Chennai-based Raj Television Network has declared the results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.

For the period under review, the company said that it has posted a net loss of Rs 30.76 million, as compared to the net loss of Rs 3.42 million during the corresponding period of the last year.

The company’s revenue saw a growth of 84.45% during the quarter to Rs 204.05 million, while the income from operations and net sales was Rs 194.94 million from Rs 86.44 million in the prior year.    

Washington, Apr. 17 : The Bush administration is reported to have given its approval to the Central Intelligence Agency to use insects as a method of torture against Guantanamo Bay detainees.

The New York Times quotes the Justice Department as saying in a report the methods approved by the Bush administration for extracting information from senior operatives of Al Qaeda in careful detail - like keeping detainees awake for up to 11 straight days, placing them in a dark, cramped box or putting insects into the box to exploit their fears.

Washington, April 17 : Britney Spears' former boyfriend Adnan Ghalib has been slapped with a lawsuit after a process server accused him of hitting him with his car.

Processor Ram Moskowitz claimed that he was trying to serve the snapper with a restraining order on behalf of Spears when the 36-year-old allegedly rammed the vehicle into him.

Ram, who was subsequently sent flying onto the car's hood, said, in the suit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the incident left him with cuts, abrasions and a fractured wrist, reports Contactmusic.

Shooting of a film directed by Raju Vupati and produced by Vijay on the banner of Rakesh Circuit with a debutant Surya as hero was launched at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad recently. Super Star Rajanikant attended the inaugural and gave the clap, while popular cinematographer Sekhar V Joseph switched on the camera for the muhurat shot picturised on Surya and Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, under the honorary direction of popular director N Shankar.

London, Apr 17 : In what could be called a miracle, a 38-year-old Brit mum gave birth to healthy twins just minutes after suffering a massive heart failure.

Nina Whear gave birth to twins Evie and Alfie through caesarean section moments after her weeping husband bade her an emotional farewell.

Whear, of Lamas, Norwich, suffered heart failure two weeks before the babies were due on January 6.