A R Rahman, Slumdog in running for 4 Golden Globes

Indian music directorof global repute A R Rahman has won the prestigious Golden Globe nomination for the Best Original Score for his composition in British filmmaker Danny Boyle's ‘Slumdog Millionaire', which explores the life of a street boy from Mumbai. "It is good to hear about all these nominations," Rahman said. "I always feel that I am just one of the elements and then combining it with other elements it becomes something else," he said. Read Complete Story-Courtesy to Article Source

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‘Welcome to the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba...

"You are in an educational complex, but you are from India and you work for Tehelka, so it will take you time to change your mind." That's what Abdullah Muntazir, (my guide and the spokesperson for the foreign media), told me within minutes of reaching Muridke, commonly believed to be the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiyyebba (LeT). It was for the first time that due permission had been granted to any Indian journalist to visit the sprawling campus that lies forty km out of Lahore. The barricade that leads to the complex is heavily guarded and no one can enter without prior consent.Read Complete Story-Courtesy to Article Source Read More...

US proposes changes in H-2B visa programme

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a series of proposed rule changes that will streamline procedures for hiring workers, including from India, under the H-2B visa programme. The USCIS has also called for not issuing the H-2B visas to citizens of countries that are determined to be consistently refusing or unreasonably delaying repatriation of their nationals from the US with deportation orders.Read Complete Story-Courtesy to Article Source Read More...

Musharraf offered ‘safe exit’, but he won’t quit

Immunity from prosecution and a “safe exit” have reportedly been offered by the ruling coalition to the the 65-year-old former commando, provided he steps down before the impeachment proceedings are launched in Parliament. There was also talk of a purely ceremonial presidency for the former army chief who has, however, maintained that he would face any impeachment and that he saw no reason to resign because he had been constitutionally elected. The time was fast running out for President Pervez Musharraf on Friday to resign amid a veil of “safe exit” before impeachment proceedings are initiated in Pakistan’s Parliament on Monday. But he asserted on Friday that he would not step down from the post of President. Read Complete Story-Courtesy to Article Source Read More...

India among top diamond trading partners for Dubai in 2008

ndia, along with Angola, the European Commission (EC) and China, were the top diamond trading partners for Dubai in the first six months of 2008, jointly accounting for around 85 per cent of total trade volumes.

Over 87 per cent of Dubai's rough diamond exports were to India and the countries of the EC, while Dubai's exports to China increased by 950 per cent, according to a statement issued by the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a subsidiary of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMMC).

"We have witnessed healthy growth in bilateral trade with various countries, reflecting the growing confidence in the trading infrastructure and opportunities offered by Dubai," Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DMCC executive chairman and deputy chairman of DDE, said in the statement.Read Complete Story-Courtesy to Article Source

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