The lower house of Japan's parliament approved Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister on December 26, giving the hawkish lawmaker a second chance at the top job as the country battles deflation and confronts a rising China. Abe, 58, has promised aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan and big fiscal spending by the debt-laden government to slay deflation and weaken the yen to make Japanese exports more competitive. ...
01:01 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Conservative ex-premier Shinzo Abe will get a second chance to lead Japan after his Liberal Democratic Party surged back to power in Sunday's election, but he must move swiftly to bolster a sagging economy and manage strained ties with China to avoid the fate of his short-lived predecessors. Abe, whose party won by a landslide just three years after a crushing defeat, is due to meet the leader of its...
10:31 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surged back to power in an election on Sunday just three years after a devastating defeat, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe. ...
12:46 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe. Polls opened at 0700 am (2200 GMT) and will close at 8 pm (1100 GMT), when major TV broadcasters will issue exit polls forecasting results. ...
11:44 AM, Dec 16, 2012
Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, announced in Nashville on Wednesday. Winners will be announced on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. ...
11:13 AM, Dec 06, 2012
London: Grammy winner Adele's music has topped the list of the most effective soundtrack for sleeping. A survey done by hotel chain Travelodge on 2,000 people, showed that the 24-year-old's music helped lull them to sleep, reported Daily Star online. The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer has deposed Coldplay from the top of the charts. The band were number one for the firm's previous surveys in 2008 and 2010, but...
03:08 PM, Nov 23, 2012
The eagerly awaited video of Coldplay and Rihanna in collaboration, 'Princess of China' has finally released. ...
12:28 PM, Jun 05, 2012
London: Coldplay singer Chris Martin says pop star Lady Gaga writes better choruses for her songs than he can for Coldplay. The 34-year-old met with the 'Bad Romance' hitmaker when they both performed at the Children in Need Rocks Manchester charity show in November and while she is renowned for her wacky stage wear, he is most impressed by her ability to write, reported The Sun. "She's very sweet. I...
01:09 PM, Dec 13, 2011
Moscow: Just 20 years ago, they seemed consigned to the dustbin of history. At Sunday's parliamentary polls, Russia's communists drew students, intellectuals, even some businessmen in forging an opposition to Vladimir Putin's wounded United Russia party. The Communist Party (CPRF) for most Russians evokes images of bemedalled war veterans and the elderly poor deprived of pensions and left behind in a "New Russia" of glitzy indulgence. Large swathes of society...
05:58 PM, Dec 05, 2011
London: Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says he would be a terrible solo artist he needs his bandmates around him to perform well. The 34-year-old thinks he would struggle to get concerts if he ever left the 'Yellow' rockers and said he wouldn't even be good enough to get a show, reported The Sun online. "I'd just be terrible. I don't think I could even get a gig in Butlins -...
02:32 PM, Nov 29, 2011
Los Angeles: Taylor Swift was crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards for a second time. "This is so crazy!" the country superstar said after beat such contenders as Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to capture all three awards that she was nominated for at Sunday's ceremony, including artist of the year, the show's highest accolade that she previously claimed in 2009. "I ended up writing...
01:47 PM, Nov 21, 2011
London: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow says acting became unimportant to her when she had kids with husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. The 39-year-old, who has two children - daughter Apple, seven, and five-year-old son Moses - said she lost her sense of being an artist after she gave birth, reported Daily Mail. "When I first had my kids, I just didn't want to be anywhere else. Now they are older, I...
12:32 PM, Oct 22, 2011
Rock band Coldplay might perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics to be held in London. The prestigious sports event is slated for July 27-Aug 12, 2012, and Coldplay is at the top of the organiser's wish-list of acts for the opening gala, reports contactmusic.com. "Coldplay are the biggest stadium rockers in Britain today, and their style of anthemic music would be perfect for the Olympics. (The opening...
12:19 PM, Apr 09, 2011
Jay Z, Madonna, Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay also made it to this list ...
08:16 PM, Jul 20, 2010
Coldplay, the winner of 3 Grammys, walked empty-handed. ...
01:39 AM, Feb 20, 2009
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Viva La Vida incorporates portions from one of his tunes. ...
08:37 PM, Dec 05, 2008
Colombo: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for comeback-man Harbhajan Singh, terming the spin veteran's four-wicket haul in the World Twenty20 match against England as a brilliant one under current circumstances. I believe I have seen Harbhajan bowl better but under current circumstances, it was a brilliant performance. He was making a comeback and got a chance to prove that he is good and under these conditions, one ...
02:02 AM, Jun 30, 2008
