Hollywood veteran Richard Gere, known for his roles in Primal Fear and Chicago, is here to spend time with his spiritual guru the Dalai Lama. He says his longing for joy is what took him closer to the Tibetans. “My curiosity and quest for happiness landed me at a small Tibet hamlet in Kathmandu in [...]
Israeli model Bar Refaeli is set to design a lingerie line. The former girlfriend of cinestar Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online retailer Undeez for her lingerie collection for women. The website is expected to be launched by the end of the year, reports a website. Refaeli has also signed up to star in [...]
Singer Peter Andre feels someone watches over him and makes sure he is never in danger. “I definitely believe I have someone looking over me, who is guiding me. I’m a very spiritual person and I believe everything happens for a reason,” a website quoted Andre as saying. “Growing up, my parents were devout Jehovah’s [...]
Pop star Britney Spears has taken a liking to the distinctive taste of the bread spread Marmite during her ongoing Britain tour. Spears doesn’t like the spread on her toast though, but loves it with yeast-extract snack Twiglets, reports a website. A source said, “Britney got into the Marmite after one of her road crew [...]
Canadian singer Avril Lavigne says her hectic schedule keeps her away from the gym but she is thankful her work keeps her constantly on her toes. “If I didn’t work and was at home and had a normal schedule I’d work out all the time but it’s really hard to do that when you travel [...]
Actress Lindsay Lohan will reportedly earn $1 million for posing naked for Playboy magazine. According to a website, the 25-year-old star originally turned down a $750,000 offer from Playboy boss Hugh Hefner to pose nude, demanding that the figure should be closer to $1 million. The shoot will reportedly start over the weekend, with Lindsay, [...]
A new biography of late Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs hit book-shelves on Monday, offering arguably the most comprehensive, insightful look to date at the life and times of the revered technology visionary. Below are excerpts from the tome, penned by Walter Isaacson, relating to Apple and Jobs’ sometimes stormy, often difficult relationship with Silicon [...]
Ankara: The toll from a powerful quake in eastern Turkey rose to 481 on Wednesday, officials said. Over 1,600 people were injured in last Sunday’s 7.2 magnitude quake in Van province, the Disaster and Emergency Administration (AFAD) said. More than 18,000 tents, 95 mobile toilets, 60 prefabricated huts, over 84,000 blankets, 1,130 quilts and 36 [...]
NEW YORK: For a second straight year Michael Jackson is the world’s top dead earner, according to a macabre list compiled by Forbes magazine of stars whose earning power remains undiminished beyond the grave. The King of Pop, who died two years ago at the age of 50, brought in $170 million for his estate [...]
War veteran critically injured in California anti-Wall Street protests SAN FRANCISCO: An Iraq war veteran was critically injured after riot police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters near San Francisco, supporters said on Wednesday. Officers also fired bean bags but denied using rubber bullets to quell protest on Tuesday in Oakland, [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
Reporter’s diary: Who’s this footloose at CCS?
For some time now, staff in the powerful central crime station are being cowed down by a sada home guard who is said to be close to a senior IPS officer. CCS staff whisper that he is the eyes and ears of the officer and therefore gets a free run. Recently, when three ruffians who [...]
Reporter’s diary: Jubilee Hills show
Talking of thick skinned civic officials, one could take a look at the picture above. Here the building contractors of the rich and the mighty make insulting gestures at law and the GHMC. It seems to say, “Right to walk? Forsooth! Building rules? My Right Foot!”
Reporter’s diary: GHMC, practice what you preach
So the GHMC preaches about how cleanliness is next to godliness and has all sorts of clean and green quotes in every other corner of its office and parks. But if you walk into the head office, you’ll wonder what stops the staff from practicing what they preach. The entire office is permeated with the [...]
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