People’s disappointment over inflation, farmers’ suicide will help BJP: AdvaniNEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani has said that the disappointment among the people over inflation and farmers’ suicide would help his party to come back in power. He was speaking to reporters on board aircraft during his journey to Madhya Pradesh. Silverstone joins Hollywood celebs to spoof traditional views on marriageWASHINGTON - American actress Alicia Silverstone and a number of other Hollywood celebs have joined hands in making a spoof about traditional views on marriage. UN chief calls for unified response on North KoreaNEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hoped that the Security Council will come out with ‘a unified message’ on the issue of North Korean rocket launch. Karan Johar makes vote-youth video, thanks Imran KhanMUMBAI - Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, who recently shot a vote-youth video asking young India to vote during the general election, gives credit to Imran Khan for giving him the idea. ‘Frustrated’ Lindsay to paparazzi: Be nice to meNEW YORK - Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is frustrated with constant media scrutiny and urges the paparazzi to be nice to her. It’s the finest hour of Indian cinema: Anand SharmaNEW DELHI - Lavishing praise on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Smile Pinki’ for winning the much-coveted Oscars, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma Monday said it was ‘the finest hour of Indian cinema’ on the global stage. Small aircraft goes missing in VenezuelaCARACAS - Venezuelan rescue workers have begun searching for a small aircraft that disappeared near the Brazilian border with seven people onboard, EFE reported. Emmanuel, Anjuman Sair-e-Gul Faroshan win Communal Harmony AwardsNEW DELHI - Dominic Emmanuel SVD, who has been working on inter-religious dialogue, and Anjuman Sair-e-Gul Faroshan, known for its annual ‘Phool Walon ki Sair’, have been selected for the National Communal Harmony Awards for 2008, according to an official announcement Monday. Concert kicks off Obama’s inaugurationWASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of people flocked to Washington’s National Mall park Sunday to begin celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama with a two-hour concert while hoping to catch a glimpse of the nation’s next president. |