‘Made up’ Susan Boyle says she’s like any other woman

Monday, May 11th, 2009

London, May 11 (ANI): Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle defended her recent makeover on The Oprah Winfrey show, insisting that it was just a little "tidying up". The 48-year-old, who had stunned all with her jaw-dropping performance of the song 'I Dreamed a Dream', had taken up a new ...

Spanish disco comes under fire for ‘auctioning’ teenage girls

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

London, May 9 (ANI): A Spanish disco has come under fire for inviting single teenage girls to put themselves up for auction while young boys bid for their favourite girl with monopoly money. Granada 10, in a bid to boost business during off-peak hours, offered the highest bidder a free soft ...

‘Best job in the World’ campaign grabs One Show award in New York

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Melbourne, May 7 (ANI): The promotional campaign of Tourism Queensland's 'Best Job in the World' has won the top prize at the One Show awards in New York. The One Show awards are one of the global advertising industry's most prestigious awards programs. Created by CumminsNitro, the Best Job in the World ...

‘Best job in the World’ campaign grabs One Show award in New York

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Melbourne, May 7 (ANI): The promotional campaign of Tourism Queensland's 'Best Job in the World' has won the top prize at the One Show awards in New York. The One Show awards are one of the global advertising industry's most prestigious awards programs. Created by CumminsNitro, the Best Job in the World ...

Susan Boyle ’shows her house around to Oprah’s crew’

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

London, May 6 (ANI): Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle reportedly showed her house around to a television crew for The Oprah Winfrey Show. The 48-year-old, who had wooed all with her jaw-dropping performance of the Les Misérables song 'I Dreamed a Dream' on the talent show, seemed set to join ...

‘Natural pilot’ Harry wins top cadet trophy

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

London, Nay 6 (ANI): Prince Harry has been honoured with a top award at the end of the first phase of his helicopter training for his natural flying skills, say reports. The third-in-line to the throne, who is training to pilot the meanest attack machine in the British Army, the Apache, ...

Collingwood says players could opt for T20 rather than ‘mental torture’ of the Ashes

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

London, May 5 (ANI): England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood believes that future generations of players could choose to play T20 cricket rather than go through the 'mental torture' of an Ashes series. In a major feature interview in the June issue ...

4 in 10 say they have achieved the ‘American Dream’

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

New York, May 5 (ANI): Recession, it seems, has failed to dampen the American spirit. A whopping 44 percent of Americans feel they have achieved their dreams. Another 31 percent are optimistic that they will achieve it someday, while twenty percent think that the American dream is beyond them. According to a ...

Prince Harry ‘celebrates helicopter pilot’s licence with boozy night’

Monday, May 4th, 2009

London, May 4 (ANI): Prince Harry reportedly passed his helicopter pilot's licence and celebrated his success with a boozy night out in a club. The third in line to the British throne, who is training to pilot the meanest attack machine in the British Army, the Apache, had allegedly flunked a ...

Mayawati lashes out at Congress

Monday, May 4th, 2009

New Delhi/Amritsar, May 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused the Congress party-led Central Government of being biased while allocating development funds. "The Congress-led UPA Government, showing their anti-Dalit mentality. It did not release 720 billion rupees for Dalit's welfare from the special component plan, which was allotted to ...