Compared with some of his predecessors, Bert van Marwijk has had an easy time managing the Netherlands over the last four years when it comes to crisis management. The Dutch have been notorious over the years for in-fighting and feuds that can ruin harmony in the squad and destroy their hopes in major tournaments. Van Marwijk has avoided such issues through intelligent management and, more importantly, strong performances and results...
11:19 AM, Jun 12, 2012
New Delhi: Chief Minister Narendra Modi may have yet again staked his claim for a larger say in national politics. However, in his own backyard, trouble is brewing. At the BJP meet in Rajkot on Sunday, Modi was greeted by several people wearing masks of Sanjay Joshi, the former BJP leader who quit the party, allegedly under pressure from Modi. Even as the party state executive met to kickstart preparations...
10:13 PM, Jun 10, 2012
It is very rare to see Puneeth Rajkumar getting furious. But recently, he was reportedly enraged with distributor Prasad at a recent press meet of 'Kannadada Kotyadipathi'. According to Puneeth, Prasad was making a fool of himself with unnecessary remarks about the Rajkumar family. He said, "I dont care about his comments as we have produced around 80 films under our banner and have given employment to lots of people....
06:42 PM, Jun 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Gujarat Congress on Sunday hit out at Chief Minister Narendra Modi, with party leader Arjun Modhwadia calling him a political terrorist and saying that the BJP had surrendered before him. "People of India know him (Narendra Modi) very well. He is doing political terrorism," Modhwadia said. He added that the BJP leader seemed afraid of Sanjay Joshi, who recently quit the party, seemingly under pressure from the...
05:36 PM, Jun 10, 2012
Rajkot: Slamming the UPA government on the issue of development, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the BJP was optimistic of winning the 2012 Assembly polls. He said that the Congress will be wiped out in 2012 polls. "We are optimistic about winning 2012 assembly polls. We will not let corruption flourish in Gujarat. Congress has disappointed people. Gujarat is setting example in areas of development and...
01:25 PM, Jun 10, 2012
New Delhi: Two days after Sanjay Joshi had to resign from the BJP, posters appeared in Rajkot on Saturday night attacking Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP's state executive is meeting in Rajkot. The posters were, however, quickly taken off overnight by the BJP workers. BJP leader Sanjay Joshi, a bitter foe of Gujarat Narendra Modi, resigned from the party on June 8, exposing simmering divisions within its ranks....
10:29 AM, Jun 10, 2012
Chandigarh: The famous Surajkund Crafts Mela will be upgraded as an international event and known as Surajkund International Crafts Mela from February 2013, a Haryana tourism spokesman said on June 6. The decision follows the record participation of 12 nations and their traditional crafts in the Surajkund fair in February 2012. Uzbekistan, Thailand and other SAARC(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries participated in the fair. The event is held...
12:24 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Los Angeles: The magic of Harry Potter is coming to the PlayStation 3. In a partnership with author JK Rowling, Sony Corp. has unveiled a new game, Wonderbook: Book of Spells that turns its PlayStation Move motion controller into a magic wand. The game comes with a book of spells. Gamers wave the wand in prescribed patterns and learn how to cast spells that make fire, unlock gates and move...
05:25 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Mumbai :Besides the premiere of Dibakar Banerjee's political thriller 'Shanghai', the 13th annual IIFA awards will also showcase excerpts from Vidhu Vinod Chopra's upcoming film 'Ferrari Ki Sawari'. Directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and dialogues by acclaimed director, Rajkumar Hirani, the film is a moving story about how the pursuit of an Indian cricket legend's Ferrari makes a young boy's dreams of playing cricket at Lords a reality. 'Ferrari Ki Sawari'...
04:06 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Director Rajkumar Hirani, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and actor Sharman Joshi talk about their upcoming movie 'Ferrari Ki Sawaari'. ...
12:04 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Yogi proved his acting prowess in his multi-starrer film Hudugaru, which also featured Puneeth Rajkumar and Srinagar Kitty. He is now teaming up with Puneeth again in Yaare Koogadali, a remake of Tamil flick Porali. It is good to be working on a great project. I feel proud that I've been asked to be part of this team again. This film is special to me, he says. The actor, needless...
06:47 PM, May 31, 2012
Rotterdam: Defenders Wilfred Bouma and Jetro Willems were the surprise names in the Netherlands squad for Euro 2012 with Vurnon Anita, Siem de Jong, Adam Maher and Jeremain Lens all missing out. Coach Bert van Marwijk cut his provisional 27-man squad to the required 23 ahead of a friendly against Bulgaria in Amsterdam later on Saturday. PSV Eindhoven's Bouma, 33, won his last cap for the Dutch during the previous...
07:12 PM, May 26, 2012
Guwahati: A TADA designated court in the city on Thursday acquitted United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa in a murder case dating back to 1990. Rajkhowa was acquitted on the basis of benefit of doubt in the case relating to the murder of noted businessman Surendra Paul. The businessman was gunned down on April 9, 1990 at Tinsukia district in upper Assam by suspected ULFA militants. The...
05:11 PM, May 24, 2012
'Anna Bond' The movie is fantastic, commercial and entertaining. International Labour Day International Labour Day is for everybody. I want to give a good film, for people who have been working hard throughout the year. Ultimately it is their decision. All of us are labourers in our own field. It is all about living for happiness. I wish everyone " who are in a better situation and for those who...
06:52 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Pottermore, an online hub developed by author JK Rowling for fans of the boy wizard Harry Potter is now open for all. The free site promises to be an exciting world full of new activities and information on Harry Potter and others from the hit book series. Fans will get additional writings from Rowling about the books, digital games extending the series' themes and plot-lines, e-book reading and...
12:54 PM, May 14, 2012
New York: Harry Potter has joined the Kindle lending library. Amazon.com announced on Thursday that on June 19, the e-book editions of JK Rowling's seven Potter novels will become part of the Kindle service available to Amazon Prime subscribers. Members can download a book for free once a month. Amazon's library has more than 145,000 books. Financial terms were not disclosed for the online retailer's "licensing agreement" with Rowling. Rowling...
11:30 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Much awaited Kannada film 'Anna Bond' hits the screens today. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyamani in the lead roles. Directed by Duniya Soori, the film has a budget of Rs 12 crore. The film also features Jackie Shroff in a pivotal role. Puneeth and Duniya Soori are familiar with each other's working style as they have earlier worked on 'Jackie' (2010). The film was a commercial...
02:56 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Raghavendra Rajakumar the super power of Dr Rajakumar Empire has made the right arrangements for 'Anna Bond' audio release event that went live at Suvarana channel yesterday at 7.30 pm to 8 pm. There was no much talk about the film 'Anna Bond' but the audio release was conducted in a systematic way. Raghavendra Rajakumar started the event with a song on Mukambike....and invited music director V Harikrishna...
02:18 PM, May 01, 2012
Generally, April-May is that time of the year when at least three releases compete on screens. This year 2012 is interestingly different, with just two big releases in the whole of April - 'Racha' and 'Dammu'. The films are well spaced out in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The distributors and exhibitors of 'Dammu' cannot ask for more. The film is not threatened by even a whiff of competition in AP...
02:39 PM, Apr 27, 2012
