New York: Hollywood star Will Smith says rapper Kanye West has been pushing him to return to the music scene.
The 44-year-old 'After Earth' star said that he and West have been in the studio a couple times but he would only release a new music again when he is truly inspired," reported New York Daily News.
"I have been messing around with Kanye. We were in the studio a couple of times," Smith said.
The actor was a successful rapper before making it to superstardom on the big screen....
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05:19 PM, May 22, 2013
London: Robert Pattinson was left angry and upset after reportedly discovering texts from married director Rupert Saunders on Kristen Stewart's phone the morning of his 27th birthday. The 'Water For Elephants' actor was looking at his on-off girlfriend's phone when he saw the messages from the director, who the 23-year-old actress had an affair with when the pair shot 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. Pattinson decided to leave right away,...
05:15 PM, May 22, 2013
Stockholm: Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant suburbs in three nights of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden's worst disorder in years. On Tuesday night, a police station in the Jakobsberg area in the northwest of the city was attacked, two schools were damaged and an arts and crafts center was set ablaze, despite a call for calm from Prime Minister...
04:44 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The spot-fixing tsunami threatens to sweep the top brass of the BCCI after the name of board president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan cropped up on Wednesday during Mumbai Police's investigation into the case. Gurunath is married to Srinivasan's daughter Rupa who is the director of India Cements - the company that owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings and lists Srinivasan as its Vice Chairman and Managing Director....
02:50 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: India's cable makers face a severe shortage of copper and potential manufacturing delays after the closure of the country's two biggest copper smelters, which has pushed up prices and led to a spike in imports. India's biggest smelter, owned by Sterlite Industries, was shut on March 30 after local residents complained of emissions that led to breathing difficulties, forcing top copper users to rely on rival Hindalco Industries...
02:10 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The spot-fixing net has reportedly widened to trap BCCI president N Srinivasan's family, with sources telling CNN-IBN that Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan will be questioned by Mumbai Police. Gurunath Meiyappan is the Team Principal and CEO of the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings that is owned by his father-in-law Srinivasan. Vindoo Dara Singh - who has emerged as the Bollywood link to spot-fixing and was on Tuesday arrested...
01:44 PM, May 22, 2013
Melbourne: Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles - if only to keep some momentum going for the grasscourt season ahead, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge said on Wednesday. Tomic's father John faced a charge of causing criminal injury in a Madrid court earlier this month after allegedly assaulting his son's hitting partner Thomas Drouet. Tomic senior says he acted in self-defence and the court...
01:18 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians` Dinesh Karthik was fined five per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League Code of Conduct in the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings here. Karthik admitted to the Level 1 offence (Article 2.1.3) of showing dissent at an umpire`s decision during the match at Ferozeshah Kotla Ground last evening. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match...
12:37 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has attributed his side's stupendous success in IPL to "loyalty in team selection and conservative approach" that has helped the 'Men in Yellow' make it to the fifth final in six editions of the cash-rich league. "We have shown consistency and loyalty in team selections. Moreover, the composition of our side and the kind of mix we have. The combination of selection...
12:20 PM, May 22, 2013
Singapore: A 25-year-old Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a Singapore court for eight weeks and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of a compatriot worker and injuring 14 others. Wheelchair-bound Periyasamy Jayapraksh pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mathialagu Kathiravan, 19, when his lorry collided head-on with another another truck on July 3, 2012, The Straits Times reported. He also admitted to causing...
11:40 AM, May 22, 2013
Bareilly: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a farmhouse owner and his domestic help in Bhojipura area, police sources said on Wednesday. The minor was raped by Pappu and his domestic help Prem Shanker on Tuesday while she was grazing cattle along with her mother, they said. Shanker was nabbed by local residents when the girl's mother raised an alarm and was thrashed before being handed over to the...
11:25 AM, May 22, 2013
Lucknow: A 17-year-old minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit is battling for her life after three young men allegedly set her on fire for resisting an attempt to molest her on Monday evening. The girl has been admitted in the hospital in a very serious condition and is undergoing treatment. The heinous crime took place on Monday night when three youths tried to sexually harass the girl. When the girl...
11:09 AM, May 22, 2013
Los Angeles: Supermodel Miranda Kerr likes to wear her husband Orlando Bloom's clothes because it makes her feel closer to him. The 30-year-old steals items from her husband's wardrobe also because she likes his relaxed rock 'n' roll style. "Sometimes I wear my husband's jacket or T-shirt. It feels good because it's his and it's fun to mix it up," contactmusic.com quoted Kerr as saying. Kerr, who is known for...
10:44 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The architectures of Chennai Super Kings' win over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday night - Suresh Raina and Michael Hussey - have now set their sights on the team's fifth final in six years. Chennai, led by MS Dhoni, scored an easy 48-run win to advance to their fourth successive final in the league with Raina (82* off 42 balls) and Hussey (86* off 58 balls) playing their parts...
09:51 AM, May 22, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Murali Kartik and Shishir Hattangadi review Mumbai Indians' defeat by Chennai Super Kings in the first IPL 6 qualifier on Tuesday night. ...
08:49 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: There is no respite from the heat as yet. Parts of Maharashtra including the Vidarbha region sizzled at high temperatures. Nagpur and Wardha districts recorded mercury levels at 47 degree Celsius. Meanwhile, in Odisha, at least three people have died due to the heat wave as the temperatures touched 46 degrees. The national capital too recorded temperatures as high as 45 degrees. Heat wave conditions intensified in the...
08:47 AM, May 22, 2013
London: Britain's world number two Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury which he aggravated at the Italian Open last week. "It's a really tough decision and I love playing in Paris, but after seeking medical advice, I am not fit to compete," Murray said in a statement released by his management company. "Apologies to the organisers and thanks...
08:40 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: 6.50 pm: Income Tax department begins probe in IPL spot-fixing case. 6.44 pm: Lalit Modi tweets, "This spot fixing mess - is getting even worse. Srinivasan and family should immediately resign. They should be banned with immediate effect." 6.20 pm: Former betting kingping Dinesh Kalgi makes startling revelations to CNN-IBN. He says that spot-fixing wasn't restricted to just three matches under scanner, but occurred in at least 15...
08:17 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought a response from Haryana's director general of police and Kaithal police chief following media reports that a Dalit boy was assaulted by a man who was part of a group which had attacked Dalits earlier as well. The apex human rights panel has sought reports from the two officials on the issue within a month. The NHRC's direction came...
05:40 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: A 40-year-old Delhi Traffic Police constable was killed by a speeding truck In Delhi on Tuesday morning, police said. The errant truck driver was arrested. Mahesh Anand, who was on his way to Delhi's Todapur traffic lines on his bike, was knocked down and crushed by the truck near east Delhi's Shastri Park area around 6.45 am, police said. Truck driver Alam, 22, was arrested, police said. The...
04:53 AM, May 22, 2013
