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Russia: Appeal Planned Against Gita Verdict

Prosecutors in Russia are planning to file an appeal against a verdict that rejected their call to ban a translated version of the holy book of the Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita, which they describe as "extremist literature."

Jan 27, 2012

Salman Rushdie Slams Indian Govt. and Religious Extremists

Following the cancellation of his proposed live video conference at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Tuesday, due to protests by the Muslim community, popular writer Salman Rushdie slammed the Indian government and religious extremists for preventing "free speech" in the country.

Jan 25, 2012

Salman Rushdie's Video Conference Cancelled at the Eleventh Hour

The proposed live video conference of controversial author Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival was cancelled at the eleventh hour following protests by Jaipur-based Milli Council.

Jan 24, 2012

Jaipur Literature Festival: Salman Rushdie to Address Audience Via Video Conference

Salman Rushdie to address Jaipur Literature Festival via video conference.

Jan 23, 2012

Salman Rushdie Says 'Rajasthan Police Invented Plot' to Keep Him Away from Jaipur

After the Mumbai police denied British-Indian author Salman Rushdie's "paid assassins" claim on Saturday, the author of "Midnight's Children" has now said "the Rajasthan police invented plot to keep (me) away" and that he "was indeed lied to".

Jan 22, 2012

Guinness World Record for Most Christmas Lights on a Property [VIDEO]

An Australian family has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most number of Christmas lights on a property, said a statement by the Guinness World Records Press Office.

Dec 26, 2011

Aakash Tablet: Online Booking Opens, Available for Rs 2500

Aakash tablet, the world's cheapest tablet produced by DataWind, is finally on sale. Online booking for the Android tablet is open, and about 30,000 tablets have been put on sale.

Dec 17, 2011

Empower the Entrepreneurs to Beat Slow Economic Growth: Sramana Mitra

The world may fear another economic slowdown with growth rates everywhere falling. However, Sramana Mitra, an Indian-born writer, strategy consultant and entrepreneur, is optimistic about fighting the crisis. She talks of her mission to create millions of entrepreneurs through her project "1M/1M" and the growth strategy that will best suit India. Here are excerpts from the interview:

Dec 8, 2011

India Sets Guinness World Record for Diabetes Screening

India has set a new world record on World Diabetes Day (November 13) for "most blood glucose level test conducted within eight hours".

Nov 14, 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

Movie Review: 'Be-Careful' a Careless Venture

"Be- Careful" is another mindless slapstick film by Chandrakant.

Oct 21, 2011

'Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge' Marks Debut of a New Genre in Bollywood

Director Nupur Ashtana's debut film "Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge" is about faking identities in the popular social networking site, Facebook. The movie is first of its kind in Bollywood.

Oct 14, 2011

Bollywood and Controversy: A Rundown of Some Controversial Films

Bollywood films on controversial subjects and with scenes that fall afoul of India's Central Board of Film Certification are nothing new. Most recently, Pankaj Kapoor's "Mausam" earned the wrath of the Indian Air Force (IAF), who demanded the deletion and re-working of certain scenes.

Oct 2, 2011

Lata Mangeskar to Receive First 'Hridaynath Award' as She Turns 82

Legendary playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar, will receive the first "Hridaynath Award" on Sept. 28 as she turns 82.

Sep 28, 2011

Movie Preview: 'Force' Portrays Changes in Life After Love

Bollywood actor John Abraham is playing the role of a hard headed senior narcotics officer ACP Yashvardhan and Genelia D'Souza as a free- spirited girl 'Maya.'

Sep 27, 2011

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