World’s high and mighty join Mandela memorial service
Johannesburg – The memor! ial service to honour former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela got under way Tuesday at the jampacked FNB Stadium at Soweto here. The masses and dignitaries alike sang the country’s National Anthem, signifying the official start of the... read more »
Jaitley taunts Congress over Pawar’s remarks
New Delhi – BJP leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday took a dig at the Congress over NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s remarks blaming weak leadership for the Congress debacle in the four Hindi heartland states. Noting that the Congress had criticised senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.... read more »
Court suspends 10-day jail term of Rajpal Yadav
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Tuesday suspended Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav’s 10-day jail term given for misleading the court in a suit against him and his wife by a businessman. A bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru suspended Yadav’s sentence on his appeal against... read more »
Iran demands lifting of oppressive sanctions
Tehran – Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Tuesday that the sanctions against Iran are “oppressive” and should be lifted. “We have announced that these sanctions are oppressive and we reject them,” Xinhua quoted Afkham as saying in her... read more »
Lady Gaga bares all for Candy magazine
Washington – Lady Gaga has posed nude in the name of art cover for Candy magazine. According to Refinery29, the 27-year-old singer is literally stripping back the theatrics of... read more »
Lauren has picture of herself kissing Cowell as phone wallpaper
New York – Lauren Silverman has a picture of herself and Simon Cowell kissing as the wallpaper on her phone. The 36-year old pregnant gal-pal of the ‘Syco’ boss, who was... read more »
Paul Walker died by impact and fire in car crash
London – Paul Walker had died by impact and a fire in the car crash, a post-mortem examination has revealed. The Los Angeles County coroner claimed that the driver Roger Rodas, had... read more »
AB de Villiers says `Proteas not underdogs`
Johannesburg – Proteas captain AB de Villiers has reportedly said that his team is by no means underdogs, as they prepare to bat it out against India, ranked the best ODI side in the... read more »
Dual screen YotaPhone hits Russian market
Johannesburg – Russian mobile manufacturer Yota Devices has launched a dual screen smartphone with 10.9 centimeters touch screens, one in front and one at the back. According to News24, the... read more »
