‘Men, women from the same planet’
It’s often said that men are from Mars while women are from Venus. But, now a new book says that they’re from the same planet — the difference between them is actually down to the way they are brought up.According to the book, ‘Delusions of Gender’, penned by Cordelia Fine, a Melbourne University psychologist, it’s [...]
Vegan diet nearly killed me: Jolie
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has blamed her vegan diet for “nearly killing” her, saying that she loves to eat red meat.The Salt star says that when she restricted her diet to not include any animal products, it had negative effects on her health. “I joke that a big juicy steak is my beauty secret. But seriously, [...]
First genetic link to common migraine found
In a first of its kind study, scientists have traced genetic risk associated with migraine attacks, which might make it possible for the novel therapeutics to prevent migraine attacks. Researchers looked at the genetic data of more than 50,000 people. The team found that patients with a particular DNA variant on Chromosome 8 between two [...]
Julianne Moore’s naked Bulgari ad deemed ‘inappropriate’ for Venice
A billboard with Hollywood actress Julianne Moore posing in the buff for a fashion campaign has been banned in Venice after it was deemed “inappropriate”. The Laws of Attraction star stripped off for a recent shoot for Bulgari handbags, the promotional poster for which was to be erected in the city’s famous St Mark’s Square. But Venice’s [...]
Salman grants fan’s ‘lifelong’ wish to touch him
He is Bollywood’s ultimate heartthrob and reports of a break-up with actress Katrina Kaif have only added to Salman Khan’s appeal. The actor who was in town to promote his film ‘Dabangg’ was approached by a female fan to grant her the “lifelong wish” to touch him just once.The 44-year-old actor caused a traffic jam [...]
Climbing stairs to stay fit
Climbing stairs can help you stay fit, say researchers in Ireland. They came to the conclusion after analyzing benefits of climbing stairs once or twice over the course of a workday. “I think the key thing here, is that stair-climbing is one of the few everyday activities at a moderate to high intensity that one [...]
DTC introduced in Parl with marginal benefits
Diluting some of the promises, government on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha the long-awaited Direct Taxes Code Bill seeking to increase exemption threshold for income tax payers and reduce corporate taxes while removing the preferential treatment for women. The 319-clause bill, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, seeks to replace the five-decade old Income [...]
Paris Hilton now says purse was hers but cocaine was a friend’s
SOCIALITE Paris Hilton now claims the purse containing cocaine that led to her Friday night arrest in Las Vegas belongs to her, but the cocaine belonged to a friend. Hilton originally said the purse was not hers, even though she was the only woman in the car that was stopped by police outside the Wynn Hotel [...]
Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi host Priyanka chopra
Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi is an Indian stunt/dare reality game show based on Fear Factor. It is originally created by Endemol and the first episode aired on July 21, 2008 on Colors. The first season Fear Factor India was aired on Sony TV and was a big success.The second season was more dangerous.Show [...]
Big B harassed, files complaint against blogger
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has filed a police complaint against an unknown person, who has been posting derogatory messages on his blog and sending him abusive texts on his mobile phone.”There is a serious effort by a member that writes and comments on this blog to use language and expression that is abusive, filthy and utterly [...]
Paris nabbed for cocaine possession
US socialite Paris Hilton has been arrested for possession of cocaine in Las Vegas, according to police. Hilton was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Saturday after her car was stopped by police in a Las Vegas street. The 28-year-old reality TV star was later released. The police also arrested the driver for [...]
Scientists pinpoint top eight cancer signs
Are you coughing up blood or having difficulty while swallowing? Go for a medical check-up, as scientists say they could be among the eight symptoms most closely linked to cancer.Researchers at the Keele University in UK also suggested the age at which patients should be most concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine [...]
Lindsay gets Britney’s manager
Troubled star Lindsay Lohan, who has completed her stint in jail and rehab, is planning to undergo a Britney Spears like transformation to get her career back on track. The actress has roped in Lou Taylor, the businesswoman behind Spears’ finances, to manage her money. Spears’ manager, Larry Rudolph, is also believed to be interested in [...]
Hindus urge makers of Hollywood animation film on Mahabharata not to re-imagine the scripture
Hindus have urged the makers of under production Hollywood animation film “18 Days: The Mahabharata Retold” to stay true to the story and the spirit of the timeless epic.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Mahabharata was highly revered in Hinduism. Hollywood was welcome to make a movie about [...]
COMMON WEALTH GAMES THEME SONG– listen here
A Theme Song for Common Wealth Games 2010 was unveiled by Oscar Winner Music Director AR Rahman. The lyric of the song follows ‘Jiyo, Utho, Badho, Jeetho..’. Even though various corruption charges was flayed against the hosting of CWG 2010 finally everything is expected to calm down for a reason. The song was unveiled / [...]
Angelina Jolie to look into Roma apartheid
Hindus have applauded Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s work with Bosnia and Herzegovina displaced as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, which include members of Roma community. Jolie reportedly visited Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 21, meeting the country’s Presidency and discussing plight of displaced people among other issues, during this one-day trip. In this [...]
Joanna Lumley, Bianca Jagger, Michael Palin backed campaign saved “sacred” mountain in India
Indo-Americans have applauded India for reportedly rejecting bauxite mining by multinational company in remote tribal area of Orissa, which the environmentalists had described as devastating to the area environment and tribes considered sacred. Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Government of India apparently took into consideration the concerns of [...]
Aamir Khan Production Film ‘Peepli Live’
Aamir’s policy is the most sought out one in the Bollywood industry and he makes sure to get enormous appreciations for his every creation. This time it is ‘Peepli Live’ in the queue. A media event took place to launch the first two promotional videos for Aamir’s forthcoming production, ‘Peepli Live’. Earlier this year, Aamir [...]
Anil Kapoor in Fox TV’s 24 series -”24″ bigger than my biggest work in India”
Anil Kapoor is going great guns. After the international acclaim following Slumdog Millionaire, the evergreen star is making his debut on international television with the final season of American series 24. He describes the action drama as “bigger than the biggest” he has done in India. “This small screen (’24′) was bigger than the big screen that [...]
Dabangg – upcoming Bollywood movie
Salman khan’s fan’s are eagerly waiting for his latest upcoming film. Dabangg which will be released on 10th sep. Dabangg’ directed by Abhinav Kashyap, produced by Arbaaz Khan, Music scored by Lalit Pandit, Sajid-wAjid starring Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. ‘Salman Khan’ appears in an image make over role in [...]
Elin woods Slaps divorce to Tiger Woods Receives Record $750 Million Settlement
Tiger Woods-Elin Nordegren divorce is final,Everything’s signed.Tiger Woods and his wife officially divorced Monday, nine months after his middle-of-the-night car crash outside his home set off shocking revelations that golf’s biggest star had been cheating on his wife. The divorce was filed in Bay County Circuit Court in the Florida Panhandle. The couple had married in [...]
Beyonce Knowles has messy habits
R&B star Beyonce Knowles says she has a messy lifestyle and leaves her clothes strewn on the floor.The Single Ladies hitmaker, who is married to hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, is aware of her bad habits and is trying to change her untidy ways. “I promise I’m working on this, but I could be less messy at [...]
Aniston under fire for ‘retard’ jibe
Hollywood superstar Jennifer Aniston is at the centre of another controversy after referring to herself as a retard on a talk show.The 41-year-old actress, was discussing her Harper’s Bazaar photo shoot in which she posed as Barbra Streisand when she let the offensive term slip, reported Us magazine.Replying to a question from co-host Regis Philbin [...]
Tharoor and Pushkar most undemanding couple in fashion
Fashion designer Shaahid Aamir, who has designed the wedding outfits for the couple, the couple’s wedding look. The designer feels they are the most undemanding couple as far as fashion is concerned. “Tharoor loves his kurtas, bandgala jackets and is not very fashion savvy.Sunanda is someone who’s inherently fashion conscious.She wanted the outfits to be subtle, [...]
Tharoor’s traditional couple
As part of the simple ceremony, a pandal was put up at Tharoor’s 200-year-old family home, known in local parlance as ‘Tharavad’. Tharoor’s maternal uncle Narayananunni and a village elder presided over the ceremony. Befitting the Nair tradition, women members of the family went to the ‘kathir mandapam’ (where the bride and bridegroom are seated) [...]
Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar finally a couple
A sleepy Kerala village came alive on Sunday as the much-hyped wedding of Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar Dubai-based entrepreneur took place in a typical Malayali style took place in traditional Nair style at his maternal village Elvanchery, 30km from Palakkad in Kerala. The 200-year-old ancestral home was the marriage venue where a colourful shamiana [...]
Tennis players say they’ll play in Davis Cup, CWG
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Ending the stalemate over a payment dispute, India’s revolting tennis players today said they will represent the country in the upcoming Davis Cup tie and Commonwealth Games after being given an assurance by the Sports Ministry. The star quartet of Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna had [...]
Aus polls a cliffhanger; Opposition leads in early trends
Melbourne, Aug 21 (PTI) Billed as having just an outside chance, Australian opposition leader Tony Abott stunned everyone by leading his Liberal party to an early 45-36 seat lead in the knife-edge national elections. Minutes after the voting ended, ABC reported that Abott’s Liberal and National Party coalition was enjoying an over two per cent [...]
John gets steamy with co-star in ‘Aashayein’
Bollywood hunk John Abraham has done it again. After shooting an intimate scene with Katrina Kaif in his last outing ”New York”, the actor will now be seen cosying up with debutante Sonal Sehgal in his forthcoming movie ”Aashayein”.Said to be an important part of the movie, sources claim, the love-making sequence gives John’s character [...]
Catholic media criticizes “Eat Pray Love” movie & appears to belittle Hinduism
Catholic media has been largely critical of Oscar winner Julia Roberts starrer “Eat Pray Love” movie and in the process appeared to belittle Hinduism concepts and symbols.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that we were all looking for the truth. Instead of condescending dismissal and highlighting flaws of others, [...]
Air India plane suffers tyre burst; scare for passengers
Lucknow, Aug 21 (PTI) Passengers of a Delhi-bound Air India flight from here experienced some scary moments today as the pilot noticed smoke in one of the engines while taxiing for take-off and applied emergency brakes leading to a tyre burst. One of the left tyres of the Airbus-320 aircraft, having 140 passengers and six [...]
Kate Winslet & Louis Dowler
Kate Winslet and model boyfriend Louis Dowler were spotted walking hand-in-hand after a dinner date in London, UK, on Friday, August 20. At 11 years her ex-husband SAM MENDES’ junior, 34-year-old Louis seems to have gotten the mum-of-two to let her hair down, and the pair partied until the wee hours at Mahiki.They dined at [...]
Injured Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games
In yet another setback to the controversy-ridden Commonwealth Games, Australia’s triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Stephanie Rice has pulled out of October 3-14 mega event in Delhi due to a shoulder injury.The 22-year-old swimmer, who is struggling with a problem in her right shoulder since March, also has been ruled out of the ongoing Pan [...]
Aamir to bring back smiles
Aamir Khan, who boarded the Jet Airways flight to Leh, got confined on board for almost six hours along with other passengers as at first the flight did not get the clearance to land in Leh and when it returned to Delhi, the aircraft developed a technical snag. The actor was travelled from Delhi to [...]
Air travel safe for breast cancer survivors
Women who have survived breast cancer can fly without any worries, says a new study.University of Alberta researcher Margie McNeely said that the theory that breast cancer survivors are at a risk of lymphedema, is outdated.Women have often been warned that post breast cancer, pressure changes in an airplane cabin could trigger lymphedema, chronic swelling [...]
iPods cause hearing loss
A stunning number of teens have lost a little bit of their hearing – nearly one in five – and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found.Some experts are urging teenagers to turn down the volume on their digital music players, suggesting loud music through earbuds may be [...]
Veg diet makes you glow
Rather than a suntan, a vegetarian diet will help you score more with the opposite sex, claim scientists. Soaking up the sunrays won’t make you as popular with the opposite sex, as will a healthy glow which ” a fruit and vegetable diet gives you. Research shows the English Rose skin of model Rosie Huntington [...]
Sharapova named world’s highest-paid female athlete
Maria Sharapova was named the world’s highest-paid female athlete by Forbes magazine.Sharapova pulled in $24.5 million over the past year, including $1 million earned from prize money and the rest derived from endorsements and appearance fees, Forbes said.Sharapova, 23, became an overnight tennis sensation at the age of 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004, [...]
Hindus feel US Conference of Catholic Bishops ridicules Hinduism in “Eat Pray Love” review
Hindus have expressed disappointment over treatment of Hinduism concepts and symbols by US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) while reviewing Oscar winner Julia Roberts starrer “Eat Pray Love”.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that we were all looking for the truth. Instead of condescending dismissal and highlighting flaws of [...]
Angelina seeks aid for Pakistan
Actress Angelina Jolie, who is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, is appealing for donations to the flood relief effort in Pakistan.The 35-year-old beauty and her partner Brad Pitt are preparing to hand over a chunk of their fortune to help those affected by the floods and she is hoping fans will follow her [...]
Cameron Diaz is dangerous online
She may be known for her playful giggles and killer looks, but now movie star Cameron Diaz has become the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet.Diaz, 37, is top of the list of the most dangerous celebrities to search for online, above second-placed Julia Roberts, according to computer security company McAfee Inc. The most dangerous [...]
Emma Thompson upsets UK islanders
Oscar winner Emma Thompson has angered residents on Britain’s Isle of Wight after she jokingly implied them as “stone homosexuals”.The British actress appeared on America’s The Late Late Show and Scottish host Craig Ferguson told her he was holidaying on Catalina, an island off the coast of California, Daily Telegraph online reported.After Ferguson compared the [...]
US jobs will not go to China, India: Obama
US President Barack Obama has said that America had returned to robust competitiveness and the danger of jobs and industries fleeing to countries like China, India or Germany was over. “When I took office, we put in place a new economic plan that rewards hard work instead of greed; a plan that rewards responsibility instead [...]
Kate ‘freaked out’ over DiCaprio love scenes
Leonardo DiCaprio says best friend Kate Winslet was “freaked out” over their love scenes in ‘The Revolutionary Road’, directed by estranged husband Sam Mendes.Winslet, who starred with DiCaprio in cult romance ‘Titanic’ in 1997, found it difficult that Mendes was not troubled at all while directing some of the most intimate scenes in the movie, [...]
Bio-Energy card – wellness power card
What is Bio-Energy card? This card consist of Far infrared Ray (FIR) technology been utilized a unique bio ceramic powder. It has been created such to enable to heal all health aspects pertaining appropriate human body blood circulations. If you are suffering from pain, sleeplessness, athlete foot, body odour and other health issues., we invite [...]
Priyanka for girls’ education as UNICEF ambassador
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who was on Tuesday appointed UNICEF ambassador, says she will work to uphold the cause for educating girls in the country.”I have always been conscious of my social responsibility. I love what I do and I don’t take up anything until I strongly feel about it. Working for children means a [...]
Halle Berry voted hottest mom ever
Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry has been named the yummiest mummy ever in a new poll.The 44-year-old who has a 2-year-old daughter Nahla Ariel with ex-boyfriend, model Gabriel Aubry, topped the Askmen.com poll.”It’s worth noting that 7 out of these 10 fine ladies on this list are 35 and over, and three of them [...]
Barrymore still learning in love
Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore admits she is still in the process of learning about love and is trying to be less stubborn in relationships.The Charlie’s Angels star, who refuses to confirm if she is still in a relationship with actor Justin Long, has had sudden changes in her personal life and now wants to alter [...]
Key to resist sweet temptation revealed
Can’t resist those tempting cookies? Well, that means you don’t consider those sweet temptations as big a threat as you should be, according to a new study. Researchers at University of Texas at Austin found that your ability to resist that temptation depends on how a big a threat you perceive it to be. Authors [...]
Six dental myths demystified
Irrespective of brushing, flossing, and twice-yearly dental check-ups if you still face dental problems, then there are things you need to know.Scientists have demystified the common dental myths and outline how diet and nutrition affects oral health in children, teenagers, expectant mothers, adults and elders. Following are the myths generally associated with dental care, which [...]