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Aishwarya highest paid Bollywood actress

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 06:01 AM CDT

With Aishwarya Rai carrying home a pay packet of Rs.40 million for her proposed stint as Rajnikant's leading lady in Shankar's 'Robot', she has now become the highest-paid actress in Indian cinema.

Pepsi pays $12.5 mn to be official IPL drink

Posted: 17 Mar 2008 11:30 PM CDT

Pepsi will be the official beverage of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for five years and the deal with the soft drink giant has been struck at $12.5 million.

West wooing Bollywood like never before

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Bollywood spells big money these days. The Western world's perception of the Hindi film industry has changed completely over the past decade. Today it recognises the worth of this Rs.100-billion ($2.5 bn) industry firmly set on fast-track growth.

Technology Frontiers targets retail chains and malls

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 11:00 AM CDT

City-based Technology Frontiers (I) Pvt Ltd (TFPL) is targeting growing malls and retail chains for its digital kiosks, said a top official here.

CDI to co-produce movie with 'Jurassic Park' maker

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 01:00 AM CDT

Compact Disc India Ltd (CDI) has signed a deal with White Light Entertainment, who produced films like 'Jurassic Park' and 'Schindler's List', to co-produce English movie 'Playing with the Enemy'. Based on World War II, it would be made on a budget of $30 million.

Fashion week ends in buzz of business

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 02:31 AM CDT

The glitzy five-day Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) may have come to an end, but the fashion fraternity has good reason to continue celebrations. The event fetched nearly 40 percent more business than last year for both established names and newcomers.

Charlesworth may work with the national hockey team

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 11:30 AM CDT

A day after Australian Ric Charlesworth rejected the offer to coach the junior teams, Indian Hockey Federation Tuesday climbed down and is considering to give him a greater role in the training of the national team.

Neil Maxwell named Mohali IPL team's CEO

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 09:32 AM CDT

Former Australian cricketer Neil Maxwell was Tuesday appointed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the India Premier League's (IPL) Mohali team.

Nepal gets cold feet on Everest ban

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 12:00 AM CDT

Caught in a tug of war between its giant northern neighbour China and mounting world outrage at the news of a ban on Mt Everest, the tallest peak in the world, Nepal's government Tuesday denied blocking the way to the summit on Beijing's request.

Karnataka yearns for stable government: Krishna

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 07:30 AM CDT

The people of Karnataka are yearning for a stable government in the state, as they are fed up with the instability of the coalition governments that failed to last long, former chief minister and Congress leader S.M. Krishna said Tuesday.

Dhoni's brand value raised his price: Chandrasekhar

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 06:32 AM CDT

Former India opener and chief selector of Chennai Super Kings V.B. Chandrasekhar Tuesday justified the $1.5 million spent on one-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction saying that Dhoni's brand value forced them to raise the initial bid.

India seeks clemency for condemned Sarabjit Singh

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT

India Tuesday sought clemency for Sarabit Singh, an Indian prisoner who is to hang in Pakistan, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he had taken up the matter at the 'highest level' in Islamabad.

Tata Consultancy opens delivery centre in US

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 10:01 AM CDT

Software major Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has opened its North America delivery centre, TCS Seven Hills Park, in Milford, Ohio, the US.

Ban futures trading in commodities: CPI-M

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 04:00 AM CDT

The Left made a forceful plea in parliament Tuesday for banning futures trading in commodities saying it was contributing to the spiralling prices of foodstuff and essential commodities.

Ghana backs India's UN bid, eyes Indian investment

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 07:00 AM CDT

Ahead of the India-Africa Forum summit in April, Ghana Tuesday backed India for a permanent UN Security Council seat and launched a charm offensive to attract Indian investment in the resource-rich West African country.

Government bans edible oil exports for one year

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 12:00 PM CDT

The central government Tuesday banned export of all edible oils for one year with immediate effect to check the rise of domestic prices.

Maharashtra poised for 9 percent growth in 2007-08

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Maharashtra is poised to record a 9 percent growth rate in 2007-08 as compared to the national economy's growth at 8.7 percent during the same period.

Soha to be questioned in Pataudi's black buck shooting

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 11:01 AM CDT

Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan, daughter of cricketer Mansur Ali Pataudi and actor Sharmila Tagore, is likely to face legal trouble for concealing facts when she renewed her gun licence here.

Blogging in Sanskrit binds Indian students overseas

Posted: 17 Mar 2008 11:30 PM CDT

Guess what's keeping together our high-tech gizmo Indian students at various US universities, pursuing higher studies? It's an online Sanskrit magazine.

Delhi Metro deploys 'record' 14 tunnel boring machines

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 09:31 AM CDT

As many as 14 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be deployed simultaneously for laying out the Delhi Metro network in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said no country in Asia has so far put to work so many TBMs at the same time.

Alitalia to suspend India, China operations

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 05:30 AM CDT

Mounting losses have forced Italian carrier Alitalia to pull out from India and China even as global carriers are spreading their wings over the lucrative South Asian sectors in a big way.

Biocon chief unveils radiology training centre

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Biotechnology firm Biocon's chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw late Tuesday unveiled a radiology training centre at Teleradiology Solutions (TS) facility in India's silicon hub.

East Bengal coach praises players for victory

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 11:00 AM CDT

As coach it was Alok Mukherjee's first international success with East Bengal. He savoured it the most, but amid celebrations he did not forget the architects of the crucial victory over Yemeni club Ahli Sana'a in the Asian Football Confederation Cup Tuesday.

Super Kings name Tamil film stars as brand ambassador

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 06:01 AM CDT

Chennai Super Kings Tuesday announced Tamil film industry superstars Vijay and Nayanthara as their brand ambassadors.

Former top cop held guilty in Shivani Bhatnagar murder

Posted: 18 Mar 2008 04:00 AM CDT

A city court held former Indian Police Service official R.K. Sharma and three others guilty of the murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar in 1999.