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UNSC should reflect 21st century realities: Krishna

New Delhi: Pressing for a permanent seat for India in the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on Tuesday said the global body's high table should reflect the 21st century worl

Denise splits with Nikki Sixx

Actress Denise Richards has reportedly parted ways with rocker Nikki Sixx. Richards, 39, began dating 52-year-old Motley Crue bassist in December. According to insiders, the romance was never that serious.

Preliminary enquiry finds BSP MLA raped UP girl

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Purshottam Dwivedi and his two security guards had raped a 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, a preliminary report by the Criminal Investigation D

People unfazed by possibility of aliens

The sight of flying saucers could drive people into panic on the streets, sci-fi would have us believe.
But people have become so used to the idea of alien life that they would be “unfazed” if little green men appeared in their presence, argues psychologist Albert Harrison, reports the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

Rahul Gandhi faces protests in UP

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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who arrived here on Tuesday to interact with students, faced demonstrations from outfits for separate statehood and against corruption and price rise, official

Depp hates technology

Actor Johnny Depp hates modern technology and says he would love to “run away” from this life.
Depp believes developments in technology and a shift in choices of entertainment have led to people lose their sense of self. “Sometimes I’d like to run away screaming from our technology-obsessed world, the invasive media, the madness of reality TV,” contactmusic.com quoted him as saying. “We’ve lost touch with the simple things of life. We’re losing our individuality.”

PM-led meet on price rise ends inconclusively

A meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held with senior Cabinet ministers and officials Tuesday, to discuss measures to check rising food prices, ended inconclusively. According to a senior official, the high-level meeting will take place again Wednesday or Thursday.

Britney and Paris reunite

Former party pals Britney Spears and Paris Hilton unexpectedly reunited after turning up as guests to a Hollywood dinner party. The Toxic hitmaker cut wildchild Hilton out of her life in 2008 after suffering a headline-grabbing breakdown, which saw her lose custody of her two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline and being placed under her father’s conservatorship.

Indian in US charged in biggest US insider-trading case

Washington: US Federal regulators have charged the co-founder of a New York hedge fund and three others including an Indian American executive in what has been called the biggest insider-trading case

Meet over inflation begins

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday met with senior cabinet colleagues and officials on steps taken to curb inflation and to discuss future measures to arrest the sudden spurt in the prices of es

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