Wednesday, January 19, 2011

How Mobile Phones Can be Best Used by Household Ladies?


Mobile phones have become one of our basic need these days and its hard to be without carrying one in current age.
Working ladies keep mobile phones with them to keep their notes, maintain things to do, stay connected with their family and friends and to get reminded of their meetings etc., but household ladies too can make best out of a mobile phone, right

Fashion police: 68th Golden Globes Awards 2011


Natalie Portman's Viktor & Rolf creation worked wonders to hide her baby bump
The Golden Globes are unique in that they represent both worlds of television and motion pictures in a relatively intimate affair with round table dining and champagne, leading to some movie and TV stars exhibiting, shall we say, more entertaining behaviour than at other black tie events.
Here, pre-Oscar accolades are awarded to outstanding film categories, and post-Emmyrecognition is given to the finest in television.  The Globes are also about fashion on the scale of fairytales—dramatic couture, dazzling diamonds, gowns with trains, upswept hair, exquisite shoes, beautiful clutches, all worn by some of the western world’s most captivating actors.
When it comes to Hollywood, the red carpet is every bit as interesting as an awards ceremony itself. This is where fashion houses and jewelers vie to be worn by A-list celebrities; where stylists’ careers are made or ended; where fashion magazines pick up trends and the high street begins its knock-offs; and where viewers see tinsel town at its best—and, in some cases, at its most bizarre.

2 kids hospitalised for mispronouncing Arabic


A 5-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy were hospitalised after a madrassa cleric beat them for not learning their lessons properly.
AHMED PUR LAMA: A 5-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy were hospitalised after a madrassa cleric beat them for not learning their lessons properly

From the pitch: Make way for Howzat 2.0


A sneak peak into the game Howzat 2.0.
With the 2011 cricket World Cup just around the corner, Zaki Mahomed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Game Venturesis busy preparing the launch of Howzat 2.0, the new version of Howzat, an online multiplayer cricket game

Abhishek keeps Katrina on hold for Aishwarya


B-town is always buzzing with activities and the industry is never short of scoops. Recently we revealed that the diva of Bollywood Katrina Kaif will star opposite Abhishek Bachchan in a Rajkumar Santoshi’s flick, but it now has come to light that the film has been put on hold to first launch an Ash-Abhishek starrer laugh riot which will be made by the same director.
Now before you come to conclude that this is the classic case of blood being thicker than water, allow us to provide you the actual reason as to why the

Iran cracks down on Valentine's Day


The February 14 celebration named after a Christian saint is not officially banned but hardliners have repeatedly warned about the corruptive spread of Western values.
TEHRAN: Iran has banned the production of Valentine’s Day gifts and any promotion of the day celebrating romantic love to combat what it sees as a spread of Western culture, Iranian media reported.

Quake fear claims two lives

Quake fear claims two lives QUETTA: Massive earthquake that hit Wednesday claimed two lives as women died due to heart attack while three others admitted to the hospital in critical condition, Geo News reported.

A powerful earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, sending panicked people rushing from their homes in fear of their lives and being felt as far away as India and the Gulf.

The 7.2 magnitude quake struck at 1:23 am (2023 GMT Tuesday), around 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of the town of Dalbandin, close to the border with Afghanistan, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

A 35 year old women Haleema Bibi of Jacobbabad and Razia Bibi of Quetta died due to heart failure

Pakistan win first test series in 4 years


Younis Khan celebrates his 50 runs. He made 81 runs before getting out. PHOTO: AFP
WELLINGTON: Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq led from the front, scoring his second half century of the match, to ensure his side batted out the final day to draw the second test against New Zealand on Wednesday and claim their first series

Salman Khan to host Bigg Boss 5


Earlier, we had already reported that Salman Khan is keenly interested in hosting the 5th season of Bigg Boss. The recent news suggests that the reality show Bigg Boss has broken the tradition of changing the host for every season and has roped in Salman once again as the host for season 5.
Salman successfully drew a lot of eye balls for the show, thus boosting up the TRP of Bigg Boss 4 on Colors. Looks like the prediction of Bejan Daruwala has proved true in-case of Bigg Boss and Salman Khan. Daruwala predicted that Salman will come back to the show once again, “Mujhe lagta hai ki

Australian World Cup squad


Australian squad for the upcoming World Cup announced here Tuesday.
Squad: Ricky Ponting (capt), Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine, Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger.

Justice Javed’s brother killed his parents: Police


Police on Tuesday said that the younger brother of Justice Javed Iqbal, Naveed Iqbal, killed his parents along with his two friends.
CCPO Lahore, Aslam Tareen told media that Justice Iqbal’s brother Naveed Iqbal killed his parents along with his two friends. He said that Naveed Iqbal was living separately but his family was supporting him.
He said that Naveed Iqbal and his one accomplice were police’s custody while police was searching for the other.
Justice Javed’s parents were killed on January 11, 2011.

No interval in ‘Dhobi Ghat’


It is just 95-minute long, and therefore Aamir Khan’s forthcoming film “Dhobi Ghat” will be screened across the country without any interval.
Aamir personally visited the owners and managers of the multiplex chains. They’ve apparently now given it to him in writing that there would be no interval in the screenings of the movie.
Not just the multiplex chains and single theatres in Mumbai, Aamir has personally secured a similar never-before no-interval clause from theatres across India.

Anushka was nervous to shoot with Rishi Kapoor


She has worked with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan but still actress Anushka Sharma got nervous when she had to shoot with veteran actor Rishi Kapoor for her forthcoming film “Patiala House”.
“When she was to shoot her first scene with Mr. Kapoor, she was found trembling,” a source said.
“Patiala House” features Rishi Kapoor (Bauji) as an authoritarian head of a big Punjabi family, of whom the entire household is afraid.
Finally, Rishi broke the ice by speaking to

Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Pakistan

Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Pakistan: USGS WASHINGTON: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck various parts of the country, the US Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.

It said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.3, was very shallow at a depth of 6.3 miles (10 km). It struck 34 miles (55 km) west of Dalbandin at 1:23 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2023 GMT on Tuesday).

The Pacific Tsunami Center said the onshore quake had not triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

A major quake of this magnitude is capable of causing widespread and heavy damage.