Monthly Archives: April 2012 »
Nothing more creative than being bitchy: Ram Gopal
Director-producer Ram Gopal Varma, known for bold comments on Twitter, expresses himself candidly on the social networking website and feels negativity has more creativity. “Whenever you tweet, it is the way of expression. Whatever
Read More »Adult Comedy ‘Delhi Belly’ now in Tamil
Hit adult comedy “Delhi Belly” will now be remade in Tamil and director by R. Kannan will start shooting for the film May 7 with Arya in the main lead. The yet to be
Read More »Aung Kyi’s party to attend parliament for first time
All 43 lawmakers-elect of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), including its long-incarcerated leader Aung San Suu Kyi, will Wednesday attend the ongoing session of parliament for the first time since the April
Read More »Shabana Azmi wraps up ‘Matru Ki Bijlee..’
Actress Shabana Azmi has wrapped up shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Madola” and says she enjoyed working with Pankaj Kapoor. “It’s a picture wrap for me on Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Matru Ki
Read More »Actor Siddharth terms ‘Chashme Buddoor’ different experience
Actor Siddharth, who will be seen in David Dhawan’s “Chashme Buddoor” remake, has thoroughly enjoyed working on the film and calls it a different trip. “Really enjoyed dubbing for David Dhawan’s film. This film
Read More »South Asia needs innovative poll strategies: Chief EC
Bitter political competition, use of money power and citizens’ apathy in the electoral process call for innovative methods and strategies in the South Asian region, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Monday. He also
Read More »Akshay Kumar gorges on masala dosas
Actor Akshay Kumar is savouring on Mysore delicacies as he shoots for a song of “Rowdy Rathore” in the city. “A happy North Indian enjoying South Indian breakfast a real Mysore Masala Dosa being
Read More »24 newly discovered species of lizard face extinction
Half of the 24 new lizard species known as skinks, all discovered on the Caribbean islands, may be close to extinction and the other half are also under threat. Researchers led by Blair Hedges,
Read More »Sebastien wins Argentina rally title
Citroen’s French racer Sebastien Loeb won the Rally Argentina for the seventh time, coming in 15.2 seconds ahead of teammate Mikko Hirvonen of Finland in the fifth stop of the 2012 World Rally Championship.
Read More »Hashmi gets his first ‘U’ certified film, thanks kids
Actor Emraan Hashmi, known for his serial kisser image, has revealed that he has signed his first ‘U’ certified film and gives credits to children for doing it. “There is an untitled, Universal film,
Read More »Rahul Gandhi in Amethi to ‘re-motivate’ Congress workers
Hoping to “re-motivate” party workers in his parliamentary constituency, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here Monday on a three-day visit, his first after the party’s defeat in the state assembly elections. A senior
Read More »Paid news an emerging challenge: Election Commission
Paid news, a recent challenge thrown up before the Election Commission, is a “clandestine deal” between politicians and journalists, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said here Monday. “Rising number of political parties, frequent elections,
Read More »86 percent work on N-plant complete
The 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam will soon get its first lot of fuel assemblies – used to build its nuclear fuel core, a senior official has said, adding that
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