Los Angeles | 7 hours ago
Andy Garcia lines up financing for Hemingway film
Los Angeles, May 17 - Cuban-American actor Andy Garcia has lined up the financing for his film project on legendary writer Ernest Hemingway, who will be played by Anthony Hopkins, the Deadline blog reported Wednesday.Hemingway & Fuentes will also star Annette Bening, who will play the Nobel laureate's third wife, Mary Walsh.Garcia, who will direct the film, kept the role of Gregorio Fuentes, Hemin ... read more

Mumbai | 21 hours ago
'Kahaani' to be remade in Tamil, Telugu
Mumbai, May 16 - Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani is set to be remade in Tamil and Telugu. The TV production company Endemol India, now set to foray into movie making business, has bought its remake rights.Known for its television shows like Bigg Boss and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, the production company is set to roll the remakes on floors in September. Both the Tamil and Telugu versions will re ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
No Indian push on unconstitutional polls: Maldivian president
New Delhi, May 14 - Assuring the world that his nation was committed to democracy, Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, who is on his first official visit to India, said Monday New Delhi was not pushing the Indian Ocean nation to do anything unconstitutional on holding presidential elections.Waheed, who was propelled to the Maldivian presidency under extraordinary circumstances after incumbent Moh ... read more

Lucknow | 3 days ago
UP gears up for Kumbh Mela 2013
Lucknow, May 14 - Gearing up for the Kumbh Mela being held in Allahabad next year, the Uttar Pradesh government has said that preparations will be reviewed every fortnight.At a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Jawwed Usmani here Sunday, departments overseeing preparations for the religious congregation were directed to nominate nodal officers and pass on their personal details such as tele ... read more

4 days ago
Russia wants to be rugby superpower
Moscow, May 13 - Russia is well on the way to becoming a rugby superpower, the country's rugby union chief has said.We have made real progress in recent years and Rugby World Cup - Sevens 2013 will be the next step along the way to Russia becoming a rugby superpower, Vyacheslav Kopiev was quoted as saying by Xinhua.Indeed, our national team's performances at the recent RWC in New Zealand showed th ... read more

New Delhi | 4 days ago
Waheed, Manmohan discuss Maldivian polls, economic ties
New Delhi, May 12 - Mohamed Waheed, the new president of the Maldives, Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here in his first-ever visit to India and discussed possible polls in the Indian Ocean island nation and bilateral economic ties.During a two-hour meeting here at the prime minister's official Race Course Road residence, the two leaders focused on two key matters -- the internal situat ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
Early polls? Mamata says she didn't say that
New Delhi, May 12 - Shortly after the Congress rebutted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's reported comment that India may see early Lok Sabha elections, the Trinamool Congress denied the statement.Banerjee was reported to have told her party workers Friday to prepare for early polls. The comment did not go down well with the Congress, which leads the ruling United progressive Alliance ... read more

Madrid | 5 days ago
Madrid Open promoter promises changes to blue clay
Madrid, May 12 - The promoter of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament, Ion Tiriac, promised to make desired changes to the playing surface by the next edition after many players expressed displeasure about the playing surface.Both World No.1 Novak Djokovic and No.2 Rafael Nadal threatened to boycott next year's edition due to the blue coloured clay used in the playing surface for the first time ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
No mid-term polls, Congress says
New Delhi, May 12 - The Congress Saturday refuted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamama Banerjee's claim that parliamentary elections will be held ahead of schedule.I have not gone through the statement by Banerjee but one thing is clear: UPA-II - will complete its term and elections will be held on schedule -, Congress spokesperson Rashid Aliv said.There is no question of any mid-term poll. The Manmo ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
No mid-term polls, Congress retorts Trinamool
New Delhi, May 12 - Ruling out a mid-term poll, the Congress Saturday reacted to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that the Lok Sabha polls would be advanced, and said the United Progressive Alliance --II will complete its full term.I have not gone through the statement given by Banerjee, but one thing is clear the UPA -II will complete its term and elections will be held on the ... read more