Climate change: UN launches online database for businesses
January 27th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 27 (IANS) The UN has launched a new online database to showcase successful strategies that businesses and communities are using to adapt to climate change while simultaneously ... Read more...
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Amy and I? Keep guessing: Prateik
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Actor Prateik refuses to divulge whether rumours that he is dating his "Ek tha Deewana" co-star Amy Jackson are true or not."Whether it is true or ... Read more...
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Tom Stoppard in India Jan 23 to talk about adaptations
January 9th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The fine art of writing scripts for movies and plays will be in focus next week when one of the world's greatest playwrights Tom Stoppard, ... Read more...
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No binding agreements for India on emission cuts: Natrajan
December 27th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Tuesday assured parliament that India will not sign any binding agreement for carbon emissions reduction.Giving clarifications on her Rajya Sabha statement ... Read more...
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Bipasha’s new year resolution - be a harmless liar
December 26th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu Monday said she wants to become a harmless liar because sometimes lies helps in getting out of sticky situations."In 2011, I ... Read more...
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DiCaprio likes complicated characters
December 17th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio likes to challenge himself with complicated characters in movies.The actor admits he chooses his roles based on the characters, rather than the genre ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock recalls 9/11 attack
December 13th, 2011 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Actress Sandra Bullock says her upcoming movie "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" has special significance in her life because the film reminds her of the ... Read more...
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My film will be hard to sell: Johansson
November 29th, 2011 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson says her first directorial project, "Summer Crossing", will be difficult to sell.The 27-year-old stepped behind the camera for "Summer Crossing", an adaptation of ... Read more...
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Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘Hugo is a work of art’
November 28th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sacha Baron Cohen is not bothered about the length of his latest movie “Hugo.” The British actor says the 127-minute movie is “a work of art” ... Read more...
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I would have begged Freida to do ‘Trishna’: Winterbottom
November 26th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Michael Winterbottom, director of Freida Pinto-starrer "Trishna", said he would have "begged" the Indian actress to play the lead role in his adaptation of ... Read more...
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Vidya Balan is now ‘Bombaat Balan’
November 25th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan has been rechristened "Bombaat Balan" by her fans after her sensuous avatar as Silk in her forthcoming movie "The Dirty Picture"."Bombaat Balan, ... Read more...
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‘Breaking Dawn…’ sets new record
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) "Breaking Dawn Part 1", the first instalment of the final chapter of the vampire saga, has the set the cash registers ringing by collecting $291 million ... Read more...
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Prateik learns fire dance for ‘Issaq’
November 10th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Prateik seems to be preparing very hard for his role in "Issaq" -- he has learnt fire dance and parkour to play a Banarasi boy.
After ... Read more...
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Seyfried to play porn legend
November 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Amanda Seyfried is in talks to play porn legend Linda Lovelace in the movie "Lovelace".The 25-year-old will play the lead role in the movie ... Read more...
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Drew Barrymore’s Halloween party gets a police visit
October 31st, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TMZ has reported that neighbors called the police to the house of actress Drew Barrymore because of loud noise. The actress was reportedly having a Halloween ... Read more...
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Who is Prateik’s girl in ‘Issaq’?
October 20th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The hunt for actor Prateik Babbar's love interest in his new film "Issaq" is over but the producers have decided to keep the identity of ... Read more...
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No plans of selling ‘Angaar’ remake rights: Director
October 20th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Missing from Bollywood action for nearly 10 years, filmmaker Shashilal Nair, who last made the rather dubious "Ek Chotisi Love Story" in 2002 before he ... Read more...
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Luhrmann has been a huge revelation: Amitabh
October 20th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who wrapped up filming for his debut Hollywood project "The Great Gatsby", admits he has been a secret admirer of ... Read more...
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Amitabh to receive doctorate in Brisbane
October 16th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently in Sydney shooting for "The Great Gatsby", is to receive an honorary doctorate from the Queensland University of ... Read more...
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Amitabh shares ‘The Great Gatsby’ experience
October 15th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who is making his Hollywood debut in Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby", is delighted to be part of the project and has ... Read more...
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Amitabh enjoying shooting for ‘The Great Gatsby’
October 14th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is currently in Sydney shooting for his first Hollywood project "The Great Gatsby", which is being directed by Baz Luhrmann, ... Read more...
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Adaptation was the key: Katich
October 5th, 2011 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 5 (IANS) The ability to adapt to conditions and improvement as the Champions League T20 tournament progressed were the key to success for the New South Wales Blues ... Read more...
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Making albums still our first love: Midival Punditz
October 1st, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Usually people enter Bollywood and then forget their original roots, but musicians Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj of electronica band Midival Punditz are determined that their ... Read more...
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China plans expeditions to Arctic, Antarctic
September 28th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) China plans to conduct five research expeditions to Antarctic and another three to the Arctic region from 2011 to 2015, Xinhua reported.Researchers will focus on monitoring ... Read more...
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Lively to star in ‘Pride And Prejudice’?
September 27th, 2011 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) Actress Blake Lively has reportedly been offered the role of Elizabeth Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies".Contactmusic.com reports that the film is an adaptation of ... Read more...
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China to launch eight Antarctic, Arctic expeditions
September 25th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 25 (IANS) China plans to launch five Antarctic research expeditions and another three to the Arctic from 2011 to 2015, said an official Sunday.China will launch the 28th ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Watson wants to play Juliet!
September 24th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson says she want to work in a classic Shakespeare adaptation and would love to play Juliet, one of the title characters in ... Read more...
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Sunil Bohra to screen ‘Sahib Biwi…’ for Guru Dutt’s family
September 24th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Producer Sunil Bohra is planning to hold a special screening of his new film "Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster" for the family of late filmmaker Guru ... Read more...
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Halle Berry injured
September 22nd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry has broken her foot while filming "Cloud Atlas" in Spain.The 45-year-old misstepped from stairs while shooting the sci-fi movie which is an adaptation ... Read more...
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Julia Roberts is classy: Lilly Collins
September 18th, 2011 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Actress Lilly Collins feels Julia Roberts is classy and is impressed by the brilliant performance of the latter in "Brothers Grimm: Snow White".The two star together ... Read more...
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‘Lion King’ to be released in 3D
September 17th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lion King is going back to the theaters 17 years after the movie became one of the highest earning movies of all time. The franchise is ... Read more...
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Third time lucky Knightley
September 15th, 2011 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) Keira Knightley, who teamed up with Joe Wright in two movies, is now working in the director's "Anna Karenina" and feels lucky to collaborate with ... Read more...
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Emraan much more than Bollywood’s serial kisser: Dibakar
September 1st, 2011 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee doesn't guarantee an image change for Emraan Hashmi with his political thriller "Shanghai" but says the film will bring out the "true ... Read more...
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Helen Mirren says that her ‘Best Body’ title was rigged
August 31st, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Almost a month after being voted as the person with the ‘best body’ by L.A. Fitness, Helen Mirren has spoken about the accolade. The veteran Hollywood ... Read more...
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Anurag is my biggest critic: Kalki
August 27th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had introduced her to Bollywood as Chanda in "Dev D" and in the process fell in love with her and eventually married her. ... Read more...
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