London: Britain has launched a new "super priority" same-day visa service for urgent travellers from India, the first-of-of-its-kind service to be launched by the UK anywhere in the world. The Super Priority Visa Service had been announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron during his visit to the country in February, 2013. The first-of-of-its-kind service to be launched anywhere in the world by the UK Home Office is open for...
06:35 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: The 2013 edition of International Indian Film Academy awards (IIFA) will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema as the three-day Bollywood extravaganza returns to Macau after 2009. Announcing the destination, Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan said he will be performing at the ceremony, which kickstarts from July 4 this year. Abhishek's presence indicates that Bachchan family has mended its differences with the organisers. Bachchans were regular at the ceremony...
05:34 PM, May 14, 2013
After the success of 'Thadhaka' Naga Chaitanya seems to be everywhere. The actor has been appreciated by the audience and by critics. The film was directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani, the film recently held its success meet function. The actor is now all set to star in Hindi film 'Hello Brother' remake. Srinivasa Reddy is the director of the film. The film is produced by D Siva Prasad Reddy under...
01:32 PM, May 14, 2013
Rome: Prosecutors have urged a Milan court to hand a six-year prison sentence and life ban from office to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for having sex with a minor and for abuse of power. Prosecutor Ilda Boccassini asked the court to give Berlusconi five years in jail for corruption and one year for paying an underage prostitute for sex. Moroccan belly dancer Karima el-Mahroug, nicknamed "Ruby the Heart Stealer",...
10:48 AM, May 14, 2013
The Cannes Film Festival which features the biggest names in independent and mainstream cinema opens on May 15. ...
09:59 AM, May 14, 2013
San Francisco: Amazon.com Inc said it had acquired Liquavista NV from Samsung Electronics Co to help the world's largest Internet retailer develop new displays for mobile devices. Amazon also launched its own digital currency, Amazon Coins, on Monday, allowing people to buy apps and games in its app store and on its Kindle Fire tablet computers. The purchase price for Liquavista was not disclosed. Bloomberg News reported earlier this year...
09:37 AM, May 14, 2013
Dubai: Saudi Arabia has handed over about 15,000 passports of stranded Indian workers, surrendered by Saudi sponsors, to the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, in a bid to resolve cases of immigration law violations. "Most passports, surrendered by sponsors to the Saudi authorities, belong to stranded Indian workers, including those languishing in jails on huroob (absconding) charges or on charges of violation of Saudi residency laws," said Sibi George, deputy chief...
02:49 AM, May 14, 2013
Alipurduar: One person was killed while at least 59 others were injured when a train rammed into a minibus carrying a marriage party at an unmanned level crossing in Coochbehar district late on Monday night. The condition of two persons is stated to be serious. The minibus, carrying over 60 wedding guests, was crossing the tracks between Alipurduar and Baneswar when it was hit by Kamakhyaguri Intercity Express in Bokali...
01:42 AM, May 14, 2013
Rome: Laura Robson overcame strong winds to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Monday and set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena Williams. Both players struggled with the wind at the Foro Italico, with Robson hitting eight double-faults and Venus six, although Venus' errors came at more inopportune times, notably two double-faults in the final game. Robson, who at No. 39 is ranked 15 spots...
08:34 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: The NIA probe into the killing of two Kerala fishermen is likely to be delayed as several key documents are being translated from Malayalam and Italian to English and the agency needs to question all foreign witnesses present on the Italian ship who left India long ago. Several key documents, including the FIR filed by the Kerala Police and log-book of ship 'Enrica Lexie', were either recorded in...
06:45 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Suspected Hizbul militant Liaqat Shah on Monday approached a special NIA court in the capital seeking bail in a case of alleged conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in Delhi, claiming that no concrete evidence had been found against him during probe. Forty five-year-old Shah, who was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police on March 20, moved the bail application during an in-chamber hearing before District...
06:21 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday got transcripts of phone conversations between alleged middlemen from Italy. The transcripts are related to phone conversations between alleged middlemen and officials of a Defence firm, in which the Italian government has 30 per cent stake. The transcripts of the telephone calls were handed over to the Defence Ministry, which has been made as an "affected party" by the Italian...
04:40 PM, May 13, 2013
London: Midwives and nurses in Ireland have warned that staff shortages at maternity units in the country could lead to a repeat of system failures that were blamed for Savita Halappanavar's death. The 31-year-old dentist had died at Galway University Hospital on October 28, 2012, after a miscarriage at 17 weeks. An inquest into her death in May was told how the medical team missed the early signs of blood...
03:30 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan has called his belated Hollywood debut in 'The Great Gatsby' "just a friendly gesture" but would not mind doing an encore if he comes across something interesting. "I don't look upon it as my Hollywood debut. It is just a friendly gesture and nothing more. It is just a small scene with Gatsby and his friend, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Meyer Wolfsheim is...
12:35 PM, May 13, 2013
Music Directors: Sharib-Toshi Singers: Rahul Seth, Sanchita Bhattacharya, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Mika Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Diljit Dosanjh, Sachinn Gupta, Dharmendra, and Suzzanne D'Mello Rating: 2.5 If the theme of director Sangeeth Sivan's forthcoming movie 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' has a strong Punjabi flavour, its soundtrack is high on the same too. Keeping in sync with the theme, composer duo Sharib-Toshi has embellished the five tracks...
10:00 AM, May 13, 2013
Telugu director SV Krishna Reddy has directed a film titled 'Divorce Invitation'. The film features Jonathan Bennett as Mike Christian, Jamie Lynn Sigler as Dylan and Nadia Bjorlin as Alex Roverson. The film is produced by Dr Venkat under the banner of RR Movie Makers. The film deals with the story of Mike Christian, a married man who falls in love with his childhood girlfriend Alex and his struggle to...
09:56 AM, May 13, 2013
London: Daniel Sturridge scored a hat-trick for his sixth goal in the past four Premier League matches on Sunday as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham. After Dimitar Berbatov gave Fulham a 33rd-minute lead with a header at Craven Cottage, Sturridge scored in the 36th, 62nd and 85th minutes to extend Liverpool's unbeaten run to six games. Sturridge latched on to Philippe Coutinho's deflected pass to score...
10:52 PM, May 12, 2013
Cast: Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, Sunil Varma, Tamannaah Bhatia, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashutosh Rana, Rama Prabha, Brahmanadam, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Vennela Kishore and Srinivasa Reddy Director: Kishore Kumar Pardasani Rating: 2 out of 5 I think we have come to the point in Indian cinema where there is no room for logic, thanks to commercialism. We are a century old industry and yet take pride in celebrating mediocrity because we have...
07:21 PM, May 12, 2013
Cast: Aadi Pudipeddi, Nisha Aggarwal, Sharada, G Krishna, Chandra Mohan, Bhavna Ruparel, Srinivasa Avasarala, Brahmanandam, Maruthi Rao, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Rao Ramesh and Tanikella Bharani Director: G Ashok Rating: 2.5 out 5 Some films take time to strike a chord with the audience, but 'Sukumarudu', about greedy NRI protagonist, makes an instant connect with viewers. It's another Telugu film high on emotion with good performances. However, what makes the...
06:17 PM, May 12, 2013
