‘Spotlight’ bags Oscar for Best Picture
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) “Spotlight” won the Oscar for Best Picture on Sunday here at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony. It defeated “The Revenant”, which grabbed the Oscars for other top honours like Best…
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Chinese company explores Pakistan power market
Beijing, Feb 29 (IANS) China’s state-owned Harbin Electric Corporation said it has signed a contract with Pakistan Siddiqsons Energy to build a coal-fired power plant. The new power station, with installed capacity of 350 MW,…
Alejandro G. Inarritu wins Oscars for ‘The Revenant’
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Alejandro G. Inarritu has grabbed the Oscar for Best Director for “The Revenant” at the 88th Academy Awards taking place here on Sunday. He was nominated alongside Adam McKay for…
A journey across the mighty and unpredictable Himalayas
By Priyanka Title: Walking the Himalayas; Author: Levinson Wood; Publisher: Hodder&Stoughton, An Hachette UK company; Pages: 291; Price: Rs.699 Levinson Wood clambers up steep mountains and treks through narrow passes, taking us on a journey…
Leonardo wins Oscar for Best Actor
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Hollywoood actor Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscar for the Best Actor for his film “The Revenant” at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony held here on Sunday. This was the first…
Sam Smith dedicates Oscar to LGBT community
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Grammy Award-winning singer Sam Smith picked up the Best Original Song Oscar for “Writing’s on the Wall” from the James Bond movie “Spectre”. He dedicated his first Academy Award to…
Saeed Jaffrey honoured at Oscars
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Indian-born British actor Saeed Jaffrey, popular for movies like “Gandhi” and “Masoom”, was honoured at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony here in the “In Memoriam” montage. Saeed, who passed away…
Tamil actor Kumarimuthu is dead
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Actor-comedian Kumarimuthu breathed his last here on Sunday at a private hospital. He was 77. “He passed away on Sunday night at Kauvery hospital due to some age-related ailments,” a source…
Hungarian drama gets Oscar for foreign language film
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Hungary’s “Son Of Saul” received the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday. Directed by Laszlo Nemes,…
Key Indian equity indices trading weak ahead of budget
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) In line with their Asian peers, key Indian equity market indices were trading weak on Monday just ahead of the national budget due at 11 am, with the investors expecting…
Jaitley set to present national budget for 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was set to present India’s national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid concerns over the country’s stagnating growth rate, government…
Pakistan win Oscar for Best Documentary-Short Subject
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won the Oscar for Best Documentary-Short Subject for her project based on honour killing titled “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” at the…
Partly cloudy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain cloudy in the day ahead with…
Asif Kapadia wins Oscar for ‘Amy’
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) British filmmaker of Indian origin Asif Kapadia bagged the Best Documentary Feature Oscar for “Amy”, based on the life of late singer Amy Winehouse, here on Sunday. Actress Daisy Ridley…
‘Shivaji’s swaraj was not for Hindus alone”
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Who was Shivaji? Author: Govind Pansare; Publisher: LeftWord Books; Pages: 110; Price: Rs.150 Who was Shivaji? A medieval ruler (1627-80) who embraced what is known today as Hindutva politics and…
Oscars 2016: ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ loses to ‘Bear Story’
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Indian-American Pixar artist Sanjay Patel’s animated short “Sanjay’s Super Team”, which tells the story of an immigrant community and “a family of color”, lost the Oscar to Chilean film “Bear…
Mark Rylance grabs Oscar for ‘Bridge of Spies’
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Mark Rylance was named as the Best Supporting Actor at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony here on Sunday night for Steven Spielberg’s cold war drama “Bridge of Spies”, which was…
Asif Kapadia wins best documentary Oscar for “Amy”
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (PTI) Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia won the best documentary Oscar for “Amy”, a poignant examination of singer Amy Winehouse’s life and her tragic death at the age of 27. Kapadia, who…
Church mucked up with paedophile priests:Vatican finance chief
Sydney, Feb 29 (AFP) Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell today admitted the Catholic Church “mucked up” in dealing with paedophile priests and vowed he would not “defend the indefensible” before an Australian inquiry. Pell…
Kate Winslet added Indian jewels in her Oscars look
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Actress Kate Winslet stepped onto the red carpet at the 88th Academy Awards wearing NIRAV MODI jewels, an Indian luxury brand with a global presence. As a Best Supporting Actress…