Actress Kate Winslet is of Oscar-winning pedigree, but she claims that she couldn’t interest Steve Jobs director Danny Boyle and producer Scott Rudin because she felt her voluptuous figure might have come in the way. She told a UK daily, “I couldn’t get hold of a script. For some reason, they had mental blocks and couldn’t get beyond my […]
» Read moreNew York: Serena Williams saw her dream of a calendar year Grand Slam title sweep destroyed Friday as Italy’s Roberta Vinci shocked the world number one to reach the US Open final against compatriot Flavia Pennetta. Vinci battled back to stun the three-time defending champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, ending Williams’ 33-match US Open win streak and 27-match Grand Slam win […]
» Read moreHighest rated Indian P Harikrishna crushed Max Illingworth of Australia to virtually book a second round berth in the World Chess Cup now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Grandmaster S P Sethuraman also scored an easy victory over Russian Sanan Sjugirov in the first game of the first round of this knock-out event among 128 players. Harikrishna and Sethuraman just need […]
» Read moreAmruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will debut as a playback singer in a biopic, Sangharshyatra, about the late Gopinath Munde, BJP leader. Ms. Fadnavis, an associate vice-president with Axis Bank, recorded the title track of the film two days ago. Munde was killed in a car accident days after taking charge as Union Rural Development Minister in June […]
» Read moreA 39-year-old pharmacist from Bapatla, Madhavi Chowdary Balineni, was killed in a car crash at Ocala in Florida, USA, on September 9. According to information reaching here, the accident occurred at about 7.56 a.m. when Madhavi heading for work, had crossed over into a lane, which had oncoming traffic at the 5000 block of the Southwest State Road 200. Her […]
» Read moreTwo women passengers were killed and eight others injured when a speeding Duronto Express from Secunderabad proceeding towards Lok Manya Tilak terminus in Mumbai (Train No 12990) derailed at Martur Railway Station, 20 km away from Kalaburagi city in the early hours of Saturday. The victims have been identified as Jyothi Shankar (46), and Pushpalatha Harish (26), from Secunderabad. Of […]
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