Jaipur literature festival, which is set of kick off this week, has been marred by controversy with a group of Islamic clerics protesting the presence of authors who read from Salman Rushdie's banned book 'The Satanic Verses' in the 2012 edition of the festival. The clerics have said they don't want any of the four authors to take part in the annual festival this time. ...
07:45 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Pune: The organisers of the pop sensation Enrique Iglesias concert in Pune on Wednesday have alleged that they were beaten up by the police when they tried to stop guests of ACP VT Pawar from entering the concert venue without passes. According to the organisers, six people were beaten up. Among the people who were beaten up was the CEO of bookmyshow.com Ashish Hemrajani. However, according to the police they...
01:06 PM, Oct 19, 2012
Hockenheim, Germany: Crash-prone Pastor Maldonado, fined and reprimanded at the British Grand Prix for causing a collision, was in trouble again on Friday, this time for going too fast in the pit lane during practice at Hockenheim. Race organisers said the Venezuelan had been fined 1,200 euros for travelling at 66 km an hour in the pit lane during the first session. Maldonado, surprise winner of the Spanish Grand Prix...
10:52 AM, Jul 21, 2012
New Delhi: In a major disappointment for Bryan Adams' fans, the rock star's much-awaited Delhi concert scheduled for Tuesday has been put off after police denied permission for it on security grounds. The sold-out concert, which was scheduled for Tuesday evening, could not go ahead because the Delhi police said the location for the show in the NSIC exhibition grounds in Okhla industrial area of south east Delhi was not...
10:53 AM, Feb 15, 2011
Panaji: Organisers of a mega music festival in Goa said they have not prepared a guest list for the event and anyone who wants to come -- be it superstar Shah Rukh Khan -- needs to buy a ticket. The three-day Sunburn Music Festival will begin on December 27 at the Candolim beach. Talking to reporters here, the organisers were mum on the participation of Shah Rukh in the event....
12:35 PM, Dec 24, 2010
The organisers plan to make the Grammys a brand that represents musical achievement year-round. ...
09:46 AM, Jan 15, 2007
Asian Games organisers rounded on Rajyavardhan Rathore, demanding an apology for "rude comments" about officials. ...
08:54 PM, Dec 05, 2006
Organisers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa failed to show up for a news conference to discuss their readiness. ...
11:26 PM, Nov 21, 2006
Organisers of this month's tri-series in Malaysia said they hope the tournament will become an annual fixture. ...
05:33 PM, Sep 08, 2006
