Ajdabiya: Libyan rebel fighter Jaad Jumaa Hashmi cranks up the volume on his pickup truck's stereo when he heads into battle against Muammar Gaddafi's forces. A musician himself, he looks for inspiration from a growing cadre of amateur rappers whose powerful songs have helped define the revolution. The music captures the anger and frustration young Libyans feel at decades of repressive rule under Gaddafi, driving the 27-year-old Hashmi forward even...
07:34 PM, Apr 24, 2011
New Delhi: Gripping drama, satire and 'Kerala neuroses' - these are the main ingredients of poet-turned-novelist C P Surendran's latest book 'Lost and Found'. Set in Mumbai, the novel tells the story of Lakshmi, an online writer, who kidnaps a journalist named Placid Hari after a drunken party because she believes he had raped her 16 years ago. But Placid Hari turns out to be the wrong guy. The day...
04:12 PM, Dec 09, 2010
London: American hard rock band Guns N' Roses have confirmed plans to record a new album, and have promised it won't take as long as their last album Chinese Democracy. The band's last album had hit stores in 2008, a full 15 years after work began on the long-gestating record. Front man Axl Rose is rumoured to have spent a massive $13 million in putting together the album. "We're talking...
12:48 PM, Nov 15, 2010
Men and women were seen holding hands and exchanging red roses in Tehran. ...
07:45 PM, Feb 14, 2010
Kevin Cogill was sentenced to 2 months of home confinement on Tuesday. ...
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The shrine was decorated with roses grown by Hindu farmers. ...
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The nine tracks were posted on a rock website, www.antiquiet.com. ...
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CNN-IBN's expert Sanjay Manjrekar also said it won't be wise to rule India out of the Lord's Test despite conceding big lead. ...
09:53 PM, Feb 14, 2008
Mumbai: As if the loss to IPL debutants Kochi Tuskers Kerala was not enough, Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar was fined USD 20,000 for maintaining a slow over-rate during the match here. "The IPL on Saturday advised that the Mumbai Indians have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during Friday night's DLF IPL match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Mumbai," said a statement which did not specify the...
01:50 AM, Jan 16, 2008
A voluntary group of Muslims has appealed to people not to celebrate western festivals, but to follow Indian culture. ...
06:03 PM, Feb 13, 2007
Guns 'n' Roses' Classic 1987 hit
Welcome To The Jungle has been voted as the greatest song about LA. ...
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