SARJU KAUL
Salman spreads out acting commitments
Bollywood star Salman Khan, who is due to start shooting YashRaj Films’ Ek Tha Tiger in Dublin soon, has now spread out his acting commitments. He has pushed back his home production Sher Khan, which he described as a difficult film to make. “It has a huge scale, so we have pushed it back for now.”
UK declares curbs to end suing culture
The UK government on Friday announced tightening of laws to curb the compensation culture fuelled by the no-win no-fees system for personal injury cases.
Ghosh’s Nouka dubi, 4 other films at fest
Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh’s Nouka Dubi, which is based on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s story of the same name, is leading the Indian selection of five films at the 55th London Film Fes
Assange: Maya must apologise
Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, on Tuesday afternoon asked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati to apologise for making personal attacks against him.
Barnes leads race for Man Booker
British author Julian Barnes led the six-book shortlist for the Booker Prize announced on Tuesday with his latest novel The Sense of an Ending.
Rajiv killer kin appeals to Sonia
Nineteen-year-old Harithra, daughter of death row convict Murugan, has written a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi appealing for clemency for her father in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Save my father: Murugan's daughter Harithra to Sonia
Nineteen-year-old Harithra, daughter of death row convict Murugan, has written an emotional letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi appealing for clemency for her father in the Rajiv Gandhi assassin
Wandle recovers,declared best waterway in UK
In a major triumph, a river in London that had been declared a sewer in 1960s, has been reclaimed and cleaned up to become one of the cleanest and thriving rivers in Britain.
It’s an insult, jobernowl!
At a loss for new ways to insult? The latest edition of a major dictionary has made the quest easier by highlighting insults, some of which are very old with Shakespearean roots and some coined recently.
3 Asians killed in Birmingham, UK tense
Riots continued unabated on the fourth night in England as more cities outside London faced eruption of violence and looting on Tuesday night. London was, however, peaceful with more than 16,000 police personnel patrolling the city wrecked by three nights of rioting by gangs of young people.
