‘Slumdog Millionaire’ sweeps eight Oscars at the 81 st Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Direction and Motion Picture. Indian music maestro A R Rahman brings home two awards with his Jai Ho… composition. THE OSCAR WINNERS… Best Picture: Producer Christian Colson for Slumdog Millionaire. “It [...]
Abuse of prisoners at infamous Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in” before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees. Abuses began to pick up in December after Obama was elected, human rights lawyer Ahmed Ghappour said. He cited beatings, [...]
PARIS: Malaria is a deadly desease claiming millions lives every year. Death is caused by sudden drop in blood sugure level(a condition known as hypoglycaemia) of the victom. A teaspoon of moistened sugar under the tongue could save the lives of thousands of children suffering from hypoglycaemia caused by malaria, according to new clinical research. [...]
As a tell-all autobiography of a former nun revealing alleged sexual abuse threatened to embarrass the Catholic church in Kerala, India. Auther said on Friday the society has “every right” to know what is happening to Sisters. In her memoirs in Malayalam titled “Amen” (so be it, said by Christians at the end of every [...]
DENVER: President Barack Obama put his own indelible imprint on the nation’s distressed economy Tuesday, signing the huge recovery package into law, readying a $50 billion proposal to help homeowners fend off foreclosure and awaiting emergency restructuring plans from flailing automakers. Obama said the sprawling legislation, which congressional Democrats pushed to passage last week over [...]
Will Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire bring a Oscars for India? Heavy betting is going on this Oscar Chance. A whopping Rs 2 billion ($41 million) is said to be riding on bet, as bookies pitch for the rags-to-riches drama, setting off a new betting trend in Bollywood. The Oscar awards ceremony is on February 22, [...]
When Barack Obama was elected as president of USA, fashionistas have speculated that Michelle Obama might grace the cover of America’s fashion bible, Vogue. The much-anticipated March ’09 Vogue cover starring Michelle Obama is here now. It seems it was accidentally posted on WSJ’s fashion blog ahead of its launch tomorrow, and is quickly picked up [...]
NEW DELHI: The ‘slumdog’ was not entitled to be a ‘millionaire’. Call it his destiny or an oversight by the Oscar-front runner team protagonist Jamal is shown winning Rs 2, 50,000 in the film despite giving a wrong answer. “Slumdog Millionaire” is based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup’s novel “Q and A” and was adapted [...]
CLARENCE CENTER: All 49 passengers aboard Continental Connection Flight 3407 died when the 74-seat Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop plane exploded on impact about five minutes before it was due to land into a home in Clarence Center, New York, on Thursday night. One person in the crushed house also died, although a woman and [...]
New York: Mahatma Gandhi’s iconic spectacles are in an auction on March 4 and 5 by Michelle Halpern of Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York. These articles are expected to fetch over US$ 50,000. According to a report in The Telegraph, London, the Mahatma’s sandals, his pocket watch and a bowl and plate are other items [...]
