(Fortaleza) Brazil, June 29 (IANS) Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal Saturday showed his concern for the heat and humidity in Brazil’s northern coastal city here where the Netherlands and Mexico will play their FIFA World Cup round of 16 duel Sunday. “I came here a year ago, and today it is hotter,” Van Gaal told a […]
Los Angeles, June 29 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp is reportedly obsessed with discount vouchers. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, who is worth approximately £200 million, has reportedly become a regular user of online discount site Groupon, from which he recently bought a discounted barbecue grill, reports contactmusic.com. ”Johnny can’t resist a bargain, and he loves […]
Baghdad, June 29 (IANS) A total of 25 security members were killed and some 22 wounded in clashes between Iraqi forces and militants here Saturday, a police source said. Fierce clashes took place during the day near the towns of Jurf al-Sakhar, some 50 km from Baghdad, and Mahmoudiyah, 30 km from Baghdad, as well as […]
Belo Horizonte (Brazil), June 29 (IANS) Julio Cesar was the unlikely hero as hosts Brazil sneaked into the quarterfinals after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Chile in the first FIFA World Cup knockout match at the Estadio Mineirao here Saturday. The two teams were tied 1-1 after regular time and failed to find the breakthrough […]
Isha Sahni Poor Shane Warne! The Australian cricketer has suffered his share of angst. There was this time he walked out of a press where he was to unveil a likeness of himself in soap that was to be auctioned for a children’s charity when a reporter remarked: “Hey Shanie, that looks rather lean.” It […]
Last year Aditya Chopra’s production venture Dhoom:3 literally created dhoom at the ticket windows. The Aamir Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer not only raked in big moolah but re-wrote box office history as well. And now Yash Raj Films is all set to release the third installment of Dhoom franchise in China. Last week, Dhoom:3 rocked the Turkish box […]
Isha Sahni, Indus Age The Dabbang of Bollywood, Salman Khan after hosting the most talked about reality show for three years, is finally taking a break – according to the sources. After months of speculation, it has finally be nconfirmed that the new host of the 8th season of the Indian version of the famous show […]
Isha Sahni, Indus Age Remembering her long association with one of the greatest Bollywood music director Rahul Dev Buran, singing legend Lata Mangeshkar on the occasion of his 75th birth anniversary Friday and said “he died too young and too unhappy.” “For a composer as talented as Pancham to be almost jobless was a living death. Pancham […]
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) Calling for a new paradigm of global action, India Saturday asked countries across the globe to work together to develop a framework for genuine multilateralism and seek common and fair solutions for challenges that transcend national borders. “Our destinies are intertwined. Our quest is, should be, for a framework in which opportunities […]
Chandigarh, June 28 (IANS) Claiming to have cracked an over two-year-old case of looting of cash and jewellery worth Rs.80 lakh from a shop in Rohtak city, the Haryana Police Saturday said two persons were arrested in this connection. A police spokesman said with the arrest of the two accused, Vicky and Rajaluhak, the Rohtak district […]