London: South Korea's Ki Bo-bae won the Olympic gold medal in individual archery on Thursday after Aida Roman of Mexico lost a tense, sudden-death shoot-off. It was Ki's second gold of the London Games after South Korea won the women's team competition. With the sets tied at 5-5, the top-seeded Ki managed only an eight in the shoot-off for the individual title. Roman just needed to put her arrow in...
11:53 PM, Aug 02, 2012
London: The disappointing show by Indian archers continued as Laishram Bombayla Devi bowed out in the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve event losing 2-6 to Mexico's Roman Aida at the Lord's ground here today. This was after Bombayla won her first round encounter against Evangelia Psarra of Greece 6-4. In individual events, which is decided on best of five sets (three arrows each), one who wins a set irrespective...
06:07 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Bosses of a toy manufacturer licensed to make a doll of Lady Gaga have filed a lawsuit against the pop star. The Bad Romance hitmaker and her management and licensing companies are being sued for $10 mn by executives at Mga Entertainment for an alleged breach of contract, reports contactmusic.com. It is claimed Gaga requested the removal of a voice sound chip from the doll which put the company...
04:50 PM, Jul 26, 2012
New Delhi: Ice Age: Continental Drift featuring a woolly mammoth and his prehistoric friends is the fourth film in the animated series Ice Age. Directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier, the film will showcase the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer, Chris Wedge, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Drake and Nicki Minaj. This film will also have...
01:26 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Rajesh Khanna passed away today and with him it seems an older innocent India has gone away. On Face the Nation, we ask - what made Rajesh Khanna the biggest superstar ever? ...
11:56 PM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: They looked up to Rajesh Khanna as an "epitome of romance", "a charmer" and as "an evergreen" hero. His death has come as a shock for his legion of female fans who mourn his death and say they will miss their "first hero". It is a known fact that the Bollywood's first superstar, who has left behind a rich legacy, enjoyed a huge female following and Veena Mehra...
09:24 PM, Jul 18, 2012
London: Beloved classics like Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights' are getting a steamy makeover following the success of EL James' erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. An enterprising publisher has decided to release a raunchy remix of the classics under 'Clandestine Classics' collection where the old texts have been twisted to include more racy scenes. The publisher is free to adapt the classics as the...
07:02 PM, Jul 17, 2012
New York: With 'Batman' lurking, the prehistoric critters of Ice Age: Continental Drift ran off with the box office, earning $46 million in their opening weekend, according to studio estimates on July 15. The animated film from 20th Century Fox is the fourth in the 'Ice Age' series and the first in 3-D. The North America performance of 'Continental Drift' was on par with previous 'Ice Age' movies but well...
04:50 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari will sing the Hindi version of the song 'We Are Family' for the Hollywood animation film Ice Age: Continental Drift. The 3D animated adventure-comedy film is directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier. Continental Drift is the fourth installment in the Ice Age series, being produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Aditi has been roped in to sing a special...
06:59 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 " June 26, 2012), an American filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author, and blogger will be missed for her romantic comedies like Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally. She was a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for three films and sometimes she wrote with her sister Delia Ephron too. Here, a look at Nora Ephron's filmography,...
08:31 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, known for romantic comedies 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Sleepless in Seattle,' as well as books and essays, has died in New York after battling leukemia. She was 71. Ephron, who had suffered from acute myeloid leukemia, died on Tuesday evening at New York's Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center surrounded by her family, they said in a statement. Reactions poured in from around the arts...
11:20 AM, Jun 27, 2012
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists in Punjab and Haryana on Friday staged demonstrations in district headquarters to protest the price spiral, including hike in petrol rates. Except four BJP ministers and five Chief Parliamentary Secretaries of Punjab, all state party leaders, including MPs and MLAs, will court arrest later in the day at all the district headquarters in the state, a party spokesman said in Chandigarh. The protest...
01:26 PM, Jun 22, 2012
The BJP has made it clear that it is backing PA Sangma, with the support of the Akalis. ...
10:52 PM, Jun 21, 2012
New Delhi: The 2012 Presidential poll seems to have divided parties and alliances across the political spectrum, even after the two candidates have been decided. After almost a week long deliberations, the BJP on Thursday decided to support the candidature of PA Sangma. Its ally Shiromani Akali Dal also decided on the same lines. But two of the most crucial allies of the BJP " the Shiv Sena and the...
10:33 PM, Jun 21, 2012
New Delhi: 5:09 pm: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) will vote for UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee while Communist Party of India (CPI) will abstain. Out of four Left parties two have decided to support Pranab and two others will abstain. "This is the only issue where we have differences. On every other issue the Left Front is united. The RSP will also abstain from voting," said veteran CPI leader...
12:19 PM, Jun 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Left front's meeting to decide its stand on the Presidential elections has begun. Sources say they are divided and may abstain from vote altogether. Pranab Mukherjee reached out to the CPM seeking support for his candidature on Wednesday. However, sources say that he did not get any commitment from the Left. 10:15 am: Even as the NDA struggles to reach a consensus on the Presidential candidate, the...
10:20 AM, Jun 21, 2012
The film features Manoj Nandam, Sai Anil, Gayathri, Divya Swapna, Bobby and others. It has cinematography by Sabu James. Music is by Praveen Immadi. Sunil has written the story. Produced by Yekkali Ravindrababu, the film is going to release very soon. ...
10:55 AM, Jun 20, 2012
New Delhi: 8:41 PM: Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that his party's support for Pranab Mukherjee as President did not mean support for the Congress. "It's sad that NDA couldn't find a presidential candidate in such a vast country. The NDA is indecisive, it need to get on the right path. For 2014 polls, we need to begin preparing now, he said. 2:34 PM: The Telugu...
12:06 PM, Jun 19, 2012
New Delhi: NCP leader PA Sangma is in no mood to throw in the towel for the post of President just yet. The tribal leader who is backed by the BJD and AIADMK will be reaching out to two more parties for support on Monday. Sangma is expected to call on Shiromani Akali Dal Chief Parkash Singh Badal for support. He is also expected to meet Shiv Sena chief Bal...
06:54 AM, Jun 18, 2012
New Delhi: 10:50 AM Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee refuses to lend her support to possible NDA nominee PA Sangma. 10:03 AM: Shiv Sena may skip NDA meet, say sources. The sources add the party is undecided on giving support to the NDA's presidential candidate. The NDA will hold a crucial meet on Sunday to decide on their Presidential nominee. Sources say the coalition is divided on its choice...
07:20 AM, Jun 17, 2012
