Ghaziabad | 7 days ago
Moral policing in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, May 14 - In a bizarre incident of moral policing here, a girl was nabbed from a park here for drinking alcohol and was thrashed in a police station by a male officer, sources said Tuesday.She was pulled by her hair, repeatedly slapped by a male police officer Monday and booked to cover up police excesses when the incident came to light, they said. The incident took place at 10 p.m. Mond ... read more

Mumbai | 7 days ago
Big banners don't entail compromises: Atul Sabharwal
Mumbai, May 14 - It's a misconception that a director has to compromise with his or her ideas while working with a big banner, says Aurangzeb director Atul Sabharwal and admits that under the umbrella of a big name you are protected.Aurangzeb, coming out of Yash Raj Films' stable, marks Sabharwal's big screen debut, after TV show Powder, which he directed for the same banner.He said there is a mis ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
'Regional films living in the shadow of Bollywood'
New Delhi, May 14 - Regional films should not try hard to compete with Bollywood, rather they should focus on bringing freshness in their script to carve a niche among global audiences, says Jasbir Singh Derewal, producer of National Award-winning film Nabar.The film won the award in the Best Punjabi film category at the 66th National Film Awards.I feel that we are trying to compete with Bollywood ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
India's inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.89 percent
New Delhi, May 14 - India's headline inflation fell below five percent in April, the lowest since November 2009 as prices of vegetables, milk, eggs, meat and fish eased, government data showed Tuesday.The moderation in inflation would give some relief to the policymakers who have been struggling to balance the need for controlling inflationary pressure and stimulate economic growth. The Reserve Ba ... read more

London | 7 days ago
Chantelle Houghton dumps unfaithful boyfriend
London, May 14 - Reality TV star Chantelle Houghton says she broke up with boyfriend Neal Fox after discovering he was two-timing with her.I was having trouble getting hold of Neal last week, it was as though he'd fallen off the face of the earth. Then, someone told me that he has had a girlfriend for the whole time I've been seeing him, I was literally shell-shocked, femalefirst.co.uk quoted Houg ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Border stand-off isolated, need to speed up boundary settlement: China
New Delhi, May 13 - Terming the recent border stand-off with India an isolated incident, China Monday said both countries needed to speed up negotiations on a boundary settlement.India and China need to redouble efforts to push forward negotiations for a framework for a solution to the border question, said a Chinese source.While earlier China had not acknowledged intrusion by their troops into In ... read more

8 days ago
Sharif must use 'third chance' to break cycle of revenge
The fledgling democratic process in Pakistan has churned out a leader, who now has the rare opportunity to chart a new positive and peaceful course, not only for his own country but for the whole South Asia region, and leave a legacy that, so far, no other Pakistani leader has.Nawaz Sharif must use the proverbial 'third chance' - he was prime minister twice before but never completed his full term ... read more

Mumbai | 8 days ago
Ajay, Kajol recall childhood memories of Lonavala
Mumbai, May 13 - Bollywood couple Kajol and Ajay Devgn, who on Saturday reached Lonavala to support Kajol's mother and actress Tanuja's campaign Save Environment, cherished their childhood memories associated with the place.Tanuja, who also owns a house in Lonavala, has been trying to raise awareness among the local people to save the environment. Besides, she is member of the Lonavala-Khandala Ci ... read more

Madrid | 10 days ago
Nadal defeats Ferrer to enter Madrid semifinal
Madrid, May 11 - Rafael Nadal came within two points of defeat before he fought back to progress into the last four of the Madrid Open.Nadal had lost the first set and was trailing 5-6 on his serve and 15-30 down to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer Friday when Ferrer missed a relatively easy shot to force two match points. Instead, the No.4 seed saw his chance vanish, and Nadal recovered to take the g ... read more

New Delhi | 10 days ago
BJP wants PM also to go, to launch 'jail bharo' agitation
New Delhi, May 11 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should also go following the resignation of two cabinet ministers, BJP president Rajnath Singh said Saturday and announced a jail bharo - agitation May 27-June 2 against the all-round failure of UPA government.Addressing a press conference here, Rajnath Singh said there was no alternative to elections and the country needed a new government.Terming ... read more