Friday, October 3, 2008

Business News

Business News

Jet flies 700,000 passengers on India-Belgium routes

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT

Brussels, Oct 3 (IANS) From the time of the launch of its European hub at this Belgium capital in August 2007, India's biggest private airliner Jet Airways flew 700,000 passengers to and from Brussels Airport, reports EuAsiaNews.

U.S. financial bailout vote looms; UBS cuts jobs

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:19 AM CDT

By Tony Munroe and Kevin Krolicki

France may go into recession this year

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:19 AM CDT

Paris, Oct 3 (DPA) After shrinking by 0.3 cent in the second quarter of this year, France's economy will continue to contract for the next two quarters, plunging the country into a recession, the government's statistical office Insee said Friday.

Rate cut talk, money markets tense before House vote

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:11 AM CDT

By Eric Burroughs

UBS to cut 2,000 more investment banking jobs

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:07 AM CDT

By Emma Thomasson

BSE Sensex falls more than 2 pct, Infosys drops

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) The BSE Sensex fell more than 2 percent on Friday after a massive U.S. rescue package failed to cheer world markets on worries that it may not be enough to save

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Video News

U.S. raids hurt terrorism fight says Qureshi

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:45 AM CDT

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the recent U.S. military raids on Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgents in tribal areas of Pakistan may set back government's ...

Health Minister distributes pamphlets on ...

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:45 AM CDT

India marked the 139 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, by imposing the world's biggest smoking ban on Thursday.

U.S. congress approves Indian nuclear deal

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:16 AM CDT

As the U.S. Congress approved a landmark deal ending a three-decade long ban on nuclear commerce with India, Opposition parties in India have accused Manmohan Singh government of forcing India ...

Muslims across India celebrate Eid ul-Fitr

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:16 AM CDT

Muslims across India on Thursday celebrated Eid ul-Fitr, a festival of joy and feasting marking the end of the fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims in New Delhi thronged the biggest ...

The premiere of film Drona takes place in Mumbai

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:15 AM CDT

(ANI)The premiere of the much-awaited film Drona starring Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra took place in the showbiz capital Mumbai on Wednesday.

Indians pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:15 AM CDT

With Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan "Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram" playing in the background, hundreds of people thronged the memorial to the Father of the Nation on Thursday to commemorate his ...

Saurav Ganguly hopeful of India's victory

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:45 AM CDT

(ANI)Former Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly is hopeful of winning the four test match series after being selected in the team for the first two matches against touring Australia.

Separatists call for peaceful march in Kashmir

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:15 AM CDT

(ANI)Separatist leaders on Wednesday called for huge participation for a mass rally to be held in Srinagar next week.

Costumes of upcoming flick 'Drona' unveiled

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:46 AM CDT

(ANI)Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra unveiled the costume of their forthcoming film, 'Drona' in Mumbai.

Blasts kill two, wound about 50 in Agartala

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:46 AM CDT

(ANI)At least two persons were killed and around 50 people wounded when five bombs exploded in Agartala on Wednesday.

Bollywood News

Bollywood News

'P.U.C.' a message that fails to deliver

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:13 AM CDT

Review: 'P.U.C'; Cast: Chethan Chandra, Harshitha Poonachcha, Ramakrishna, Avinash, Vinayaprakash, Sadhu Kokila; Director: S.R.Brothers; Producer: Sharanegowda Patil; Music Director: Raviraj; Camera: Suresh Babu; Rating: ** 1/2

'Rock On' my biggest success so far: Arjun Rampal

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:19 PM CDT

Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) He learnt to play the guitar, grew his hair really long and genuinely gelled with his co-stars. The effort has paid off for model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal who says 'Rock On' is his biggest hit so far.

Metallica strikes back with 'Death Magnetic'

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:30 PM CDT

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Metallica is the thinking man's metal band. Unlike the more indigenous metal brethren, its genius is to infuse, adapt and synthesise alien sounds to create music that is loved by hardcore fans and mainstream fans.

Bikes more exciting than movies: Zain Khan

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:06 PM CDT

Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Zain Khan of 'Hari Puttar' fame is one of the busiest child artistes in Mumbai but says he finds riding bikes more exciting than movies.

Movie reviews

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:06 PM CDT

Ramchand PakistaniCAST: Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqui, Syed Fazal Hussain; DIRECTOR: Mehreen JabbarSEVEN-year-old Ramchand crosses the border, from Pakistan to India, without knowing that his straying steps are taking him to a place from where there is no return.

Kidnap

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:10 PM CDT

Kabir is intense, intelligent and alone. The scars he bears on his skin are nothing compared to the scars on his heart. He must avenge his pain and he will stop at nothing till it is done. Absolutely nothing.

Ramchand Pakistani

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:10 PM CDT

Ramchand Pakistani is derived from a true story concerning the accidental crossing of the Pakistan-Indian border during a period (June 2002) of extreme, war-like tension between the two countries by two members of a Pakistani Hindu family belonging to the 'untouchable' (Dalit) caste, and the extraordinary consequences of this unintended action upon the lives of a woman, a man, and their son.

Drona

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:10 PM CDT

From the times, when time itself was a newborn baby, the universe has kept one secret carefully camouflaged within its folds. A secret, which if unraveled, could unlock the destruction of mankind and the entire cosmos.

King of kool

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:10 PM CDT

Karan Johar is more clued into fashion than any front-row fashionista. He even walked the runway in Mumbai recently. Globalisation, feels the filmmaker, has not only brought the highest of high-end brands into Indian malls but has also forced our film stars 'to get their act together' - the women, he says, now routinely turn up on red carpets in Cavalli or similar, carrying a Louis Vuitton or a Judith Leiber clutch; and the men have ditched 'tacky tuxedos' and taken up spending on the best accessories available and personal stylists.

Striking Bollywood workers, producers to hold talks Friday

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 01:24 PM CDT

Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) The strike by Bollywood technicians and workers can be called off Saturday if the producers' association agrees to their demands at a meeting Friday evening, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) said late Thursday.

Entertainment News

Entertainment News

Diaz pays tribute to dad at LA screening of 'There's Something About Mary'

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz used a special screening of 'There's Something About Mary' to pay homage to her late father, who made a cameo in the flick.

Jordan's boob ops nothing more than buying bags, says hubby

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

London, Oct 3 (ANI): Katie price a.k.a Jordan has had so many boob jobs that her husband Peter Andre does not feel the need of being informed every time she gets it.

The cardinal sins never to commit during interviews revealed

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:35 AM CDT

Melbourne, Oct 3 (ANI): Want to crack a job interview without any blunders? Well, then here are some things, which the interviewers don't expect you to do during the one on one session.

'P.U.C.' a message that fails to deliver

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:13 AM CDT

Review: 'P.U.C'; Cast: Chethan Chandra, Harshitha Poonachcha, Ramakrishna, Avinash, Vinayaprakash, Sadhu Kokila; Director: S.R.Brothers; Producer: Sharanegowda Patil; Music Director: Raviraj; Camera: Suresh Babu; Rating: ** 1/2

Actors' strike threatens to paralyze Hollywood

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:49 PM CDT

Los Angeles, Oct 3 (DPA) The prospects for an actors' strike that could paralyze Hollywood increased after negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) called for a strike authorization vote from the union's 120,000 members.

'Rock On' my biggest success so far: Arjun Rampal

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:19 PM CDT

Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) He learnt to play the guitar, grew his hair really long and genuinely gelled with his co-stars. The effort has paid off for model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal who says 'Rock On' is his biggest hit so far.

Hollywood News

Hollywood News

Jordan's boob ops nothing more than buying bags, says hubby

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

London, Oct 3 (ANI): Katie price a.k.a Jordan has had so many boob jobs that her husband Peter Andre does not feel the need of being informed every time she gets it.

Diaz pays tribute to dad at LA screening of 'There's Something About Mary'

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz used a special screening of 'There's Something About Mary' to pay homage to her late father, who made a cameo in the flick.

Actors' strike threatens to paralyze Hollywood

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:49 PM CDT

Los Angeles, Oct 3 (DPA) The prospects for an actors' strike that could paralyze Hollywood increased after negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) called for a strike authorization vote from the union's 120,000 members.

Hellboy II The Golden Army

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:10 PM CDT

The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, and obviously Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.

Bond film `Quantum of Solace' to release in India before US

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 12:16 PM CDT

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) In a detour from convention, the 22nd film on the charismatic and debonair secret agent James Bond - 'Quantum of Solace' - will hit Indian theatres a week prior to its release in the US.

Heather Mills brands Caribbean move claims 'totally made up'

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:35 AM CDT

London, Oct 2 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills has bashed rumours claiming that she is planning to move to a Caribbean island owned by British tycoon Richard Branson.

Winfrey's mom counter-suing high-end store over unpaid bill claims

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:35 AM CDT

London, Oct 2 (ANI): Oprah Winfrey's mother is countersuing the owner of a high-end Wisconsin fashion store, after they filed a lawsuit against her for not paying a huge bill of purchases.

'Deep Throat' star Linda Lovelace's tawdry life to be turned into musical

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:35 AM CDT

New York, Oct 2 (ANI): "Deep Throat" star Linda Lovelace's tawdry life will soon be turned into a musical.

Posh picks cars to match her wardrobe!

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:35 AM CDT

London, Oct 2 (ANI): Style icon Victoria Beckham picks her cars to match her clothes.

Christina Applegate bid her breasts farewell with a nude photo shoot

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:35 AM CDT

London, October 2 (ANI): Breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate revealed that she did an emotional nude photo shoot before undergoing double mastectomy - to keep a fond memory of the twin assts she was losing.

Entertainment-The Times of India

Entertainment-The Times of India

Minissha's ready to sizzle

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"I am smoking hot"... says Minissha Lamba, Bollywood's new bikini babe.

Lara's international look!

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It's sure going to be interesting to see our sensuous star Lara Dutta on screen in her upcoming film 'Blue'.

Riya and Raima not together

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It's the first time that we're going to see the pretty Sen sisters - Riya and Raima - acting together.

Britney bidding millions for sex tape?

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The singer is willing to pay 'whatever it costs' to keep the compromising video from becoming public

Vishal drives Vidya crazy

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Vishal Bharadwaj has made Vidya Balan take driving lessons for 'Ishqiya'.

Lindsay enjoys break with lesbian lover

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Lindsay Lohan is enjoying her Mexican break with lover Samantha playing scrabble and working on their tans

Cricket isn’t just a game: Aarti

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Actress Aarti Chhabria is going to host a TV show.