New York, March 24 (IANS) While injuries are found to be the leading cause of death for US citizens younger than 45, the role of alcohol that often lead to those injuries is vastly underreported in the country, a study claims. Death certificates greatly underreported the role of alcohol in traffic deaths between 1999 and 2009. […]
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) “Club 60”, late Farooque Sheikh’s last movie, has completed a run of over 100 days in theatres. Its team got together for a celebration party, says director Sanjay Tripathy. The party was held here Sunday evening. “The film is still running in PVR Cinemas and Cinemax. We had a small celebration last […]
Shillong, March 24 (IANS) The Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) demanding creation of a separate Garoland state in western Meghalaya has urged voters in Tura parliamentary constituency to vote for the candidate whose party lists the Garoland demand in its election manifestos for the Lok Sabha elections. “We appeal to the supporters for the […]
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Monday touched a new high of 22,074.34 points, and closed 300 points up at 22,055.48 points. Monday’s high surpassed the previous record of 22,040.72 registered March 18. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex (sensitive index) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,827.50 points, […]
Manama, March 24 (IANS) Indian cricket legend and motorsports enthusiast Sachin Tendulkar will be in Bahrain for the April 6 Formula 1 race at the Sakhir Circuit near here. Tendulkar will visit the Gulf nation on the invitation of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy […]
Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Actress Tina Fey, who was “nervous” about kissing Kermit the Frog in “Muppets Most Wanted”, joked that he was a perfect gentleman about it. “I was nervous, but Kermit put me at ease. Although I did hallucinate for a few hours afterwards,” the comic writer-actress told Us Weekly magazine. Tina’s comments […]
Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding says she wanted to launch a solo career for a “long time”. The 32-year-old star made it big alongside Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh in Girls Aloud, and since the band split last year, Harding thinks it’s the “right time” for her […]
Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Pop star Justin Bieber got his new tattoo done while on a flight and artist Bang Bang says it’s “the most difficult tattoo I’ve ever done for sure”. TMZ reports that Bieber got fresh ink on a flight to Canada just five days after his infamous Miami Beach arrest. New York-based […]
Miami, March 23 (IANS) India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and his South African partner Kevin Anderson suffered a first-round exit from the men’s doubles event of Sony Open Tennis here. Bhupathi and Anderson went down 4-6, 6-4, 6-10 to the second-seeded pair of Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil in the first round here Saturday. […]
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Actress Nargis Fakhiri, who is still struggling to speak Hindi fluently, has dubbed in her own voice in her forthcoming film “Main Tera Hero” and says the language is not blocking offers. “There is no less offers because of my language problem. If I get a script, I understand it when I […]