Friday, January 27, 2012

Agneepath Sets All Time Record. Made Over Rs 23 Crore In One Day

         The much awaited release of Agneepath came with a bang, as it did not only hit the box office, but made a stunning record of Rs 25 crore the very day it was released.. The movie is a remake of the 1990 Agneepath which was directed by Mukul Anand and starred superstars like Amitabh Bachchan playing the iconic character of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, and Danny Denzongpa played Kancha Cheena, the baddie.   ...

Apple to offer employees $500 off Macs, $250 off iPads

Apple has announced plans to start offering substantial discounts on both Macs and iPads, according to a new report. According to 9to5Mac, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the discount plan—which offers a $500 discount on purchases of Macs and a $250 discount on purchases of iPads—at yesterday’s employee-only Town Hall event. The report claims that the discount program will go live in June, and that employees may only use the discount once every three...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

India celebrates 63rd Republic Day

The Republic of India is joyfully celebrating its 63rd Republic Day, marking the 62nd anniversary of being a complete republic nation on 26th January 1950. The celebration began in the capital around 10 a.m. when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid a floral wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to pay tribute to unknown soldiers who laid down their lives for defending the nation. Union Defence Minister A K Antony and chiefs of Army, Navy...

Norway NRI row ends, uncle to get kids' custody

New Delhi: There was finally some good news with the end of an ordeal for an Indian couple in Norway. Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya's two children, three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya, who were taken by the Norwegian authorities after allegations of poor treatment by parents, will now finally return to India. The Norwegian government has agreed to return the children to their uncle Arunabhash Bhattacharya, but will take...

India offers Pak oil pipeline

In a major peace initiative, India on Wednesday proposed to build pipelines to Pakistan if it provides long-term guarantees on buying petroleum products. India now has excess refining capacity and is exporting petrol and diesel, among other petroleum products, to various parts of the world, including Europe. Federal Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of Pakistan Asim Hussain being welcomed by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jaipal...

Thailand's first woman PM Yingluck Shinawatra to be chief guest at Republic Day

NEW DELHI: Yingluck Shinawatra the first woman Prime Minister of Thailand who will be the chief guest at the 63rd Republic Day parade, arrived here today. Yingluck will attend a ceremonial reception tomorrow at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan and will later in the day lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi at Raj Ghat here. Besides holding a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Yingluck will also call on President...