Britney Spears in legal mess over perfume deal
London, March 31 – Singer Britney Spears has been sued by a branding company over a perfume deal. Spears has been named in a $10 million lawsuit filed by the bosses of Brand Sense Partners, Llc.
India, Pakistan leave for Mumbai, Lahore
Chandigarh, March 31 – The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams left Chandigarh Thursday, taking separate chartered planes to Mumbai and Lahore respectively. India defeated Pakistan in a high-voltage World Cup semifinal at Mohali Wednesday night to take on Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai Saturday.
Chouhan too dabbles in ‘cricket diplomacy’ in state
Bhopal, March 31 – Half-day leave for all government employees, uninterrupted power supply in the state and a spanking new cricket stadium to commemorate India’s win over Pakistan in the semifinal of the World Cup — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is on a ‘cricket diplomacy’ drive. In a ‘gift’ to nearly 500,000 state government employees, Chouhan announced a half-day leave on Wednesday when the Indian cricket team took on Pakistan in Mohali.
India’s population rises to 1.20 billion
New Delhi, March 31 – India’s population has touched 1.20 billion (121 crore), indicating a rise of 17.64 percent, according to provisional results of the 15th Census released Thursday. The male population has grown by 17.19 percent to reach 623.7 million (62 crore) while the female population has risen by 18.12 percent to reach 586.5 million (58 crore), state the provisional figures of Census 2011 released by Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C.
Porn star short-listed to work with Charlie Sheen
London, March 31 : Adult actress Isis Taylor is on the shortlist to win a work placement with Charlie Sheen. The former ‘Two and a Half Men’ star has advertised an eight-week internship for a fan to help manage and promote his Twitter.com blog this summer.
Kashi Vishwanath temple security to be beefed up
Lucknow, March 31 – Security in and around the historic Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi would be beefed up. A decision to this effect was taken after an on-the-spot review carried out by Additional Director General of Police K.L.
Heartbreak in Pakistan, three die over defeat
Islamabad, March 31 – Pakistanis were shattered by the cricket team’s defeat in the World Cup semifinal, causing the death of three men from heart attacks. India Wednesday beat Pakistan by 29 runs at Mohali where Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh were present.
Assam CM Gogoi’s former press adviser killed in road accident
Jorhat, Mar 31 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s former press adviser Debo Kumar Bora was killed in a road accident in Golaghat district. According to reports, the accident took place when the car in which he was travelling overnight to arrange chief minister Gogoi’s press conference in Jorhat hit a stationary truck.
Pakistan to become world’s fourth-largest nuclear arsenal state by end of decade: Expert
New York, Mar 31: Pakistan, which is on track to become the world’s fourth-largest nuclear arsenal state by the end of the decade, must be stopped from building up nuke weapons in the wake of fears of “continued nuclear proliferation”, a former senior International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) official has warned. “The world’s five original nuclear weapons countries have all suspended production of fissile materials for new weapons and are negotiating cuts in their nuclear arsenals.
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