Rao as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief on Saturday, Boobathi Babu, who had been heading the bureau till then, is understood to have submitted a letter to chief secretary Pankaj...
10:11 AM, May 21, 2012

Woman dies during abortion, doctors held

Woman dies during abortion, doctors held Beed: A doctor couple has been arrested following a woman's death during an abortion; while a 28-year-old woman has been arrested in another case for allegedly killing her day-old baby girl. Beed district has become infamous for the worst child sex ratio in Maharashtra, as per the 2011 census. Dr Sudam Munde and Dr Sarswati Munde, the accused husband-wife, run a clinic in the Parli tehsil, police said. According to...
05:54 PM, May 19, 2012

'Gangs...' has strong female influence: Huma Qureshi

'Gangs...' has strong female influence: Huma Qureshi NEW DELHI: Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur', being screened at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, is a male-dominated script, but had room for strong female characters as well, says Huma Qureshi, who makes her acting debut with the movie. "It is a male-dominated movie but the women are also very strong and irreplaceable. Though the women might not have a direct impact in the film - for example, none...
04:53 PM, May 19, 2012
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