Month: September 2014
Gyllenhaal to sell Hollywood hills house
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is hoping to make $1 million on his old house in the Hollywood Hills.
Breaking with tradition, Philips splits off lighting
By Anthony Deutsch and Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Philips, the Dutch conglomerate that started life making light bulbs 123 years ago, is splitting off its lighting business in a bold step to expand its higher-margin healthcare and consumer divisions. Putting the lighting business in a separate company is part of a wider strategy that began with Philips’ move out of less profitable consumer electronics and into fast-growing healthcare markets, largely in emerging Asian markets. …
Movies bust out of screen with panoramic, virtual technology
By Piya Sinha-Roy and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Tyrannosaurus rex lumbers forward, belts out a deafening roar, then stomps overhead, and a viewer watching inside a virtual reality headset turns around to see the beast walking away. The lifelike run-in with a prehistoric monster comes courtesy of prototype Oculus Rift goggles, giving a glimpse of a future that breaks movies out of the flat screen. …
Name CM candidate for Maharashtra polls, says Prithviraj Chavan
Mumbai, Sept. 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to name its Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming legislative assembly elections in the state.
Rare Warhol paintings headed to NYC auction
Elvis Presley. Marlon Brando. Andy Warhol. The A-list trifecta of music, film and art is going on the auction block at Christie’s in November. “Triple Elvis (Ferus Type)” and “Four Marlons” …
Sohail Khan to participate in Raid de Himalaya
Actor-producer Sohail Khan, brother of Salman Khan, will this year compete in the 16th Raid de Himalaya, one of the world’s toughest off-road motor rallies, event organisers said here Tuesday.
Sohail will compete in the Adventure class, an all-out speed category, Shimla-based Himalayan Motorsport Association (HMA) president Vijay Parmar said.
Not knowing what is happening around the world is frustrating for me: Mr Gay India Sushant Divgikar
Sushant Divgikar, the winner of Mr Gay India 2014, hopes that his presence on the reality show Bigg Boss 8 can change perceptions of people about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.
“I think I can sensitise the people about my community by being the face of LGBT community in Bigg Boss,” Sushant told from Mumbai before entering the show, which began Sunday night.


