Aloo Chaat is not as tedious as some other 'comedies' that have robbed us of valuable hours of our lives in the recent past, but it still feels like a single episode of a television sitcom was stretched to feature length.
The case filed in New York city against the ISI chief by Linda Ragsdale on August 12 prompted the court to issue summons to the ISI and the officials named, following which it was decided to merge all the four cases in the city. Ragsdale was shot in her back by one of the LeT terrorist at the Oberoi Trident hotel.
India's shooters kicked off their much-awaited campaign in the 19th Commonwealth games in grand fashion, winning two gold and two silver medals, at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi on Tuesday.
India-born British novelist Sir Salman Rushdie, voted the best of the Bookers in a public poll in Britain for his Midnight's Children, has even failed to make it to the shortlist for the '2008 Man Booker Prize'.
Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger and Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies were among the six books shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. They will meet to decide on the winning novel on October 14, and the author will be awarded the 50,000 (about Rs 40 lakh) prize money at an awards ceremony later that evening at Guildhall, London.
Debut writer Mohammed Hanif and former winner Salman Rushdie were among 13 writers selected for the longlist of this year's Man Booker Prize for fiction. The judges chose writers from Australia, India, Ireland, Pakistan and the UK from 112 entries.
The Blu-Ray addition of the 1996 movie starring Billy Bob Thorton features plenty of engaging material.
Margaret Stock, the author of the report 'The Cost to America and Americans of Ending Birthright Citizenship,' in slamming this effort by conservative Republicans, has said that if such a proposal is enacted, "it would call into question whether (former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential front-runner) himself is eligible for the presidency," since his father George Romney was born in Mexico while his parents were living in a Mormon commune in that country.
Naveed Musharraf, the president's brother, and Irum Bilal Musharraf, his daughter-in-law, have reportedly given donations to Obama instead of Bush's Republican Party's presumptive candidate Senator John McCain.
Rumours were right after all, for it has now been confirmed that Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are indeed married. Family member Linda Cannon has made the confirmation that the couple is, in fact, wedded.
A leading explorer and book author who has studied elderly Costa Ricans has found several basic threads that connect the longest-lived
A leading explorer and book author who has studied elderly Costa Ricans has found several basic threads that connect the longest-lived. According to Dan Buettner, some of the several ways are: a plant-based diet; regular, low-intensity activity; an investment in family; a sense of faith; and purpose.
Being obese is bad for your health as well as your company's. As large number of US citizens continue to battle obesity everyday, it's costing American companies an estimated $ 45 billion a year in medical expenditure and work loss, according to a new report.The report also found that more than 40 per cent of US companies have implemented obesity-reduction programs and another 24 per cent plan to do so this year.
Pinkies up! Where to sip the world's best. Forbes Traveler surveys the top locations for the world's tea gardens and finds plenty to drink, from Sri Lanka to Bolivia.
Amit Kumar, the alleged kingpin of the multi-crore kidney transplant racket, on Thursday denied the charges framed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against him."I have not removed the kidney of any person on gun point. The kidneys were transplanted with the mutual consent of the donors and the beneficiaries", he told reporters.He alleged that the CBI had falsely implicated him in the case and now it was freezing his bank account in Canada without any justification.
The film quickly drifts into the absurd and unbelievable, and stays there throughout, with a plot riddled with inconsistencies and gaps that otherwise would be fatal if Chadha hadn't set out to be so self-mocking.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the new show stars Lena Headey in the role of Sarah Connor, which was made famous by Linda Hamilton.
Cash isn't always the best way to reward workers--especially these days, when it isn't available anyway.
The CBI team searched the room of Linda, a Manipuri woman arrested by the Haryana police on January 31 and took away some documents related to the case before sealing it, official sources said. Linda had come in contact with Kumar during her initial years in the nursing profession. Though she was working in RML Hospital as a staff nurse, she had been providing part-time services to Amit Kumar, the sources said.
Aftab Shivdasani talks about his new film, Aloo Chaat, and more.
The Grammy award-winner is back with a new album, Taking Chances.
More than 30 universities and business schools have so far signed up with IBM to incorporate the computer giant's Innov8 "serious game" into their programme plans.
This weekend, America's capital city will welcome thousands of government officials and dignitaries from the US and around the world. Over 10,000 buses will carry 500,000 riders into Washington, DC, doubling the city's population. On Inauguration Day, the Metro is expected to have a 17-hour rush hour. District bars will be open 24 hours a day for five straight days.To manage an event of this scale, the District of Columbia will spend a mammoth $47 million. It is not enough.
How to avoid getting the boot when layoffs loom.
Dr Robin Santra, a physicist at the United States Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, has been selected for the inaugural International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Young Scientist Prize for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Nobel laureates write to support Obama
Sandra Bullock stars in a suspense drama that leaves you very bored.
Trying on a pair of heels makes a woman's pulse rate nearly double -- to 120 beats per minute.
This movie does a good job of embracing the mythology of the franchise so while fans won't be disappointed, even newbies should be able to find satisfaction in the mayhem that unfolds onscreen.
Linda Arsenio plays a journalist in the film starring John Abraham and Arshad Warsi.
Not everyone wants to move up. But how does a good employee become an effective manager?
India emerged champions in the second Commonwealth Archery championship bagging five gold, two silver and one bronze medals.
Australia rejects Dr Death's offer to return to face charges
The company, a brokerage firm, will offer sales, leasing, short-term rentals, property management, commercial advisory\nand project sales and marketing services to its customers.
Speculation that Patel, who is under investigation by Queensland police, was trying to flee US were fuelled by reports that he had severed his ties with his lawyers.
Microsoft chief and software czar Bill Gates' charity organisation has offloaded its entire stake valued at nearly $23.1 million (over Rs 1 billion) in an India-specific investment fund.
Debutant Anil Senior's Dil Kabaddi is pretty much a hand-me-down version of Woody Allen's much-admired take on infidelity, Husbands and Wives. A fun ride.
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