New twist in Indian-origin taxi-driver’s murder in Auckland

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Auckland, Mar 6(ANI): The prime suspect in the murder of Indian-origin taxi-driver Hiren Mohini was a kitchen worker at an Auckland casino, a workmate has claimed. Jack at Sky City said he had worked with the suspect, a young Asian man, known to his colleagues as “George” for close to two ...

‘Good prisoner’ Boy George to be freed soon

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

London, May 10 (ANI): Boy George will soon be freed from prison after serving just four months of his 15-month sentence. The fallen pop idol will reportedly have an ankle tag and curfew when he walks out of Edmunds Hill jail in Suffolk. The former Culture Club star was said to have ...

When Jack Tweed met ‘naked’ Boy George in jail shower

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

London, Apr 30 (ANI): Looks like Jack Tweed is having a tough time facing another celebrity inmate in prison-he fled from jail showers with lightning speed after three encounters with naked gay star Boy George. The 21-year-old was taken aback when he saw the Culture Club icon in the wash block ...

Buddhist deity meditation temporarily boosts visuospatial abilities

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Washington, April 28 (ANI): A specific method of meditation may temporarily boost visuospatial abilities, the ability to retain an image in visual memory for a long time, according to a new study. The study suggests that the meditation allows practitioners to access a heightened state of visual-spatial awareness that lasts for ...

FBI on alert for biggest Mob reunion

Monday, April 27th, 2009

London, Apr 26 (ANI): The FBI is on alert for the biggest Mob reunion of all time with six of the world's most powerful Mafia bosses due to be paroled within months of each other. The big six mafia bosses are Domenico 'Italian Dom' Cefalu, George 'Big Georgie' DeCicco, Joseph 'Joe ...

Sri Lanka Army confirms surrender of two top LTTE leaders

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Colombo, Apr.22 (ANI): Two top leaders of the rebel Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Ealam (LTTE) have surrendered before the Sri Lanka Army in Puthumathalam.ccording to a Times Now report, Daya Master and George surrendered before ...

US Vice-President Biden is a habitual liar, says Republican strategist Rove

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Washington, Apr.10 (ANI): Republican strategist Karl Rove has called Vice President Joe Biden a "liar" for claiming that he scolded former President George W Bush in private meetings. "I hate to say this, but he's a serial exaggerator. If I was being unkind, I would say liar. But it is a ...

Carrie Underwood apologizes to Matthew McConaughey for sexy boot slip

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Carrie Underwood says she was mortified when she made a sexual reference joke to wanting to see Matthew McConaughey's "boots" in her acceptance speech at Sunday's American Country Music Awards. Before presenting Underwood with Entertainer of the Year, McConaughey told the audience how George Strait's boots once ...

Why women store fat more efficiently than men

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Melbourne, Apr 7 (ANI): Oestrogen, the female sex hormone, reduces a woman's ability to burn fat after having a meal, say researchers. The finding, by Sydney endocrinologist Associate Professor Tony O'Sullivan, of the University of NSW and St George Hospital, Sydney, may help explain why ladies store fat more efficiently than ...

97-year-old daredevil skydives from plane at 10,000ft!

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

London, April 5 (ANI): A 97-year-old man braved a hair-raising jump from a plane at 10,000 feet to raise money for the Royal National Life-Boat Institution. Pensioner George Moyse, Bournemouth, Dorset, succeeded his first skydive with Instructor Mike Jeng at Netheravon Airfield in Wiltshire. "It was lovely, I really enjoyed it, I ...