Tips signs up 'Fame Gurukul' contestants

New Delhi, Feb 9 Tips Industries Ltd has signed contracts with three of the top 10 finalists of music show "Fame Gurukul" on Sony TV - Shamit Tyagi, Mona Bhatt and Arijit Singh.

Sony Sue Factory Girl Producers

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has filed a $6 million (£3.3 million) lawsuit against the producers of EDIE SEDGWICK biopic FACTORY GIRL, in a dispute over the North American distribution rights.

Bollywood Poland: A new destination for Bollywood

Warsaw, Feb 8 With top stars like Aamir Khan, Kajol and Suniel Shetty busy shooting in the Poland winter, the scene for Bollywood looks bright in this east European country.

Google blacklists BMW website

San Francisco, Feb 7 (DPA) Internet search leader Google has blacklisted BMW's main German website because the luxury car maker used a banned technique to artificially boost its search engine rating, says technology website ZDNet.

East Europe is new Mecca for movie business

Bucharest, Feb 7 (DPA) A winning combination of scenic locales, low costs and budding filmmakers has turned around the moribund movie business in central and eastern Europe which has emerged as the new global production location.

155-year-old telegram service ends

New York, Feb 6 Though most did not notice, the 155-year-old Western Union telegram service in the US came to an end last month. The firm announced that it was discontinuing the service on - where else - its website.

Feminist author Betty Friedan

Feminist author BETTY FRIEDAN has died of congestive heart failure. She was 85.

Germans rethink nuclear phase-out

Berlin, Feb 5 Russia's gas shut-off to Ukraine and gas and power cut-off to Georgia after mysterious bombings earlier this month are fuelling calls for Germany to rethink the planned closure of all its nuclear power stations.

Pepsi Loose Flamingos Court Case

American doo-wop band THE FLAMINGOS have won a $250,000 (£138,800) payout after a court battle with soft drinks giant PepsiCo Inc over the use of their song in an advertisement.

Dr Who to Deliver your Text Messages

Actor Tom Baker is to be the voice of a talking text message service.

Work Starts on UK's Largest Biomass Power Station

The £90m 44MW dedicated biomass power station is being built at Lockerbie in Scotland and will help create over 300 jobs.

P&O Shares Boost

P&O shares have seen a large rise after Dubai Ports World offered shareholders £3.9bn for the group.

Air Music & Media Group PLC ("Air Group")

Result Of EGM

The Board of Air Group announces that at the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today, all the resolutions were duly passed.

TV Mogul Sued For Sexual Harassment

US TV mogul AARON SPELLING has been slapped with a harassment lawsuit by a former nurse, who claims he groped her and masturbated in her presence.

Chubby Checker's 'Twist' Food Empire

Sixties singer CHUBBY CHECKER is turning his biggest hit, THE TWIST, into a food empire by coming up with twist-inspired snacks.

Disney Buys Pixar For $7.4 Billion

Family entertainment giant Walt Disney Co has agreed a $7.4 billion (£4.1 billion) deal to buy Pixar Animation Studios.

Donald Trump To Sue Aothor

DONALD TRUMP has filed a $5 billion (£2.7 billion) lawsuit against the author of a book on the property mogul, claiming it is full of lies.

Apple Accused Of Plagiarism

Cult rockers POSTAL SERVICE have accused computer giant Apple of filming a "shot-for-shot" remake of one of their music videos for a TV commercial without their permission.

20 Year Old Guilty of Spam Attacks

A 20-year-old American has admitted hijacking thousands of computers and using them to send out spam.

Google holds off US Department of Justice

Google, the most popular internet search engine, is resisting efforts by the US Department of Justice to force it to hand over data about what people are looking for.

Tom Waits Wins Battle With VW-Audi

Gravel-voiced singer TOM WAITS has triumphed in his court battle with Volkswagen-Audi, after the car firm hired an impersonator to sing one of his songs in a Spanish TV advert.

Walt Disney To Buy Pixar

Family entertainment giant Walt Disney Co is reportedly in talks to buy its former partner Pixar Animation Studios.

Tesco to compete with Skype

Tesco is launching an internet phone service to attract the growing number of consumers choosing to switch from landline services.

Thinking of Ice Cream - Think Nestle

The food giant Nestle has now become the worlds biggest ice cream maker after taking over Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.