New York | 1 day ago
Rajasthan-set 'Marigold Hotel' makes top 10 in US
New York, May 15 - The Rajasthan-set comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel climbed into the Top 10 at the US box office during the weekend of May 11-13 despite playing in only a limited number of theatres.Starring Judi Dench and Dev Patel, the critically acclaimed film grossed an estimated $2.65 million from only 178 theatres while most movies that made the list of most popular films were playing ... read more

Washington | 2 days ago
What will Obama's gay turn cost?
Washington, May 14 - Since Barack Obama came out of the closet on the issue of same-sex marriage, the spotlight has turned not so much on one of the most contentious social issues, but on the president himself.Inevitably seeing everything through the prism of poll politics in an election year, the chatterati have focused on how Obama's declaration last week that gays and lesbians should be allowed ... read more

Mumbai | 3 days ago
'Joker' features in New York Times, Shirish excited
Mumbai, May 13 - Filmmaker Shirish Kunder is excited to know that his much- anticipated movie Joker has featured in New York Times' August movie release schedule.'Joker' features in The New York Times movies list. The only Indian film that finds a place in it, tweeted the 38-year-old.Starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles, the film is set to release Aug 31.Joker is being jointly pr ... read more

New Delhi | 4 days ago
Innovation, Amul butter & Rhino on book-shelf
New Delhi, May 12 - The book-cart this week has everything, from innovation to Amul butter and the Indian Rhino to beckon the reader. Browse with IANS.1. Book: 'Innovate Happily'; Written by Rekha Shetty; Published by Penguin India; Priced at Rs.199Studies show that happy people are more innovative and more productive. In this book, Junie, a bright young executive meets Rags, a wise hi-tech coach. ... read more

Washington | 13 days ago
Nobel laureate seeks reversal of US austerity measures
Washington, May 3 - Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has called for more government spending and an end to US austerity measures in a bid to jolt the sluggish economy back to life.In a new book released this week, Krugman, a columnist at The New York Times, contended the US was in a state of depression -- though one less dire than the Great Depression of the 1930s -- an assertion that ru ... read more

20 days ago
Bofors saga: a new twist and a story retold
A callow prime minister, a global superstar, shadowy international arms dealers, crafty middlemen and nosy journalists were the dramatis personae of a real life political thriller that played out in New Delhi, Stockholm, London and New York over a quarter century ago.Of all the names crowding India's biggest and most notorious arms purchase scandal at that time, the most incongruous ones were thos ... read more

Washington | 27 days ago
Obama, Romney in a tight race: Poll
Washington, April 19 - President Barack Obama and his likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney are locked in a tight race in the November presidential poll as Romney solidified support within his party, according to a new poll.Registered voters are evenly split between Romney and Obama with both supported by 46 percent each, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll finds.Last month's Times/CBS News ... read more

Washington | 1 month ago
Obama's security detail accused of misconduct
Washington, April 14 - A dozen US Secret Service agents assigned to Colombia's Cartagena port city ahead of President Barack Obama's arrival for an Americas summit were sent home for alleged misconduct that involved prostitutes, officials said.The 12 agents were replaced Friday by other US Secret Service personnel so that Obama's security plan would not be affected, Xinhua reported citing MSNBC.T ... read more

New York | 1 month ago
Visa snafu forces Spanish singer to cancel US concert
New York, April 12 - Spanish singer Pitingo was forced to cancel his planned US debut in New York last month when he was denied a visa because he shares his real name with someone on the Department of Homeland Security's no-fly list.The New York Times revealed the situation in a story in which it denounced the difficulties foreign artists have in travelling to the US.Pitingo was scheduled to bring ... read more

Washington | 1 month ago
Nikki Haley hit by Time, Twitter
Washington, April 10 - After facing a bizarre and insensitive question about Sikh taxi drivers from a top editor, South Carolina's Indian American Governor Nikki Haley has become the latest victim of a rumour spreading as news on Twitter.It took only two minutes, the New York Times reported, as an unfounded report on a little-known blog claiming that Gov. Nikki R. Haley was about to be indicted ro ... read more