‘Rock of Ages’ funniest rock comedy since ‘Spinal Tap’ (IANS Movie Review)
June 15th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Rock of Ages"; Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, and Tom Cruise; Director: Adam Shankman; Rating: ****If you have been following the news lately, you'd have heard of ... Read more...
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Pakistani parliamentarians’ perks criticised
June 11th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) A proposal for a 100 percent increase in travel allowance of Pakistani parliamentarians has been criticised by a daily since it comes at a time when ... Read more...
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‘Agent Vinod’: Bollywood espionage genre comes of age (IANS Hindi Film Review)
March 24th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Agent Vinod"; Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena KapoorDirected by: Sriram Raghavan; Rating: *** 1/2Believe me, it's really a small world.Even though a film purporting to be as epic ... Read more...
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“Soundtrack” is soul-stirring (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ***1/2)
October 7th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Soundtrack", Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Soha Ali Khan, Mohan Kapoor; Writer and Director: Neerav Ghosh; Rating; ***1/2Hear this. DJ Raunak loses his hearing ability and gets to hear the voice of ... Read more...
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Are dietary supplements really working against you?
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 22 (IANS) Do you belong to one-half of the population that relies on dietary supplements to get better health? Beware, they could actually be working against you.
Wen-Bin ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Treat yourself as well as you treat friends, family to be happier in life
March 1st, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 1 (ANI): A new research has explored the area of self-compassion amongst people - how kindly people view themselves.The research conducted by experts at the University of Texas at ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Thorpe’s comeback announcement praised and panned on Twitter
February 2nd, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.2 (ANI): Swimming champion Ian Thorpe's announcement Wednesday that he will aim to compete in the London 2012 Olympics has been both praised and widely panned on social networking sites ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pope encourages joining digital “network of relationships”
January 25th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 25 (ANI): Pope has invited young people "to make good use of their presence in the digital world".In a message for "45th World Communications Day" posted on Holy See ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Australian media furious over ‘most humiliating’ Ashes loss
December 8th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 8 (IANS) A raging Australian media has ripped apart Ricky Ponting's team for their loss to England in the Adelaide Test, saying that baggy green's "cricket has not been in ... Read more...
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Australian cricket, a product of rampant self-indulgence: Roebuck
December 8th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec.8 (ANI): As Australia limps off to lick its wounds after its innings and 71 run defeat to England in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck ... Read more...
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Ashes 2010: Oz media strikes at ‘beaten, broken, bereft’ team with vengeance
December 8th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London/Adelaide, Dec.8 (ANI): The defeat of the Australian cricket team in the second Ashes Test against England at the Adelaide Oval has left the country's media fuming and steaming, so much so, ... Read more...
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50 years on Italy’s ‘La Dolce Vita is just a distant memory’
November 6th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): La Dolce Vita - 'The Sweet Life' in Italy is anything but that, as Italians struggle to cope with the worst recession since the Second World War.The anniversary ... Read more...
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Oz women don’t get enough ‘me time’ as men
October 20th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): A new survey has indicated that almost two thirds (62 pc) of Aussie women feel they don't get enough 'me time' with over half (55 pc) saying they ... Read more...
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Men would ditch night outs with wives to spend on mistresses: UK study
September 24th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 24 (ANI): A UK survey has revealed that men, who cheat, have admitted that they would readily ditch holidays and nights out with their spouses during recession but not hesitate ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Love it, hate it but you can’t ignore ‘Ishqiya’ (IANS Film Review; Rating:**)
January 30th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Ishqiya"; Director: Abhishek Choubey; Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan; Rating: **"Ishqiya" is a very strange film. Strange, not so much in terms of content, unless ... Read more...
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Anupam’s play on failure to complete 200 shows
December 29th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher is all set for the 200th show of his one man play "Kuchh Bhi Ho Sakta Hai". Director Feroz Abbas Khan says making a ... Read more...
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For Eid, Kashmir shoppers buy more than they can carry
September 19th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Sep 19 (IANS) Markets in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley are a colourful sight ahead of Eid - gaily decorated shops selling sweetmeats, clothes, poultry beckoning shoppers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Designer Anupama Dayal takes inspiration from Tennyson’s poem
March 12th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Designer Anupama Dayal's collection for the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) and Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) is inspired by Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Lotus Eaters", ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Liz Hurley enrages animal rights activists by ””baby mink skin”” ad Home
December 9th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 9 (ANI): British actress Liz Hurley has enraged animal rights activists by appearing in an ad wearing black baby mink skin.The 43-year-old model posed for the latest advertising campaign ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Liz Hurley enrages animal rights activists by ”baby mink skin” ad
November 24th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): British actress Liz Hurley has enraged animal rights activists by appearing in an ad wearing black baby mink skin.The 43-year-old model posed for the latest advertising campaign ... Read more...
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Debutant director Chandru hits bull’s eye with ‘Taj Mahal’ (Kannada Film Review)
July 26th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
By R.G. Vijayasarathy
Film: "Taj Mahal"; Cast: Ajay Kumar, Pooja Gandhi, Anant Nag, Rangayana Raghu, Padmaja Rao, Suresh Mangalore; Producer: Shivashankara Reddy; Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Chandru; Camera: Chandrashekhar; Music: Abhiman; Ratings: *** 1/2 At a ... Read more...
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Radical Islam taking advantage of Christianitys decline in Britain
May 29th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
London, May 29 (ANI): Radical Islam is threatening to fill a moral vacuum in Britain as a result of a decline of Christian values, a leading England bishop has warned.The ... Read more...
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