Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:15:53 +0000

August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Halle Berry is the first woman of African-American origin to grace the cover of Vogue’s September issue. The upcoming issue of the magazine is supposed to be the most important for fashionistas. She has won the world’s most prestigious Oscar award in the category of best actress. It [...]

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:07:45 +0000

London, Aug.8 (ANI): Spooks at Britain’s MI6 tried to broker a deal with Russian spy Anna Chapman minutes before she flew to Moscow, a security source has claimed. Intelligence officers approached the secret agent at Vienna airport last month while she was waiting for her plane to refuel. The agent, one of 10 ordered out of the [...]

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:43:46 +0000

Hockenheim (Germany), July 25 (DPA) Fernando Alonso led home a Ferrari 1-2 in Sunday’s German Formula One Grand Prix at Hockenheim to register his first win since the opening race of the season in Bahrain. The Spaniard’s 23rd victory of his career was assured when he passed teammate Felipe Massa on lap 49, just one round [...]

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:50:29 +0000

Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Heated exchanges marked the meeting of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association (GHCAA) in Ahmedabad Friday with the association president facing criticism for his letter to Law Minister M.Veerappa Moily on the delay in judges’ appointments and the latter’s rebuke. Following the verbal duel, the meeting was adjourned till July 14. Though [...]

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:23:36 +0000

New Delhi/Guwahati, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday met the Assam-based Citizen’s Forum and said New Delhi has no objection to releasing six top jailed leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) if that helps in opening peace talks. “The prime minister said in no uncertain terms that he has [...]

Sat, 15 May 2010 08:10:42 +0000

London, May 15 (ANI): Marks & Spencers model Noemie Lenoir attempted suicide because footballer Claude Makelele told her that their relationship was over, it has emerged. The beauty was found unconscious in the woods outside the French soccer star’s Paris home following drugs binge. Lenoir had cocktail of dugs and alcohol after Makelele ended her hope of [...]

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:41:01 +0000

New Delhi, Apr.19 (ANI): The United States has assured India that it is keeping a close watch on the weapons supplied to Pakistan and, will investigate if there is any ‘misuse’ of the weapons tramsferred to Islambad. Addressing reporters in New Delhi, US Ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer, said:”There are allegations of misuse of weapons [...]

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:42:12 +0000

Gandhinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Rising sugar prices may have soured the morning cup of tea, but Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Tushar Chaudhary Saturday said that it was “happy times” for sugarcane growers. “These are happy times for sugarcane growers as those who sweat and toil to grow it are getting better prices [...]

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:28:54 +0000

London, Feb 1 (ANI): England footballer John Terry’s wife Toni has jetted to Dubai after telling him that she wants a divorce, it has emerged. She flew to the Gulf state on Saturday night with three-year-old twins Georgie John and Summer Rose and her mum Sue Poole. Friends said Toni was devastated by the news that [...]

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:18:32 +0000

London, Dec 30 (IANS) British supermodel Kate Moss was forced to cancel her holiday because she had a bad hangover from the Christmas Day and was unable to fly. The supermodel, who was due to welcome the New Year in Thailand, had to postpone the trip because she over-indulged in food and champagne celebrating Christmas with [...]

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:32:59 +0000

Lucknow, Dec 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday expelled her Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) general secretary Shahid Siddiqui from the party. Siddiqui’s exit came within hours of the publication of his interview in a national English daily where he sought to brand Mayawati as a despot. Carried on the front page of the Indian [...]

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:37:57 +0000

Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistani Army troops fired several mortar rounds at the Indian positions in the Keran sector of Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district Thursday, an Indian defence spokesman said here Friday. This is the first major ceasefire violation on the LoC this year. Pakistani Army fired 14 mortar rounds at [...]

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:22:27 +0000

London, October 27 (ANI): Media mogul Simon Cowell recently admonished X-Factor judges Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole for paying more attention to their looks than work, sources say. Cowell’s frustration had built after his act Danyl Johnson was placed at the bottom two. He has now ordered the two beauties to be ready 30 minutes early before [...]

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:17:47 +0000

Beijing, Oct 10 (DPA) Peacemaker Rafael Nadal said he’s discouraged by a war of words between Spanish teammates over the venue for next month’s Davis Cup final with the Czech Republic. The decision by the Spanish federation was due to be made Saturday, quelling temporarily the spat between rejected Madrid and remaining candidates Barcelona and [...]

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:35:48 +0000

Mumbai, Oct.8 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has confirmed that he has had talks with filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar to document his life. Modi said that apart from Bhandarkar, he has been consulted by other movie makers. The IPL Chairman told TIMES NOW that it was a compliment that so many filmmakers were interested in [...]

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:03:01 +0000

New York, Sep 28 (IANS) Demanding concrete action against terror groups, India Sunday told Pakistan in no uncertain terms that an environment free of violence and terrorism was essential for the success of a meaningful dialogue process. “We told Pakistan that India still has serious concerns about the threat which groups and individuals in Pakistan [...]

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:22:20 +0000

Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated the central government’s commitment to rehabilitation of internally displaced civilians (IDP) in northern Sri Lanka. In his reply to Karunanidhi’s letters dated Aug 14 and 17, Singh has said: “We fully share your concern for the welfare and wellbeing of the displaced Tamil population in [...]

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:24:06 +0000

London, Sep 7(ANI): Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has reportedly reprimanded Prime Minister Gordon Brown for handling the war in Afghanistan poorly, especially on the issue of equipment shortage for troops. Leading historian and journalist Andrew Roberts, who has close links with the Royal Family, said he had learned of the Queen’s anger through a member [...]

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:37:26 +0000

Mumbai, Sep.2 (ANI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its commissioner Lalit Modi has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take a final call on whether or not to terminate the services of IMG as an organiser of the event. IPL and BCCI sources said that BCCI president Shashank Manohar will [...]

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:42:55 +0000

London, Aug 29 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre’s estranged wife Katie Price has vowed never to speak to him after he sent her a text message commenting on her lifestyle. The glamour model received the text message last week. Until then, the duo had only been communicating through lawyers and their assistants ever since their separation earlier [...]

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:11:31 +0000

By Arun Anand New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to bring in sweeping changes in the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that would see veteran leader L.K. Advani and party president Rajnath Singh step down from their posts, RSS sources said Saturday. The expected upheaval is meant [...]

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:02:58 +0000

London, August 29 (ANI): Jordan, a.k.a. Katie Price, has reportedly said she wants no talking terms with estranged husband Peter Andre. The glamour girl allegedly took the pledge after receiving a text message from her former lover, who allegedly slammed her party girl lifestyle. The warring duo, who have been locked in a bitted battle of words [...]

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:52:26 +0000

By Gina Gomez After teen sensation Miley Cyrus (16) and Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (18) were spotted holding hands and kissing at the airport, the two have kicked off a round off wild speculations about the status of their “relationship.” Well, it seems like young love stories still catches everyone’s fancy and more so, when it [...]

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:40:52 +0000

BY Meena Kar Former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge, who is also the director of the Department of Homeland Security lately suggested that he was officially told to shout “wolf” and raise exaggerated alarm prior to the 2004 presidential elections in regard to terrorism threat level. “During the fall of 2004, Osama Bin Laden and an American member [...]

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:08:34 +0000

Aug 21(IBNS) The Octomom documentary, centered around Nadya Suleman, rife with screaming kids without enough adult attention and her act of stuffing her own mother in the trunk of a car. The mother of fourteen, including the octuplets, hogged limelight earlier this year. One of the spectators wrote: The two-hour documentary was painful to watch. From [...]

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:18:21 +0000

London, July 26 (IANS) The website of Australia’s biggest film festival was hacked into after a Chinese diplomat called to complain about the screening of a film about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, the BBC reported Sunday. Melbourne International Film Festival head Richard Moore told BBC radio that the website was hacked into just after a [...]

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:43:47 +0000

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Upset over “fabricated” media stories about her private life, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has threatened legal action against those responsible, a statement issued by her publicist said Thursday. “Certain sections of the press have been behaving in a callous manner and have been putting together articles or pieces without any semblance of [...]

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:52:37 +0000

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Looking radiant in a bright red business suit teamed with a similarly coloured double-layered choker, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was woman power personified at her breakfast meeting with corporate honchos here Saturday, making a fashion statement in no uncertain terms as she kicked off her first visit to India [...]

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:41:21 +0000

London, June 28 (ANI): Jordan has apparently confessed to her mother that she has reached a crisis point in her life and that much of it was her own doing. The glamour model, who is presently locked in a bitter divorce battle with estranged husband Peter Andre, reportedly held a “crisis summit” with mum Amy Price [...]

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:21:16 +0000

Columbia, June 27 (ANI): Jenny Sanford, the wife of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who has admitted to an extramarital affair, has said she had warned him not to travel to Argentina to visit his mistress. “He was told in no uncertain terms not to see her,” Jenny said. According to the Politico, when Mark Sanford informed [...]

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:00:31 +0000

By Anuradha Shukla New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Winds of change have already started blowing at Rail Bhavan here just 10 days after Mamata Banerjee took charge of the railways portfolio. Passenger amenities are her first priority, as opposed to generating revenue surplus that was the mantra of her predecessor Lalu Prasad. Even as security guards at [...]

Tue, 19 May 2009 07:21:45 +0000

London, May 19 (ANI): Former England captain David Beckham has told Chelsea’s stars to beware the Carlo Ancelotti hairdryer treatment. The England midfielder warned that Ancelotti could deliver Alex Ferguson-style blasts at anyone who does not perform. “Ancelotti has a great presence, a great aura about him - all the top managers have that. He is [...]

Fri, 15 May 2009 07:36:02 +0000

Patna, may 15 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Friday made it clear that whichever coalition gave his state special status could hope for support from him in forming the next government in the Centre. Speaking at a book release function here, Kumar said that the Prime Minister, [...]

Fri, 08 May 2009 16:35:49 +0000

Lucknow/New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) In a setback to the Uttar Pradesh government, the special advisory board of the Allahabad High Court Friday recommended withdrawal of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against the BJP’s Varun Gandhi for his inflammatory communal utterances. The Mayawati government has decided to move the Supreme Court. Bharatiya Janata [...]

Fri, 08 May 2009 15:41:58 +0000

Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The special advisory board of the Allahabad High Court Friday recommended withdrawal of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against BJP’s Varun Gandhi for his inflammatory communal utterances in Pilibhit in March. The Uttar Pradesh government is to move the Supreme Court against the advice. While the details of the recommendation [...]

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:37:17 +0000

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday took strong exception to the leakage of a special panel’s probe report on communal violence in Gujarat that has reportedly indicted various NGOs for “cooking up macabre tales of wanton killings”. “It is the betrayal of the faith of this court by a person on whom this [...]

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:38:03 +0000

London, Apr.2 (ANI): On day two, the three thousand journalists who have come from around the world to cover the G-20 summit are all but acutely aware of the difference in styles of the current US President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W.Bush. There is no backslapping, chummy chummy shoulder massage, or man-hugs [...]

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:39:52 +0000

London, Mar 11 (ANI): X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has in anger branded her footie hubby Ashley Cole a selfish p***k after he was arrested while out clubbing with his teammates. Cheryl, 25, is said to be furious with him for breaking his promise not to go partying, and also for embarrassing her after she had [...]

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:46:16 +0000

Wellington, March 5 (DPA) Fiji’s military strongman, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, defied Thursday an ultimatum from the British Commonwealth to hold elections this year and challenged the 53-member organisation to suspend his country’s membership immediately. A group of ministers from Commonwealth countries meeting in London Wednesday said Fiji would be suspended in September if Bainimarama, who has [...]

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:47:18 +0000

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Celina Jaitley says she had a harrowing experience with the airport authorities in New Delhi when she was going through the security check for her morning flight to Mumbai. In the city for a special Valentine event, Celina Sunday went through body frisking and her belongings being scanned. However, she was [...]

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:05:04 +0000

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said India’s woes due to the global meltdown will continue during the next fiscal, and predicted a lower growth of 6.5-7 percent for the country’s economy this year.”I must emphasise that our problems will not be over in the current year,” the prime minister told The [...]

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:15:45 +0000

London, Oct 24 (ANI): Popstar Miley Cyrus got a major lecture from her father, as he told her to concentrate on her career rather than her beau. The Hannah Montana actress, who is dating 20-year-old Justin Gatson, was told by her father Billy Ray Cyrus not to ruin her burgeoning career and to watch her actions, [...]

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:55:33 +0000

Kabul, Sept.29 (ANI): A nervous fear seems to have gripped most Afghan civilians, especially educated women, in the wake of the Taliban making a determined bid to regain the power that it lost seven years ago. According to The Times, the jihadists are now just 20 minutes from Kabul. Nobody seriously thinks the Taliban could [...]

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:14:38 +0000

London, July 12 (ANI): English singer songwriter Rod Stewart is not amused by English actor Jude Law dumping his daughter Kimberly, and has vowed to teach him a lesson. The 63-year-old singer had not been happy when pictures of his daughter and Law kissing at the 195 Club in Epping, Essex, emerged, but decided to turn [...]

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:54:50 +0000

London, July 3 (ANI): Despite enjoying a romantic dinner date with Guy Ritchie, Madonna has indicated that she still wants a divorce by turning down her hubbys begging offer to move to New York. The Brit film director was prepared to sacrifice the life he loves in England for a chance at a reunion, and even [...]

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:18:14 +0000

Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) Various political parties and other groups in Assam Friday reiterated their demand for peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) even as the state government toughened its stand on the rebels. Those present at a citizens’ meet here unanimously said the government could not hope to resolve the [...]

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:23:54 +0000

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Temperamental off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will have a long agonising day Monday, as he appears at a disciplinary hearing here to explain his stand on the controversy involving Sreesanth. The Indian Premier League has made it clear in no uncertain terms that it would not tolerate such behaviour from players. That [...]

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:01:17 +0000

Islamabad, Apr.8 (ANI): Several members of the Pakistan Senate have raised strong objections to two private television channels villifying top nuclear scientist Dr. A Q Khan, and have demanded a debate on the issue in the Senate. Submitting an adjournment motion to the Senate Secretariat, at least three Senators used Rule 74 of the [...]

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:08:09 +0000

Islamabad, Mar 26 (ANI): The two US State Department officials presently camping in Islamabad during the transition of power were reportedly told in no uncertain terms that the US-Pak relationship could change given the new ground realities following the installation of a new democratic government. PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari met the Americans but did [...]

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:51:21 +0000

London, March 8 (ANI): Princess Dianas ex butler Paul Burrells refusal to return to the ongoing inquest into her death has forced his wife to fly down from London to Florida for crisis talks over his shameless behaviour. Burrell, who describes himself as Dianas rock, had been ordered to return to the London High Court from [...]

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:43:22 +0000

London, Feb 24 (ANI): Prince William seems to be taking his military training very seriously, for he has told girlfriend Kate Middleton that he wants their romance to take a backseat for a year, while he concentrates on his training. Sources have revealed that the couple have worked out a secret pact in which Kate, 26, [...]

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:16:52 +0000

(Third Lead) DPA Havana, Feb 19 (DPA) Cuban leader Fidel Castro Tuesday renounced his presidency and military leadership of Cuba, after more than a year of illness and absence from the job. “I will neither aspire to nor accept, I repeat, I will neither aspire to, nor accept, the positions of president of the state council and [...]

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:37:46 +0000