Students and principals at the primary and senior schools Oscar winner Cillian Murphy attended in Cork, Ireland, tells Rediff.com what the triumph means to them.
A Yamaha company representative told a Mumbai court trying the 26/11 terror attack case on Thursday that the outboat machine used in the boat used by the terrorists to reach Mumbai was imported by Pakistan from Japan.
The 27-year-old hitmaker who has two children from her second marriage to former back-up dancer Kevin Federeline flaunted the rock while shopping with boyfriend, Jason Trawick, who is also her agent.
For the first time in India, Chandigarh-based Compact Disc India Ltd (CDIL), an integrated media and entertainment company, will animate a true love story titled Eternal Love in English which will revolve around the Taj Mahal. The company has secured an animation outsourcing contract worth $15.70 million from a Los Angeles-based firm through its arm Mediaone Ventures Ltd for the film which is slated to be released in December 2009.
Friends, fellow athletes react to Tiger Woods car crash
'I've got options on the pitch and off the pitch, I have got a bit of thinking to do in the next few weeks'
Three Indian musicians will vie for a gramophone when the Grammy awards are announced on Sunday in Los Angeles.
It is the first time any actor has won a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year.
India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks
"I want to finish my career very strong. I want to add some more medals and trophies to my collection. So I think it's a match made in heaven, really.
Although Beckham played for 12 minutes in his much-hyped Galaxy debut against Chelsea on Saturday, Yallop said the England midfielder needed more time to recover.
China's Su Bingtian became the first Asian man to reach the Olympic 100 metres final for 89 years on Sunday, scorching to an Asian record of 9.83 in his semi-final, but pre-race favourite Trayvon Bromell failed to make it.
'USA Cricket continues its instrumental work in supporting our national players and equipping youth and local communities with the tools they need to succeed in this sport.'
Lufthansa will start its Kolkata-Frankfurt service from December 1, 2006.
'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.' 'You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are Indian.' 'But then Indians don't find my work Indian.'
Ms Usha may soon discover that winning four gold medals at the Asian Games and qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics is a walk in the park compared with the challenges of stabilising governance at the IOA, observes Kanika Datta.
Late actor Health Ledger's Joker in the new Batman movie The Dark Knight has been dubbed as "best villain in a superhero movie of all time". The critics have also started backing Ledger for a posthumous Oscar in their reviews of the actor's last completed film, The Dark Knight.
David Beckham was ushered away by security guards after he confronted fans who provided an ugly reception for his return to the Los Angeles Galaxy home ground for a friendly against AC Milan on Sunday. Beckham was playing at home for the first time since he returned to the Galaxy after he controversially extended his loan spell with Milan into the first half of the Major League Soccer season.
Reacting to Khan's detention at a US airport, for the third time in seven years, Sena said despite this "common occurrence," the "tolerant actor" goes to the US repeatedly.
'We believe cricket would be a great addition to the Olympic Games, but we know it won't be easy to secure our inclusion as there are so many other great sports out there wanting to do the same. But we feel now is the time to put our best foot forward and show what a great partnership cricket and the Olympics are.'
Saif twins with his sons... Katrina-Vicky's 'loverly' celebration... Rajinikanth, Aishwarya and Diwali traditions...
MJ's friends talk about the man they loved so much.
Tiger Woods will make a "game-time decision" on competing at next week's Masters, the five-times champion said on Sunday.
Despite the smaller scale of the event, the mood at the ceremony was cheerful, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'Happy to report that I am back home continuing my recovery,' Tiger Woods said on Twitter.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
David Beckham has said he is having doubts about returning to Los Angeles Galaxy after making a strong start to his two-month loan stint at Italian club AC Milan.
On-loan AC Milan midfielder David Beckham will be a substitute for his first Serie A game at AS Roma on Sunday (7:30 p.m. British time), coach Carlo Ancelotti said.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Former Cricket South Africa president Dr Ali Bacher is not pleased that India, Australia and England are "marginalising" other boards to enjoy complete hegemony.
Daniela Hantuchova said that Serena did not need the medical-timeout during their third-round match.
The Games coincides with the women team's limited-overs tour of England
Rohan Bopanna and Eric Butorac claimed the doubles title in Los Angeles with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Travis Parrott and Dusan Vemic.
Trump becomes the first former US president to face a criminal charge.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Tennis: Felix Auger-Aliassime toppled in Morocco
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