Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian Indian Congress leader has been shot by an unidentified gunman in the state of Johor and was battling for life in a critical condition. B Manikam, who is in his 50s, was shot several times on Thursday while having a chat with a friend outside his home in Taman Desa in Yong Peng, the Malaysia Star reported. Both men were rushed to the Batu Pahat Hospital...
06:48 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Jakarta: An erratic Saina Nehwal failed to defend her title at the Indonesian Super Series Premier after suffering a three-game defeat to Germany's Juliane Schenk in the semi-finals of the women's singles competition here on Saturday. World number two Saina, who won the title three times - in 2009, 2010 and 2012 - lost 21-12, 13-21, 14-21 to Schenk, ranked fourth, in a contest that lasted for 52 minutes at...
06:28 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Recife, Brazil: Luis Suarez says he will not consider his possible departure from Liverpool until after the Confederations Cup in Brazil. The Uruguay striker this week reiterated his desire to leave Liverpool during the European summer transfer window, and the 26-year-old has been linked to Spanish giants Real Madrid, reports Xinhua. Despite declaring that a move to the Bernabeu would be a "dream come true", he insists he is focused...
05:54 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Miley Cyrus, whose on-off engagement with fiance Liam Hemsworth has been hogging much of the limelight, says music is the top priority in her life. The 20-year-old singer's latest single 'We Can't Stop' released recently and though there is a lot of drama going on in the young star's life, Cyrus says she has great work ethic, Billboard reported. "I never stop working, ever -- I put my track list...
05:41 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Liverpool have expedited their attempts to rope in Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, with an agreement of 10 million pounds close to being signed after extensive talks were reportedly held between the two parties in the last 48 hours. The Reds, according to reports, had made an initial offer of 8.5 million pounds that got rejected. Subsequently, they have decided to add 1.5 million pounds to their initial offer....
05:41 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Mumbai: Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has sent his "last telegrams" to his grandchildren, and his wife, actor-activist Shabana Azmi hopes they "treasure" them as the age-old telegram service is reportedly coming to an end on July 15. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue the 160-year-old telegram service. "Javed (Akhtar) just sent his last telegrams to both grandchildren. Hope they will treasure them. Pure nostalgia for us and some...
05:19 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Los Angeles: Few first-time participants at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week would have realized that the $66 billion videogames industry is in steep decline. Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts and other industry giants whipped up the crowd of gamers and developers at the event into a frenzy, with displays of high-powered new consoles and previews of popular genre games. For an industry accustomed to dwindling revenue...
03:21 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Los Angeles: When it comes to video games, it still felt like a man's world at E3. One look at the crowded halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week, and it was easy to see that most attendees of the Electronic Entertainment Expo were men. Yes, plenty of women were at E3, which wrapped up on Thursday. But some were there as so-called "booth babes" - female...
02:38 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a doting dad of Aryan and Suhana, has been voted India's most popular father in a Father's Day poll conducted by a web site. He got more votes than megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a daughter and a son. The results of the poll, conducted among over 11,000 Indian women, by matrimonial site Shaadi.com, were announced a day ahead of Father's Day Sunday....
02:21 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Los Angeles: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in 'Terminator 5' and he is reportedly "very happy" about it as well as looking forward to the experience. The 65-year-old will reprise his most iconic role as the killer cyborg for the first time since 2003 film 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines', reports contactmusic.com. During an appearance at the 21st Century Financial Education Summit in Australia, Schwarzenegger is reported...
02:11 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Chinese badminton is once again coming under fire after world number three Du Pengyu's shock loss to unranked Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka at the Indonesia Super Series event. The sport's governing body, the Badminton World Federation, has long been concerned about players withdrawing from 'smaller' events and team mates pulling out of matches to avoid competing against each other. The issue blew up at last year's London Olympics when four women's...
01:49 PM, Jun 15, 2013
India take on Pakistan in a high-voltage fixture at Edgbaston. India are yet to register a victory over their arch-rivals in Champions Trophy. India have already qualified for the semi-finals with consecutive victories over South Africa and West Indies whereas Pakistan would be playing for pride as losses to South Africa and West Indies have pushed them out of the tournament. In cricketing terms, it's going to be a match...
01:41 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Cast: Siddharth, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Ganesh Venkatraman, Balaji, Vidyullekha Raman, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vishal Krishna, Mano Bala and Bosskey Rating: 2.5 out of 5 It's extremely difficult to make a highly entertaining film sans cliches, and proof to that is 'Theeya Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru' (TVSK). The film manages to be a laugh riot, but it's hard to ignore how passe the overall effort is. It's like you wish these films...
01:39 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Birmingham: Daniela Hantuchova rallied from a set and 4-1 down on Friday to beat former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and advance to the semi-finals of the grass-court Aegon Classic. Hantuchova won 6-7 (8), 6-4, 7-6 (3) to record another upset in a rainy week at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Birmingham. Donna Vekic, a 16-year-old Croat, routed third-seeded Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-1. No. 16 Magdalena Rybarikova eased past Madison...
01:27 PM, Jun 15, 2013
London: Two-time former champion Andy Murray reached the semi-finals at Queen's Club after overcoming a solid challenge from Benjamin Becker of Germany to win 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Friday. The top-seeded Briton served eight aces without committing a double-fault, and broke twice in each set. He also dropped serve three times in the match, but dominated the tiebreaker by winning the first six points. Murray will play fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...
01:24 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Water Resources Minister Babubhai B Bokhiriya was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in 2006 illegal mining case by Porbandar Sessions Court on Saturday. Bokhiriya was found guilty in the Rs 54 crore illegal mining case. The minister has been taken into custody and has seven days to appeal against the conviction in the High Court. The other three who have been sentenced to jail in the case...
01:23 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who is releasing director Anand Gandhi's critically acclaimed directorial venture 'Ship of Theseus' in association with UTV Motion Pictures in India, says the movie carries an impressive message for the audience. "The film has an interesting and an important message. It has a thought which will impress everyone about how all of us are living our lives and how we can live our lives better," the...
01:17 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New York: The wait is over for the iPhone version of Microsoft's Office software. With the free app, users can quickly and easily edit, save and share documents on the go. But there's a catch: You have to be an Office 365 subscriber to use it. And the mobile version is so bare bones, it may not do much to attract new subscribers. The new iPhone app, which made its...
01:08 PM, Jun 15, 2013
San Francsico: Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the US government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout from disclosures about a secret government data-collection program. Facebook on Friday became the first to release aggregate numbers of requests, saying in a blog post that it received between 9,000 and 10,000 US requests...
12:47 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Seattle: Microsoft said on Friday that for the last six months of 2012 it received between 6,000 and 7,000 criminal and national security warrants, subpoenas and orders affecting between 31,000 and 32,000 consumer accounts from local, state and federal US governmental entities. The software company disclosed the data after reaching a deal about disclosures with US national security authorities. Facebook published similar data earlier on Friday. ...
12:44 PM, Jun 15, 2013
