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London, Apr 17 (ANI): The official World Cup anthem has been chosen – a song by Shakira and South African band Freshlyground.
‘Time For Africa’ is expected to be released to radio stations worldwide, reports The Mirror.
It will be available for download from April 26.
Shakira and Freshlyground will perform the track at the World Cup kick-off concert on June 10, and at the tournament””s opening ceremony and before the July 11 final.
The announcement was made by Freshlyground on Friday. (ANI)
London, September 12 (ANI): Justin Timberlake recently teamed up with director Guy Ritchie for an impromptu gig in London.
The singer jammed with Ritchie and his pals at the helmer’s pub ‘The Punchbowl.’
The ‘Rock your Body’ hitmaker sang a knockout version of folk track Black Velvet Band and played the bodhran, a traditional Irish instrument, to the joy of the customers.
The ‘Swept Away’ director had belted out a rendition of Celtic anthem The Rocky Road To Dublin, before Timberlake joined in, the Daily Express reports.
Rumors are abuzz that Ritchie has lined up Timberlake to star in a movie remake of Guys And Dolls. (ANI)
Johannesburg, Sep.9 (ANI): South African athlete Caster Semenya has completed her transformation from gender troubled sporting champion into national celebrity with a photo shoot in the country’s leading gossip magazine.
While the controversy rumbles on over whether the teenage runner is really male or female, her handlers have sought to end the debate with the aid of a costume change, make up and some studio lights.
With the front cover headline: “Wow, look at Caster now!” You magazine proudly boasts that it has turned her from “power girl” into “glamour girl” and apparently, “she loves it”.
Inside, the 800 m world champion – whose gender is being tested by the international athletics authorities – says the whole issue is a joke.
“It doesn’t upset me. God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I’m proud of myself,” The Sun quoted Semenya, as saying.
In the magazine, Semenya poses in skinny jeans, stilettos and a black and white evening dress.
News that the athlete would have to undergo testing was leaked before the 800m final at the world championships in Berlin, putting her under enormous pressure.
Following her victory, the ruling African National Congress seized upon her case to score political points, with left-wing firebrands such as Winnie Madikizela Mandela and ANC Youth League president Julius Malema accusing the athletics authorities of racism.
They have also sought to use Semenya to stir up populist feeling against what is seen as the right wing of the ANC, represented by Trevor Manuel, President Jacob Zuma’s planning chief.
Semenya received a heroine’s welcome in her home village in South Africa’s impoverished Limpopo province at the end of August, with VIPs and a 200-strong crowd singing a version of the Communist Party anthem, which included the lyrics: “My mother was a kitchen girl, my father was a garden boy, that’s why I’m a champion, that’s why I’m a champion.”
The cover shoot has reignited the debate in South Africa over the athlete’s appearance, with radio talk shows inundated with callers.
The 18-year-old has refused to be drawn on what she is going through at present, telling the magazine: “I don’t want to talk about the tests – I’m not even thinking about them.” (ANI)
Moscow, Sep. 2 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday expressed concern over the missing of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Rajshekhar Reddy.
Patil is in constant touch with the chief secretary and taking all information about his whereabouts.
Patil today arrived at Moscow International Airport for her four days visit ( from 2nd to 6th Sept). At the airport she was accorded a red carpet welcome by Minister of Energy S.I.Shmatko.
The Russian Military band played the national anthem “Jana gana Mana” at the airport in President Patil’s honour.arlier, while talking to journalist on board, Patil said that her visit will strengthen the political and strategic dimensions of bi-lateral relations between Indian and Russia.
The President would also exchange views on regional and international issues, which concern both the countries.he expressed confidence that the cooperation in Hydrocarbon area would grow between India and Russia.
Russia is one of the largest producers of hydrocarbons and many Indian companies have established their presence in this area.
President will leave for Tajikistan on September 6.
Throwing light on her Tajikistan visit, she said that concerted effort between India and Tajikistan against terrorism and extremism would contribute greatly to peace and stability in the region. By Pankaj Choudhary (ANI)
Nevada (US), Aug.13 (ANI): Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) will deliver a free concert in Sydney (Australia) to make a “statement of peace” in view of recent racial attacks on Indian students in Australia.
He reportedly said that this concert, to be held at Parramatta Park on January 16, was an attempt to “reunite culturally and spiritually” in view of the recent bad vibe. He hopes that it creates a “bridge of understanding and love” and breaks down “cultural misunderstandings”. Premier Nathan Rees of New South Wales has congratulated Rahman for this offer.
Prominent Australian entertainers should respond with a similar gesture of a free concert in a major city of India, said Indian American leader Rajan Zed.
Rahman, who has reportedly recorded sales of over 300 million, was called “Mozart of Madras” by Time magazine. Pop icon Michael Jackson reportedly approached him before his death to partner on a peace anthem on the lines of “We are the World”.
Rahman sees music as a “way to connect to spirituality and embrace it”. (ANI)
Paris, July 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Paris late on Monday night to participate in the National Day celebrations of the Republic of France.
Dr. Singh was received by French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Ambassador of France to India Bonnafont. He was presented a Guard of Honour by the republican guards. National anthem of both the countries were also played.
Dr. Singh, who will be the Chief Guest of Honour at France’s National Day celebrations on Tuesday, said: “It’s a great honour and a great privilege for me to be in this beautiful country on France’s National Day.
I am very grateful to President Nicolas Sarkozy for giving me this rare honour. India and France are partners in development. We have very good relations with France. Its my ambition to give a further push to our strategic partnership.”
The Prime Minister is the first Indian leader to be bestowed this honour, as France does not have a tradition of inviting foreign heads of state to be chief guests at their Bastille Day or National Day celebrations.
This day commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which was then seen as a symbol of a rising modern nation.
He will witness the contingent of 400 soldiers from the Indian Army, Navy and Air force march down the Champs-Elysees Avenue along with French infantry troops and motorised troops.
This is the for the first time that all the three services – Army, Navy and Air Force will taking part in the National Day celebrations of another country.
Among the 400 personnel, 300 would be part of the marching contingent, while the rest are from the respective bands.
A prominent feature of the band contingent will be the drummers and bagpipers who would be playing Indian martial music.
Inviting friendly nations to send their troops to participate the Bastille Day parade is a recent phenomenon.
In 2004, during the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, British troops comprising of Grenadier Guards, the Cavalry Regiment and Royal Marines and Royal Horse Artillery, led the parade in Paris for the first time.
The Indian armed forces participation will mark the commemoration of Indian army’s association with its French counterpart during the two World Wars.
The parade itself is a gala event held at what can best be described as the Rajpath of Paris. It begins from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.
The number of contingents participating in the parade are not as many as seen in the Republic Day parade every January 26 in New Delhi.
While the loudest applause in Delhi is reserved for the ex-servicemen contingent, at the Bastille Day parade it is the fireservice men who get the loudest applause. By Smita Prakash (ANI)
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): Remembering the ebb and flow of late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s career, the critics are busy jotting down facts that made the singer a legend.
And, now, a report shedding light on such facts reveals that Jackson’s Billie Jean made him the first black artist whose video to have his video broadcast on MTV.
Published by the China Daily, the report reveals that another reason behind why Jackson was so famous was the fact that he owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem South Carolina on My Mind, recorded by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
Jackson was so popular that his waxwork features in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more Tussaud figures-they have six each.
The report reckons that Jackson’s total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements were about 500 million dollars.
Jackson was also famous for receiving a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984, for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
He was also know for losing a fight against fellow 50 year old Madonna on MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch.
Three of Jackson’s albums-Bad, Dangerous and Thriller-are among the bestsellers of all time. Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
To date, over 300 million copies of his records have been sold worldwide.
Jackson was also known for wearing his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
His favourite superhero was Morph from the X-Men.
He picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he had spotted performing outside a hotel.
Little Richard thought that Jackson would be the right choice to play him in a biopic.
Jackson’s most famous pets were Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat.
He, however, also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher, and Louie the llama.
The fact that a French Jackson aficionado committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star shows how popular he was among his fans.
In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over one million dollars in overdue book fines. Officials said that they would scrap the fines if he returned the books autographed. (ANI)
Washington, May 26 (ANI): Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am wants to work with US President Barack Obama.
The hip-hop icon, who supported the Democrat’s campaign by composing Yes We Can in his honour in 2008, is desperate to join fellow celeb-turned-presidential aide Kal Penn – who is now Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.
will.i.am had also penned the anthem America’s Song for Obama’s inauguration into the White House in January, reports Contactmusic.
He tells Popeater.com, “Would I take a spot working for this administration? Yeah, in a heartbeat.” (ANI)
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Censor Board to solve the controversy over a song from a forthcoming Bollywood movie ‘Rann’ within a month.
This directive was pronounced by the judges hearing a petition filed by the director of the movie, Ram Gopal Varma.
“The movie made by me happens to be ‘Rann’. There is one song in the movie that is inspired by the national anthem. The Censor Board banned this song and they have ordered not to pass the promo of the film. We have appealed to the Supreme Court. The apex court has said that the Censor Board has to take the decision on the matter within a month,” said Ram Gopal Varma.eportedly, the title song of the film sound like the lyrics ‘Jana Gana Mana Rann Hai’ has been twisted from the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana…’.
Consequently, the Censor Board did not approve of the song in the movie and had banned its promos.
Reacting to it, Ram Gopal Varma appealed against the ban on the title song in the Supreme Court.
‘Rann’, delves into the highly competitive world of television news reporting in India, putting the spotlight on the media industry’s insatiable appetite for advertisers and viewers.
The film is touted as a behind-the-scenes look at how news channels greedy for ratings are being manipulated into sensationalise stories to grab eyeballs.
Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, the movie also features Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala and Rajat Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Purab Kohli and Gul Panag.
In the film, Amitabh Bachchan plays the head of a round-the-clock news channel. (ANI)
Washington, May 18 (ANI): The ongoing economic crisis seems to have taken its toll on Denise Richards also, for the actress has been forced to reduce the selling price of her California mansion.
The former Bond girl has slashed 400,000 dollars off the asking price of her Hidden Hills home after it was first advertised at 4,250,000 dollars.
According to RadarOnline.com, Richards dropped the asking price to 3,999,999 dollars, and has now cut it by a further 200,000 dollars to 3.8 million in a bid to attract potential buyers, reports Contactmusic.
After receiving harsh criticism for her performance of baseball anthem Take Me Out To The Ball Game at Chicago, Illinois” Wrigley Park, Richards has come out to explain her “awful” singing.
She confessed that she agreed to sing the song only because Cubs officials asked her to perform in return for letting her set up an information booth for the Kidney Cancer Association during riday’s game. (ANI)
Washington, May 13 (ANI): R ‘n’ B musician Akon has landed an incredibly lucrative deal, as he has been asked to make music for the forthcoming 2010 football world cup.
The ‘Birthmark’ hitmaker has been roped in to record a theme song for the football world cup event, which will take place in South Africa next year, and oversee performances throughout the tournament.
Akon is thrilled about the offer and is working hard on his music.
Akon revealed that he was honoured to get hired to direct the music for a big event like forthcoming football world cup.
“I’ve been hired as musical director for the World Cup. I will be overseeing the World Cup anthem and music at the ceremonies and I’m off to South Africa this week for meetings. I love soccer, so it’s a great honour,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying. (ANI)
Washington, May 13 (ANI): John Lennon will be honoured with the performance of his peace anthem Imagine, on the bells of one of the churches in his native Liverpool, England.
Cathedral chiefs had given the thumbs up to the bellringers to perform the particular song despite the number’s controversial line, “Imagine there’s no heaven.”
“Allowing Imagine to be pealed on our bells does not mean we agree with the song lyric,” Contactmusic quoted a spokesman as saying.
“We recognise its power to make us think. As a cathedral we do not shrink from debate. We recognise the existence of other world views,” he added.
And the idea was said to have left the former Beatle’s widower Yoko Ono touched, who said it was “so beautiful, it made me choke up”.
Lennon was murdered outside his Manhattan home he shared with Ono nearly thirty years ago. (ANI)
Mumbai, May 9 (ANI): Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has said that he wouldppeal against a ban on the title song of his upcoming film ‘Rann’, which has whipped up a controversy.
The censor board has decided to ban the title song that appears similar to the national anthem in its tune, but with different lyrics.
“Rann” (Battle), delves into the highly competitive world of television news reporting in India, putting the spotlight on the media industry’s insatiable appetite for advertisers and viewers.
The film is touted as a behind-the-scenes look at how news channels greedy for ratings are being manipulated into sensationalizing stories to grab eyeballs.
“If the censor board like they said, if they don’t want to pass, I will go to the tribunal advising committee and whatever the procedures allow me I will do that,” Varma said.
He said that the critics did not really understand the context of the song, adding that he was ready for a debate.
“I think the people who are having a problem are in minority and they are not listening seriously to what exactly the song is saying. I like to have a conversation with them,” Varma said.
With more than 60 English and regional-language news channels in India beaming into TV-owning homes, the film comes at a time when broadcasters are scrambling to provide exclusive content. (ANI)
London, May 8 (ANI): The brand new version of the classic Manchester United song “Glory Glory Man United” has been recorded by hot Korean violinist Jenny Bae.
The gorgeous brunette added her own twist to the famous Man United chant, which has been released in time for the Red Devils appearance in the Champions League final and the climax to the Premier League season, the Daily Star reports.
Already a hit at the Theatre of Dreams after its live debut in the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, the new fans’ anthem is tipped by experts to top the charts across Asia this summer.
Jenny is a huge United fan and confirmed admirer of fellow Korean Ji Sung Park, and her relationship with the Red Devils got stronger earlier this season when she was invited to Old Trafford as the guest celebrity at the match against Chelsea.
She was such a hit with the players and management that she was quickly snapped up by the team to perform at the Manchester United Players Award party at the end of the season.
The ‘Glory, Glory Man United’ track is now available as a download through iTunes. Icc release. (ANI)
New York, May 07 (ANI): Denise Richards, who is divorced from Charlie Sheen and had a bitter break-up with Richie Sambora, was recently spotted doling out dating tips, according to sources.
The night before her tragic rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the former Bond girl treated the crew on her E! reality show, ‘It’s Complicated,’ to dinner at Morton’s Steakhouse.
“Denise was talking to a male crew member about his girl troubles, and she started doling out tips,” the New York Post quoted a source as saying.
Richards received harsh criticism for her performance of baseball anthem ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’.
However, the actress has confessed that she agreed to sing the song only because Cubs officials asked her to perform in return for letting her set up an information booth for the Kidney Cancer Association during the game. (ANI)
Washington, May 05 (ANI): After receiving harsh criticism for her performance of baseball anthem Take Me Out To The Ball Game at Chicago, Illinois’ Wrigley Park, former Bond girl Denise Richards has come out to explain her “awful” singing.
Richards performed during the seventh innings on the Chicago Cubs’ home game with the Florida Marlins – but her off-key singing failed to go down well with fans.
“It was awful. We’ve had some bad versions at Wrigley Park – but that was among the worst,” Contactmusic quoted one person at the game.
Now, Richards has confessed that she agreed to sing the song only because Cubs officials asked her to perform in return for letting her set up an information booth for the Kidney Cancer Association during Friday’s game.
“They said, ‘Will you sing?’ So I said, ‘Yes, because it’s for a good cause and we want to raise awareness about kidney cancer,” she told E! Online.com.
“I’m clearly not a singer. I wasn’t doing it to show off my pipes. Thank God I wasn’t singing the national anthem. But I thought it would be fun… I had no idea the backlash I would get.
“It took everything in me to get up there and do that… It’s just unfortunate that doing something good was turned into such a negative,” she added. (ANI)
Madrid – Spain’s King Juan Carlos was received with republican protests when visiting a mining region in Asturias in the north, the daily El Mundo said Friday.
The monarch had to bear with flags of Spain’s 1931-36 Second Republic, shouts of “long live the republic” and loudspeakers playing the republican anthem on his way to visit a coal miners’ training centre in Sama de Langreo on Thursday.
Juan Carlos, who became king by the will of General Francisco Franco after the dictator’s death in 1975, earned his popularity mainly by thwarting a coup attempt in 1981.
Some criticism of the monarchy and minor protests have occurred in the recent years, mainly in the north-eastern region of Catalonia, which seeks a greater autonomy from Spain.(dpa)
New York, Apr 16 (ANI): Pop diva Mariah Carey is back to remaking rock classics.
And this time she has chosen to revive rock band Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is”, reports the New York Post.
The song is slated to become a potential single for her album due out later this year.
Carey, 39, beat out Marc Anthony, who was also hoping to sing the love anthem. (ANI)
Paris – French author Maurice Druon, a former culture minister and fighter for France’s World War II resistance movement, died Tuesday aged 90, the Academie francaise announced. Druon, author of numerous novels, was hailed by President Nicolas Sarkozy as “grand scribe and a grand soul.”
He is best known for Les Rois Maudits, or The Accused Kings, a series of historical novels published in the 1950s.
Born on April 23, 1918 in Paris to a Russian-born father, Druon was regarded a language purist, protector of French traditions and outspoken opponent of anglicisms invading the French language.
The writer joined the French Resistance against Nazi Germany’s occupation and co-wrote Le Chant de Partisans, the movement’s anthem. In 1966 we was elected to the Academie francaise to succeed Georges Duhamel. (dpa)
He was born Janardhana Rao aka ISHAAN NATH
Janardhana Rao famously known as Johnny Lever (born 14 August, 1956) is an actor in Hindi cinema known as a comedian of great regard, who has appeared in several films since the 1980s playing comic supporting roles.
Johnny Lever started off as a comedian in real life while still at school. His beginnings as a comedian in his village consisted mainly of imitations of his teachers, his father and his grandfather. He could not study much though and dropped out of school when he was in seventh grade.
Lever got his first break in Indian cinema was in the film Dard Ka Rishta, thanks to the late Sunil Dutt, who saw him perform at a charity show organized by Kalyanji-Anandji. Since then, Johnny has worked in more than 160 films.
Even though he mimics many people, he has created a style of his own which makes him unique.
His younger brother Jimmy Moses, is too, a stand-up comedian and mimcry artist.
He also starred on Zee TV on his own show called Johny Aala Re. In 2007.
He also appeared as a judge on the stand-up reality show Comedy Circus.
He often appears in cameos with Shahrukh Khan.
On 8 December 1998, Johnny Lever was convicted and sentenced to seven days imprisonment for disrespect to the Indian National Anthem and Indian Constitution during a private performance in Dubai. According to the Police, this private performance was on the occasion of birthday party of the son of Anis Ibrahim, brother of international smuggler and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.
He is married to Sujatha and they have two children Ishak and Jesse.
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