Leona Lewis leaves London flat for expensive villa in L.A.

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

London, May 9 (ANI): X Factor winner Leona Lewis has shifted base from her London flat to a plush villa in Los Angeles. The 'Bleeding Love' hitmaker will be living at the fine-looking villa worth a whopping 1.5 million dollars. Leona has rented the villa to be near mentor Simon Cowell's 10 ...

2,000 yr old papyrus document found in Israel

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

London, May 7 (ANI): Israeli authorities say they have recovered a papyrus document that appears to be nearly 2,000 years old, and seems to concern the property of a widow called Miriam. According to a report by BBC News, the document measures 15cm by 15cm (6in by 6in), and contains 15 ...

Brown, Gilani resolve to jointly fight against terrorism

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Islamabad, Apr 27 (ANI): Britain and Pakistan on Monday expressed a firm resolve to jointly fight against terrorism. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani addressing a joint press conference along with his British counterpart Gordon ...

Mid day meal showing positive results in Maharashtra

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Aurangabad, Apr 4 (ANI): Mid day meal schemes introduced by the Congress government for school going children is showing positive results in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. In Aurangabad alone, the scheme is currently running in about 296 government aided schools. Almost 24,411 students from the first to the fifth grade and 6025 students ...

Sir Sean Connery wins multi-million pound court fight over loaned gems

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Washington, March 18 (ANI): Sir Sean Connery has won a multi-million pound legal battle over loaned gems to a late friend. The 78-year-old had lent 4 million dollars to French-Swiss friend Jean-Ren‚ in 1972, and in exchange received shares, diamonds and property as collateral. The former James Bond star was accused of ...

Brown, Rihanna say book deal reports are ‘false’

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Washington, Mar 07 (ANI): Singers Chris Brown and Rihanna's publicist and lawyer have scotched reports claiming that the duo is planning a book deal in order to the mottled image of the former. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker recently claimed that Brown's management team was working on a deal with Rihanna's ...

Tom Jones may play fisherman in new film

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

London, February 23 (ANI): Tom Jones is reportedly set to star as a fisherman in a new comedy Brit movie. The 68-year-old was said to feature in the film about a trawler crew that manage to sneak 10 million pounds of drugs in a cod consignment. The singer was also reported ...

India’s exports to grow 12-15 percent this fiscal, says Kamal Nath

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Union Trade Minister Kamal Nath has said that India's exports, which have been hit hard by the slowdown in global markets, will grow 12-15 percent in the current fiscal year. Talking to reporters here on Friday, Kamal Nath said, "When we close this year on March ...

Winehouse won’t give Fielder-Civil a penny in divorce

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

London, Feb 7 (ANI): Fed with hubby Blake Fielder Civil publicly humiliating her, singer Amy Winehouse has reportedly contacted her lawyers, telling them that she doesn't owe him anything. Apparently, the 'Back to Black' hitmaker is determined that Blake won't see a penny of her estimated 10-million pound fortune and is ...

Heidi Klum panned for slapping jobless German butcher with œ2k legal bill

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

London, Feb 03 (ANI): Supermodel Heidi Klum has come under fire for suing a jobless butcher who used her photo in an advertisement for a local dance without her permission. Heinz Frank, 45, used an image he downloaded from the Internet when he produced the flier for a friend's dance in ...