Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Anil Sharma, whose "Singh Sahab The Great" is almost ready, says the Sunny Deol starrer is slated for Oct 11 release, two days before Dussehra. More »'Singh Sahab The Great' to come out during Dussehra
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday sought a report from Uttar Pradesh Police over five women being assaulted in Lalitpur district. More »NHRC seeks report from UP over women's beating
Hyderabad/New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Another bookie was arrested Friday in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal from Hyderabad, Delhi Police sources said. More »Another bookie arrested for IPL spot fixing
By Rhys Jones and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - A British Airways plane with 80 people on board made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday after the right engine burst into flames shortly after take-off and the casing ripped away from the left. The British carrier, part of IAG , said all 75 passengers and five crew members were safe after having been evacuated from the aircraft down emergency chutes on landing. Video footage taken on board the plane as it came into land revealed the silver internal components of the engine. ... More »BA jet makes emergency landing after engine fire
London, May 24 (IANS) Children accessing pornography are more likely to have sex at a younger age and engage in "risky behaviours", a British report has warned. More »Kids' exposure to porn may cause risky sexual behaviour
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) For her role of a schoolgirl in "Raanjhanaa", Sonam Kapoor took inspiration from Jaya Bachchan's popular character in hit movie "Guddi", which too revolved around a schoolgoing teenager. More »'Guddi' inspired Sonam for 'Raanjhanaa'
Film: "Karimedu"; Cast: Pooja Gandhi, Raghu Mukherjee, Makarand Deshpande, Ravi Kale, Ravi Shankar, Nisha Kothari, Muni, Karisubbu, Yathiraj and Jaidev; Director: Srinivasaraju; Rating: ***1/2 More »'Karimedu' - spine chilling, realistic
Beijing, May 24 (IANS) As many as nine people, including three children, died in a fire that broke out in China's Guangdong province early Friday, fire authorities said. More »Nine dead in China shop fire
MADRID (Reuters) - Despite its world-class museums, good climate and arguably Europe's best nightlife, Spain's capital, located right in the centre of the country, is often overlooked in favour of its beachside sister, Barcelona. But the fact Madrid is a better-kept secret from the EasyJet crowds is something to celebrate as the city has steered clear of tourist tat and the British pubs of the sun-soaked coasts to hold onto its unique charms that once delighted Ernest Hemingway and friends. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a weekend trip to the ... More »Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Madrid
Hull (England), May 24 (IANS) India's Dipika Pallikal fought hard before losing to local hope Laura Massaro in the pre-quarterfinals of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here. More »British Open squash: Pallikal goes down fighting
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Expressing her grief over spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), singer-actress Sophie Choudry, a cricket fan, says it is "heartbreaking" to see such "criminal activity". More »Spot fixing heartbreaking: Sophie Choudry
London, May 24 (IANS) Two prison vans, one of them carrying a self-admitted cop-killer to Britain's Preston Crown Court, crashed Friday, leaving four officers and a prisoner writhing in pain. More »Prison van carrying killer to court crashes
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) Holding a fig leaf to protect its shrinking identity, Goa wants to roll out a red carpet for a Rs.25,000 crore investment it needs to set its industrial ambitions in order. More »Goa eyes Rs.25,000 crore industrial investment
By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a major policy speech on Thursday, Obama narrowed the scope of the targeted-killing drone campaign against al Qaeda and its allies and took steps toward closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. He acknowledged the past use of "torture" in U.S. ... More »Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Sixth seed Dhruv Sunish of Maharashtra knocked out second seed Adil Kalyanpur of Karnataka 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals to set up a title clash with state-mate and top seed Siddhant Jagdish Banthia in the boys singles of the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Friday. More »Tennis: Sunish puts out Kalyanpur
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Describing cricket as an important and popular game, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesman D.Tripathi on Friday called for the resignation of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N.Srinivasan on moral grounds in the wake of his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Principal Gurunath Meiyappan being summoned by the crime branch of Mumbai Police to join the investigations into the spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). More »BCCI president Srinivasan should resign: NCP leader
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Singapore is ready to help Maharashtra develop its infrastructure in major cities like Mumbai and Pune, an official said Friday. More »Singapore to help develop Maharashtra
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Spanish claycourt machine chases a record eighth title at Roland Garros. Third seed Nadal, who beat Djokovic in last year's final, could face the Serbian in the semis. "But is not in the first round, no?," Nadal joked when asked how he felt about his potential meeting with Djokovic in a news conference. Nadal has won five titles on clay this season after missing out on more than seven months of tennis, sitting out of Wimbledon, the U.S. ... More »Nadal, Djokovic on semi-final collision course in Paris
By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - World share markets looked vulnerable to further falls on Friday, with brighter economic news from Europe doing little to encourage investors who are worried that central bank stimulus may be curtailed. MSCI's world equity index, which shed 1.4 percent for its second biggest daily loss of the year on Thursday, was virtually unchanged, with losses in Europe cancelling out a rise of nearly one percent in Japan's turbulent Nikkei. U.S. ... More »Stimulus fears haunt world share markets, dollar weak
Film: "Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke"; Cast: Dev Goel and Adaah Sharma; Director: Jyotin Goel; Rating: None More »No sparkle in 'Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke'