When PM was kept waiting at Cong plenary!
New Delhi: He was waiting to be felicitated with a garland and a shawl at the Congress plenary here on Sunday, but it took inordinately long and so Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to resume his
Fearing Bono, Berlusconi planned foreign aid hike
London, Dec. 18: The Italian Prime Minister, Mr Silvio Berlusconi, considered increasing the country’s foreign aid budget during Italy 2009 G8 presidency to avoid a tongue lashing from Irish rocker Bo
Tendulkar becomes first batsman to score 50th Test century
Centurion: India's Sachin Tendulkar Sunday became the first batsman in Test cricket's history to score 50 centuries.
Tendulkar achieved the feat when he guided Dale Steyn for a single on the fourth d
Snow strands Christmas travellers across Europe
London, Dec. 18: Christmas travel plans for more than a million people in Britain were thrown into chaos as snow and freezing temperatures wreaked havoc across the country forcing airlines to cancel f
Harry: Kate the sister I wanted
Prince Harry is “enormously pleased” with the engagement of his brother Prince William to Kate Middleton, and says she is like a sister he always wanted.
The younger British prince said this ahead of a visit to Germany where, on a live TV show titled Ein Herz fur Kinder (A Heart for Children), he will be presented a Golden Heart for his charity work.
Britney inspires Gwyn’s new movie
The media treatment of pop star Britney Spears inspired Gwyenth Paltrow starrer movie Country Song, reveals director Shana Feste. Feste has confessed it was the Toxic hitmaker Britney who gave her the idea for the movie, which sees Paltrow playing a country singer trying to resurrect her career while dealing with an addiction problem, reports mtv.com.
De Niro at ease doing comedy
Actor Robert De Niro says he feels at ease while working on comedy roles as he can be “broad”.
The veteran actor is reprising his role as grumpy father-in-law Jack Byrnes in The Little Fockers, and admits he loved getting back to the movie series because it’s a lot of fun, reports contactmusic.com.
Jolie, Pitt prefer staying home to avoid paparazzi
Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt prefer staying inside the house to protect their six children from the prying cameras of the paparazzi.
Jolie says she and her kids have to “sneak” out of their house to avoid the paparazzi, reports contactmusic.com.
Shah Rukh threat figures in Wikileaks secret cables
New Delhi/London: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and the threat by the Shiv Sena to ban screenings of his film 'My Name is Khan' found mention in a US embassy cable that was leaked by WikiLeaks.
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Congress president's term extended to five years
New Delhi: Congress on Sunday amended its constitution to extend its party president's term to five years from the current three.
The amendment was moved at the 83rd Congress plenary in Burari by sen