New York: Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis, sports arenas and movie theaters. Drinks would be limited to 16 ounces, which is...
09:15 AM, Jun 01, 2012
London: Actor Robert Pattinson says he feels relieved to have wrapped filming on the Twilight movies because he lost inspiration for his vampire role. The 25-year-old star, who gained millions of fans with his portrayal of Edward Cullen in the franchise, said he is glad to be leaving the teen tales behind, reported Daily Star. "Playing the same part for a while, you just run out of ideas. I'm not...
12:51 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Salman Khan is gearing up for the release of 'Ek Tha Tiger' and his not-so-good friend Vivek Oberoi has signed 'Sher'. So who will prove to be 'sher pe sawa sher' (one up) at box office? Vivek says 'sher' (lion) is bigger than a tiger. "We are all wildlife enthusiasts. As far as my knowledge is concerned, 'sher' is bigger than a tiger," Vivek told reporters in a...
05:44 PM, May 30, 2012
Rome: Italian police investigating a soccer match-fixing scandal placed Juventus trainer Antonio Conte under investigation and arrested the captain of Lazio Stefano Mauri and former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, authorities said on Monday. The Italian football federation said Mauri was one of 14 people arrested. Italian authorities swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence on Monday and made more than a dozen arrests elsewhere as part of...
02:12 PM, May 28, 2012
Calabasas: Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop star at a shopping center. Sheriff's Lt. Robert Wiard (ward) says the photographer called 911 on Sunday and complained of pain to his chest. Wiard said the scuffle happened when the photographer tried to snap pictures of Bieber and his girlfriend, teen actress Selena Gomez, after...
11:57 AM, May 28, 2012
Schruns (Austria): Striker Roberto Soldado was left out of Spain's squad for Euro 2012 on Sunday, despite his scoring exploits this year, as coach Vicente del Bosque lamented the absence of "irreplaceable" David Villa. There were no major surprises as Del Bosque discarded the younger players who have been part of the world and European champions' provisional squad at a training camp in the Austrian Alps. Instead, he included 19...
08:59 PM, May 27, 2012
Cannes: 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is a ruthless billionaire on a journey to self-destruction in Canadian director David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis', a searing attack on greed and capitalism launching at the Cannes film festival. In the movie based on a Don DeLillo novel of the same name, capitalism is corrupting, characters cannot communicate, and people joke that rats could be the new currency. The film is competing for the festival's top...
04:18 PM, May 26, 2012
Mumbai: Bipasha Basu may look like a bong-shell (that is a Bengali bombshell for you). But she knows the price of vegetables and petrol. So, post the petrol-hike, she has decided to buy herself a bike. No, not the kind her ex-boyfriend John Abraham is seen vrooming by in. The bicycle wins Bip's vote. Says Bipasha, "I am definitely thinking of alternate modes of transport beyond my cars. In fact,...
02:59 PM, May 26, 2012
Mumbai: Sporting his trademark casual charm in linen pants and a basic chappal, and oblivious to the curious glances thrown at him by passers-by, Vivek chats about his friendship with Sanjay Dutt, his equation with Ram Gopal Varma and making babies in the future. You are doing back-to-back films with Sanjay Dutt (Smiles) He is to be blamed for it. Whenever we have met, he has showered me with love...
12:58 PM, May 26, 2012
London: Wigan Athletic's Roberto Martinez has been "made an offer" by Liverpool's American owners who are searching for a new manager after sacking Kenny Dalglish, Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said on Friday. Martinez flew to Miami after holidaying in Barbados to meet Liverpool's principle owner John Henry and, according to Whelan, is set for a second meeting on Tuesday. "He had a very constructive meeting. They made an offer and...
08:58 PM, May 25, 2012
Mumbai: If the buzz about tinseltown is any indication, the Sanjay Dutt-Ram Gopal Varma feud over Department is far from over. Well-placed industry sources reveal that the actor is very angry with the director for publicly (posting on a micro-blogging site) blaming him for the debacle of their film. So much so that he could well do a Sanjay Gupta on him, to try and ensure that no actor works...
02:02 PM, May 25, 2012
London: Wigan Athletic's Roberto Martinez has flown to Miami to talk to the American owners of Liverpool about the vacant manager's job at Anfield, Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said on Thursday. Martinez is meeting with John W Henry after being granted permission to speak with the Reds' hierarchy. "Roberto is in Miami today [Thursday] and you can only assume what he's gone there for," Whelan told the BBC. "He is...
09:01 AM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: Born as Robert Allen Zimmerman, American musician Bob Dylan has turned 71 today. A hugely influential figure in American popular culture, Bob Dylan at times is described as one of the key people behind creating a social unrest of early 70s. Some of his songs such as 'Blowing in the Wind' and 'The Times' were treated as the vocal interpretation of civil rights, and anti-war movements. 'Like a...
11:21 AM, May 24, 2012
Lucknow: Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same. The disclosure from the central Home Ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed by 10-year-old Aishwarya Parashar in Lucknow. The Class 6 student sent a letter April 25 to the Prime...
07:56 AM, May 24, 2012
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