Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Fox Star Studios Wednesday announced that a Bollywood remake of Hollywood movie “The Fault In Our Stars” is in the pipeline. “Every once in a while comes a special film that goes on to define the emotions of a generation. ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ resonates with the emotions of today’s youth […]
If you take away 2010 New Delhi, the benchmark for India at the Commonwealth Games has been 2002 Manchester when they crossed the 50-medal mark for the first time by ending up with 69 medals, 30 of them gold. Before the Indians left for Glasgow, the expectations were pegged at somewhere between Manchester tally and […]
Nikita Sharma For the many fans of the hit cross-border TV show Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Khan is no stranger. Fawad is making his Bollywood debut and it remains to be seen whether he can make an impact in the famously competitive Hindi film industry where other Pakistani actors have so far struggled to make a mark. This much […]
An IIT-Kanpur alumnus did something unusual on returning to India in the 1980s with a PhD degree from the US – shunning a lucrative career with a multinational to use his knowledge to develop technologies to solve problems faced by villagers. He now shares his experiences in an e-book, intended to inspire youth to follow […]
Kathmandu India and Nepal have agreed to “review, adjust and update” a 1950 bilateral friendship pact and not to let “unscrupulous elements” misuse their open border to pose threats to the two countries. A joint statement issued at the end of Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi’s two-day visit also said that Nepalese Prime Minister SushilKoirala had […]
A year has passed since floods ravaged Uttarakhand, but the Himalayan state still lies in shambles. Hoping to avoid future disasters, IIT Roorkee is studying the “dynamic behaviour” of the rivers, which have changed their course, to adopt suitable measures, says its director PradiptaBanerji. The institute is also planning to channelise the skills of local […]
Kabaddi, an indigenous contact sport in India, is witnessing a resurgence, thanks to big-time commercial sponsorship and prime-time TV patronage. Riding on the IPL-style hockey and football leagues, kabaddi has come up with not one but two leagues to complement each other. For long kabaddi has been dismissed as an indigenous rustic sport not strictly fit to be an Olympic […]
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Actress Rani Mukerji Monday unveiled “Mardaani” anthem and says it talks about “anger and frustration” women go through. “This anthem is a thought that has come from the anger and frustration we go through in our daily life,” Rani told reporters here. “The anthem is written by Kausar Munir. This anthem […]
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Actor Ajay Devgn’s equation with superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been widely talked about, but the former believes the media made a hullabaloo over a nothing. He even says that while they’re not enemies, there’s no friendship between them either. The duo had reportedly clashed over the allotting of screens during […]
Kathmandu, Aug 4 (IANS) India and Nepal Monday agreed to “review, adjust and update” a 1950 bilateral friendship pact and not to let “unscrupulous elements” misuse their open border to pose threats to the two countries. A joint statement issued at the end of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit also said that Nepalese […]