New Delhi | 39 minutes ago
Sports minister gives ex-gratia aid to archer
New Delhi, May 17 - Sports Minister Ajay Maken has sanctioned an ex-gratia assistance of Rs.5 lakh to archer Rani Dutta from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.The ministry came to know through a news item that Rani, who has represented India in various national and international archery competitions, has been living in indigent condition and was also forced to sell her bow to repair her ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Players' suspension not enough, BCCI must do more: Maken
New Delhi, May 16 - Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending five domestic players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root cause of the menacing problem.Suspending the players does not mean that BCCI has got to the root of the problem. They must find out the root cause of the problem, Maken told reporters here. ... read more

5 days ago
'Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi' paisa vasool movie
Film: 'Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi'; Cast: Rebel Star Ambareesh, Real Star Upendra, Ramya, Doddanna, Sridhar, Tennis Krishna, Ajay and others; Director: Suresh Krishna; Producer: Munirathna; Dialogue-Writer: Upendra; Composer: Hari Krishna; Camera: H.C. Venu; Editor: Jony Harsha; Rating: ***'Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi', which was publicised as the first full-fledged 3D film in Kannada languag ... read more

Jakarta | 6 days ago
Asia-Pacific must respond to climate change to survive: UNDP
Jakarta, May 10 - The Asia-Pacific region must continue to grow economically to lift millions of people out of poverty, but it must also respond to climate change to survive, the UN Development Programme - said in a report released Thursday.The Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2012 - One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate said that what happens in the region - ho ... read more

Mumbai | 8 days ago
Song, dance a major crisis for me: Big B
Mumbai, May 9 - Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is set to recreate the magic of Amar Akbar Anthony in a special track for Rohit Shetty's Bol Bachchan, finds it difficult to sing and dance.I work tomorrow on the 'Bol Bachchan' song, one that I have been asked to sing and perform on. I have through the years discovered that lip syncing your own singing can be most tormenting, the 69-year-old posted ... read more

Mumbai | 9 days ago
Big B recreates 'My name is Anthony Gonsalves'
Mumbai, May 8 - Amitabh Bachchan is set to recreate the magic of Amar Akbar Anthony in a special track for Rohit Shetty's Bol Bachchan. In the song, he will be seen with his son Abhishek, and actor Ajay Devgn.The 69-year-old will recreate the iconic entry scene from the famous My name is Anthony Gonsalves song. The song shot in 1977, showed Amitabh popping out of a life-sized egg and a similar stu ... read more

Washington | 9 days ago
First South Asian film festival in Washington next month
Washington, May 8 - The three-day first Annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival from June 1-3 will include a Shyam Bengal retrospective, acting and filmmaking workshops and short films directed by local artists.DCSAFF 2012 at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland, a Washington suburb will bring together a wide variety of films from across South Asia made in Hindi, Urdu, Mar ... read more

9 days ago
Endangered pheasant species multiply in Himalayan park
Kullu -, May 8 - The presence of the highly endangered, elusive western tragopan can now be felt more clearly in the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, with its numbers multiplying.Park authorities say the population of this brilliantly coloured pheasant species in the park has gone up and so has its sighting.'The density of the western tragopan in the park was 6.5 birds per sq km ... read more

New Delhi | 10 days ago
Blacklisted Israel Military Industries moves Delhi High Court
New Delhi, May 6 - The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the defence ministry and the Ordnance Factory Board - on a plea by the Israel Military Industries -, Israel's state-run defence equipment supplier, seeking to set aside OFB's decision cancelling its contract to set up a plant to manufacture an advanced propellent for artillery ammunition at Nalanda in Bihar.Justice Vipin Sanghi has soug ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
As China dumps in India's solar market, domestic industry shrivels
New Delhi, May 6 - India's National Solar Mission may be offering huge opportunities to global players but the domestic solar industry is bleeding owing to poor policy and stiff competition from foreign companies, especially the Chinese.The National Solar Mission is a major initiative of the Indian government to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing the country's energy security ... read more