Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Australian model-actress Kristina Akheeva, to be seen as a British girl in the forthcoming comedy "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" (YPD2), hopes she is not trapped in the image of a "foreign girl". More »Don't want to get typecast as half foreign, half Indian: Kristina
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) British pop star Cheryl Cole believes real beauty comes from within and that one can't be attractive if one lacks confidence. More »Beauty comes from within, says Cheryl Cole
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Enraged fans have taken to social networking sites to vent their anger with caustic comments about tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals teammates arrested May 16 in connection with spot fixing in IPL. More »Boos and some support for Sreesanth on social network
London, May 24 (ANI): Rihanna posted a picture on her Instagram page where she can be seen flashing her almost naked toned bum. More »RiRi flashes almost bare bum in skimpy thong
New York, May 24 (ANI): Julianne Moore has said that it is sexist to question women about her age. More »It's sexist to ask women about age, says Julianne Moore
London, May 24 (ANI): People eating at fast food restaurants are consuming significantly more calories than they realize, according to a new study. More »Consumers underestimate calories in fast-food meals
London, May 24 (ANI): A family doctor who used to record himself abusing female patients using a secret camera hidden inside his wristwatch, has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges. More »Doctor using 'spy watch' to record himself abusing patients jailed for 12 yrs
Kabul, May 24 (ANI): In a meeting with Afghan Interior Ministry officials, President Hamid Karzai has reportedly warned that neighbouring countries are trying to split the country. More »Afghanistan's neighbours trying to split country: Karzai
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's office (PMO), V. Narayanasamy, on Friday said that no one should interfere in the working of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and added that it should be given a free hand to investigate any matter. More »Nobody should interfere in working of CBI: Narayanasamy
Washington, May 24 (ANI): A known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective. More »Drug target to boost body's natural flu killer identified
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Former Test cricketer and now BJP Member of Parliament Kirti Azad on Friday said the conviction of Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan by Mumbai Police would be darkest day for Indian cricket. More »CSK CEO Meiyappan's conviction by Mumbai Police will be Indian cricket's darkest day: Kirti Azad
Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city Friday afternoon, local media reported. More »Suicide blast leaves 4 killed, several injured in NW Pakistan
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal Friday called on Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become the prime minister of Pakistan, and discussed ways of strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, Geo News reported. More »Indian envoy, Nawaz Sharif discuss relations
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The government has long-term plans to curb corruption in sports, Minister of State for Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said Friday. More »India vows to curb corruption in sports
By Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British soccer team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League. The process is in its early stages, the people said, with details on the timing, size and listing venue subject to change. A listing would come after Manchester United Plc's debut on the New York Stock Exchange last year, which raised $233.2 million in the largest sports team IPO ever. ... More »EXCLUSIVE - Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City: sources
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik, whose "Zindagi 50-50" released this Friday, says she is a born actor. She feels she is responsible for the film she signs from day one of her association with it till its release. More »My film is my responsibility, says Veena Malik
Gurgaon, May 24 (IANS) Gurgaon, which boasts of some of the most imposing skyscrapers housing offices and residential blocks, faces acute water scarcity, besides being choked by eight to 16 hours of power outages. Now several Gurgaon-based companies are stepping in to conserve water in their premises. More »Corporates step in to mitigate Gurgaon's water scarcity
By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www.vk.com), Europe's largest homegrown social network with 210 million registered users, was put overnight on a "black list" of sites barred from distributing content inside Russia. Hours later, the ban was lifted. ... More »Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - World share markets looked vulnerable to further falls on Friday, with better economic news from Europe doing little to encourage investors who are worried that central bank stimulus may curtailed. MSCI's world equity index, which shed 1.4 percent for its second biggest daily loss of the year on Thursday, was virtually unchanged, with losses in Europe cancelling out a rise of nearly one percent in Japan's turbulent Nikkei. ... More »World shares steady but stimulus fears still present
LEEDS, United Kingdom, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - Rain meant there was no play before lunch on the first day of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday. More »Cricket: No play before lunch in second Eng-NZ Test