June 8, 2012
Singapore — Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" boasts of a young cast and the actor-filmmaker explains that he has roped them in because he was looking for talented people and not stars.
Kamal plays the lead role in the film, being made in Tamil and Hindi. It also features Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat as well as Rahul Bose.
June 8, 2012
Muslims across India are split over the decision of the Delhi High saying that a girl can get married if she attains puberty by the age of 15. Muslim religious leaders welcomed the court ruling, in line with the Sharia laws, while others said girls at 15 are not mature enough to get married.
June 8, 2012
Sachin Tendulkar will now be Rahul Gandhi's neighbour in Delhi. Tendulkar, who took oath as Rajya Sabha member on Monday, has been allotted 5 Tughlak Lane bungalow, a type VII accommodation normally given to cabinet-rank ministers.
June 8, 2012
HOUSTON — Transportation officials in Texas are testing a new 41-mile segment of highway to see whether it would be safe to post the state's first 85 mph speed limit, setting it on a path to have the highest posted speed limit in the U.S.
June 8, 2012
Scorecard: Pakistan 135 for 4 (Hafeez 37, Akmal 36*) beat Sri Lanka 135 for 8 (Thirimanne 42*, Gul 3-24, Sami 3-19) by six wickets (D/L method)
Umar Gul was the most incisive of the Pakistan seamers with three wickets
June 7, 2012
As the US cracks down on foreign bank and financial accounts, it only means one thing for Indian Americans - more reporting! If you thought you were done with this year's reporting when you filed your tax returns in April, you probably forgot about the FBAR - Foreign Bank and Financial Account Report.
June 7, 2012
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhuphati sailed through the mixed doubles semi-finals in the French Open, winning the first two sets against their opponents. Depending on the outcome of the second semi-final match, the two Indian players may face their colleague Leander Paes who is teamed up with Russia's Elena Vesnina.
June 7, 2012
Afghanistan has accused Pakistani spies of poisoning schoolgirls in an attempt to sabotage Afghanistan’s education system. Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence is criticized in Afghanistan for its links to the Taliban.
June 7, 2012
India indicated its unease over the US move to shift bulk of its naval fleet to the Asia Pacific region to counter China by making it clear that it favours a multilateral security architecture in the area.
June 7, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set a target of adding of 2000 MW of nuclear power capacity within the next year.
This 2000 MW power will be added after commissioning two 1,000 MW units of the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project.
