Foreign-language Oscar: why border control restricts the selection process

The fact that international co-productions are ineligible is only the biggest of many faults with this deeply flawed Academy Award category

Crossing borders ... The Motorcycle Diaries was deemed ineligible for best foreign-language Oscar. Photograph: Paula Prandini/Imagenet

STR's Poda Podi in full swing

The film Poda Podi has been in the making for really a long time. Now, STR and Varalakshmi, the lead pair in the film along with the team is powering through to finish the film.

The Most Amazing Roads in the World

Life and death under Syria's military onslaught

Intense black smoke billowing from the flames of an oil fire blocks out the sun. A teenage mom with a one-day-old baby seeks shelter in a dimly-lit basement from a barrage of missiles and shells.

Asia Cup 2012 Schedule, Fixtures, Time table

Asia Cup 2012 Results

Sneha-Prasanna marriage on 11th May

Prasanna had earler mentioned, "Sneha and I are in love. We will soon announce our marriage date."

Actor Prasanna and Sneha had acted in the film Achchamundu Achchamundu. After this they continued to be good friends. There was news that both were in love and they will be getting married soon. Both of them did not deny this news.Later on both of them decided to get married. Both of them were seen together in the public functions. Recently they exchanged costly gifts to express their love on the Valentine’s Day

French team brings down IE9 at Pwn2Own hacking contest

A team from a French security firm hacked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) yesterday at "Pwn2Own," making it two browsers busted in two days at the annual contest.