Steven Spielberg strikes Bollywood deal, bailout for hollywood ?

The US bailout plan included Holywood movie makers; details say not more than $ 30.000 / month ( Paulson Plan ). Paramount and Spielberg separated today. Spielberg goes Bollywood with Indian Reliance ADA group. He...

The strongman and the war on terror

"The resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is a sign of how the "war on terror" is changing. Mr Musharraf was once the lynchpin of Pakistan's alliance with the United States in President George Bush's war, but the days of a single strongman laying down and...

Bollywood Unplugged on Fox Business TV with India EU Film Initiative

"With 1000 films and about 4 billion cinema tickets per year, Indian film industry is attracting world's attention for another reason; it's phenomenal growth, about 17 per cent, during the last two years. On...

World's richest brothers feud again

They are the world's richest brothers with a combined wealth of $85bn - and they are fighting again. Two years ago, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, who control India's Reliance group of industries, accused each other...

India unveils climate change plan

Just before G-8 meeting Indian goverment has announced a big nationwide action programme to curtail climate change impact. " The Indian government has unveiled a national action plan to confront the threat posed by climate change. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Anil Ambani to invest in Spielberg's DreamWorks

"Los Angeles/Mumbai- According to media reports Hollywood film producers DreamWorks SKG are close to a deal with Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment, one of India's biggest entertainment conglomerate, to form a...

Reliance enters MTN takeover fray

Within days of  India's biggest private mobile company Bharti broke off talks with South African telecom czar MTN, another Indian mobile company Reliance has started negotiations with MTN. Bharti's tie up would have created one of the world's...

India Inc signs Clooney, Pitt, Cage, Hanks and Carrey

Cannes - Film buffs are calling it a turning point in the history of Indian movie production. An Indian company has signed deals with Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Tom Hanks and...

India's Reliance Entertainment signs Hollywood deals

Indian billionaire and tycoon Anil Ambani owned Reliance Big Entertainment  has roped in Hollywood megastar to make movies. Reliance Big entertainment makes and distributes movies, provides gaming...

McCain rips Bush record on warming

Now that he has spent the last few months courting his party's base with promises on conservative pet issues such as remaining in Iraq what kind of supreme court justices he would appoint, McCain has turned to...

Press Freedom in Africa: There is Work to be Done

"Akinki Janet writes a compelling piece for the African Executive essentially saying that Africa still lags behind in press freedom.  She aptly points out the direct correlation between democracy and the press and describes the press as a watchdog for the people. ...

Reliance power tries to recover

"umbai (ABC Live): The reliance power led by Anil Ambani is indicating positive signs to its share holders with news to issue free bonus shares to non promoter share holders."

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