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From 4 to 100, Briton stays at same home for 96 years 18 March 2010, 18-1 HrsA 100-year-old British woman has become the longest ever resident of a house in this country by staying in the same dwelling for the past 96 years. |
Stringent, transparent norms for national sports awards 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 17 The sports ministry Wednesday made sweeping changes in the process of selection for national sports awards, making the norms more stringent and transparent. At the same time, the government has arrogated to itself the right to nominate 'a deserving sportsperson or a coach left out in the past.' |
Bipasha sports nine looks in 'Pankh' 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsPriyanka Chopra played 12 characters in 'What's Your Raashee?' and now Bipasha Basu is doing much the same in 'Pankh' where she sports nine different looks. Bipasha |
Campaign against 'khap' decisions in Haryana 13 March 2010, 13-2 HrsRohtak (Haryana), March 13 With a rising number of illegal decisions being announced by 'khap panchayats' (community or village courts), especially against young married couples belonging to the same 'gotra' (lineage), a campaign has been launched in this Haryana district to put to an end to the pernicious practice. |
'Sree Hari Kathe' - of marriage, fidelity and temptations 13 March 2010, 13-1 HrsFilm: 'Sree Hari Kathe'; Director: Dayal Padmanabhan; Cast: Sree Murali, Pooja Gandhi, Radhika Gandhi, Naveen Krishna, Sreenivasa Murthy and Sihi Kahi Chandru; Music: Sameer Kulkarni; Rating:*** Sree Hari Kathe |
Pakistan lacks support for culture: Sheema Kermani 13 March 2010, 13-0 HrsNew Delhi, March 13 Indians and Pakistanis are the same people and want to live in peace, says Pakistan-based theatre director Sheema Kermani. Also an activist, she believes cultural activities lack institutional support in her country. |
Rise in number of Indians holidaying in Australia 12 March 2010, 12-1 HrsMelbourne, March 12 There has been a 26 percent increase in Indians holidaying in Australia's Victoria state in the year ending December 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, reveals a survey that comes in the backdrop of a string of attacks on Indian students in this country. |
First same-sex marriages conducted in Washington 10 March 2010, 10-0 HrsWashington, March 10 (DPA) The first gay couples to take advantage of a law that allows same-sex couples to marry in Washington gave their 'I dos' Tuesday. |
Brazil's coffee exports fall 15 percent 09 March 2010, 09-1 HrsSao Paulo, March 9 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's coffee exports fell 15 percent in volume terms in February, compared to the same month in 2009, the exporters council, known as Cecafe, said. |
'Hurt Locker' bags Oscar for best sound editing, sound mixing 08 March 2010, 08-0 HrsLos Angeles, March 8 Paul N.J. Ottosson won the Oscar for best sound editing for the war drama 'The Hurt Locker', while Ray Beckett and Ottosson bagged the golden statuette for sound mixing for the same movie at the 82nd Academy Awards. |
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