Ford surely needs something special to improve its fortunes in India -- the new battlefront for the world's top car makers.
Ties between US and Pakistan intelligence agencies have hit an all time low due to standoff over the arrest of American official Raymond Davis on murder charge compromising critical counter-terrorism operations including drone strikes targeting top terror leaders.
'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview.
Armed forces all over the world have deep-rooted martial music traditions. Martial music is one of the many forms of music particularly composed to create 'Veer Rasa'. The essential qualities of martial music have been described in great detail by Bharat in his Sanskrit treatise on music titled 'Natyashastra'.
Running a criminal syndicate of 5,000 members with strategic alliance in connivance with the Inter Services Intelligence, Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Al Qaeda, the Karachi-headquartered D-Company is an example of the 'criminal-terrorism' fusion model and poses a threat to United States' security interests in South Asia, a Congressional report has stated.
The music has strong Sufi flavours and is very melodious.
Once again Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj have conspired to give us a soundtrack to marvel at, that one intoxicatingly warm song leading the way.
With the controversy over India's nuclear deterrence refusing to die down, top scientists from atomic and other fields today urged the government to quickly set up a high-level and Independent panel of experts to chalk out an effective course of action in development of thermo -nuclear weapons.
The filmmaker discusses the problem of stars and image, the basic Bollywood screenwriting hurdle that should never change, and why he would never cast newcomers in his films.
Somehow, you get the feeling as if there is something missing in all this show of wizardry.
The biggest rage and the most popular application on Facebook, it is the magic pill which has set Zynga on track to pocket close to $835 million this year.
Priced at over Rs one-lakh, the detector machine is currently being imported from Swiss-based BEB Industrie Elektronki AG and can detect 1,200 notes per minute.
"The issue of Jammu and Kashmir comes up in our relationship with Pakistan and we've said very clearly, very confidently and very transparently that we are prepared to discuss all outstanding issues with Pakistan," the foreign secretary said on Monday
Aladin's charm lies in its genie. It is not an album you would want to listen to repeatedly, save for Bachchan's rap, which makes all the right noises. Literally.
Actress Riya Sen was the showstopper on Day Two of Kolkata Fashion Week II for designers Kaushik and Pallob and for Abhishek Vyas. Here is what she told Sreya Basu about her ramp-walking experience and sense of style.
The company had launched the DZire in March 2008 in both petrol and diesel variants priced between Rs 4,49,000 and Rs 6,70,000. This follows the company's recent milestones, including achieving 80 lakh units of cumulative production for all its brands, followed by roll-out of one lakh units of its KB-series engines and launch of the 1,00,000th units of its flagship export model 'A-Star'.
MAMK's music is very Bollywood in its appeal. With the quintessential love song, the sad song, the fun and remix songs, it delivers to the brief.
India does not need to carry any more nuclear tests, Atomic Energy commission chief Anil Kakodkar said on Wednesday in the backdrop of the controversy over whether the 1998 Pokhran thermo-nuclear explosion was a fizzle.
The defence ministry on Thursday rejected senior Defence Research and Development Organisation scientist K Santhanam's assertion that the 1998 Pokhran II nuclear tests were not fully successful, adding that India has a meaningful number of nuclear weapons and an effective delivery system to go with it.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan makes a gallant attempt to deflect accusations against the United Progressive Alliance's record in his freewheeling conversation with Business Standard's Aditi Phadnis over lunch.
Pritam fails to score with this jaded soundtrack.
This soundtrack, for Rumi Jaffery's Life Partner is weak.
Contrary to Pakistani military's persistent assertion that it will not allow foreign troops to operate within the country, United States special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gathering and were also deployed on joint operations in their territory, according to secret US diplomatic cables.
Unthinkable to an ordinary Australian, John Buchanan has revealed that he has shared with England coach Andy Flower some of the secrets of his long association with Ricky Ponting's men which could be used in the home team's advantage in the Ashes beginning July 8.
With not many Twenty20 matches under their belt, South Africa skipper Graeme Smith is looking to cash on their Indian Premier League experience during the World T20 Championship starting on June 5.
Composer Devan Ekambaram has made a conscious effort to produce a different listening experience with this Tamil album.
Ulaga Tamizh Semmozhi Maanadu, the official anthem of the World Classical Tamil Conference, scored by A R Rahman is a very pleasant musical experience.
The expert, Dr Sudhir Nanandkar, told the court that Kasab's chest X-ray shows a complete fusion of the clavicle (collar bone), indicating that he could be 22-years-old.
Medical tests have revealed that Ajmal Amir Kasab, prime accused in the Mumbai terror attack case, is above 20 years of age and not a juvenile as claimed by him.
Addressing aspiring entrepreneurs, Biocon Chief Shaw adviced them never to fear failure.
An India Festival organized by the Indian Association of Greater Athens, Georgia, a discussion on Vikas Swarup's book Q&A which formed the basis for the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, and yoga and Indian dance demonstrations were among the programs of the March 25-April 3 India Week at the University of Georgia at Athens sponsored by Asha-UGA.
Good command of written and spoken English will become one of the most sought after qualities in the Indian manager of the future.
Ford India, the Chennai-based automobile company of the US giant, said today that it has raised prices of all its models, except the Ikon, by as much as Rs 25,000 due to a strong surge in import costs recently.
Hundreds of people hurry through a long airport corridor. Among them are two terrorists, who've merged themselves into the crowd.
Spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy who spread his message of world peace and harmony died in New York City on Thursday. He was 76.
The price of the company's premium hatchback Fusion has been reduced by Rs 18,500, Ford India said in a statement. Likewise the mid-sized sedan Fiesta's price was cut between Rs 21,000 and Rs 25,000, while that of sports-utility vehicle Endeavour has been reduced by Rs 47,000-Rs 54,000.
Future group has gone premium for the first time with Holii. A bag and accessories brand, it was soft-launched in 2009. The prices begin at Rs 700, with most of the bags costing upwards of Rs 1,800.
Here's the music review of the band's debut album.
We must make politics that uses demographic identity as a wedge, less and less relevant, says Shashi Shekhar.
Europe's auto major Volkswagen is set to become the world's number one car maker, pushing Japan's Toyota to the second place, by taking over sports car manufacturer Porsche.
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