Costa Concordia Captain abandoned ship leaving almost 300 people on board
Washington – An Italian court has heard that a coastguard official aboard the doomed cruise liner Costa Concordia had told its captain, Francesco Schettino, to get back on the ship as he fled on a lifeboat leaving almost 300 people to die in the capsizing vessel. The phone conversations... read more »
Adam Sandler tops Forbes` `Most Overpaid Actors 2013` list
New York – Adam Sandler has topped the list of Forbes Magazine’s The Most Overpaid Actors of 2013 list. According to the publication, the ’50 First Dates’ star’s film, ‘Jack & Jill’ grossed 150 million dollars, while the film cost an estimated 80 million dollars to make and... read more »
Women satisfied with body image have happier relationships
New York – Being in a happy relationship is linked with a better body image, a study has revealed. According to the study, women who are happy with their body image are more likely to be in happy romantic relationships whether or not they were at their “ideal” weight, and vice versa, the... read more »
China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters
Beijing – China has been reportedly withholding residence visas for the New York Times (NYT) and Bloomberg reporters over the agencies’ investigative stories on wealth accumulated by leaders’ families. According to the Japan Times, the two organizations’ news-gathering operations in the... read more »
Sonu Nigam no less than Kishoreda: Pankaj Udhas
Praising Sonu Nigam’s versatility, ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas compared him with a legend like Kishore Kumar. “I have seen many singers, but few are as versatile as Sonu. He... read more »
Will Vidyut Jammwal be new Khiladi in ‘Khiladi 2’?
Producer Ratan Jain, who is keen to start “Khiladi 2” shooting, liked Vidyut Jammwal’s work in “Bullett Raja”, but says he hasn’t finalised anyone yet... read more »
Shutdown paralyses normal life in Telangana
Hyderabad – Normal life came to a standstill in Telangana Thursday as a day-long shutdown to protest the centre’s reported proposal to carve out a Rayala-Telangana state evoked... read more »
Online shopping addict? Look for the signs
New York – Is your bin overflowing! with cardboard boxes? Do you get more promotional emails than! real ones? If yes, you might just have a weakness for online... read more »
Spectrum auction notice in 15-20 days: Farooqui
New Delhi – The notice inviting applications (NIA) for the spectrum auctions in January 2014 is expected ! to come in another 15-20 days, M.F. Farooqui, secretary, Department of... read more »
