Everything you need to know about Bs Factory: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bs Factory: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kaliningrad, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The legendary Amber Room, a Tsarist-era antiquity which was looted by Nazi German forces at the end of World War II, will be recreated by craftsmen in the European exclave of Kaliningrad.
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), May 4 (ANI): The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao has asserted, that a rapidly growing 'Factory Asia' approach must be explored for its potential in the region.
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Tamil debutant director Subu, who has roped in theatre actors as protagonists in his upcoming comedy-thriller "Sutta Kadhai", finds them more confident compared to others. He says working with them minimises the effort of a director.
New York, April 22 (IANS/EFE) American salsa star Marc Anthony will launch April 26 "Vivir Mi Vida", the first promotional cut from his new disc, which goes on sale next July, his publicist said.
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Brothers Manchu Vishnu and Manchu Manoj Sunday announced they will produce and act in the biggest Telugu multi-starrer that will also feature their father Manchu Mohan Babu with other actors.
Moscow, April 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A deposit of emerald crystals weighing an estimated 1.5 kg has been discovered in a lump of rock in Russia, an official said.
London, April 3 (IANS) "The Wasp Factory" fame Scottish writer Iain Banks has said he is suffering from terminal cancer and is "unlikely to live beyond a year".
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) A printing firm in Shanghai is being sued for mistakenly creating 350 winning lottery tickets instead of the two that it had been asked to print.
Beijing, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A state-owned miner in Russia has claimed to have unearthed a unique emerald weighing 5,000 carats at a deposit in the Urals.
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Director Suparn Verma is very impressed with Nawazuddin Siddiqui's performance in his film "Aatma" and asserts that the actor's presence will be felt in each and every scene of the horror thriller.
London, Feb. 9 (ANI): Roald Dahl, famed for his surreal stories, is more popular with adults than youngsters, a survey has revealed.
London, February 8 (ANI): Scientists have observed an outburst taking place a short time - just one month - before a massive star underwent a supernova explosion.
Washington, Feb 8(ANI): 105-year-old Edythe Kirchmaier, who is California's oldest licensed driver, joined Facebook last month to become the oldest user of the world-famous social networking website.
Kochi, Feb 7 (IANS) An alleged "intermediary" between suppliers and ordnance factories, Subi Mally, who was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last month, was arrested Thursday, the agency said.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian Army is set to get the first lot of 145 ultra-light howitzers it is purchasing from the US for $700 million this year
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A 40-year-old factory worker was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers near his house here, police said Sunday.
Executives at China Merchants Bank created a genius programme that automatically transfers the husband's earnings to the wife's account. Every time the guy's account balance reads more than US$160, the extra cash automatically moves into the woman's account.
Los Angeles, Jan 23 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has given $200 as a tip to a waiter in a bid to be his biggest ever tipper.
New Delhi, Jan. 16 (ANI): Terming the act of planting landmines in the border areas in Jammu and Kashmir from the by Pakistan Army, as illegal and a part of their tactical plan, defence experts cautioned Indian Army to take the issue seriously.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India is in the process of procuring new assault rifles to replace the indigenously-designed 'INSAS' (Indian Small Arms System) rifles, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The government admitted Monday that "some deficiencies" exist in some categories of ammunition with the military.
Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's airborne forces VDV have started state acceptance trials of the new Iskatel (Searcher) lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle system, the system's makers said.
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) After penning successful crime thriller "Gangs Of Wasseypur", writer Zeishan Quadri is scripting another crime?based drama and says it will be directed by Suparn Verma.
Kasargode (Kerala) Nov 17 (IANS) After saying he did not have the courage to bring more units of his department into Kerala, Defence Minister A.K. Antony's said Saturday what he meant was that in his home state, politics overtakes everything and that does not augur well.
Lahore, Oct. 17 (ANI): Acting on information provided by intelligence reports, Pakistan's Interior Ministry has declared a high alert across the country.
London, Oct 12 (ANI): English actor Douglas Hodge has signed on to play Willy Wonka in Sam Mendes' production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.'
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Reversing the trend of contraction, India's industrial production grew 2.7 percent in August, led by a rebound in manufacturing activities, government data showed Friday.
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Actor Douglas Hodge has been roped in to play Willy Wonka in the theatre adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".
New York, Oct 8 (ANI): A new exhibition called 'Baseball Hotties: Studs We Love' at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Kentucky features some New York flavour - pinstriped playboys Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
London, Oct 6 (ANI): Thousands of workers at tech giant Apple's main manufacturing plant in China, Foxconn, have gone on strike over working conditions related to production of the iPhone 5, a human rights watchdog has claimed.
Melbourne, October 1 (ANI): Fear of possible global nappy shortage has surfaced following an explosion at a factory in Japan.
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The factory owner in Karachi will have to pay a measly Rs.500 penalty for negligence, said a media report after nearly 300 people were killed in a blaze in Pakistan's port city.
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Ten teams, including holders ONGC, will take part in the 87th All-India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament commencing here Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A factory employee was arrested here for sending obscene text messages to the family of a girl who rejected his marriage proposal, and attempting to extort Rs.5 lakh by blackmailing them, said police Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India and Russia have tied up for a joint venture to manufacture Smerch rockets.
London, August 27 (ANI): Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are to duet again on stage for the first time in 24 years.
London, August 26 (ANI): The house where Rayner Unwin- the publisher of JRR Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings and Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and James And The Giant Peach -used to live with his family has been put up for sale at 1.6million pounds.
London, August 11 (ANI): Mel Stuart, the director of the beloved childhood classic 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', died on Thursday night of cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday told a Delhi court that it would file a chargesheet in a corruption case against businessman Abhishek Verma and his wife Aug 7.
New York, July 31 (ANI): The Chewbacca mask used in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy has been sold for a whopping 172,200 dollars at a movie memorabilia auction this weekend.
Los Angeles, July 14 (IANS) Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Richard Zanuck has died following a heart attack at his Beverly Hills home.
London, July 14 (ANI): Richard Zanuck, the Oscar-winning film producer behind "Driving Miss Daisy" and the son of the founder of Twentieth Century Fox, has died. He was 77.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India's industrial output grew by 2.4 percent in May, led by rebound in manufacturing and electricity production, government data showed Thursday.
London, June 19 (ANI): Traditional children's characters such as 'Anne of Green Gables' are being forgotten as the latest generation shun classic books, a university study has revealed.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said that he was disappointed with the industrial output data but asserted that the government was committed to kickstarting the economy and boosting investor sentiment.
London, June 10 (ANI) Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are reuniting to perform their 1988 hit 'Especially For You' at the 'Hit Factory Live' concert in London's Hyde Park on 11 July.
Shanghai, June 10 (IANS) The Chinese government asked a glass manufacturer from Shanghai to build a crystal casket for the body of China's founding father Mao Zedong, government archive documents have revealed.
London, May 26 (ANI): Daniel Craig has seen off competition from actors like Will Smith and Johnny Depp to be named the best dressed screen star.
Pune, May 24 (IANS) The Ammunition Factory Khadki here Thursday handed over the first lot of 'Kavach' naval decoy system and anti-submarine rockets for induction into the Indian Navy -- a step that will reduce dependence on foreign suppliers.
New York, May 21 (ANI): 'The Avengers' is continuing to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival 'Battleship' and other new releases to top the weekend box office yet again.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Sienna Miller, who is currently expecting her first child with fiance Tom Sturridge, has taken up yoga to help with her pregnancy, adding that her skin has much improved since she got pregnant.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A parliamentary panel on defence Monday concurred with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh on shortage of arms and ammunition in the force, noting that it was 'alarmed over the way the deficiencies have been allowed to persist' in aviation assets, artillery guns and tank ammunition.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Team Anna Thursday released a set of documents that allude to "kickbacks and money laundering" in several defence and commercial deals of the Indian government, alleging that top government functionaries were aware of these.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday called for a fresh report from the Indian embassy in Rome on alleged malpractice in the Indian procurement of 12 helicopters for VVIP transport worth Rs.3,546 crore ($788 million).
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of a plant for manufacturing bi-modular charges for the Indian Army's 155mm howitzers at Nalanda ordnance factory in Bihar.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of ordnance factories for manufacturing bi-modular charges for the Indian Army's 155mm howitzers at Nalanda in Bihar.
Jalandhar, April 16 (ANI): A building housing a blanket factory collapsed in Jalandhar late on Sunday night, leaving one person dead.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) With several defence deals coming under the scanner for malpractices, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said the government will scrap any contract or tender that comes under adverse notice.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Swiss defence firm Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (RAD) Friday objected to an Indian defence ministry decision to ban it from Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) contracts for the next 10 years.
New York, Feb 4 (ANI): Brad Pitt has revealed that his strangest job before he became a hotshot actor was to drive strippers to their gigs.
New York, Feb 4 (ANI): Brad Pitt has revealed that his strangest job before he became a hotshot actor was to drive strippers to their gigs.
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju has said that the Central Government is making big investments in modernising different sectors of the Indian Army.
London, Dec 16 (ANI): Some of the brightest known explosions in the universe, type 1a supernovae, are triggered by ancient, dense stars called white dwarfs, a new study has revealed.
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): Scientists have now developed a smart cushioning sensor mat that will do away with the discomforts of lying and sitting by equalizing pressure selectively.
London, Sept 16(ANI): The Defence and Security Equipment international (DSEi) has permanently shut down the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) stand and Pakistan's Defence Export Promotion Organisation Pavilion at the London arms fair for distributing promotional material containing references to 'banned' cluster bombs.
London, Sept 5 (ANI): Soon, it would be possible to grow replacements for virtually any part of the human body.
London, August 29 (ANI): Lady Gaga, who had been spotted in "normal" looking outfits in recent months, seems to have returned to kooky style when she turned up to the Atom Factory VMA Dinner in a notoriously outrageous costume.
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered a rare supernova that is closer to the Earth - approximately 21 million light-years away - than any other of its kind in a generation.
Lahore/Islamabad, July 25 (ANI): Operatives of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are reportedly establishing contact with influential figures in the southern part of Pakistan's Punjab province.
London, July 21 (ANI): Helena Bonham Carter has been tipped to play a brothel madam in new Disney movie 'The Lone Ranger'.
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Rebecca Black has got her detested single 'Friday' pulled from YouTube amid a rights dispute between the 13-year-old Internet-famous pop princess and her record label, Ark Music Factory.
Melbourne, June 19 (ANI): An online survey has revealed that a majority of people resort to online piracy out of frustration and that most were willing to pay a monthly download fee.
Colombo, June 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan police chief Mahinda Balasuriya has resigned after violent clashes occurred between police and factory workers, in which over 200 people were injured and one protester was killed.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Astronomers using NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer have shed new light on why some of the most massive stellar explosions ever observed occur in the tiniest of galaxies.
London, April 4 (ANI): David Hasselhoff is apparently dating a Welsh blonde, nearly half his age, whom he met while filming 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Melbourne, Mar 18 (ANI): A debut single from a teenager in America has gone viral after it was revealed to be the worst pop song ever.
London, March 05 (ANI): Actor David Arquette has been hospitalized after a head-on car collision in West Hollywood.
London, March 05 (ANI): Actor David Arquette has been hospitalized after a head-on car collision in West Hollywood.
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Hollywood hunk Jude Law has blamed Sienna Miller for their bitter split.
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 30 (ANI): A nightspot in Singapore has been condemned by health counsellors after it offered free entry to patrons who carried condoms with them.
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 30 (ANI): A nightspot in Singapore has been condemned by health counsellors after it offered free entry to patrons who carried condoms with them.
London, Oct 20 (ANI): A UK scientist says he's on the brink of creating a Willy Wonka-style chewing gum that changes flavours as you chew.
London, Sep 24 (ANI): Mick Jagger's daughter Jade urinated on one of legendary artist Andy Warhol's creations.
New York, Sept 21 (ANI): Hisham Elzanaty, the Egyptian-born businessman and financer of the proposed Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero, has broken his silence for the first time after the controversy ignited a bitter feud in the US, saying that the mosque was his idea and he has no plans to give up on the project.
London, Sep 13 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan, 24, who has recently bounced back from rehab, showed up at Sunday's MTV VMAs- in a hilarious pre-taped segment that poked fun at her recent struggles with drugs and alcohol.
London, Sep 12 (ANI): Ronald Dahl, one of the world's best-selling children's authors, was also a caring tutor, as previously-unseen letters have revealed he offered lessons on writing fiction to an old pal.
New York, Aug.19 (ANI): As if the mosque controversy could not get any weirder, it turns out the person who found the site two blocks from Ground Zero was a teenage reality show contestant from Queens.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): The death toll in Monday's explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Heilongjiang province has climbed to 19, with five missing and another 153 injured.
London, Aug.13 (ANI): Veteran Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas has appealed to Muslims to speak out and condemn the 9/11 terrorists, after admitting he was "confused" by plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York's Manhattan District.
New York, Aug.6 (ANI): Six out of 10 New Yorkers are reported to be opposed to plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero.
New York, July 19 (ANI): The gamble of keeping the name of shop 'Best Chocolate Cake in the World' seems to have paid off for the owner of this new Nolita eatery - a chocoholic's dream.
London, Jul 18 (ANI): Prince Charles has been asked to intervene after it was revealed that parts of the Prince of Wales's wreath have been made in China as part of drastic cost-cutting measures.
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked the Ministry of Defence to blacklist six firms, which includes four from abroad following its probe into the multi-crore Ordnance Factory Board scam in Kolkata.
New York, June 6(ANI): The imam behind the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in New York is in the midst of a controversy over revelations that he has ties with a group that helped sponsor the pro-Palestinian activists, who clashed with Israeli commandos at sea this week.
London, May 13 (ANI): A jailed paedophile has complained that he doesn't have access to enough TV channels in his prison cell.
Melbourne, March 25 (ANI): Popular social networking websites such as Facebook are having a distracting effect on school children and their studies, according to a survey.
Melbourne, March 18 (ANI): Liam Hemsworth may be at home in Australia but he is surely missing flame Miley Cyrus' company who's in LA.
New Delhi, March 16 (ANI): The government has given its nod to the State government to acquire sophisticated weapons from abroad and Ordnance Factory Board for modernization of State Police Forces.
Washington, March 16 (ANI): An international team of scientists has, for the first time, measured the mass of a type of supernova thought to belong to a unique subclass and confirmed that it surpasses what was believed to be an upper mass limit.
