New Delhi: Press Council Chief Justice Markandey Katju on Saturday urged Parliament to refer the Lokpal Bill to a Standing Committee for further consideration so that a workable corruption investigation machinery can be created. In its present state, the Bill can create a parallel bureaucracy that could turn into a "Frankenstein monster" and double or triple corruption, he said in a statement. Katju, a retired Supreme Court judged, said that...
06:03 PM, Mar 31, 2012
London: Pop star Lady Gaga has gone topless, and wrapped a clear plastic sheet around her, for a poster to promote her Born This Way Ball world tour. The only cover up underneath the transparent wrap is a pair of lace-up platform boots, and she has not let go of a hat, reports thesun.co.uk. The 25-year-old unveiled the artwork for the forthcoming tour earlier this week, showing a ghostly, gothic...
02:30 PM, Feb 12, 2012
What is it? The Ducati Monster 795 can be looked at as an example of cheeky engineering on the one hand and a 30-foot neon sign that points to the direction Ducati is looking forward to for future growth and prosperity. The first bit refers to the clever engineering. Ducati needed a more affordable, but still undeniably premium, and unequivocally Ducati motorcycle for its Asian markets, some of the fastest...
01:00 PM, Feb 07, 2012
London: Pop star Lady Gaga has topped the Top Earning Women in Music List of 2011 beating the likes of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. According to Forbes.com, the singer earned $90 million which is more than double any other female pop star earned over the past 12 months. Singer Taylor Swift was on second position with $45 million, while Katy Perry grabbed third position with $44 million. Beyonce Knowles...
12:39 PM, Dec 16, 2011
New York: Facebook, the social networking site, is probably not the first place that comes to mind when contemplating new career opportunities. But Monster.com, the career search website, hopes to change that with BeKnown, a professional networking app that allows users to build their professional identities within Facebook. "People are spending so much of their time on Facebook and at the same time companies are trying to find creative and...
03:45 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Los Angeles: Former WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson, who is also known as The Rock, has signed on to star in the film adaptation of John Paul Russ' comic book series. The film which is about a guide to hunt monsters, beasts and undead creatures will see Johnson play a monster hunter, reported Ace Showbiz. Simon Kinberg, who also worked on 'X-Men: First Class', will produce through his Genre Films banner,...
05:50 PM, Nov 20, 2011
Greater Noida: 'Mother monster' Lady Gaga didn't fail to charm her desi 'monsters'. The pop icon, who was here for a four-day trip, left her fans mesmerised with her piano skills, her fusion performance, her confidence and her warm "Namaste India". All of 25, the 'Poker face' superstar landed here Thursday night and addressed a press conference and met some of her fans Friday afternoon. She shot for a chat...
01:32 PM, Nov 01, 2011
Los Angeles: Hollywood has signed up its first female director for a major superhero movie. Marvel Studios announced Thursday that Patty Jenkins will direct 'Thor 2', the sequel to last summer's hit that is due in theaters Nov. 15, 2013. Jenkins is best-known for writing and directing 2003's 'Monster', which earned Charlize Theron the best-actress Academy Award. Her credits also include episodes of 'Entourage' and 'Arrested Development'. Chris Hemsworth will...
06:29 PM, Oct 14, 2011
London: US-based television channel Lifetime is developing a movie based on the life of pop star Lady Gaga. 'Fame Monster: The Lady Gaga Story' will be written by Norman Snider and is based on Maureen Callahan's 2010 book 'Poker Face: The Rise And Rise Of Lady Gaga'. The channel has sent out a casting call to find an actress to play the superstar in the movie as Gaga is not...
12:43 PM, Oct 06, 2011
New Delhi: In signs of improved labour market conditions, hiring activities witnessed positive momentum in August as compared to the same period last year, according to two reports released on Wednesday. Job portals Monster.com and Naukri.com saw their job indices record 14 per cent annual growth in August, reflecting better hiring prospects. Monster Employment Index, a monthly gauge of online job demand, for August showed that media and entertainment led...
06:19 PM, Sep 07, 2011
Mumbai: When Ghulam Mohammad Hamid Khan (47), decided to abandon Mumbai and board a train for his UP hometown from the Mankhurd railway station, he decided to travel light. The first baggage that he decided to get rid of was none other than his 9-year-old daughter Roshni. He didn't have to look far - along came Irfan Sheikh (21), a drug addict. Not only did the desperate father give the...
01:38 AM, Jul 28, 2011
Gijon, Spain: Mark Keating could never find pirate novels he liked to read so he decided to write his own. Most of the fiction he consumed had fantasy or supernatural elements, or was about people who became pirates out of need and then went straight as soon as they could. "That's not what I felt about pirates. I thought, I'll write one about pirates who want to be pirates, who...
08:41 PM, Jul 27, 2011
London: Singer Lady Gaga, who is known for her bizarre dressing sense, is shown producing alien life forms in scenes from her new video for her comeback single "Born this way". The seven-minute promo to the song features Gaga simulating labour on the planet G.O.A.T., after which slimy creatures emerge from between her legs, reports thesun.co.uk. In other patches of the promo, Gaga does a jig with both male and...
10:48 AM, Mar 02, 2011
London: The legendary Loch Ness monster -- a dinosaur-like creature with a cluster of humps on its back -- has reportedly been seen in a lake in Britain. The terrifying beast, thought to be up to 50 feet long, was captured on camera by two friends out kayaking on Lake Windermere. Tom Pickles and Sarah Harrington said the mystery creature swept through the still waters at around 10 miles per...
07:45 PM, Feb 18, 2011
London: Pop star Lady Gaga debut fragrance "Monster" will smell of "blood and semen". Gaga has signed a deal with Coty Inc to create a range of perfumes, following in the footsteps of other pop stars such as Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani but it has been reported that her scent will be a little more unusual. "The controversial singer requested that the scent should...
06:16 PM, Feb 03, 2011
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