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Indian awards will overtake Oscars: Kamal Haasan

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan, whose latest release ‘Dasavatharam’ is making waves across the country, says Indian film awards will soon overtake the globally famed Oscars.
‘The day when Hollywood would yearn for awards from India rather than (us) running behind the Oscars is not far off going by the improving quality of our films,’ Kamal said [...]

US stocks decline on fresh financial woes

New York: US stocks were led lower Tuesday by financial firms still struggling with the effects of the ongoing mortgage crisis.
Goldman Sachs said banks and lenders may need to raise another $65 billion to combat further writedowns in mortgage-related assets. Plunging home prices have prompted a record number of mortgage defaults by US homeowners since [...]

Assam: Floodwaters receding, health alert sounded

Guwahati: Thousands of people were returning to their homes in Assam on Wednesday with floodwaters receding as authorities sounded a health alert to prevent the outbreak of any waterborne diseases.
“The flood situation has improved considerably with no overnight rain. People are heading back to their homes, but thousands of them are still in makeshift shelters [...]

Sensex @ 1pm: 15,554, down 142 pts

Mumbai: Sensex @ 1pm: 15,554, down 142 pts.
Earlier, continuing its upward march for the third straight session today, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex rose by 93 points in early trade on the back of buying in heavy-weight stocks by funds and retail investors.
The 30-share index, which had risen by over 507 points in [...]

Car bomb kills 50, injures 80 in Iraq

Baghdad: A car bomb blast in northern Baghdad left more than 50 people dead and 80 wounded Tuesday, a police source said.
“The car that was parked in a garage in al-Hurriya district, north Baghdad, has exploded leaving at least 130 casualties. All of them are civilians,” sources told DPA.
The bomb ripped through the garage and [...]

US ready to work on N-deal till Jan 20

Washington: Ahead of the UPA-Left meeting to resolve differences over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, Washington has said it would make every effort to get the pact through Congress by January 20 next year when the new President assumes office.
“From now until January 20th, we’ll continue to work to support this agreement. We’ll continue to [...]

Ajay and Kajol in OYE HOYE

is known to be taking keen interest in the film Haal e Dil. After all, the film marks the debut of his close friend and once upon a time business manager, Kumar Mangat’s daughter Amita Pathak. It may be recalled that Ajay was even involved during the auditions in finding the right male lead opposite [...]

Lindsay Lohan’s professionalism earns her producers’ praise

American actress Lindsay Lohan has scored high marks for her professionalism on the sets of her new movie Labor Pains.
Producers were not really eager to work with her, but after seeing her behaviour they have only praise for the young actress.
“We were a little bit reluctant to work with her,” People mag quoted Lati Grobman, [...]