India

Petrol Price Hiked at Wrong Time?

Sensing the country's already inflated economy, people from all quarters have raised concern over the decision of the oil companies to hike petrol price.

Nov 5, 2011

Review: 'Loot' Robs Your Time

Director Rajneesh Thakur's debut film "Loot" is a copy and paste work of the Hollywood movie "Crime Spree" (2003) with not a single scene added or subtracted from the original screenplay.

Nov 4, 2011

Petrol Price Hike: Mamata Threatens to Quit Govt

UPA government has received lots of flaks from politicians belonging to various parties following petrol price hike by oil companies.

Nov 4, 2011

Petrol Price Hiked; To Be Costlier By Rs. 1.82 Per Litre

Oil companies in the country have decided to hike the price of petrol by Rs. 1.82 per litre from Friday.

Nov 4, 2011

Bipasha Sports Bikini for 'Players'

After Kangana Ranaut's bikini sequence in "Rascals" (2011), it's time for another hot actress of B-town, Bipasa Basu, to sport bikini.

Nov 3, 2011

Pak Cricketers Butt, Asif and Amir Get Jail Sentence

Former Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were given jail sentences by the Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, after they were found guilty of taking bribes to fix a test match against England in 2010.

Nov 3, 2011

First Look of 'Rockstar' (SLIDESHOW)

Imtiaz Ali's forthcoming directorial venture, "Rockstar", which features B-town heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor and debutant Nargis Fakhri, is a film that young India is eagerly waiting for.

Nov 3, 2011

Movie Preview: 'Don 2: The Chase Continues'

After the superhero role in "Ra.One", Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan will be seen as an international criminal in Farhan Akhtar's forthcoming "Don 2: The Chase Continues."

Nov 3, 2011

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Environmental Problems Can Stop Human Progress: UN Report

Calling for an urgent action to slow down global warming, a United Nations report warned that environmental deterioration could halt, and even reverse the recent progress in human development.

Nov 3, 2011

Where is Sharmila's 11-Year Fight Against AFSPA Heading to?

Irom Chanu Sharmila, a human rights activist from Manipur, Wednesday completed 11 years of her fast-unto-death against the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) of 1985. The 39-year-old activist launched the fast on Nov. 2, 2000, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the AFSPA. Will the govt ever heed to her demands, or will she lose her life fighting for the withdrawal of the AFSPA?

Nov 3, 2011