Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Bollywood potboilers “Wanted” and “Dabangg” minted over Rs.100 crore at the box-office. But from acclaimed actor-filmmaker Rajat Kapoor’s perspective, they impacted the growth of his “kind of cinema”, which includes offbeat entertainers like “Bheja Fry” and “Mithya”. In the past decade, he has directed just five films – “Raghu Romeo”, “Mixed Doubles”, […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batting star Chris Gayle has been saddened by the manner in which Kevin Pietersen was treated by England’s cricket authorities. Pietersen, the side’s premier batsman, was sacked following England’s recent embarrassing 5-0 whitewash at the hands of Australia. “He’s definitely missed. I’m sad he’s not here and being a […]
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) It was a warm, sunny Sunday in the national capital. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 28 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. “The sky will remain clear through the day and the afternoon will be warm,” an official of the India Meteorological Department said. Sunday’s minimum temperature was […]
Paris, March 9 (IANS) Following are the French soccer standings after Saturday’s games (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against and points), Xinhua reported. Paris Saint Germain 28 20 7 1 67 18 67 Monaco 28 17 8 3 46 22 59 Lille 27 14 7 6 31 18 49 St Etienne […]
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Indian writer Pankaj Mishra is one of eight writers from seven countries winning a $150,000 Yale University prize each in recognition of their achievements and to support their ongoing work. Mishra, an Indian essayist, memoirist, travel writer and novelist, won the Windham Campbell Literature Prize in non-fiction category, The Beinecke Rare Book […]
Rome, March 9 (IANS) Following are the Italian Serie A standings after Saturday’s games (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua. Juventus 26 22 3 1 62 19 69 Roma 25 17 7 1 49 11 58 Napoli 26 15 7 4 51 29 52 Fiorentina 26 13 […]
The Hague, March 9 (IANS) Following are the Dutch soccer league standings after Saturday’s matches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua. Ajax 26 17 6 3 56 21 57 Vitesse Arnhem 27 15 7 5 54 33 52 FC Twente 26 13 10 3 57 27 49 […]
Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes is heading back to TV to star in a new show from “P.S. I Love You” director Richard Lagravenese. The 35-year-old will play the philanthropist wife of Rufus Sewell’s character in the yet-untitled series, which will film in New York later this year, reports contactmusic.com. The “Batman Begins” […]
Mexico City, March 9 (IANS/EFE) Mexican marines detained three armed individuals and confiscated six small planes, weapons and vehicles in a drug bust at a ranch in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, authorities said. In a joint statement, the government, military, the federal attorney general’s office and the National Security Commission said these actions were part […]
Moscow, March 9 (IANS/EFE) US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Saturday agreed in a telephone conversation to maintain intense contact in search of a solution to the Ukrainian crisis, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Earlier, Lavrov had offered to engage in dialogue with the West about Russia’s neighbour as […]