My Dad is Like a Stubborn Teen: Rihanna

London, Nov 30 – Singer Rihanna who cut ties with her father Ronald Fenty when he showed up drunk at one of her concerts last year has said she doesn’t want to reconcile with him, as he is as stubborn as a teenager.
‘He has too much pride (to get in contact). It’s almost like we [...]

Pierre Cardin Released From Hospital

New York, Nov 30 – French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has been released from hospital after he was admitted for emergency medical treatment.
The veteran style icon fell ill at a Paris airport shortly before he was due to board a flight to Greece, and was taken by ambulance to the city’s American Hospital, reports buzzhollywood.com. [...]

No State is Completely Free of Clashes: West Bengal

Kolkata, Nov 30 – Asserting that no state was free of clashes, the West Bengal government Monday said that it always took prompt action to defuse political violence, even as a central team arrived on a fact-finding mission regarding the recurrent political clashes in the state.
On a day a union home ministry team reached here [...]

Dubai Government Won’t Back Dubai World Debt : Official

Dubai, Nov 30 – The Dubai government will not back the debt of Dubai World holding group, a senior official confirmed Monday.
Though the government is owner, ‘the company has multiple activities and (is) prone to risks. So from the day one it was indicated that the government is not a guarantor,’ said Abdul Rahman Al [...]

Shakira’s Beau Urges her to be Less Sexy

London, Nov 30 – Colombian pop star Shakira has revealed her boyfriend has urged her to tone down her raunchy image.
The singer admits her beau Antonio de la Rua – the son of former Argentinian president Fernando de la Rua – was shocked the first time he saw her revealing outfit for the video of [...]

Will Punish Cops for Atrocities When in Power, Promises Amarinder

Jalandhar, Nov 30 – Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Monday said that the Congress, when it comes back to power, will take ’strict action’ against the police officers found guilty of atrocities against the public, including Congress party workers, at the behest of the Akali Dal government.
‘We will constitute a high-power committee to look [...]

Army Court Indicts Lt Gen in Land Scam

New Delhi, Nov 30 – An army court of enquiry has indicted a serving Lieutenant General in a land scam in Darjeeling in West Bengal, an official said Monday.
The court of enquiry, which concluded Saturday, was constituted to look into allegations of subverting rules to give a no-objection certificate to an educational institution to open [...]

Hezbollah Chief Says US Role is Diminishing in the Region

Beirut, Nov 30 – Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Monday that the role of the US in the region is diminishing and thus weakening the Jewish state.
‘We are amid historical transformations that signal the retreat of the US role and the demise of the Hebrew State,’ opposition leader Nasrallah told journalists via a video [...]

UN to Examine Legality of Swiss Minaret Ban

Geneva, Nov 30 – The United Nations said Monday it aimed to study the legality of the ban on the building of new minarets in
Switzerland as a result of the country’s referendum on Sunday.
A spokesman for the UN High Commission on Human Rights said in Geneva that experts would study whether the ban was in [...]

Central Team’s Visit is a Warning to West Bengal: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 30 – Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said the central government’s decision to send an expert team to West Bengal to asses the law and order situation was tantamount to warning the state government under Article 355.
‘The decision to send a central team to assess the situation in West Bengal is an [...]

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