Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 3,000 people gathered in central Moscow Wednesday to remember the victims of the suicide bomb attacks on subway stations here, an official said. Thousands of candles were lit to pay tribute to the victims of Monday’s bombings. At least 39 people were killed and 95 injured in the attacks on two subway stations in Moscow.
London, April 1 – Stars of the hit comedy ‘The Hangover’ – Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis have signed multi-million dollar deals to make a sequel. Cooper, Helms and Galifianakis will get about $5 million each for a second instalment of the comedy, while director and producer Todd Phillips is set to earn $10 million, reports femalefirst.co.uk. ‘The Hangover’, which tells the story of four men who go on a bachelor party in Las Vegas and wake up the next morning with no memory of what happened the night before, is the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time, after becoming a surprise box office smash.
New York, April 1 – US stocks declined Wednesday after a private survey suggested that March was a worse than expected month for the struggling US labour market. ADP Employer Services predicted that US firms shed 23,000 jobs over the month, dealing a blow to the hopes of economists that the labour market would finally begin emerging from a prolonged slump. Economists have predicted that 40,000 jobs were added in March, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
London, April 1 – Contrary to the popular opinion, drinking alcohol doesn’t offer any protection against cancer, say experts. It is believed that certain types of alcohol, like red wine, can help to protect against cancer. However, researchers from Cancer Research UK insist that as little as three units a day – about a pint of premium lager or a large glass of wine – can increase the risk of breast, bowel, mouth and food pipe cancers.
London, April 1 – A new meningitis vaccine that offers protection against four major strains of the disease has been made available in the European market. The vaccine, called Menveo, would most likely be used as a travel vaccine to protect people from contracting meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. A large section of Africa is known as the Meningitis Belt because of the severity of meningitis epidemics there.
New Delhi, April 1 – Dinesh Karthik said it was tips from his Delhi Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir that helped him come up with a match-winning knock of 69 against Rajasthan Royals here Wednesday. ‘It was new track, so Gautam asked me to delay the shots. It helped me adjust to the slow nature of the track and score runs,’ said Karthik.
New Delhi, March 31 – Dinesh Karthik hit a power-packed 69 as Delhi Daredevils snapped Rajasthan Royals’ four-match winning streak, beating them by 67 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. Karthik’s whirlwind 38-ball knock and skipper Gautam Gambhir’s 43 helped Daredevils get to a challenging total of 188 for six in 20 overs. While chasing, Rajasthan Royals batsmen faltered right from the start and their innings folded in for 121 in 17.4 overs at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.
New Delhi, March 31 – From superstition to divine intervention, Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra are seeking everything so that their team Rajasthan Royals can keep on winning in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Before coming to the capital, Shilpa apparently made a trip to the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai so that Shane Warne and Co. could register their fifth straight win in the IPL.
New Delhi, March 31 – Having criticised actor Amitabh Bachchan over the past few days for accepting to be Gujarat’s brand ambassador, the Congress Wednesday refused to comment further on the issue. ‘I have nothing further to add,’ party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said to repeated questions on Bachchan. Asked about reports in the media about the party having decided not to speak against Bachchan, party leaders said unofficially that no such decision had been taken.
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