Business News

Indian shares slump following global financial crisis Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:35 AM CDT Mumbai, Sept 16 (ANI): Shares of top outsourcing firms, which earn a key part of their revenues from the U.S. banking and financial services sector, continued to fall sharply on Tuesday.

Dhaka envoy new head of Unctad body Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:31 AM CDT Dhaka, Sep 16 (IANS) Bangladesh's permanent representative in Geneva, Debapriya Bhattacharya, has been elected president of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) for one year.

Nikkei falls 5 pct to 3-yr low, Lehman failure bites Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:26 AM CDT By Aiko Hayashi

Oil plunges to $92 in Asia on US credit fears, 1st Ld-Writethru, AS Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:26 AM CDT SINGAPORE (AP) _ Oil prices plummeted Tuesday in Asia, falling briefly below $92 a barrel as investors feared the U.S. credit crisis that brought down brokerage giant Lehman Brothers will drag on global economic growth and restrain demand for crude.

Reliance Infra eyes India steel plant - official Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:12 AM CDT RANCHI (Reuters) - Reliance Infrastructure has proposed investing 400 billion rupees ($8.6 billion) to build a steel plant with a capacity of 12 million tonnes in the eastern state of Jharkhand, a senior state official said on Tuesday.

Lehman demise ripples across Asia financial system, AS Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:10 AM CDT HONG KONG (AP) _ The Bank of Japan injected 2.5 trillion yen, or US$24 billion, into money markets Tuesday as regulators across Asia moved to bolster their financial systems after the collapse of U.S. investment house Lehman Brothers.

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Video News

Bollywood stars with ticket to Hollywood Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:45 PM CDT First they claimed that they aren't impressed by Hollywood. Soon they started desperately hunting for offers in Hollywood and making false claims that they have got one.

Tehri Lake poses threat to nearby villages Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:45 PM CDT Villages situated around the Tehri Lake in Uttarakhand are facing serious threat of erosion, as rising water level is resulting in erosion of massive chunks of land along its banks.

Situation continues to remain tense in Karnataka Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:16 AM CDT Police dispersed clashing groups of people as situation continued to remain tense for the second day on Monday over the attack on churches in Mangalore city of Karnataka state.

Defence minister reacts strongly to infiltration Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:15 AM CDT Two days after militants attempted to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border and on the day when five terror bombings rocked the national capital Defence Minister A.K. Antony on ...

Hindus pray for salvation of their ancestors Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:15 AM CDT On the first day of the Shradh Paksha, a 15 day Hindu religious ritual, many Hindus performed Pind Daan or Shradh on Monday.

India will support new Nepal government Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:15 AM CDT Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who is on a five-day visit to India called on Indian President,Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday.

Increased sale of religious items during Ramadan Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:17 AM CDT Muslim devotees are thronging book and cassette shops in Kashmir to buy holy literature during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Karnataka churches and prayers halls attacked Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:16 AM CDT Miscreants attacked at least nine churches in Karnataka on Sunday to voice their protest against the conversion of Hindus to Christianity.

Nepalese PM begins his India visit Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:16 AM CDT Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who is on a five day visit to India called on Indian Foreign Minister, Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.

India can conduct nuclear tests Pranab Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:15 AM CDT Though the UPA Government has been facing criticism for moving ahead with the India-U.S.

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Bollywood News

Divya Dutta's autograph hoax Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:01 AM CDT Actress Divya Dutta pulled a fast one on co-actor Shreyas Talpade while shooting for the forthcoming comedy film 'Welcome To Sajjanpur' when she posed as Ramesh to fool Shreyas into signing an autograph.

My loyalty towards Jaya will never change: Rituparno Ghosh Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:01 AM CDT Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who has for the first time directed acting legend Amitabh Bachchan in 'The Last Lear', is a big fan of Amitabh's wife Jaya. But even after working with Amitabh, Ghosh says his loyalty towards Jaya will not change.

My best is yet to come: Amitabh Bachchan Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:01 AM CDT New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan's performance in 'The Last Lear' has been tagged as his best ever. But he says that his best is yet to be seen.

Three films, three shades of terrorism Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:47 PM CDT Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Three films and three different perspectives on the same theme, last week's releases 'Hijack', 'A Wednesday' and 'Tahaan', were portraits in contrasting shades of identical themes. All three dealt with different facets of terrorism, and had a slick spin to offer.

Films should explore issues rather than preach: Vani Subramanian Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:26 PM CDT New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) She left her flourishing advertising career to make movies about social issues she feels strongly about, but don't mistake Vani Subramanian for a sermonising filmmaker. In her latest film on the girl child, for instance, she has taken care not to preach against gender selection.

Deepti Naval turns director, ropes in Manisha Koirala Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:19 PM CDT Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) After Nandita Das, avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title - 'Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish' and she has signed on close friend Manisha Koirala as the heroine.

Vinay Pathak returns to entertain with 'Dasvidaniya' Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:14 PM CDT Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Bollywood funny man Vinay Pathak is all set to have moviegoers in splits once again with his next film 'Dasvidaniya', a bitter-sweet comedy.

Naseeruddin Shah or Victor Banerjee? Director Dholakia undecided Posted: 15 Sep 2008 09:30 PM CDT Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Director Rahul Dholakia is finding it tough to finalise the cast for his film on militancy in Kashmir, especially for characters based on real-life politicians. He just can't decide whether to rope in Naseeruddin Shah or Victor Banerjee to play a hardline separatist leader in 'Lamhaa'.

'To do really well, films should focus on small towns and their concerns' Posted: 15 Sep 2008 04:54 PM CDT Lyricist Javed Akhtar and other film luminaries discuss Bollywood's current and future prospects at Screen magazine's 57th anniversary Weekly film magazine Screen celebrated its 57th anniversary on September 15 by organising a panel discussion - Screen Big Picture Panel Discussion- on the theme New, Improved Bollywood.

Diana is in Posted: 15 Sep 2008 02:20 PM CDT Yet another turn of events on Bigg Boss Season Two saw former Miss World Diana Hayden enter the house on a wild card. Clear that it's more about 'going back to the basics' than winning, she says, 'Of course, the competition is interesting and I love challenges. But there's another dimension to it.

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Lehman Brothers collapse to hit stocks, realty and outsourcing Posted: 15 Sep 2008 10:22 AM CDT New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Even as global markets tottered under the impact of the buyout of Merrill Lynch and collapse of Lehman Brothers, the world's third and fourth largest investment banks, the India impact will be limited, experts said Monday.

Rupee off lows, but downbeat on stock fall Posted: 15 Sep 2008 06:25 AM CDT MUMBAI (Reuters) The rupee was weaker in afternoon trade on Monday as dollar demand from importers and losses in the local stocks weighed but wariness about Reserve Bank of India intervention kept the rupee from falling further.

India Tech stocks slump on financial services gloom Posted: 15 Sep 2008 04:16 AM CDT MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in India's top outsourcing firms, which earn a key part of their revenues from the U.S. banking and financial services sector, fell sharply on Monday on news of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing.

Indian stocks plummet on global financial turmoil, 1st LdWritethru, AS Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:25 AM CDT MUMBAI, India (AP) _ Indian stocks plunged Monday amid anxiety about the global financial system on news of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and the takeover of Merrill Lynch.

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Entertainment News

Dita Von Teese masters the 'science of stripping' in new sci-fi viral for Wonderbra Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:05 AM CDT London, Sept 15 (ANI): Glamour girl Dita Von Teese has taken up the role of a scientist -not in real life - but in the sci-fi viral for her new Wonderbra range.

Pizza man fined for delivering very fast fast food Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:50 AM CDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian pizza delivery man gave fast food a new meaning when he was caught, and fined, for driving 53 km over the speed limit.

Winehouse's husband refuses early release from jail Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:11 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has chosen to stay in prison rather than accept early release and live with his mother wearing an electronic ring.

Spears to release her new album on her birthday Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:09 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears, who is working on a comeback, will release her sixth album 'Circus' on her birthday.

Kate Moss' daughter loves petrol fumes Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:09 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss says that her daughter likes the smell of petrol fumes.

Kids are a welcome break from work: Jennifer Lopez Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:08 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is happy to be a mother because it is a welcome break from her work.

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Hollywood News

Dita Von Teese masters the 'science of stripping' in new sci-fi viral for Wonderbra Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:05 AM CDT London, Sept 15 (ANI): Glamour girl Dita Von Teese has taken up the role of a scientist -not in real life - but in the sci-fi viral for her new Wonderbra range.

Winehouse's husband refuses early release from jail Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:11 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has chosen to stay in prison rather than accept early release and live with his mother wearing an electronic ring.

Spears to release her new album on her birthday Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:09 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears, who is working on a comeback, will release her sixth album 'Circus' on her birthday.

Kate Moss' daughter loves petrol fumes Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:09 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss says that her daughter likes the smell of petrol fumes.

Kids are a welcome break from work: Jennifer Lopez Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:08 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is happy to be a mother because it is a welcome break from her work.

Mark Wahlberg vows to marry his partner Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:41 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) Mark Wahlberg of 'The Basketball Diaries' fame has vowed to marry Rhea Durham because he is convinced that he made a mistake by walking away from her in the past.

Tunisian fans ignore Ewan McGregor Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:38 AM CDT London, Sep 16 (IANS) 'Star Wars' actor Ewan McGregor was surprised when he was ignored by fans in Tunisia, especially at a spot where the first 'Star Wars' movie had been shot.

Jennifer Lopez completes first triathlon Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:50 PM CDT Los Angeles, Sep 16 (DPA) Singer, actress and recent mother of twins Jennifer Lopez completed her first triathlon over the weekend in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt plan children's hospital Posted: 15 Sep 2008 01:17 PM CDT New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Hollywood superstar couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $2 million to set up a children's hospital in Ethiopia.

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino want to play women Posted: 15 Sep 2008 12:57 PM CDT New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Veteran Hollywood actors Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino want to dress up as women and play sisters in a movie comedy.

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Entertainment-The Times of India

What is making Rani unhappy? Posted: Anurag Sinha's yet-untitled film is scheduled to shoot in Amritsar and Chandigarh during the Durga Puja. As a result, Rani's plans for the Durga Puja have gone kaput.

Tanushree, the rugged damsel Posted: Tanushree's latest item number is soaring up the charts and she is getting compliments galore for it.

J Lo completes triathlon! Posted: Jennifer Lopez has completed the triathlon she had been strictly training for in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds.

Tisca ready for a new image! Posted: Tisca Chopra is now ready to be seen in a new avataar in severaldifferent roles.

Sonali stands up for Jaya Bachchan Posted: 'Those who know Jayaji would know that it (the remark) was not made with an attitude to disgrace anyone,' she says.

Paris to play villain in horror flick Posted: Paris Hilton has gone dark with black locks, thick gothic make-up and leather bondage gear for the given role.

Riya’s tan-trum Posted: Actress Riya Sen certainly raised the temperature by a few degrees when she arrived at a golf event in Delhi recently.

Megan opens up about old flame 'Nikita' Posted: The actess opens up about her love life, telling she was once in love with a female stripper.

Karan Patel turns director Posted: ... shoots his own scenes as well as those of buddy Chetan Hansraj.

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