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Vatican takes on Da Vinci Code

Furious over the popularity of The Da Vinci Code, the bestseller which is now being made into a movie starring Tom Hanks, the Vatican hasasked a senior cardinal to debunkthe novel, which it......

Is the US hostile to Islam?

Tom Hanks doesn't always love to play immaculate guys. The Oscar-winning star has not only bought the rights to the bestseller Charlie Wilson's War but also wants to play the Texas Congressman......

Warning! 20% more men than women in India by 2030

A new study has warned that in the next two decades, large parts of India will have an excess of young men by up to 20 percent because of sex selection. It also said that a preference for sons,......

Coming soon: India's biggest mosque in Kerala

India's largest mosque is set to come up near Kozhikode in Kerala, covering an area of 12 acres on the sprawling 'Knowledge City' complex of Islamic religious and Cultural Jamia Markazu Ssaquafathi......

PHOTOS: It's an odd, crazy world out there

We bring for you a collection of some of the odd, crazy moments from around the world in recent weeksWilliam Chavarriaga, 49-year-old cleaner at the Olaya Herrera Airport, poses as a cartoon......

Reliance Big ties up with Tom Hanks' company

Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE), the flagship media and entertainment arm of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has announced a joint venture with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone.......

The face is your password

When Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) in thefilm Castaway returns home after spending four years on a lonely island, his girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt) recognises him in spite of his long-hair and beard and......

Hope of divestment floats, again

Two decades ago when the finance ministry discovered 'divestment' as a way of raising revenue from the sale of public sector equity to private entities, the Indian Left saw this as privatisation......

Why India needs to be afraid, very afraid

What can you say about an economic growth engine that has been chugging along merrily at an astounding 8 per cent rate for almost a decade? We have heard many answers to that question, ad......

A 7-point plan to improve the govt's performance

The year 2010, while good in some parts, has not really been too good for the United Progressive Alliance, with scam after scam rocking the government. While people are upset with the government's......

Tom Hanks: Cloud Atlas is as risky as Inception

One of the year's most eagerly anticipated films seems also to be one of its weirdest. Raja Sen emailed Tom Hanks, star of Cloud Atlas, that released on October 26, and here's what the......

Tom Hanks praises Aamir Khan!

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has praised Aamir Khan for his work towards the Indian society. Aamir has been actively......

Review: Tom Hanks' Electric City is intriguing

AnkurPathakfeel theamazing animation, complemented by a good voice over makes Electric City worth a watch. Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has launched an inventive direct-to-web animated series called......

VOTE! The films that should NOT win an Oscar

What do Katherine Hepburn, Jack Nicholson and Tom Hanks have in common? They all won multiple Academy awards. Glorious careers, these. Except as much one appreciates their tour de force......

Which is the greatest movie character of all time?

Recently,a survey voted Forrest Gump as the greatest movie character of all time. Tom Hanks' Gump beat classics like Scarlett O'Hara and British spy James Bond to land the coveted title.That makes......

My day in the sun

Have you seen Forrest Gump, for which Tom Hanks received an Oscar in 1994?The story follows the life of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), who is woefully short on IQ, and his meeting with the love of his......

Images: Kiwis cruise past Canada into quarters

Brendon McCullum slammed his maiden World Cup century as New Zealand routed minnows Canada by 97 runs in their penultimate Group A match to seal a berth in the quarter-finals in Mumbai on Sunday.......

Ex-SL pacer Pushpakumara looks back at career with content

Once he was one of the fastest bowlers in the world. Now it is a little difficult to recognize him. The slight frame has been replaced by a rotund physique. Tell him he has put on weight and he......

South Africa confident, but wary of Windies' unpredictability

If India is looking to win the World Cup for their legendary batting genius Sachin Tendulkar, then South Africa want to do the same for their batting talisman, Jacques Kallis. Kallis, 35, is......

Australia's rise from Ashes to draw big crowd

Australia's phoenix-like rise from Ashes oblivion at Perth teased a grateful nation with the smell of English blood and will draw a big crowd to Melbourne's sporting coliseum when the fourth Test......

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Q. which actor won the best actor award at this years Oscars ?
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Q. the 2005 documentary Magnificent Desolation was narrated by Tom Hanks, and a oice starcast including Morgan Freeman John travolta and Paul Newman . Its title comes from someone's awestruck two word description of a famous landscape Years later, he would use the same for the title of his autobiography. Identify the personality ?
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Q. meaning of "castaway" if u can tell me ??
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Q. Tell me the 10 winners name of OSCAR awards ??
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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

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While Kareena Kapoor looks resemble popular Hollywood star Paris Hilton, Katrina Kaif looks are quite similar to Camilla Belle.

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Here are look-alikes of Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor in Hollywood

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Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway

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