Friday, September 26, 2008

Business News

Business News

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:30 AM CDT

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:27 AM CDT

Binani Cement to raise $90 mln to expand capacities

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:18 AM CDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Binani Cement Ltd plans to raise $90 million by next March to double its manufacturing capacities in China and Dubai by 2010, Managing Director Vinod Juneja told Reuters on Friday.

Nikkei hits 1-week closing low, bailout fears grow

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:09 AM CDT

By Elaine Lies TOKYO, (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped 0.9 percent on Friday to its lowest close in eight days amid growing worry about the fate of a U.S. financial system bailout plan as talks stalled.

GLOBAL MARKETS - No US bailout yet sends dollar, shares down

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:52 AM CDT

By Kevin Plumberg

Lakshmi Machine Works sees FY09 sales slowing

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:50 AM CDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, a textile machinery maker, expects sales and orders in 2008/09 to slow as it faces slackening demand from customers, a senior official said late on Thursday.

Aban Offshore gets order worth 1.78 bln rupees

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:45 AM CDT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Oilfield and offshore services provider Aban Offshore Ltd has signed a contract with Husky Oil China for multiple well-drilling programmes for 180 days worth 1.78 billion rupees ($38.7 million).

Singapore August manufacturing falls 12 percent, AS

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:35 AM CDT

SINGAPORE (AP) _ Singapore manufacturing plummeted in August as a fall in global demand for the city-state's exports has pushed the country toward a recession.

Airport operators bet on non-fare biz to beat blues

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:29 AM CDT

By Janaki Krishnan & Kaustav Roy

BSE Sensex sheds 1.8 pct as U.S. bailout stalls

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:26 AM CDT

BANGALORE (Reuters) The BSE Sensex fell 1.8 percent on Friday to more than one-week lows, as the U.S. government's $700 billion bank bailout plan stalled amid signs of deepening financial sector turmoil.

Video News

Video News

Music release of Bollywood movie EMI in Mumbai

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:45 PM CDT

Music of comedy flick EMI was released in Mumbai. The glittering music release function saw the presence of the cast and crew of the movie. The music of the movie has been scored by Chirantan Bhatt.

Wax artisans strive hard to save their passion

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:45 PM CDT

The wax artisans in Tripura are going through a tough time as they are finding it hard to manage funds to keep their wax-carving profession alive.

Communists protest against India U S nuclear deal

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:15 AM CDT

Indian Communists and some of their allies staged a protest against the Indo U.S. civil nuclear agreement on Thursday in New Delhi.

Godhra train fire was pre planned Nanavati report

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:15 AM CDT

The first part of the Godhra Commission report tabled in the Assembly on Thursday said that the incident of burning S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002, was a pre planned ...

Rescue operations continue in Himachal Pradesh

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:15 AM CDT

Rescue operations continue in Himachal Pradesh as early snowfall disrupted road connectivity.

Sarah Palin meets Indian PM in New York

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 07:45 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.

Cricketer Kapil Dev now an honorary army officer

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 07:45 AM CDT

Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev began a new innings, after being conferred the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army on Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dalai Lama makes first public appearance

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 07:45 AM CDT

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, made his first public appearance after leaving hospital as he began a three day spiritual teaching discourse in Dharamsala on September 25.

Volatile oil prices put aviation industry in a fix

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:45 AM CDT

The sharp rise in fuel prices has pushed global aviation industry in crisis with 5.2 billion losses this year and the forecast of 4.1 billion next year.

Rakhi Sawant as cheerleader in cricket league

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 02:45 AM CDT

India's rebel cricket league got its cheerleaders in a homegrown team led by Bollywood dance diva Rakhi Sawant. Indian Cricket League unveiled the team of cheerleaders on Wednesday at a function ...

Bollywood News

Bollywood News

Actor Dilip Kumar admitted to hospital

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:36 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sept 26 (PTI) Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to a city hospital for treatment of urinary infection.

Dilip Kumar admitted to hospital

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:33 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sept 26 (PTI) Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to a city hospital for treatment of a urinary infection.

I'll make political satire before 'Chamki': Shyam Benegal

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 12:10 AM CDT

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Basking in the success of his first comedy, 'Welcome To Sajjanpur', veteran director Shyam Benegal says he plans to make a political satire before reviving his long pending project 'Chamki'.

Indian reality shows add twist to spice up tale

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 10:47 PM CDT

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) So you thought only soap operas could give you saas-bahu dramas and emotional love stories? Now reality shows on Indian television are set to roll out all this and more as they spice up content to grab eyeballs.

Through film, Soha to relive Mumbai floods

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 10:11 PM CDT

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan's tryst with realistic films continues. After 'Mumbai Meri Jaan', about the serial train blasts, she is doing a movie where she will relive the trauma of July 26, 2005, when torrential rains nearly drowned the city.

FACE TO FACE with Rajneesh Duggal

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:46 PM CDT

What's on your iPod?Farhan Akhtar's Tum ho to gaata hai dil from Rock On!!, sufi music and soft rock.

VERY FILMI

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:46 PM CDT

Wild boyIMRAN Khan sure has a wild streak.

At wits' end

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:46 PM CDT

...stands a very grim sort of person, and that's me, actor-comedian Vrajesh Hirjee flips the funny side It's not necessary that what you see is what you'll get.

In the Army now

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:55 PM CDT

After former cricketer Kapil Dev's honorary induction into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant Colonel, other celebs might soon don the uniform in real life as well. News channels reported on Wednesday that the Indian Army is considering conferring an honorary rank of Major to Bollywood actor Nana Patekar.

Rangeela re

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:55 PM CDT

If our source is to be believed, Madhuri Dixit will next do an item song in John Matthew Matthan's film, A Love Iiisshtory, which stars Himesh Reshammiya and Niharika Singh.

Entertainment News

Entertainment News

Guillermo del Toro to pen vampire thriller trilogy

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:05 AM CDT

Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Director Guillermo del Toro has inked a publishing deal to pen a trilogy of vampire novels with crime author Chuck Hogan.

Rare Marilyn Monroe footage sold for 8k pounds at auction

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:35 AM CDT

London, Sept 26 (ANI): A short amateur film footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1959 hit "Some Like It Hot" has been sold at an auction in Australia for 8,000 pounds.

Baby Spice to spice up 'X Factor'

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:35 AM CDT

London, Sept 26 (ANI): Emma Bunton will be spicing up 'The X Factor' as Dannii Minogue's judging sidekick, according to reports.

Dilip Kumar admitted to hospital

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:33 AM CDT

New Delhi, Sept 26 (PTI) Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to a city hospital for treatment of a urinary infection.

LaBeouf escapes drunken driving charge

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:04 AM CDT

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Shia LaBeouf, the 'Transformers' star, will not be charged with drunken driving because of lack of evidence against him.

Red Zeppelin set for reunion tour with Plant

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 12:45 AM CDT

London, Sep 26 (IANS) Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin members are set for a reunion tour after their lead singer Robert Plant agreed to join them.

Hollywood News

Hollywood News

Guillermo del Toro to pen vampire thriller trilogy

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:05 AM CDT

Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Director Guillermo del Toro has inked a publishing deal to pen a trilogy of vampire novels with crime author Chuck Hogan.

Rare Marilyn Monroe footage sold for 8k pounds at auction

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:35 AM CDT

London, Sept 26 (ANI): A short amateur film footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1959 hit "Some Like It Hot" has been sold at an auction in Australia for 8,000 pounds.

Baby Spice to spice up 'X Factor'

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:35 AM CDT

London, Sept 26 (ANI): Emma Bunton will be spicing up 'The X Factor' as Dannii Minogue's judging sidekick, according to reports.

LaBeouf escapes drunken driving charge

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 01:04 AM CDT

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Shia LaBeouf, the 'Transformers' star, will not be charged with drunken driving because of lack of evidence against him.

Red Zeppelin set for reunion tour with Plant

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 12:45 AM CDT

London, Sep 26 (IANS) Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin members are set for a reunion tour after their lead singer Robert Plant agreed to join them.

Charlie Bartlett

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:55 PM CDT

Wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett is failing miserably at fitting in at a new public high school run by the world-weary Principal Gardner.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:55 PM CDT

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent. Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI agent Doctor Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, and treating a boy named Christian who has Sandhoff disease, a terminal brain condition.

Will Smith to return with 'I Am Legend' prequel

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:00 PM CDT

London, Sep 25 (IANS) Hollywood actor Will Smith is returning to the big screen for an "I Am Legend" prequel.

Jemima Khan, Hugh Grant together again?

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 12:59 PM CDT

London, Sep 25 (IANS) Are Jemima Khan and British actor Hugh Grant back together?

Jennifer Aniston back in contact with ex-lover

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 12:38 PM CDT

London, Sep 25 (IANS) Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston is back in contact with her ex-boyfriend John Mayer and longing for a reconciliation.

Entertainment-The Times of India

Entertainment-The Times of India

Priyanka protects

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It was Abhishek who suggested to Goldie Behl that Priyanka be his bodyguard in 'Drona' before she became his love-interest.

Kareena does a Jolie

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...by dubbing like the Hollywood diva for India's first animation film.

Amy slapped with a 25K pounds bill

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Amy Winehouse has been handed out a huge 25,000-pound bill after she vomited on borrowed posh designer clothes.

Preity can cook

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In her movie Heroes, Preity was required to make some chapattis on a traditional clay stove and she managed it pretty well.

Lindsay's dad slams galpal on blog

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Lindsay Lohan's father Michael Lohan has once again lashed out at his daughter's lesbian lover - this time through his blog.

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TOI quizzes Aamir Khan on TZP, 'King' status and on living with threats.

I'm still close to Angelina, says ex-hubby

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Actor-director Billy Bob Thornton says he is still close to his ex-wife Angelina Jolie and that she is one of his best friends.

War of words!

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Singer Alka Yagnik, who recently joined the panel of judges on the Indian 'Idol 4' had an unpleasant experience on the very first day itself.