Ranchi | 3 hours ago
Abducted official will be freed after demands met: Maoists
Ranchi, Feb 14 - Maoists Sunday owned up to abducting a government official in Jharkhand and said the official will be released only after the demands of the guerrillas are met.Block Development Officer - Prasant Kumar Layak was abducted by four armed men of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist - from Dalbhumgarh block of East Singhbhum in Jamshedpur Saturday. CPI-Maoist leader Mangal in a ... read more

Ranchi | 4 hours ago
Rotting bodies in Ranchi mortuary await disposal
Ranchi, Feb 14 - There is an unbearable stink in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences - here, and it's coming from the mortuary.In RIMS, one of the most prominent hospitals in Jharkhand, there are more than 150 bodies rotting in the mortuary - waiting for the last rites. The bodies have been kept in the hospital cold room, some for more than six months. Against a capacity of 50 bodies which ... read more

London | 17 hours ago
Penelope Cruz in Pirates talks
London, Feb 13 - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is eyeing a role opposite Johnny Depp in the next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film.Cruz is in discussions to star in the movie, which is to be helmed by her 'Nine' director Rob Marshall, reported femalefirst.co.uk Several of the franchise's original cast members, including Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley have ruled out returning to the next films. ... read more

Ranchi | 22 hours ago
Jharkhand police recover landmines, destroy Maoist camp
Ranchi, Feb 13 - Over the last 10 days, Jharkhand police have recovered five landmines and arms and have destroyed a Maoist training camp and bunker in operations against the left-wing ultras, police said Saturday.'In the last 10 days, 10 operations against the Maoists took place. Of the 10 operations, gunbattle between the Maoists and police took place in six. Police recovered five landmines and ... read more

Ranchi | 23 hours ago
'Heavy Engineering Corporation to be listed, become Navratna'
Ranchi, Feb 13 - Heavy Engineering Corporation -, a public sector firm based here, will become a Navratna company and get listed on a stock exchange, union Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said Saturday.'HEC has everything to become a Navratana company. For last three successive years, HEC is posting profits. The profit margin could be small but it has all the potential to become a Navr ... read more

Ranchi | 23 hours ago
Suspected Maoists abduct official in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 13 - Suspected Maoist rebels abducted a government official from Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district Saturday, police said.'Prasant Kumar Layak, a block development officer - posted at Dalbhumgarh block of East Singhbhum district, was abducted by four armed men Saturday afternoon from near the block office,' police spokesman V.H. Deshmukh told IANS. 'The borders of the district have be ... read more

Mumbai | 1 day ago
IPL slaps one-year ban on Ravindra Jadeja
Mumbai, Feb 13 - The governing council of Indian Premier League - Saturday imposed a one-year ban on Ravindra Jadeja because he did not renew his contract with Rajasthan Royals.Jadeja will not be able to play in the third edition of IPL beginning March 12. 'The ban was on account of Ravindra Jadeja not signing the renewal contract with the Rajasthan Royals and attempting instead to negotiate a lar ... read more

London | 1 day ago
'Spider-man 4' goes 3-D
London, Feb 12 - The fourth instalment of 'Spider-Man' movie, due for release in 2012, will be made in 3-D.Contactmusic.com reports that the movie will be directed by Marc Webb. ''Spider-Man' is the ultimate summer movie-going experience and we're thrilled the filmmakers are presenting the next instalment in 3D,' said Jeff Blake, chairman of Sony Pictures worldwide marketing and distribution. ''S ... read more

Ranchi | 2 days ago
Roses for 'MNIK' viewers in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 12 - Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name is Khan' may be facing protests in some parts of the country but in Jharkhand the scene was quite different Friday. Congress workers welcomed movie buffs with roses at cinema halls screening the movie.The movie was released Friday in two cinema halls of Ranchi, where long queues of movie goers were seen. Congress workers distributed roses to all th ... read more

London | 2 days ago
Penelope may feature in next 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' film
London, Feb 12 - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz may team up with Johnny Depp in the next instalment of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.Director Rob Marshall has been roped in to direct 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tide' and he is in talks with Cruz for the movie, reported imdb.com. Cruz featured in his directorial venture 'Nine'. Keira Knightley, the female lead in the previous three films, qu ... read more