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Kareena adds a few pounds, sports a new look
2008-06-04 05:00:00 Now that Kareena Kapoor’s sleek size-zero look in her latest film “Tashan” failed to work wonders at the box-office, she has added a few pounds for a new look in her forthcoming “Main Aur Mrs Khanna”. A source close to Kareena has confirmed that she has put on weight for her new style for the film, ... More About: Sports
Hema Malini recommended Raj Thackeray lookalike: Varma
2008-06-04 04:57:00 Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The actor who plays the lookalike of politician Raj Thackeray in the film “Sarkar Raj” was recommended by actress-MP Hema Malini , says director Ram Gopal Varma. Rajesh Shringharpure plays a prominent role in the intense political drama. “I don’t know why she recommended him. She obviously believed he was talented. But Hemaji has ...
Delhi Metro opens new route, reaches Uttar Pradesh border
2008-06-04 04:55:00 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Tuesday opened a new 3.1 km line connecting the capital’s eastern Shahdara neighbourhood with Dilshad Garden near the Uttar Pradesh border - six months ahead of it’s scheduled date. The new line, the first of DMRC’s Phase-II, was inaugurated by Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy. ?Keeping intact DMRC’s record of completing ... More About: Breaking News , Delhi , Route
Cabinet Committee to decide on fuel hike today
2008-06-04 04:50:00 The Cabinet will meet on Wednesday to decide on raising fuel prices that have been necessitated by the relentless rise in international crude oil prices. “We are still discussing the issue and a Cabinet meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,” External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on the sidelines of an industry event in the Capital ... More About: Breaking News , Fuel , Today , Hike , Committee
`Made of Honor? star Monaghan announces pregnancy
2008-06-04 04:49:00 NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Monaghan and her husband, Peter White, are expecting their first baby together this fall, her publicist said Tuesday. Monaghan, 32, co-stars in the romantic comedy “Made of Honor ,” portraying the object of Patrick Dempsey’s affection. Her screen credits also include “Gone Baby Gone,” Mission: Impossible III,” “North Country,” “Mr. & Mrs. ... More About: Entertainment , Pregnancy , Star
AP tally: Obama seals Democratic nomination
2008-06-04 03:48:00 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation’s first black president. A vanquished Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket. Obama’s victory set up a five-month campaign with Republican Sen. John ... More About: Nomination , World News
Colbert tells grads: Please don?t change the world
2008-06-03 19:12:00 PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Stephen Colbert , the host of his own Comedy Central show, Emmy winner, faux presidential candidate and best-selling author, added to that esteemed collection an award from Princeton University: “The Great Princeton Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award.” The award was mounted on a mirror. “I have to say, I’ve never seen anything more ... More About: Entertainment , World , Change , The World
Gordon Brown, superhero
2008-06-03 19:09:00 LONDON (AP) — The British prime minister’s dull-as-dishwater image is getting a revamp from an unlikely source: U.S.-based comic book publisher Marvel. Gordon Brown , who has been in the political doldrums of late and is often described as buttoned down, is depicted in a heroic light in “Captain Britain and MI13,” a new comic that shows ... More About: Entertainment , Superhero , Gordon Brown
Tatum O?Neal says drug arrest `saved? her
2008-06-03 19:05:00 NEW YORK (AP) — Tatum O’Neal told a newspaper columnist she is grateful to the New York City police officers who busted her for cocaine and saved her from herself. “I’m still sober!” the 44-year-old actress told New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser in a phone call shortly after being released from custody Monday. “Just when I ... More About: Entertainment , Arrest , Drug
Mugabe blames West for Zimbabwe?s economic problems
2008-06-03 18:59:00 ROME (AP) — Zimbabwe an President Robert Mugabe defended land policies blamed for devastating his country’s agricultural sector, asserting at a U.N. food summit Tuesday that the West was trying to cripple the nation’s economy. Mugabe’s presence at a summit addressing high global food prices sparked protests from some world leaders. He is blamed for the economic ... More About: World News , Problems , Economic
US general takes over NATO command in Afghanistan
2008-06-03 18:55:00 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. general who led American troops into Iraq took command Tuesday of the 40-nation NATO-led campaign in Afghanistan. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan took charge of the 51,000-member International Security Assistance Force from Gen. Dan McNeill, who will retire from the U.S. Army after 40 years. Addressing a change of command ceremony ... More About: General , World News , Nato , Command
Chinese police drag grieving parents from protest
2008-06-03 18:50:00 DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — Chinese police forcefully pulled away more than 100 parents protesting the deaths of their children in a poorly constructed school that collapsed in last month’s earthquake. Police grabbed the parents, many holding pictures of their children, by the arms and lifted resisters off the ground on Tuesday outside the courthouse in Dujiangyan, ... More About: Breaking News , Earthquake , World News
UN program cleared of North Korea misdealing
2008-06-03 18:46:00 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A panel of auditors said Monday it found no evidence that a U.N. anti-poverty program in North Korea knew of any counterfeiting, money laundering or other improper financial dealings linked to U.N. money. In response to the report, U.N. Development Program Administrator Kemal Dervis told reporters he would consider and possibly ... More About: North Korea , World News
Syria to allow UN probe of alleged nuclear site
2008-06-03 18:45:00 VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Syria will allow in U.N. inspectors to probe allegations that a remote building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike was a nuclear reactor built secretly with North Korean help, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. The invitation signaled the start of an international fact check of U.S. and Israeli assertions that Damascus ... More About: Nuclear , World News , Site , Probe
SKorea asks US to alter beef trade pact
2008-06-03 18:42:00 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Lee Myung-bak suggested Tuesday that South Korea will seek to ban imports of U.S. beef from older cattle amid a public backlash against his government over fears of mad cow disease. Agriculture Minister Chung Woon-chun said earlier Tuesday that Seoul had asked the U.S. to refrain from exporting any beef ... More About: World News , Trade , Beef , Alter
Sensex ends below 16K, refinery stocks gain
2008-06-03 18:40:00 The benchmark Sensex on Bombay Stock Exchange recovered partly after shedding over 350 points before mid-session but still lost over 100 points to end the day below the crucial 16k level amid uncertainty over hiking the fuel prices. The 30-share BSE bellwether Sensex settled the day at 15,962.56, a loss of 100.62 points, or 0.63 per ... More About: Stocks , Ends
Voting opens in two Democratic primaries
2008-06-03 18:11:00 Set to declare victory against Hillary Clinton, African American Senator Barack Obama’s aides went on an overdrive to shepard super delegates to his camp with a marathon roller-coaster contest for the Democratic Presidential nomination ending on Tuesday. As voting opened in the primaries of South Dakota and Montana on Tuesday, scores of Democratic super delegates were ... More About: Americas , Voting , Primaries , Democratic primaries
Clooney dumped Larson ?in most brutal fashion?
2008-06-03 12:20:00 Melbourne, June 3 (ANI): George Clooney not only just dumped his fairytale romance with model Sarah Larson ? he did it abruptly, it has emerged. According to reports, the eternal bachelor left the former cocktail waitress heartbroken in the home the couple once shared in Los Angeles. Instead of thinking he was about to propose to his ... More About: Entertainment , Fashion , Brutal
Sarah Jessica Parker?s ?Sex and the City? dress was worn before!
2008-06-03 12:16:00 New York, June 3 (ANI): Sarah Jessica Parker was not the only one who walked the red carpet in the silver Nina Ricci gown she wore for the “Sex and the City ” premiere, for socialite Lauren Santo Domingo beat her to it. Weeks before Parker showed up clad in the dress crafted by Ricci designer Olivier ... More About: Entertainment , Dress
Woman accuses R.Kelly of offering $250,000 for sex tape
2008-06-03 12:13:00 Washington, June 3 (ANI): A woman has accused R. Kelly of offering her a whopping 250,000 dollars in exchange for a video tape showing him having sex with a minor girl. The troubled singer is already facing accusation of videotaping himself while having sex with a 13-year-old girl. He had however, pleaded not guilty in all ... More About: Entertainment , Woman , R Kelly
Playstation 3 uses five times more power than a fridge!
2008-06-03 12:09:00 Melbourne, June 3 (ANI): Game consoles like Play Station3 are likely to eat up five times more power than your medium fridges sized refrigerator, according to a new study. The study led by Consumer group Choice has revealed that a Sony Playstation 3, switched on but not in use, could cost almost 250 dollars a year ... More About: Power , Playstation 3 , Times , Fridge
$15 million bid for Jolie twins?
2008-06-03 12:05:00 Washington, June 3 (ANI): The bidding war for the first photographs of mum-to-be Angelina Jolie ?s twins is set to touch a record high with magazines willing to offer 15 million dollars for the snaps. According to TMZ.com, big magazines like People and OK! are desperate to get the exclusive pics ... More About: Angelina Jolie , Entertainment , Twins , Million
Spokesman: Kelsey Grammer had ?mild? heart attack
2008-06-03 10:56:00 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman for Kelsey Grammer says the “Frasier” star is recovering in a Hawaii hospital after a mild heart attack this weekend. Stan Rosenfield says Grammer is “resting comfortably” in an undisclosed hospital after being stricken Saturday. Rosenfield says the 53-year-old actor will be released early this week. Rosenfield says Grammer - ... More About: Entertainment , Heart , Heart Attack , Attack
`Entertainment Tonight? backs Jolie twins story
2008-06-03 10:50:00 NEW YORK (AP) — The birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ’s twins is turning into the type of mystery that might make a good movie one day. The executive producer for “Entertainment Tonight ” said Monday that she wanted to “see how this story plays out” before retracting a report that the twins had been born, ... More About: Story , Twins
Primary season set to end with Obama poised to win
2008-06-03 10:26:00 CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton heaved toward the finish line in their exhaustive Democratic presidential odyssey with Obama poised to claim victory and Clinton facing the prospects of having to abandon a quest that once seemed a sure shot but became one of long odds. And although Tuesday’s primary-season ending contests in ... More About: World News , Season , Primary
Gujjars block rail traffic, security beefed up
2008-06-03 10:11:00 Gujjar protesters blocked rail traffic by squatting on tracks in violence-hit Dausadistrict as authorities tightened security in the affected areas by deploying additional contingents of Para- military forces. The stand off between the Gujjar protesters and the state government on the issue of postmortem on bodies of agitation victims in Karwadi ended as their relatives decided ... More About: Security , Traffic , Rail , Block
Safina sends Sharapova crashing in French Open epic
2008-06-03 09:44:00 Russia’s Dinara Safina mounted an astonishing comeback from a set and 2-5 down to send top seed Maria Sharapova crashing out of the French Open in an epic fourth round battle on Monday. Safina triumphed 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, saving a match point along the way, in a tie which lasted almost three hours and ... More About: Sports , French Open , Epic
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Asif detained in Dubai
2008-06-03 09:39:00 In a sensational turn of events, Pakistan i pacer Mohd Asif has been detained at the Dubai International airport for allegedly carrying drugs in his luggage. The pacer, who was on his way back to Pakistan after a stint in the Indian Premier League, was detained on Sunday. Due to the hectic efforts of the Pakistan Cricket Board ... More About: Sports , Mohammed , Detained
Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
2008-06-02 18:33:00 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock ‘n’ roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. ... More About: Entertainment , Rock , Pioneer , Dies
Police: Tatum O?Neal arrested in NYC drug bust
More articles from this author:2008-06-02 15:20:00 NEW YORK (AP) — Police say Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O’Neal has been arrested after buying crack cocaine near her home in Manhattan. Police say the 44-year-old actress was seen making the illicit purchase at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. She is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. O’Neal, daughter of actor Ryan O’Neal, appears regularly ... More About: Entertainment , Arrested , Bust 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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