New Delhi, Feb 28 – India hockey coach Jose Brasa Sunday asked his boys to keep their feet on the ground and not get carried away by their emphatic 4-1 win over arch rivals Pakistan in their group opener at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. ‘We have to see this win as just [...]
New Delhi, Feb 28 – The Hockey World Cup got off to a cracker of a start as India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-1 and England shocked tournament favourites Australia 3-2 in the pool B matches on day one here Sunday. Earlier, Spain came back from behind to prevail over a spirited South Africa 4-2 in [...]
Cairo, Feb 28 – A Jordanian Al Qaeda double-agent who in December killed himself and seven CIA agents in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, blamed US and Israeli ‘crimes’ for his act, in a video aired on the al-Jazeera television network Sunday. In the video, Humam al-Balawi, 32, is shown departing by car for the [...]
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Holi revelry broke out a day in advance as India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-1 in their Hockey World Cup opener here Sunday. Playing a fast-paced attacking hockey, the Indians mesmerised the wildly cheering, near-capacity crowd at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, opening a 2-0 lead at the halftime and then [...]
Paris, Feb 28 – At least 46 people have died in a violent storm that swept across parts of Europe Saturday and Sunday. France was the hardest hit, with 40 people reported killed and several still missing and feared drowned. Packing winds of up to 160 km per hour, the storm uprooted trees, flooded houses, [...]
New Delhi, Feb 28 – A thunderous applause greeted India and Pakistan players as they walked out for the much anticipated Hockey World Cup clash in a near capacity Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Sunday night. The hype was building for more than a week and when the moment arrived, the historic venue was [...]
London, Feb 28 – Sir Anthony Hopkins has blasted socialite-heiress Paris Hilton, calling her a ‘soulless machine’. The Oscar-winning Welsh actor believes socialites are taking over Hollywood and said he thinks the hotel heiress is stupid, reports contactmusic.com. ‘I went into a shop to buy my wife some clothes and they had this big plasma [...]
Pokhran (Rajasthan), Feb 28 – Even as he expressed concern over Pakistan not dismantling the 42 terror camps operating on its territory, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Sunday the massive air power demonstration the Indian Air Force (IAF) staged here was ‘not aimed at any country’. ‘It was not aimed at any country and no [...]
London, Feb 28 – Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway says she finds it easy to befriend her co-stars on movie sets. The actress says she likes to strike up a close rapport with her co-stars, reports celebrifi.com. ‘I’m very friendly with everyone. One of my closest friends is Emily Blunt, who I met on the set [...]
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Bolywood actresses Katrina Kaif has joined hands with celebrities Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra as the new brand ambassador for Lux and she thinks it is only a selected lot to have had the ‘honour’. Katrina has been roped in as the face of the Lux Purple Lotus & Cream, [...]
London, Feb 28 – Hollywood actress Julianne Moore has said she isn’t worried about her kids seeing her nude in films. The actress, who has two children Caleb, 12, and seven-year-old Liv, with husband Bart Freundlich thinks they might be embarrassed by the scenes but has always expected to have conflict with her kids at [...]
Riyadh, Feb 28 – India and Saudi Arabia Sunday agreed that despite growing bilateral trade there was still a vast area of investment still to be tapped. ‘On the economic and commercial side, both sides expressed happiness that our trade is growing and we are now at $26-billon two-way trade,’ Latha Reddy, secretary (east) in [...]
London, Feb 28 – ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Liv Tyler has revealed she feels under pressure to look good for every new movie. The actress has revealed she tries to be careful about what she eats if she is working on a new movie, reports blockbuster.co.uk. ‘I do feel pressure. I watch what I [...]
London, Feb 28 – Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is facing legal action from bosses at an exercise company who have filed suit against her Harpo Inc firm over a workout program. Officials at Unicus Performance Training (UPT) filed a lawsuit Feb 22 alleging they were never paid for developing an exercise scheme for the [...]
Mumbai, Feb 28 – Cash and gold jewellery worth nearly Rs.80 lakh (Rs.8 million) were stolen from film actor Hema Malini’s house here, police said Sunday. The actor came to know about the theft Sunday. The house in northwest Mumbai was burgled Saturday, an official of Dindoshi police station said. Police said a security guard [...]
London, Feb 28 – Irish actor Colin Farrell says he doesn’t regret his wild child days and has many great memories. The actor claims to have not touched drugs for three years and alcohol for nearly two and insists his life is not a ‘sad story’. ‘The ins and outs of what I’ve been through, [...]
London, Feb 28 – Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron woke up to a flooded house after his swimming pool overflowed due to torrential rain. The ‘High School Musical’ star, who recently spent one million dollars on a ‘modest’ Hollywood apartment, reportedly spent the entire day mopping up water damage. ‘Zac called his pool guy, who arrived [...]
Riyadh, Feb 28 – The Saudi Arabian leadership Sunday lauded the contributions of 1.8-million strong expatriate Indian population to the development of their nation during the course of their engagements with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here. ‘The Saudi dignitaries expressed very positive feelings about the presence of the Indian community here and the very important [...]
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Showing fine marksmanship, England shocked the World No. 1 Australia 3-2 in a pool B encounter of the Hockey World Cup here Sunday. Australia paid a heavy penalty for missing chances, especially in the first 20 minutes when they were all over their rivals at the Major Dhyan Chand National [...]
New Delhi, Feb 28 – India outplayed Pakistan in the first half of their Hockey World Cup opener and took a 2-0 lead at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Sunday night. India scored both their goals from penalty corners. Shivendra Singh pounced onto a rebound following Pakistan goal-keeper Salman Akbar’s block of Sandeep Singh’s [...]
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