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Feb 16th 2013, 10:33

Akshay Kumar is reportedly the first Indian actor to cross lifetime net collections of 2,000 crore. The Bollywood star is expected to reach the benchmark by adding over 5 crore today from latest release Special Chabbis. "Honestly blessed to have you all Akkians in my life. Special thanks to my fan clubs who support me so much selflessly time & again. Thank you for the #Akshay2000crore tag only possible coz of you all," Kumar posted on Twitter. The actor has reached the 2,000 crore figure from the lifetime collections of 105 Hindi film releases. Kumar is followed by Salman Khan in second position at 1,794 crore and Shah Rukh Khan in third at 1,472 crore. What is Akshay Kumar's best film? Vote...

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Feb 16th 2013, 11:30

Dir/scr: Hong Sangsoo. South Korea. 2013. 90mins The New Wave is still alive and kicking in Korea. Or so it seems, judging by Hong Sangsoo's latest contribution, yet another of his tributes to the kind of films the French were making 50 years ago. For all of its 90 minutes, Nobody's Daughter Haewon talks a love affair between a film student and her professor to death, or so it seems, and the whole thing could have gone on for hours more without offering its two protagonists a way out of the vicious circle of emotional confusion in which they seem to be locked. Since Hong's reputation is safely established, festivals and art houses might still welcome his new film. Hong's cast enters into the...

Feb 16th 2013, 11:58

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will issue a decree banning Afghan security forces from asking...

Feb 16th 2013, 12:15

(Source: Pioneer Corporation) Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. continues to transform the car into the ultimate "connected car" with its revolutionary AppRadio™ 2 smartphone powered in-dash receiver. Now Pioneer is offering a $120 Connected Car mail-in rebate with the purchase an AppRadio 2 from any authorized Pioneer retailer from today through April 30, 2013; see www.pioneerelectronics.com/rebate. The AppRadio 2 enhances today's in-vehicle smartphone experience, providing users...

Feb 16th 2013, 11:30

CHELYABINSK, Russia – A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 50 acres of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia's Chelyabinsk region. The astonishing Friday morning event blew out windows in more than 4,000 buildings in the region, mostly in the capital city of the same name and injured some 1,200 people, largely with cuts from the...

Feb 16th 2013, 11:58

Growing volume of traffic, utter indiscipline of road users, over speeding and flagrant violation of road rules, not to forget potholes and poor lighting… All this makes travel on our roads stressful and extremely accident prone. When an accident occurs, the roads are the last place the victim should be left in. Every minute is precious, more so in the Golden Hour. What is this Golden Hour? Dr. P.V.A. Mohandas, Founder and Managing Director, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai has the answer: “An injured victim of a road accident should be rushed to hospital within a certain time frame for the highest chance of survival. This is reffered to as The Golden Hour. Doctors have estimated 60...

Feb 16th 2013, 11:26

(Source: WAA - Web Analytics Association) DAA to Host Inaugural Dallas Symposium on Multi-Channel Analytics and Attribution Thursday, February 14, 2013) WAKEFIELD, MA - (February XX, 2013) - The Digital Analytics Association (DAA), formerly the Web Analytics Association (WAA), announced that they will host its inaugural Dallas Symposium at The University of Texas at Dallas at the Naveen Jinal...

Feb 16th 2013, 12:17

MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) – Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday backed calls to establish a new system to identify and neutralize threats in space. “Humankind must...