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Gustav nips US, families leave in hordes
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Jet speed winds and heavy rains from the approaching powerful Hurricane Gustav began lashing the US Gulf coast early Monday, but its fury was greeted mostly by ghost towns.
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In defence of the Marathi manoos
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'Isn't it hypocritical that we who berate the religious minorities day after day for not 'assimilating fully' with the majority, whatever we mean by that, are loath to do the same when it comes to language?'
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Jeeva's last film is worth watching
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Dhaam Dhoom, Jeeva's last film, certainly showcases the Tamil cinematographer-turned director's larger than life ambitions, and his talent for storytelling, that is no exaggeration. Right from frame one, where the titles race across magical graphic-induced map of Russian cities, you're prepared to sit up with eagerness.
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Plan for overseas grain reserves shelved
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The government has given up plans to build grain reserves abroad finding it difficult to do so in view of the high food prices internationally. It had assigned four public sector undertaking companies to explore the possibility of building a 2-3 million tonne (mt) grain reserve to facilitate economical import during a domestic shortage and avoid extravagant imports.
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From Mountain Dew to Hijack
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Kunal Shivdesani has made a name for himself directing over 300 commercials for brands like Mountain Dew and Pepsi. Now, he's trying to leave his mark on bollywood with his first full length feature film, Hijack starring Shiney Ahuja, Esha Deol and newcomer Kaveri Jha.
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No work at Tata plant in Singur
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Work continued to be stalled at the Tata Motors small car plant in Singur on the ninth day of the Trinamool Congress' indefinite dharna as the management said conditions were not conducive for resuming work.
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22 killed in south-west China quake
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Twenty-two people were killed, over 126 injured and thousands of houses destroyed on Saturday when a strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit quake-prone southwest China region. An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale also hit Hejing County in north-west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday, but no casualty has been reported.
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Get in line for Wanted
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One ought be well warned that Wanted has barely anything to do with Mark Millar's fantastic comic book miniseries. While the series -- and a couple of characters -- share the same name, lets just say the comic was about supervillains, while the movie features a self-proclaimed gang of avenging assassins. And that the comic made sense, plotwise.
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From Band of Boys to Singh is Kinng!
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The ex-member of the boy band loves to sing and act. Right now he's concentrating on films and with the super success of Singh is Kinng, the offers are suddenly pouring.
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Hyd blasts: Cops probe Basher's, Nasir's roles
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The investigation into the twin blasts in Hyderabad seems to be taking a new turn in the wake of the home minister of Andhra Pradesh claiming that Mufti Abu Basher was involved in the attack. The Hyderabad police are now looking at the case with a two-pronged approach. They are looking at the role played by both Abu Basher and also Riazuddin Nasir in the blasts.
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Prince Harry desperate to go back to Afghanistan: Reports
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Prince Harry, the third-in-line to the British throne, has sought another round of army duty in war-ravaged Afghanistan.The Prince, who is a Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, spent ten weeks on the front line fighting the Taliban insurgents earlier this year before being flown home in February after his deployment was made public."Harry has made no secret of the fact he wants to be there when the regiment returns to the front line next year.
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Industrial growth: The right start matters
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With higher interest rates putting pressure on both the demand and supply sides, there is a lot of concern about whether industrial growth will pick up. On the demand side, fewer goods are demanded that depend on credit such as automobiles, consumer durable goods, and housing. This in turn affects the output of these industries, causing them to cut back on investment which slows down overall growth.
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Jeeva's last film is worth watching
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Dhaam Dhoom, Jeeva's last film, certainly showcases the Tamil cinematographer-turned director's larger than life ambitions, and his talent for storytelling, that is no exaggeration. Right from frame one, where the titles race across magical graphic-induced map of Russian cities, you're prepared to sit up with eagerness.
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Jaipur blasts aftermath: Victims of social taboos
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Kavita Srivastava, general secretary People's Union for Civil Liberties, told rediff.com that they had conducted a study on 42 households. This high percentage of women being left without their main earner is a cause of serious concern and planning of state victim rehabilitation should focus on this area, she said.
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Normal life restored in Jammu
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Jammu city and adjoining districts on Monday returned to normal life as market places opened and traffic plied on roads, 64 days after being hit by the Amarnath land row. 'Normal life has been restored in Jammu and adjoining areas of the province on Monday as all market places, government offices, schools, banks and universities reopened and traffic plied on the road as usual after an over two-month long shutdown," police said.
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Normal life restored in Jammu
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Jammu city and adjoining districts on Monday returned to normal life as market places opened and traffic plied on roads, 64 days after being hit by the Amarnath land row. 'Normal life has been restored in Jammu and adjoining areas of the province on Monday as all market places, government offices, schools, banks and universities reopened and traffic plied on the road as usual after an over two-month long shutdown," police said.
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C Kkompany: An ad for Ekta Kapoor
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It cannot be a comedy -- the jokes are terrible. It may have qualified as an action film, since it involves the underworld. But there is really no action to speak of here. Can we put it in the Drama category? Well, the film has drama, yes. But it's the type that makes you want to pull your hair apart.
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'Comedy is really hard'
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British-Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri talks about his new film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
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Jaipur blasts aftermath: Victims of social taboos
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Kavita Srivastava, general secretary People's Union for Civil Liberties, told rediff.com that they had conducted a study on 42 households. This high percentage of women being left without their main earner is a cause of serious concern and planning of state victim rehabilitation should focus on this area, she said.
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Jet fuel prices slashed by over 16%
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However, domestic carriers said they are not looking at a decrease in airfares. The cut of Rs 11,784 per kilolitre will come into effect from September 1. They also said that the industry would be able to curtail 30 per cent of its monthly losses. Indian carriers are expected to make a cumulative loss of $2 billion in 2008-09.
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WHO protests common drug names in trademarks
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The WHO feels that the practice is not only against international ethics, but also increases the risk of wrong medication. INNs are names that help to identify the chemical composition of a pharmaceutical substance without having to use long and unwieldy chemical names.
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WALL-E: Brilliant watch
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WALL-E itself is far more than a simple piece of mindless entertainment. With its beautifully rendered world and cheerfully choreographed sequences, it does serve its primary purpose of entertaining, but for those willing to burrow below the surface it offers so much more.
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'All my films will have Mr Bachchan'
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Sujoy Ghosh has put behind the debacle of Home Delivery as he excitedly moves onto his next offering Aladdin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaqueline Fernandes.
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Rock on, Magik
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Rock On rocks big time. If you liked Dil Chahta Hai and if you ever thought music can change the world, don't miss this new movie.
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Cisco sees 17% rise in India sales
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Cisco works with a number of IT vendors such as Wipro, HCL, IBM and Datacraft as its tier-I partners in India who provide a lot of value-added services on the top of Cisco's solutions and services. Besides, Cisco has over 100 partners in tier-II cities, who provide network level services to the company's SME customers.
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Gustav nips US, families leave in hordes
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Jet speed winds and heavy rains from the approaching powerful Hurricane Gustav began lashing the US Gulf coast early Monday, but its fury was greeted mostly by ghost towns.
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Chamku is a yawn
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Chamku works so intently at being contrived that it neither touches the core of its issues nor the psyche of the individual it revolves around.
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US: 2 mn people leave as Gustav approaches
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Jet speed winds and heavy rains from the approaching powerful Hurricane Gustav began lashing the US Gulf coast early Monday, but its fury was greeted mostly by ghost towns.
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Maruti Suzuki August sales falls by 9.19%
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The domestic sales stood at 54,113 units compared to 60,229 units in the same month a year-ago, down by 10.15 per cent, the company said. Exports, however, grew marginally at 5,795 units as against 5,739 units in the corresponding month last year.
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Hyderabad blasts: Cops probe Basher's, Nasir's roles
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The investigation into the twin blasts in Hyderabad seems to be taking a new turn in the wake of the home minister of Andhra Pradesh claiming that Mufti Abu Basher was involved in the attack. The Hyderabad police are now looking at the case with a two-pronged approach. They are looking at the role played by both Abu Basher and also Riazuddin Nasir in the blasts.
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Curfew continues
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Curfew on Monday remain clamped in nine districts of Kashmir while it was relaxed in Bandipora and Handwara town of Kupwara. The curfew, which had been relaxed in a phased manner over the past few days across the Valley, was reimposed on Sunday following sporadic incidents of violence over varied issues, including the Amarnath accord, official sources said.
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Cash cards come under mandatory reporting
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes is considering a proposal to widen the ambit of the Annual Information Return to cover cash cards issued by non-banking financing companies in the country, official sources said. The AIR currently covers seven kinds of transactions, including cash deposits in savings bank accounts of over Rs 10 lakh in a year, credit card billing of over Rs 200,000 a year and purchase of property over Rs 30 lakhs (Rs 3 million).
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Dalai Lama discharged from Mumbai hospital
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The Dalai Lama gestures as he leaves Leelavati Hospital in Mumbai on Monday. The Dalai Lama was discharged from the hospital four days after he was admitted with abdominal discomfort.
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Hyd blasts: Cops probe Basher's, Nasir's roles
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The investigation into the twin blasts in Hyderabad seems to be taking a new turn in the wake of the home minister of Andhra Pradesh claiming that Mufti Abu Basher was involved in the attack. The Hyderabad police are now looking at the case with a two-pronged approach. They are looking at the role played by both Abu Basher and also Riazuddin Nasir in the blasts.
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Normal life restored in Jammu
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Jammu city and adjoining districts on Monday returned to normal life as market places opened and traffic plied on roads, 64 days after being hit by the Amarnath land row. 'Normal life has been restored in Jammu and adjoining areas of the province on Monday as all market places, government offices, schools, banks and universities reopened and traffic plied on the road as usual after an over two-month long shutdown," police said.
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RIL gears up for KG basin gas production
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Two weeks ago, RIL chief Mukesh Ambani instructed his senior executives to get ready for production by October, almost two-three months ahead of the earlier planned schedule, as the refinery at Jamnagar, the East-West pipeline and facilities at KG basin are nearing completion, said sources. RIL is developing the largest gas find in the world in KG basin, with estimated gas reserves of 11.5 trillion cubic feet (TCF).
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