Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Archive for July 1st, 2012
Rose Byrne to play Owen’s boss in internship
Rose Byrne is returning to comedy. EW reports that the Bridesmaids star is in talks to play Owen Wilson’s love interest in The Internship, which will reunite Wilson with his Wedding Crashers costar Vince Vaughn. Complicating their potential relationship: Byrne is the boss at a Silicon Valley tech firm, while Wilson is her lowly intern. [...]
Prometheus to be showcased at Comic-Con
Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus has been in theaters for almost a month and, although it wasn’t the box office smash that Fox was hoping for, the ambitious sci-fier continues to inspire an impassioned debate between supporters and detractors. Likewise, the film’s viral campaign is still in full swing. It’s unusual for a film that’s [...]
Adele is pregnant
Rumor has it… Adele is expecting a baby! Except it’s not a rumor, as the 24-year-old Grammy-award winning singer took to her website to announce the happy news herself.”I’m delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together,” Adele writes on her blog. “I wanted you to hear the news direct [...]
Purveyors of style
The Rococo style was highly dominated by feminine taste and influence Throughout the 18th century in France, a new wealthy and influential middle-class was beginning to rise, even though the royalty and nobility continued to be patrons of the arts. Upon the death of Louis XIV and the abandonment of Versailles, the Paris high society became the [...]
A pitstop on the highway
Different horses excel on different courses, so it is with restaurants too; there are those that dish out good vegetarian food and others non-vegetarian. When a couple forms out of these two groups and wants to dine together, it is bound to wonder which one to go to — vegetarian food is available at non-vegetarian [...]
Nalli Boti
Noor’s Kitchen Noor Jafri Lamb shanks rich with bone marrow and tender meat, cooked with medium consistency gravy. Ingredients 1. Tender lamb shanks preferably from shoulder – 500 gms 2. Dhania powder – 1and 1/2 tbs 3. Ginger – garlic paste – 2 tsp 4. Red kashmiri chilli powder – 2 tsp 5. Haldi powder [...]
Travel Diaries: Arvind Krishna, Actor
What was your last trip? Couple of months ago, I went on a trip to Gujarat along with my family. We went to Dwarka, Somnath, Gir Forest and Diu. What was the most memorable moment of your trip? I had never been to Gujarat before and honestly, it was magical to visit all these places [...]
Sky and BMC start battle for Tour rule
LIEGE, Belgium: Yellow jersey contenders Team Sky scored the first points in what is set to be a thrilling Tour de France campaign by jumping to the top of the team standings on Saturday. Sky’s Bradley Wiggins is hoping to succeed Australian Cadel Evans as the 2012 yellow jersey champion and got off to a [...]
De Jonge grabs lead at ATT
BETHESDA, Maryland: Zimbabwe’s Brendan de Jonge seized a one-stroke lead by posting his second consecutive two-under 69 on Saturday in the third round of the storm-hit ATT National. De Jonge birdied three holes but hardly anyone witnessed it in person at the Congressional Country Club after spectators were told to stay away because of a [...]
Zheng scare was ideal test: Serena
Steve Griffiths LONDON: Serena Williams believes her Centre Court scare against China’s Zheng Jie was the perfect preparation for the sterner tests that lie ahead in the second week of Wimbledon. Four-time champion Serena narrowly avoided an embarrassing third round exit on Saturday as she fought back from a set down to grind out a [...]




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