Shekhar Kapur to direct 'Tiger's Curse'

Los Angeles, Nov 5 (IANS) Internationally known Indian director Shekhar Kapur of “Elizabeth” fame has been roped in to direct an adventure saga titled “Tiger’s Curse”.The project will be introduced by Lotus Entertainment at the American Film Market, reports variety.com.Based on the first in a series of novels by Colleen Houck, “Tiger’s Curse” has been adapted by Julie Plec, creator of “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals”.The project will be produced by Ineffable Pictures’s Raphael Kryszek and Jesse Israel along with Lotus Entertainment’s Bill...

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Restrictions in Srinagar as separatists call for shutdown

Srinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) Restrictions were imposed in some areas of the Srinagar city Wednesday as separatists called for a protest shutdown against the killing of two youths in army firing in Badgam district, an official said.“Restrictions have been imposed today (Wednesday) in Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj, Rainawari, Safakadal and Nowgam areas to ensure nobody disturbs peace in the city,” a senior police officer told IANS here Wednesday.Separatist leaders, including hardline Syed Ali Geelani, moderate Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik,...

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Nikki Haley wins second term as South Carolina governor

Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) Scoring the first win for Indian-Americans in the US mid-term elections, South Carolina’s Republican Governor Nikki Haley handily beat Democratic state Senator Vincent Sheheen to win a second term.Born Nimrata ‘Nikki’ Randhawa, the 42-year-old daughter of Sikh immigrants from India became the first minority and first female governor of the state four years ago.Haley was declared the winner based on projections from exit poll data that suggests the Republican will win by a wider margin than 2010, when just 4.5 percentage...

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Both BJP, AAP claim they will win Delhi battle (Roundup)

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Soon after the cabinet recommended the dissolution of the Delhi assembly, both the BJP and the AAP Tuesday claimed they were confident of winning the fresh elections.But Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit president Satish Upadhyay said his party — unlike in the December 2013 election — would not project a chief ministerial candidate.“It’s too early to talk about the CM candidate. The party will decide at the right time and will choose a leader through a democratic process,” he said, adding quickly that he was not in the...

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Long term shift work hampers memory

London, Nov 4 (IANS) Long term shift work can help you earn more but it could adversely affect your brain functions, such as memory and processing speed, says a research.Disruption of the body clock as a result of shift work could generate physiological stressors, which may in turn affect the functioning of the brain, the researchers suggested.“The cognitive impairment observed in the present study may have important safety consequences not only for the individuals concerned, but also for society as a whole, given the increasing number of jobs...

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Tripura CM asks PM to restore MGNREGA funds for state

Agartala, Nov 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the funds cut from MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) rural employment scheme in the state.“The union rural development ministry has increased its allocation of funds under MGNREGA for Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and some other states but reduced central allocation for Tripura,” Sarkar said in a letter to the prime minister.He said that although Tripura under MGNREGA topped all states, providing...

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Hyderabad: Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

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