‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ - drifting into mediocrity (IANS Movie Review)
July 28th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Directors: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier; Voiceovers: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo; Rating: **What do you do when a film franchise has run its course to such an extent that there's ... Read more...
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Mrinal Sen, young at 90, says learning is never ending
May 15th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) "Ninety years ago there was an accident - my birth, and another accident is waiting to happen - my death and I have the courage to ... Read more...
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Shailesh Lodha now wants to shed tears on small screen (With Images)
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Actor Shailesh Lodha, popularly known as Tarak Mehta of the hit comedy show "Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma", is now interested in melodramatic shows where ... Read more...
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‘BBC must promote excellence, not vulgarity’
January 26th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been advised to go upmarket and guard against "acceptance of the shoddy or the vulgar".Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention, ... Read more...
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Bulgarian PM voted country’s best footballer
December 6th, 2011 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Sofia, Dec 6 (IANS) Bulgaria's 52-year-old Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, who occasionally takes to the football field for a third-division side, has been voted the country's best footballer of the ... Read more...
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‘Naanalla’ - engaging tale with fine performances (Kannada Film Review)
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Naanalla"; Producer: Kumara Swamy; Direction: Dinesh Baboo; Music: Giridhar Diwan; Cast: Tarun, Shubha Poonja, Anant Nag, Rangayana Raghu, Mukyamanthri Chandru, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Ramesh Bhat, Kushboo and others; Camera: Suresh ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways headed for disaster (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan's once efficient railway network, a relic from the British Raj, is inching towards collapse.The system is suffering from decrepit engines, unsafe rails and dangerous bridges, ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways at virtual standstill: Daily
August 8th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan Railways' decrepit engines are not able to haul coaches along unsafe rails that cross dangerous bridges, said a Pakistani daily while noting that it takes ... Read more...
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‘Chalo Dilli’ a refreshing film with a lot of heart (IANS Hindi Film Review, Rating: *** 1/2)
April 30th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Chalo Dilli"; Starring: Lara Dutta, Vinay Pathak; Directed by: Shashant Shah;Rating: *** 1/2Once in a while you come away from a film with a lot more than you ... Read more...
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‘Unknown’ - Well known and cliche riddled
April 16th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Unknown"; Cast: Liam Neeson, January Jones, Aidan Quinn Director: Jaume Collet-Serra; Rating: **1/2Though there are indeed not many unknown things about this film - the audience has not lost their ... Read more...
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Brain drain leading to mediocrity: Pakistani daily
April 11th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) Brain drain "accounts for the growing mediocrity" in Pakistan, a leading daily said Monday.An editorial in the News International Monday said that emigration "has been going ... Read more...
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‘Aha Naa Pellanta’ good timepass movie (Telugu Movie Review)
March 6th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Aha Naa Pellanta"; Cast: Allari Naresh, Ritu Barmecha, Anitha, Srihari, Brahmanandam, Subbaraju and others; Producer: Rama Brahmam Sunkara; Director: Veerabhadram; Music Director: Raghu Kunche; Camera: Lokanath; Rating: ***Allari ... Read more...
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Windies cricket has never been in a more gloomier state: Richards
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Antigua (West Indies), Oct.22 (ANI): The West Indies will head for Sri Lanka and are hoping to improve their miserable Test ranking of seventh out of nine, but according to former skipper ... Read more...
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Failure to quickly take command in critical moments behind Oz Test slide: Nielsen
October 16th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 16 (ANI): Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has said that Australian Test players are too slow to identify and take command of the crucial moments in matches.Nielsen said a major reason ... Read more...
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Bihar bids goodbye to muscle-men, says Nitish
June 25th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 25 (IANS) Bihar is changing, and its youth no longer look up to 'Bahubalis' (muscle-men) as their role models, says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Instead, the young admire people with clean ... Read more...
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PM slams legal education in India
May 1st, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday slammed the country's legal education system, describing it as "a sea of institutionalised mediocrity".
Inaugurating a two-day national consultation on second generation ... Read more...
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‘Parole’ an ordinary revenge drama (Kannada Movie Review)
April 11th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Parole"; Cast: Kishor, B. Suresh, Sooraj Lokre, Likith Shetty, Vishwas, Supreetha and others; Producer: Suresh Urs; Director: Rajasehkhar; Dialogues: B.A. Madhu; Music Director: Balaji; Camera: Gundlupet Suresh; Ratings: ... Read more...
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Are Indians in tune with their culture? (With Image)
February 28th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The time has come for Indians to introspect whether they are in tune with their culture or not, "to pause and put a mirror before ... Read more...
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Kangana Ranaut lends support to TV show on women
December 4th, 2009 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Bollwyood actress Kangana Ranaut has stressed on the need to fight against disrespect towards women by lending support to a television serial that portrays an ordinary girl's ... Read more...
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Ashes victory start of new victorious era for England: Cook
November 3rd, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): England vice captain Alastair Cook believes this year's Ashes victory will represent the start of a new era rather than the end of one like in 2005, and ... Read more...
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Betty Lichtenstein: ‘Nurse Of The Year’ Charged With Never Having Been A Nurse!
August 7th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by GD
In a bizarre case of apparent impersonation taken to an extreme, in quest of what can only be guessed as credibility, a 56 year-old 'nurse' from Norwalk, Connecticut, who supposedly had been ... Read more...
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Meet Gwyneth Paltrow, the “long-term” relationship guru
July 18th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 18(ANI): Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has doled out advice for lovebirds looking forward to a happy long-term relationship.She writes in GOOP newsletter: "A long-term relationship between two people is an ever-evolving ... Read more...
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Paltrow turns love guru
July 18th, 2009 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow is using her online newsletter GOOP to offer advice on relationships from a number of experts, including Kabbalah creative director Monica Berg.
The ... Read more...
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Indians and Chinese coming hard at US: Obama
June 12th, 2009 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 12 (IANS) Warning that the Chinese and the Indians were coming hard at the US in an increasingly competitive world, President Barack Obama has called for an ... Read more...
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Mediocrity Wins At The BINGO! RED FM Bajaate Raho Awards 2008
March 28th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Not for the easily offended the Bajaate Raho Awards come with a pre-requisite, a Sense of Humour! While there are many awards that felicitate excellence, The Bingo Bajaate Raho Awards are ... Read more...
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We can’t afford mediocrity when competing with Indian kids: Obama
March 19th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 19 (IANS)"We can't afford our kids to be mediocre at a time when they're competing against kids in China and kids in India," US President Barack Obama has ... Read more...
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Are Oscars worth the fuss?
February 20th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (DPA) Stars careen from talk show to talk show, telling their funniest stories and hoping to appear at their charismatic best.
Studios plaster the Los Angeles airwaves with advertisements, ... Read more...
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Pontings captaincy suffering from the mediocrity around him: Craig McMillan
January 4th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 4 (ANI): Commenting on Australias cricketing woes after series losses to India and South Africa, former New Zealand cricketer Craig McMillan has said that Ricky Pontings captaincy is suffering ... Read more...
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