New Delhi - A filmmaker based in India's southern Karnataka state is looking for an alternative location for his latest film after Hindu activists allegedly opposed his erecting a statue of comedian Charlie Chaplin as part of props on a local beach, news reports said Sunday.

Hindu right-wing leaders objected to Hemanth Hegde's plan to erect the 18-metre-high statue of Chaplin on Maravanthe beach, about 400 kilometres west of Karnataka capital Bangalore, because the actor was a Christian, the Times of India newspaper reported.

Bangalore, Mar 15 : Latest hair styling and colour were unveiled at a fashion show in Bangalore.

India''s top models set the ramp on fire with trendy hairstyles and dyes like beige, copper and gold.

Aman Tandon, fashion model, who took part in this hair extravaganza, said that a proper hairstyle enhances one''s personality.

Bangalore, Mar 14 : Bangalore police has expressed its inability to provide security for the scheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament before May 3.

Police have suggested the IPL organisers to hold all matches after May 4.

Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari on Saturday said police cited the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as the main reason behind the local police's conclusion.

PC manufacturer Lenovo on Thursday launched a vernacular computing initiative, ‘Matrubhasha’ (Mother Tongue) in the Indian market.

The new initiative will help the school children to gain computer skills in their mother-tongue, without depending upon English.

As a part of this project, Lenovo said that it will donate 150 brand new Lenovo H series desktops, pre-installed with a vernacular computing software application called ‘Lookeys’ to 38 Akshara Foundation libraries in 35 government schools and three Urdu government schools in Karnataka.

Bangalore, Mar 12 : The Left and major regional parties today joined hands to take on the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming general elections by launching the ''Third Force''.

Addressing a massive rally here, leaders of these parties announced that they had come together to provide a new alternative to the voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Bangalore, Mar 12 : The Third Front will be launched formally in Tumkur, 50 kilometers from Bangalore, today.

On March 2, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief Deve Gowda had announced the formation of a Third Front, an alliance of eight parties, including the Left.

The parties, supporting Deve Gowda are: Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), Forward Bloc, Republican Party of India (RPI), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Janata Dal Secular (JDS).