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ENT21Entertainment/International/CinemaJennifer Lopez once suffered nervous breakdownLondon, Oct 7 IANS Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has said she suffered “a kind of nervous breakdown” seven years ago.Lopez blamed overwork and stress for her illness and confessed she refused medication and instead took rest after the breakdown until she felt better, reports dailymail.co.uk.She told website The Daily Beast that she “froze” while filming “Enough” in 2001.“I was like - I don't want to move read more
INT18International/CinemaGala screening at Turkish filmfest for Bollywood's 'Mission Istanbul'By B.B. NagpalAntalya Turkey, Oct 8 IANS Action-packed Hindi thriller "Mission Istanbul" will be accorded a gala screening at the Fourth International Eurasia Film Festival opening Friday at this seaside resort in southern Turkey.The festival, along with the 45th Golden Orange Film Festival and a film market, will run in this picturesque town till Oct 19. It has been organised by TURSAK, the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture read more
INT22International/Diaspora/EducationScholarship test for Indian diaspora children in Kuwait Oct 12Dubai, Oct 8 IANS The Indian embassy in Kuwait will hold a written test for candidates applying for the Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children SPDC Sunday. The two-hour test for the scholarship by the Indian government will start at 11 a.m. at the Indian Community School Senior Girls at Salmiya in Kuwait, the embassy said in a statement. Though no admit cards are being issued, candidates can check the roll numbers allocated to them for the test at the websites www read more
INT3International/DiplomacyPortugal announces recognition of KosovoLisbon, Oct 8 DPA Portugal announced Tuesday evening its official recognition of Kosovo, the break-away Serbian province which had unilaterally declared its independence last February. The office of Foreign Minister Luis Amado announced the move, which reduced the number of European Union states still opposed to recognising Kosovo's independence. Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Romania and the Czech Republic are still opposed to Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence which they regard as contrary to international law read more
INT9International/Business/EconomyAustralian stocks open sharply lowerSydney, Oct 8 DPA Australian stocks tumbled 3.5 percent on the opening bell Wednesday in the wake of a further steep fall on Wall Street. In early trading the ASX 200 dropped 166 points, or 3.5 percent, to 4,452. The Australian dollar fell again in early trade, dropping 2 US cents to 70 US cents as the flight out of commodities-linked currencies continues. The Aussie dollar was sold off along with the South African rand, the Canadian dollar and the New Zealand dollar read more
INT21International/Diaspora/CinemaSpecial screening of 'Gandhi' at Abu Dhabi film festDubai, Oct 8 IANS A special screening of Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning movie "Gandhi" will be held at the Middle Eastern International Film Festival MEIFF 2008 in Abu Dhabi Saturday. Actor Ben Kingsley, who won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the film, will attend the special screening at the Emirates Palace Hotel, according to a MEIFF statement read more
INT10International/Accident/AviationCause unclear of frightening Qantas 'altitude change'Sydney, Oct 8 DPA It would take a month to find out why a Qantas flight dropped altitude dramatically, injuring at least 36 passengers before it made an emergency landing, investigators said Wednesday. The Airbus A330 from Singapore to Perth, with 303 passengers and 10 crew, put out a mayday call Tuesday before making an emergency landing at Learmonth military base, 1,260 km north of Perth. At least 36 read more
INT20International/Law/Society/TerrorismBritish schoolboy who planned to bomb BNP members stands trialLondon, Oct 8 IANS A British schoolboy, who planned to make bombs and blow up members of Britain's far right political party BNP, has been standing trial for allegedly angering his teachers and fellow pupils with his radical views.Terrorist sympathiser Waris Ali, who glorified the 9/11 terror attacks on the US in his books, attended Westborough High School, in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - the home town of a number of the London Suicide Bombers - the Daily Telegraph has reported read more
NAT4National/Lifestyle/SecurityRahul Gandhi has gastronomic date with PunjabBy Alkesh SharmaPatiala Punjab, Sep 23 IANS Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi gorged on makki ki roti, sarson ka saag, pakodas and laddoos while he toured rural Punjab to motivate the youth to join politics. He had salty lassi but is still looking for the sweet variety.On Monday, the first day of his three day trip to Punjab, Gandhi had lunch at a small village called Baran, around 10 km from here. Ladies sat in the open preparing food for Gandhi and his entourage read more
ECO1Economy/EconomyChhattisgarh on road to industrial development: Chief Minister Raman Singh InterviewBy Sujeet KumarRaipur, Sep 23 IANS Chhattisgarh is now on the fast track to industrial development with top companies rushing to the state with massive investment plans, says Chief Minister Raman Singh."Chhattisgarh is now one of the top destinations for investors in the steel sector, and companies like Tata, Essar and NMDC the state-owned National Mineral Development Corp are setting up plants here," Raman Singh told IANS in an exclusive interview read more
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