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Too much being attributed to Centre’s affidavit on Ishrat Jehan encounter: Chidambaram
Washington, Sep.11 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is currently on a four-day visit to the United States, said on Thursday that too much was being attributed to the Centre’s affidavit on the 2004 Ishrat Jehan encounter case.
“To the best of my knowledge the affidavit says [...]
Flintoff suffering from deep vein thrombosis post surgery
London, Sep.7 (ANI): England cricket hero Andrew Flintoff is suffering from deep vein thrombosis in his right calf after knee surgery.
The 31-year-old all-rounder underwent an operation following the conclusion of this summer’s Ashes tournament.
A Sky News report said Flintoff could be sidelined for a minimum of six months.
An England and Wales Cricket Board statement read: [...]
Terry signs new five year contract with Chelsea
London, Sep.1 (ANI): Chelsea and England captain John Terry has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2014.
The contract is worth 150,000-pounds-a-week, making him the best-paid player at the club and elevating him into the elite earners in world football, reports The Telegraph.
The England captain will earn close [...]
Naked women are acceptable on daytime TV in UK, rules watchdog
London, Aug 25 (ANI): Television watchdog Ofcom has ruled that a Channel 4 life-drawing programme, which features naked female models, is acceptable for lunchtime viewing.
The Channel 4 programme drew dozens of complains from its viewers over the content of ‘Life Class: Today’s Nude’, which had been broadcast daily [...]
Indian hacks RAAF website over student attacks in Australia
Sydney, July 16 (ANI): An Indian hacker broke into the Royal Australian Air Force website and defaced it with a threatening message aimed at the Australian Government, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The Department of Defence confirmed that the hack took place between Monday and Tuesday, forcing it to pull the entire RAAF website offline and [...]
Pakistan Government’s record in handling return of refugees is not good
Washington, July 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Government’s record in handling the return of refugees is not good, and Islamabad is unprepared for the influx of people in the Swat Valley which can result in a loss of public opinion if the delivery of services is no better than before the Taliban’s seizure of the region, [...]
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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad have given some information about CAT 2009 which will be a Computer-based test [...]
Jacko hired ‘day team and night team’ of nannies for Prince Michael
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson, who died of a suspected cardiac arrest last week, had reportedly employed a “day team and night team” of nannies to look after his eldest son Prince Michael.
The ‘Thriller’ sensation was said to be desperate to ensure that Prince Michael was properly cared for [...]
O’Neal, Redmond break down in tears over Farrah Fawcett’s final letters
Washington, Jul 2 (ANI): Actor Ryan O’Neal and his son Redmond broke down in tears when the final letters of late actress Farrah Fawcett were read out during her funeral service on June 30.
The ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star had written two letters before her death, and a friend [...]
Company that persuaded Jacko for 50 ‘farewell’ gigs faces £300M liability
London, June 26 (ANI): King of pop Michael Jackson’s death has brought AEG Live, the entertainment company that persuaded him to sign up for 50 “farewell” concerts at the O2 arena, under a liability of 300 million pounds.
According to reports, AEG Live had agreed to “self-insure” Jackson’s shows after most insurance companies expressed doubt [...]
BJP President Rajnath takes moral responsibility for election defeat
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh took upon himself the responsibility for party’s defeat in the recent parliamentary elections on the first day of party’s National Executive meet which commenced here on Saturday.
Singh, however, stated in his message that there was no need to “single out one person” [...]
Light touch does depend on Merkel cells, confirms study
Washington, June 19 (ANI): An American study has confirmed that light touch-the sense that lets musicians find the right notes on a keyboard, a seamstress revel in the feel of cool silk, the artisan feel a curve in material and the blind read Braille-depends upon the activity of Merkel cells, which are found in the [...]
Americans spend over 30 mins each day in bathroom!
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Americans spend more than 30 minutes each day in the bathroom, finds a new survey.
The Yankelovich survey showed that whether its “powdering the nose” or settling in for a good read, Americans spend a significant amount of time in the bathroom.
Moreover, contrary to the popular notion, men spent as much time [...]
International community strongly condemns N. Korea’s second nuke test(Lead:N.Korea)
Washington/London, May 25 (ANI): US President Barack Obama on Monday led the world community in condemning North Korea’s second nuclear test in less than three years.
In a strong reaction to the conduct of the test, Obama described the North Korean action as a “threat to international peace” and said international [...]
Mariah Carey doesn’t want to age
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Mariah Carey, who turned 40 in March, wants to remain in her 30s for the rest of her life.
The ‘Touch My Body’ star says she will never admit her real age, reports Contactmusic.
She said: “Read my bio again. We can’t allow these lies [...]
Washington Times links Obama daughters with a story on Chicago student violence
Washington, May 16 (ANI): A “technical glitch” in the Washington Times web site caused a photo of backpack-toting first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama to be posted next to a story about the high number of slain Chicago Public Schools students.
The story paired up the picture of the Obama girls [...]
Now, Queen Rania of Jordan hops on to the Twitter bandwagon
London, May 9 (ANI): After Barack Obama and Britney Spears, Queen Rania of Jordan has become the latest high profiler to join the microblogging service Twitter.
Rania Al Abdullah, the wife of King Abdullah II, has had more than 2,000 followers and had recently updated her profile 17 times.
The 38-year-old dubbed herself as “a mum and [...]
Gustave Flaubert’s ‘Madame Bovary’ makes online debut
London Apr 28 (ANI): The final manuscript and multiple rough drafts of Madame Bovary, one of French author Gustave Flaubert’s influential novels, has been made available for general public on the Internet.
Published in 1857, Madame Bovary is a story of a doctor’s wife, Emma Bovary, who [...]
Now, an optical disc that can store 500GB of data
London, April 28 (ANI): The General Electric (GE) company has unveiled a disc that can store 500 gigabytes (GB) of data, equivalent to 100 DVDs.
According to a report by BBC News, the micro-holographic disc, which is the same size as existing DVD discs, is aimed at the archive industry.
But, GE believes it can eventually [...]
Aliens do exist but US govt hides the truth, says ex-astronaut
London, April 22 (ANI): There is extraterrestrial life and it is being concealed by the United States government, claims ex-NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell.itchell made the claims at the fifth annual X-Conference – a meeting of those who believe in UFOs and other life forms.
Mitchell, who was part of [...]
