China's defence budget will double between 2011 and 2015 and outstrip the combined spending of all other key defence markets in the Asia-Pacific region, global research group IHS said Tuesday. China's defence budget stood at $119.8 billion last year and will rise to $238.2 billion in 2015, marking a combined annual growth rate of 18.75 percent during the period, the US-based IHS said in a forecast. The 2015 figure exceeds the combined total of …

A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Saturday of an advanced Chinese communications satellite that should help expand television coverage in parts of Southeast Asia. The Roscosmos space agency said the AsiaSat 7 satellite was placed in its designed orbit after being launched from the Baikonur space centre in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan. The mission was accomplished after a recent string of Russian space failures that included the …

Telecom equipment maker Ericsson Tuesday said mobile broadband subscriptions are likely to reach the one billion mark globally in 2011. “During the course of 2010, a significant milestone in terms of mobile broadband subscriptions was reached as their number surpassed the half-a-billion mark globally. Ericsson estimates that this number will double before 2011 ends,” the company said in a statement. The greatest number of subscriptions, around …

Raavanan cameramen Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan together nominated for Best Cinematography Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which will be held in Australia on December 2nd. India had received three nominations, including three Marathi films for the fourth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Though the film is disaster at the box office, Cinematography of Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan was admired even by all the critics. Marathi film …

Villan cameramen Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan together nominated for Best Cinematography Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which will be held in Australia on December 2nd. India had received three nominations, including three Marathi films for the fourth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Though the film is disaster at the box office, Cinematography of Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan was admired even by all the critics. Marathi film Vihir, …

India Tuesday sought structured global cooperation to defeat the “serious challenge” of piracy and terrorism that has reached “transnational proportions”. Addressing the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus eight (Asean+8) defence ministers meeting in this Vietnam capital, Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony said his country was committed to fighting piracy. “India is committed to working together with other countries in the efforts …

Sony Ericsson, in their recent effort to go green had announced earlier this month, three new handsets under a new label called GreenHeart. One of the handsets, the Elm has found its way to our shelves together with their new Bluetooth Noise Shield Handsfree, theVH700. “With green being the mantra going into the New Year, Sony Ericsson also announced today, the intention to make all accessories greenheart compliant by 2011. With the Elm phones Sony …

The competition to provide the best quality news coverage in terms of the content, clarity and technology is becoming cut throat in India. With the coming of 'NewsX', the new exclusive English news channel of INX News Pvt Ltd, the race for the scoops by the different channels are going to be more intense than ever. This new channel soft launched on March 27 will be available on the popular DTH platform of Tata Sky from April 14. India's first HDTV-ready …

Eros International plc ("Eros" or "the Company"), the leading Bollywood studio announces an investment deal with Singapore-based, ANYTIME. ('ANYTIME"), Asia's leading supplier of Video-on-Demand (VOD) Hollywood entertainment and a company whose shareholders include 4 major Hollywood studios and Intel. Subject to final due diligence and agreement of full terms, Eros will take a minority stake in ANYTIME and a seat on ANYTIME's board. As part of the …

Juhi Chawla has reasons to smile that magnetic pearly. Her forthcoming Punjabi film 'Waaris Shah-Ishq Daa Waaris', co-starring Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta has been chosen for the Berlin Film Festival (Asia Pacific 2006). It is the only entry in this category. After 'Bas Ek Pal' a film based on urban relationships, Juhi is starring in a period film which is based on the life of Waris Shah, the legendary sufi saint who wrote the timeless love story …