‘Slumdog’ kids chase dreams with stars in their eyesMUMBAI - Young Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar and Rubina Qureshi are the real-life slum kids who have endeared themselves to audiences worldwide with their performances in Oscar-nominated ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. The film’s roaring success hasn’t made a big difference in their lives, but they already have stardust in their eyes. Bangladesh gets Brazilian to coach footballersDHAKA - Bangladesh has got Brazilian coach Edson ‘Dido’ Silva to train its national football team, a media report said Sunday. Rahman hits the bull’s eye with ‘Delhi-6′ (IANS Music Review)Film: ‘Delhi-6′; Music Director: A.R. Rahman; Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi; Singers: Rekha Bharadwaj, Kishori Gowariker, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Majumdar, Kailash Kher, Javed Ali, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal, Benny Dayal, Vivienne Pocha, Blaaze, Tanvi, Claire, Ash King, Chinmayee, Karthik, Naresh, Srinivas, Bony Chakravarthy, Mohit Chauhan, Amitabh Bachchan and Rahman. Rating: *** Somdev beats Prakash in Australian Open qualifier openerMELBOURNE - India’s new tennis star Somdev Devvarman overpowered a stoic Prakash Amritraj to enter the second round of men’s qualifying singles at the Australian Open here Wednesday. The spirit of northeast to come alive in DelhiNEW DELHI - Listen to some soulful melodies from the hills of Meghalaya, enjoy the graceful ‘Bihu’ dance of Assam, stuff your shopping bags with wares from the northeast, and titillate your taste buds with delicacies of the region. In short, get set to feel the northeastern spirit right here from Saturday on. Last tune-up for Hubble telescope before space shuttle launchWASHINGTON - From a fuzzy beginning nearly 20 years ago, Hubble Space Telescope has now revolutionised astronomy, its stunning images stirring global imagination. No one offers me comedy: Anup SoniNEW DELHI - Anup Soni, who is seen as the supportive and progressive father-in-law to a 10-year-old girl in hit TV show ‘Balika Vadhu’, says he wants to do comedy, but nobody is offering him funny roles. |