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“Slumdog Millionaire” wins big at Oscars
Rags-to-riches romance “Slumdog Millionaire” swept the Oscars on Sunday, winning eight awards including the prize for best picture in a climactic triumph for a movie that almost failed to get released.
Among the “Slumdog” honors, Briton Danny Boyle was named best director for the often dark but ultimately hopeful tale about a poor Indian boy who [...]
Tendulkar not to play India’s Twenty20 matches
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar expressed reservation on the referral system in ICC due to lack of conviction and decided to distance himself from India’s Twenty20 matches against New Zealand later this month.
Tendulkar said, “I was in Sri Lanka last year when the referral was introduced on an experimental basis. There was an element of uncertainty [...]
Federer: I’ve become more human
Melbourne – Even ice-calm Roger Federer admits that his stress levels have eased in recent months as he slipped from tennis’ top ranking.
Still ranked second, the Swiss star said that he feels an eerie calm as he pursues a fourth title in six years at the Australian Open.
“Maybe I’m a bit more relaxed,” he [...]
Strauss believes his troubled team has time to be ready for Ashes
Sydney, Jan 9 (ANI): England’s new cricket captain Andrew Strauss believes that his troubled team has time to heal before taking on Australia in the Ashes.
Strauss vowed to restore unity in the squad following Kevin Pietersen’s dramatic resignation as skipper and the sacking of coach Peter Moores on Wednesday due to a rift between the [...]
Teacher unveils book inspired by Obama and family
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A Prince George’’s County teacher is so inspired by Barack Obama that he has gone ahead and wrote a book of word searches and puzzles based on the President-elect and his family.
The Rev. Eugene Williams Sr., of Clinton has self-published “Words, Cross & Across: Word Searches on Barack Obama” inspired by [...]
India must maintain its position as a powerhouse of knowledge: Patil
Gulbarga (Karnataka), Jan.7 (ANI): India must maintain its position as a powerhouse of knowledge, said the President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, on Wednesday.
In an address delivered here on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society, Patil said: “The Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society has traveled this distance with great commitment and devotion [...]
Mulford says FBI will get to the bottom of the Mumbai attack conspiracy
New Delhi, Jan.5 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, on Monday said that a team of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is still in Mumbai pursuing leads into the conspiracy that led to the November 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, and expressed Washington’s determination to get to the bottom of the [...]
PDP dissolves relations with UPA after Congress-National Conference alliance in J-K
Srinagar, Jan.4 (ANI): People”’’s Democratic Party (PDP) has severed its ties with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the Centre following Congress party’s decision to get into an alliance with the National Conference (NC) to form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mehbooba Mufti is the sole representation from PDP in Lok Sabha.
In a letter [...]
Brits offered their cheapest beer for 19yrs at 99p a pint!
London, January 2 (ANI): A pub chain has bucked the credit crunch by reducing the price of a pint of beer to just 99p, a move that will give thirsty Brits their cheapest beer for 19 years.
Bosses at JD Wetherspoon say that the offer will run “indefinitely” at their 713 UK pubs.
They have revealed that [...]
‘Kung Fu Panda’ DVD Released by a Glowing Angelina Jolie
The DVD launch and release party of DreamWorks Animation film ‘Kung Fu Panda’, including the premiere of its companion adventure story, ‘Secrets of the Furious Five’ held at Los Angeles’ Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Sunday, saw a glowing Angelina Jolie, 33, heating up the red carpet in a simple black Ralph Lauren mini complemented by [...]
John Abraham Is The ‘Sexiest’
He is multi-talented; he is hot; he is hard-working; he is the best, who becomes a most-demanded actor in the Bollywood industry.
Well actually, he is dashing hunk John Abraham, who has recently been featured in the ‘25 Sexiest Men’ of the world’s list.
The best thing to cognize is that John is the only ‘Indian’ to [...]
