Afghan president in Tehran for key talks
Tehran – Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived here Sunday for talks on a number of key bilateral and regional issues with senior Iranian officials. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour said Tehran would convey its concerns to Karzai over! a potential security pact between... read more »
Mugabe rules out exception for foreign firms
Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Sunday that no sector would be spared from the indigenisation law, quashing media reports that platinum miners could be exempted from the rule if they establish a refinery. Zimbabwe’s law enacted in 2010 requires foreign businesses... read more »
Nicole Scherzinger to sing at Mandela’s funeral?
Los Angeles – Singer Nicole Scherzinger will reportedly perform at funeral of anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela. Mandela died Dec 5. He will be put to rest Dec 15 in Qunu in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The former Pussycat Doll is said to have met... read more »
Jessica Simpson taking tantric’s help?
Los Angeles – Singer Jessica Simpson and fiance Eric Johnson are reportedly seeing a tantric sex therapist. It is said that the advice has helped their love life. The 33-year-old is said to be more intimate with her fiancé since they started getting advice from the expert in the Indian arts... read more »
Once Shanti, now Nikita: Mandira Bedi
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Nineteen years after she made her TV debut in the Doodarshan serial “Shanti”, Mandira Bedi, looking better than ever before, has struck back... read more »
Ad from man accused in suicide case not proper: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram – Veteran Kerala CPI-M leader and former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Friday that it was improper for the party organ to feature an advertisement by a man... read more »
Tips to deck up your house for Christmas
London – A Christmas tree with colourful lights and gifts can beautify just one corner of your abode. But you can also prepare your nest for the festival by keeping it clutter-free... read more »
Beware of winter myths
Los Angeles – There are numerous techniques to stay warm but you might be doing it the wrong way. Many believe alcohol consumption helps to beat the chill but that’s false,... read more »
Tejpal behaving like a fugitive: Ex- home secretary R.K. Singh
New Delhi – Former home secretary R.K. Singh on Friday said Tehelka’s former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is behaving like a fugitive by evading arrest in connection with the sexual assault... read more »
