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Amelle Berrabah ‘quits’ Sugababes
London, September 19 (ANI): Singer Amelle Berrabah has quit the all-girl band Sugababes, it has emerged. The beauty was apparently unhappy after a row with bandmate Keisha Buchanan. “Amelle has been desperately unhappy for a while. She was going to try and resolve things, but it must have got too much for her. They haven’t [...]
Flintoff to coach UAE cricket team for six months
London, Sep 18(ANI): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be coaching the United Arab Emirates national team during the period that he recovers from knee surgery. “A partnership has been agreed with Dubai Sports City to use their gym and facilities as a base for his rehabilitation. In return he will be carrying out some coaching [...]
Britons spend 1 month of their lives looking for TV remote!
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Britons waste one month of their lives searching for the television remote control, a new study has found. After studying 4,000 individuals, the researchers found that the average viewer loses it an average of 3.2 times a week and spends more than four minutes looking for it each time, reports The [...]
‘Battered’ Torres vows to beat the bullies with his sharp shooters
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Europe’s No.1 striker Fernando Torres has insisted that he will beat the bullies who have subjected him to the most vicious of attention this season. The Liverpool striker has paid a heavy price for being ranked the number one striker in Europe, and has taken as many black eyes as he [...]
Sharad Pawar says end of season rains will help winter crops
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said that late end-season rains will help India’s winter crops. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Pawar said, “It’s true that because paddy area transplantation has been dropped, but the late rains are very helpful particularly for Punjab, Haryana, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.” “There would not [...]
Government approves amendments in ASA between India and Saudi Arabia
New Delhi, Sep 17(ANI): The Government on Thursday gave its approval to the amendments in the Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Saudi Arabia. In the MoU signed, the provision of the incorporation of ‘multiple designation clause’ has been agreed and, therefore, each side can now designate any number of airlines as they wish. [...]
Tibetans living-in-exile surprised over China’s opposition to Dalai Lama’s visit
Gangtok, Sep 17 (ANI): Members of the exiled Tibetan community living at Gangtok said China’s opposition to the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh is “surprising”. The Dalai Lama plans to visit Arunachal Pradesh soon. China has claimed part of Arunachal as its territory. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s aide said the Dalai Lama would [...]
Spitzer’s call girl Ashley Dupre walks runway at NY Fashion Week
Melbourne, September 17 (ANI): Ashley Dupre, the former high-class call girl at the centre of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, walked the runway during New York Fashion Week. The 24-year-old made the appearance at Bahar Shahpar’s fashion show, according to Jill Fehrenbacher at Ecouterre. “It’s a rare rare thing when the tabloid world crosses into [...]
Bees protecting tree sting Chinese man
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): A Chinese man was hospitalised after he was stung by more than a hundred bees while chopping a tree last week. The incident took place in Changjiang, Hainan province, reports the China Daily. Chen, a farmer, had to be rushed to the hospital by his colleague, and others who feared [...]
Pakistan’s rocket-shelling plunges market price of land beyond border
Chak Allah Bakhash (Punjab), Sept. 15 (ANI): The prices of farming land have plunged following past week’s rocket-shelling incident in the India-Pakistan border villages. Local farmers say that it was already quite tough to find buyers for the land situated beyond fencing and the latest rocket-shelling incident has caused the prices to drop further. Fenced [...]
Giant killer Del Potro believes he is the biggest tennis star on the circuit
New York, Sep.16 (ANI): Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro still can’t believe he has won this US Open, but now believes he is the biggest new star in tennis. “It’s my best sensation,” he said. “Since my childhood I have dreamed of this trophy. I have realised my dream. It is an incredible [...]
Lady GaGa nips out in racy see-through lace catsuit at NY fashion week
London, September 16 (ANI): Lady GaGa continued her shock tactics as she stepped out in a bizarre see-through red lace catsuit teamed up with eye mask and eccentric spiky hair piece at the New York fashion week. The singer’s modesty was said to be hardly covered by a barely there red G-string and an almost-strategically [...]
Jay Z, Beyonce’s pizza night out ‘tradition’
Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): Singer Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles take time out of their busy schedules to eat pizza together every week. The couple clear their hectic workloads on the weekend to spend quality time together sitting down at a small restaurant in the rapper’s native Brooklyn, New York. “There’s a great pizza spot [...]
Worst Brit footie team ends 90-match losing streak with victory!
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Harraby Athletic, the worst football team in Britain, has finally tasted victory – after a losing streak of 90 matches. The side has been on a losing spree since three years and was badly mauled in a 19-0 match in 2006. The team concedes 10 goals a game on an average [...]
Musharraf denies misuse of US aid, says Indian media highlighting ‘non-issue’
Lahore, Sep.16 (ANI): Days after former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s statement that Islamabad had diverted US aid to strengthen its defence against India was splashed in the media all over, the former general has denied allegations of misuse of army equipment, saying the media has highlighted a ‘non-issue’. Dr Nasim Ashraf, one of Musharraf’s [...]
Pietersen making slow recovery from Achilles surgery
London, Sep 14(ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that he is making a slow and steady recovery from the Achilles tendon surgery and is targeting a return to action during England’s South Africa. “I saw a couple of surgeons during the week and it is very slow at the moment. I’ve got an open [...]
One out of two Brits think England will win 2010 World Cup: Poll
London, Sep. 13 (ANI): One out of two British nationals believe that England can win the 2010 Soccer World Cup, a Sunday Times poll has revealed. According to the YouGov poll, 49 percent of people believe England’s chances of winning are “excellent” or “good.” The survey also revealed 20 percent nationals think the team’s chances [...]
Sir Elton John plans to adopt 14-month-old Ukranian boy
London, September 13 (ANI): Sir Elton John is planning to adopt a child from Ukraine with partner David Furnish. The singer revealed that a 14-month-old boy called Lev has apparently “stolen his heart.” The child had performed at an orphanage in Ukraine while the ‘Candle In The Wind’ hitmaker was on a visit. The 62-year-old [...]
Spanking found to have negative effects on low-income toddlers
Washington, September 16 (ANI): Spanking negatively affects the behaviour of toddlers in low-income families, according to a new study. Published in the journal Child Development, the longitudinal study looked at how low-income parents discipline their young children. It showed that spanking 1-year-olds leads to more aggressive behaviours and less sophisticated cognitive development in the next [...]