New Delhi, Dec 27 As India and Pakistan seek to resume dialogue and normalization of relations, on a quieter and non-controversial footing, a cross-border group of automobile enthusiasts will have dozens of their old but elegant beauties roll down the streets and have people’s heads turn — courtesy a vintage car rally in Lahore. Around […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 To reach out to the French- and German-speaking tourists, Kerala Tourism has opened two new Facebook pages in these languages. This is the first time a tourism department in any state in the country is opening official Facebook pages in foreign languages. State Tourism Minister A.P. Anilkumar said it was important to […]
Washington, Dec 28 After the successful replacement of a faulty ammonia coolant pump module on Christmas eve by US astronauts, a pair of Russian cosmonauts wrapped up a record eight-hour spacewalk on Dec 27 – in a bid to install photographic equipment on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Oleg Kotov and […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Members of the Hindi film fraternity took to social networking platform Twitter to extend its support and praise the confidence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal as he took the oath as the capital’s new chief minister. Bollywood hopes for “good governance” to prevail. Celebrities like Shekhar Kapur, Madhur Bhandarkar […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Sussanne Roshan Saturday denied a media reports saying her divorce from Hindi movie star Hrithik Roshan is a Rs.100 crore settlement and said that its unethical to publish such false news. “I was deeply disappointed when I read today’s article titled ‘Sussanne and Hrithik Roshan divorce: Rs. 100 crore settlement? There is […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 After making his Hollywood debut with Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby”, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly been approached for another international project which is likely to be an adaptation of author Vikas Swaroop’s “Six Suspects”. The 71-year-old has been approached by BBC and Starfield Productions to star in the project, which […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Actor Sunny Deol, who watched a special screening of “Sholay 3D”, said Saturday he got very emotional after watching the film that starred his father Dharmendra. “It’s an iconic film and I got emotional watching it. I got emotional throughout the film,” Deol told reporters. Praising the film, he said: “It’s been […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 As I approached the historic Ramlila Maidan Saturday, the excitement in the air was palpable as hundreds of supporters of Arvind Kejriwal marched towards the sprawling ground holding posters of their leader, waiving the tri-colour and chanting patriotic slogans of ‘vande mataram.’ The mood was electrifying. After clearing multiple security check […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 It was at 10.45 a.m. Saturday that Arvind Kejriwal stepped out of his Kaushambi residence in suburban Ghaziabad for his date with destiny. He was headed towards the metro station to take the oath of office for the chief minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan that was packed to capacity with […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 For years he championed the cause of the marginalised and fought for the rights of the voiceless, as he took up issues from transparency to corruption, but was not much known to the people of India. Arvind Kejriwal, whose fluent articulation of the cause and his motivated attitude catapulted him to […]