Qamishly (Syria), Dec 16 UN aid agencies have begun airlifting urgently needed humanitarian aid to Qamishly in northeast Syria as winter storm Alexa dumped large amounts of snow on hundreds of thousands of homeless war victims and brought down temperatures in the region. Households displaced by the civil war are facing one of the country’s […]
Wellington, Dec 17 Two women in the New Zealand have been jailed for eight years and eight months each for killing an Indian man after luring him with promises of sex. Crystal Black, 26, and her partner Krystel Pokai, 25, appeared before Justice Murray Gilbert in the high court at Gisborne city in northeastern New […]
Chicago, Dec 17 Indian American groups have taken keen interest in the recent Indian state elections with a large number of them seeing the defeat of the Congress as a chance to root out the endemic corruption in the country and restore good governance. Community meetings have been held in several cities from Chicago to […]
Dubai, Dec 17 Two expatriates, including an Indian national, died after breathing toxic gases from a coal-burning heater in the Ha’il province of Saudi Arabia. While the Indian, 28, and the Sri Lankan, 34 died after inhaling the toxic fumes, another man, a Sri Lankan labourer, was critically injured, the Arab News reported Tuesday. Preliminary […]
Dubai, Dec 17 Three Indian nationals, accused of locking up 20 women and only allowing them to go out to work, were cleared of the charges by a Dubai court Tuesday. The three men, identified by the initials of their names, SM, 41, KM, 61, and KA, 54, were acquitted by the Dubai Criminal Court […]
By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai, Dec 16 This year, the Rs.100-crore ($16 million) club was overhauled and swamped, as “Chennai Express” did super-fast record collection of Rs.216 crore (approximately $35 million) at the box office. In what trade experts called a mixed year for Bollywood, the estimated turnover so far has been Rs.2,633 crore (approximately $424 […]
Mumbai, Dec 17 After ripping open Bollywood charts throughout 2013 with nifty numbers like “Thalaiva tribute (Lungi dance)” in “Chennai Express” and “Party all night” in “Boss”, rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has recorded a song written by veteran lyricist Gulzar for “Dedh Ishqiya”. The song entitled “Horn okay please” will be filmed on Arshad […]
Shekhar Suman’s upcoming directorial debut Heartlesshas been in news for some controversial reasons lately. Apparently, the singers of the film, Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan have refused to sign singer’s contracts with the producer of the film. For those who are unaware, Sonu and Sunidhi had earlier declined to sign their contracts which the singers claim […]
Shiamak Davar brought contemporary dance in our country a few decades back and then Indianised it to make it acceptable and even popular in both Bollyood and stage. Shiamak Davar takes dance as his passion and life and he remarks with a wistful note in his voice that there are many dance forms that have lost their […]
Adam, who has directed such films as Rock of Ages, A Walk to Remember and the 2007 remake of Hairspray, is confronting his issues head-on. “Adam Shankman is currently seeking treatment in a rehabilitation center,” his rep said in a statement. “His friends and family support him and wish him well on his journey to […]