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Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex plunged by over 486 points in opening trade on Tuesday, dragged down by a massive sell-off amid huge losses on other Asian bourses. The 30-share barometer, which gained 265.39 points in the previous session, tanked 486.88 points, or 2.64 per cent, to below the psychological 18,000 points level […]

London: Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper is eager for a role in Baz Luhrmann`s upcoming big screen adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald classic, `The Great Gatsby`. The 36-year-old actor wants to play the role of Tom Buchanan, but thinks it is quite a complicated character to portray, reported The Times. “To me, he`s the best […]

Los Angeles: Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood`s `Hereafter`, starring Matt Damon, has been pulled from theatres in Japan due to the catastrophic earthquake. The film, directed by Eastwood, is subjected on tsunami and a distributor has decided to stop showing it, saying the terrifying scenes were "not appropriate" at this time, reported a daily. `Hereafter` opened […]

London: Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt is into the gangster mode these days with sleeked-back black hair and shades for his new film `Cogan`s Trade`. The 47-year-old actor, who is playing a mob enforcer investigating a heist during a high stakes poker game, looked as sharp as ever on the sets in New Orleans, reported a […]

New Delhi: Two pilots arrested in the Capital for procuring flying licence by allegedly forging marksheets are believed to have paid touts Rs 10-12 lakh each, Police said on Monday. Police arrested Parminder Kaur Gulati (38) of Indigo and Jitender Kishen Verma (46) of Air India in the last one week and are hot on […]

Washington: Issuing a fresh ultimatum to Muammar Gaddafi, US President Barack Obama has said the Libyan leader needs to leave as he has "lost legitimacy". "Mr Gaddafi has lost legitimacy and he needs to leave," Obama said in a joint media availability with visiting Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen at the White House. Obama […]

Dubai: An Indian national was sentenced to death and 11 others were given life imprisonment for torturing and killing a compatriot here. Major Singh, from Punjab, was awarded death penalty and 11 others have been given life imprisonment after they were found guilty of murdering a co-Indian worker after a drunken brawl in 2009. A […]

(image) New Delhi: Yearning for the exact tint of red on perfectly curled hair is what drove 25-year old Smitha, a secretary at a private firm into the plush unisex salon on her drive home from work one day. Smitha, is one among the increasing number of appearance conscious Indians whose awareness of the freshest […]

Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj is not planning to repeat Priyanka Chopra in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer `Two States` but the director says that it has anything to do with the mixed reviews received by their last outing together `Saat Khoon Maaf`.

Bhubaneswar: The state Assembly was on Monday adjourned several times due to noisy protests by Opposition Congress over the multi-crore dal scam, even as the Speaker asked the state government to place facts on the matter within 48 hours in the House. As the House assembled for the second day of the second phase of […]

Jajpur: In a gruesome incident, a father and her daughter were allegedly hacked to death over property dispute here in Nathi Sahi under Sukinda police limits, police informed on Monday. The duo has been identified as Dukhabandhu Mahanta and his widowed daughter Kanchan Mahanta. According to reports, the dispute over partition of property deepened between […]

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Monday said it will abide by the Supreme Court decision regarding alleged irregularities in the implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme in the state. "We will accept a CBI probe or investigation by any agency if the Supreme Court wants it," said Panchayati Raj Minister Prafulla Samal. Panchyati Raj […]

Rourkela: Armed miscreants on Monday looted Rs five lakh from a man at Balanda, about 30 km from here, police said. About five youths armed with lethal weapons came in motor-cycles and waylaid the person, identified as Anand Kumar Agarwal who was going in another motorbike. They attacked him before decamping with the booty as […]

Berhampur: Carrying the jail reforms a step forward, the Berhampur jail authorities allowed 12 convicts to sit for the High School Certificate examination beginning from tomorrow. Last year seven inmates of the jail appeared for exam and came out successful. Berhampur`s Mandal prison which is home to many serious convicts has been witnessing a lot […]

Jeypore: At least 8000 jobs were offered to unemployed youths at a two-day Nijukti Mela organized in Koraput to bridge the gap between the administration and tribal youths recently.