‘Hrudaya Kaleyam’ mints gold at the box office

‘Hrudaya Kaleyam’ mints gold at the box office

Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Telugu spoof-comedy “Hrudaya Kaleyam”, which was made on a budget of Rs.1.5 crore, has minted Rs.3.9 crore worldwide in its opening weekend. “Spoofs may or may not work in your favour. In this case, it worked in the favour of ‘Hrudaya Kaleyam’. The film has collected a whopping Rs.3.9 crore in its […]

Norwich manager Hughton sacked

Norwich manager Hughton sacked

London, April 7 (IANS) English Premier League side Norwich sacked manager Chris Hughton and appointed youth coach Neil Adams as his successor. Norwich lost 0-1 to West Brom Saturday and are just five points clear of the relegation zone with five games remaining. They will face Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in the remaining […]

Deepika-Ranveer in Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’

Deepika-Ranveer in Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’

Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The “Ram-Leela” couple is back! Actress Deepika Padukone will play historical character Mastani with Ranveer Singh playing Bajirao Peshwa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Bajirao Mastani”. The casting of Ranveer and Deepika puts an end to months of speculation about who would play the role. Besides Ranveer, Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn […]

Court summons Kejriwal on May 21

Court summons Kejriwal on May 21

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A court here Monday directed former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it May 21 in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. It had issued summons to Kejriwal to appear before it April 7 for calling Gadkari “corrupt” but his lawyers sought an extension saying the […]

3D model of human parasite to help curb malaria

3D model of human parasite to help curb malaria

New York, April 7 (IANS) There might soon be new approaches to tackle the deadly malaria. A research team at University of California, Riverside has generated a 3D model of the human malaria parasite genome at three different stages in the parasite’s life cycle. The parasite that causes malaria in humans is Plasmodium falciparum. To understand […]

Sun Pharma to buy out Ranbaxy for $4 billion

Sun Pharma to buy out Ranbaxy for $4 billion

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India’s largest drugmaker Sun Pharma will buy out Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4 billion, the two companies said Monday. The combined entity will create the world’s fifth largest specialty generic pharma company. According to a joint statement issued by the two companies, Sun Pharma will acquire 100 percent of Ranbaxy in an […]

Congress headed for worst defeat: Karat

Congress headed for worst defeat: Karat

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) The Congress will suffer its worst ever defeat in the Lok Sabha election, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said Monday. Addressing an election rally here, Karat said there was “a wave of anger” against the Congress which has ruled India since 2004. He said that central ministers from Kerala should also be […]

Sara Arjun is real star of ‘Saivam’: Director Vijay

Sara Arjun is real star of ‘Saivam’: Director Vijay

Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Child artist Sara Arjun is the real star of upcoming Tamil family-drama “Saivam”, says its director Vijay, who is completely in awe of the little girl’s performance. He has already worked with her in his film “Deiva Thirumagal”. “She has transformed herself so well since we worked the last time. She is […]

Huge cache of arms seized in Mizoram, two arrested

Huge cache of arms seized in Mizoram, two arrested

Aizawl, April 7 (IANS) Ahead of the April 9 voting for the state’s lone Lok Sabha seat, Mizoram Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the state, police said here Monday. “Four AK-47 assault rifles and one machine gun were recovered from two suspected gun smugglers from Champhai town (in eastern Mizoram) along […]