Holy mess but what do you expect?

Ayaz AmirEven as President Musharraf sings the unity anthem, saying all is well in the ranks of his motley supporters, simmering differences in the officially-sponsored Q League burst into the open, the president of the League, Shujaat Hussain,...

19 May, 2005

Taiwan prez’s party wins special assembly polls

Associated PressTaipei, May 14:Taiwan’s ruling party won elections for a special assembly charged with amending Taiwan’s constitution today, giving a big boost to President Chen Shui-bian’s policy of leaning toward independence from China.With 98...

Women 14 May, 2005

Of sustainable learning and verdant vibes

Rabindra PokharelKathmandu:An agricultural economy, with a predominantly underdeveloped rural nationscape, Nepal is in dire need of competent politicians, social scientists and rural development experts. With the academics and jobs scenario facing a...

Travel Abroad 10 May, 2005

Is ‘Sarkar’ based on Bal Thackeray’s life?

Subhash K JhaMumbai: Knowing Bollywood’s love for Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, there is much speculation as to whether Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Sarkar’ is based on the politician’s life. Varma chuckles at the speculation surrounding the film that...

Travel Abroad 20 Apr, 2005

LIFESTYLE

The Aviator’ takes off with eleven Oscar nodsThe film has been nominated for best picture, best directing, best actor, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best original screenplay, achievement in art direction, achievement in...

Travel Abroad 28 Jan, 2005

Wesley’s ‘Godfather’ act inspired Jamie Foxx

Los Angeles: “Blade” star Wesley Snipes’ performance in the 1991 film “New Jack City” inspired recent Golden Globe winner Jamie Foxx’s quest for cinematic stardom. Foxx, who won the Golden Globe for his performance in “Ray”, stated that...

Travel Abroad 22 Jan, 2005

Year of the underdog

Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi:The assault of Bollywood’s top guns has been so intense in 2004 that in the new year, big names like Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Chopra could take a backseat and let the underdogs take over. What is striking about the line...

Travel Abroad 12 Jan, 2005

Go girl!

Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi:Actress Gayatri Joshi looks like a woman who has been finally granted her secret wish. Small wonder she is soaking in the success of what she calls her “dream debut” in “Swades” in which she plays the role of a...

Travel Abroad 06 Jan, 2005

Hard hats and home truths

The Observer:The family reunion drama where a tight-knit clan get together to affirm their mutual devotion or, more often nowadays, to indulge in recrimination and bloodletting, has had quite a revival lately. It has culminated in the triumphant...

Travel Abroad 03 Jan, 2005

Al Pacino — a stand-up comic?

NEW YORK: Al Pacino as a stand-up comic? That’s how he started his career, the Oscar-winning actor says. “There’s a facility I have to fall down. I had a certain physical comedy I did with a partner. And I thought I was going to do that,” he...

Travel Abroad 03 Jan, 2005

Ready to run

Himalayan News Service Mumbai: I think people have very fertile imaginations. I have loads of friends, of both sexes. And I enjoy spending time with them. I’m just enjoying my life. I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong,” Abhishek said in an...

Travel Abroad 06 Oct, 2004

Andy Garcia set for 50s Cuba

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: Actor/director Andy Garcia is starting work on a new film set in Cuba in the 1950s and has chosen the Dominican Republic as the filming location, his publicist said. Garcia was travelling to the Dominican Republic to...

Travel Abroad 09 Jun, 2004