Pawan Kalyan's new movie Gabbar Singh release date is May 11. The makers are aiming for a record release with highest number of prints worldwide. The movie is the official remake of super hit Bollywood movie 'Dabangg'. Gabbar Singh has Shruti Hassan playing the love interest of Pawan Kalyan. Harish Shankar has directed the film, while Ganesh Babu produces it. Music of Gabbar Singh has been scored by Devi Sri Prasad.

Three people were killed and five missing Wednesday after floods carrying volcanic debris swept through a town in eastern Indonesia, a government official said. "Following heavy rains during the night, volcanic floods hit early morning at 2:00 am (1700 GMT)," national disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. Two people were also injured as the floodwaters rampaged, damaging at least 20 homes in Ternate City in North …

The government is going to shortlist three major contenders for selection of consultant by next week for high profile transaction of third generation (3G) technology that possesses potential to bring investment of over $1 billion, it is learnt. The official documents available with The News disclosed that Auction Supervisory Committee (ASC) under chairmanship of Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh will meet on April 11 to finalize short listing …

A car bombing near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Easter Sunday killed at least 40 people, while another blast later in a separate city caused a number of injuries. The deadly explosion in Kaduna, an important cultural and economic centre in Nigeria's north, was a stark reminder of Christmas Day attacks that left dozens of people dead in Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer. Motorcycle taxi drivers and …

Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, a government official said Tuesday. "Thirty-eight members of Al-Qaeda were killed in shelling and air strikes that targetted their positions in Huroor throughout the past 48 hours," said the official who spoke from the nearby Al-Qaeda stronghold of Jaar. The town of Huroor lies on the crossroads between …

odoxin is found in parts of the blowfish, including the liver, heart, intestines and eyes, and is so intense that a tiny amount will kill. Every year there are reports of people dying after preparing blowfish at home. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says city laws covering the serving of blowfish should be changed to reflect changing times and hope that relaxing the rules will cut prices and bring Tokyo in line with the rest of the nation. …

Gold surged by Rs 129 to Rs 49,414 per 10 grams in the local market Friday as its international price improved to $ 1,665 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Saraf Association official, tola (11.664 grams) price also went up by Rs 150 at Rs 57,650. Silver closed higher at Rs 925.71 per 10 grams.

North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles off its west coast this week amid international alarm at its planned long-range rocket launch, South Korean newspapers said Friday. The North fired what appeared to be two KN-01 ground-to-ship missiles with a range of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) early Thursday from a missile base near the western port of Nampo, Chosun Ilbo newspaper said. It quoted an unidentified Seoul government official …

Two major US oil companies are interested in a four-country pipeline that would ship gas worth billions of dollars from Turkmenistan to India and Pakistan, a US government official said on Friday. The building of the US-backed "TAPI" pipeline through some of Afghanistan's most volatile regions presents a major challenge, adding to the project's other hurdles such as gas pricing and transit fees. "A couple of major US oil companies are interested," …

North Korea said Friday it would launch a rocket next month to put a satellite into orbit, a move that would breach a United Nations resolution passed after a previous launch in 2009. The event was scheduled between April 12-16 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of founding leader Kim Il-Sung, the official news agency said.