Winning awards is a way of life for Rahman: Sister
Agencies New Delhi, Feb 1 – Winning awards is ‘a way of life’ for A.R. Rahman who triumphed at the Grammys by winning a double honour, the composer’s sister said. ‘It’s a good start of the year.
US draws the line for China withTaiwan package (News Analysis)
Mayank Chhaya Washington, Feb 1 – In announcing a $6 billion arms package for Taiwan, the Obama administration has drawn the line beyond which it would not let China push them. The announcement made last Friday is by far the most provocative position that President Barack Obama has taken in his hitherto soft China policy. Since his first state visit to China last November, which came after he studiedly postponed his meeting with the Dalai Lama, to be followed by a virtual hectoring he received from Beijing during the Copenhagen climate summit, there was a growing feeling that he was too deferential towards the Chinese leadership.
‘Jai ho’ fetches a bouquet of global awards for Rahman
Agencies New Delhi, Feb 1 – When Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman was composing the song ‘Jai ho’, he didn’t envisage that the composition would become such a rage and win him laurels and awards across the globe. The song features in British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, which is a screen adaptation of Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup’s novel ‘Q & A’.
We will spread our dad’s message of love: Prince Michael
Los Angeles, Feb 1 – Late pop legend Michael Jackson’s son Prince Michael said that he will continue his father’s legacy of spreading love after he received the posthumous lifetime achievement award on behalf of his dad at the Grammys. ‘We are proud to accept this award on behalf of our father. We want to thank all our friends and family…our father loved you all.
Rahman, Gulzar, Tanvi share Grammy for ‘Jai ho’
Los Angeles, Feb 1 – Music maestro A.R. Rahman shared the Grammy award for the best motion picture song ‘Jai ho’ with veteran lyricist Gulzar and Tanvi Shah who wrote the Spanish lyrics for it. Rahman, Gulzar and Shah made the Indian presence felt at the 52nd edition of the Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center here.
Prince, Paris collect posthumous lifetime award for Jackson
Los Angeles, Feb 1 – Pop legend Michael Jackson’s children Prince and Paris Jackson collected his posthumous lifetime achievement award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony here. The King of Pop, who died June 25, last year was honoured at the Staples Centre, Sunday, where the audience paid a tribute to the legend with a standing ovation. IANS
Aishwarya looks best in a sari: Designer Neeta Lulla
Gurgaon, Feb 1 – Ace designer Neeta Lulla has been lending her creative touch to Aishwarya Rai’s wardrobe for more than a decade. Having dressed the actress in varied costumes in movies like ‘Taal’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, the designer feels the sari suits the former beauty queen best. ‘No doubt Aishwarya looks beautiful in Indian outfits, but, personally, I feel that she looks her best in a sari.
Obama shares ancestral ties with newest senator, George Bush?
New York, Feb 1 – After finding that seven previous US presidents, including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, are his distant kin, President Barack Obama has now discovered that the nation’s newest senator Scott Brown is also his distant cousin. The New England Historical Geological Society (NEHGS), which has since 1845 traced the ancestry of Americans of English descent, says Obama is a long-lost cousin of Scott Brown.
No guy wants to go out with me any more: Preity Zinta (Interview)
Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Feb 1 – Actress-entrepreneur Preity Zinta is starting a new chapter in her life following her breakup with businessman Ness Wadia. The only thing that bothers her are link-ups with co-stars and friends, as a result of which none of her male friends, she says, wants to go out with her.
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