New Delhi | 39 minutes ago
When Preity met Serena Williams
New Delhi, Sep 3 - Bollywood actress Preity Zinta says she enjoyed a dinner with Tennis ace Serena Williams during her US trip.Preity posted a picture on her microblogging site Twitter and wrote: 'At Dinner with Serena Williams! She is absolutely wonderful and full of life. Love her style.' 'Meeting Serena was definitely inspiring! Must confess I am a huge fan! It takes a lot to be No.1,' she adde ... read more

New York | 1 hour ago
Mistaken alcohol use kills baby during surgery
New York, Sep 3 - A seven-month-old baby died after doctors at a hospital in the US flushed his system with alcohol instead of saline solution during a heart surgery.The incident, termed as a terrible mistake, occurred while Tressel Meinardi underwent heart surgery at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio Aug 21, the Herald Sun reported Friday citing cincinnati.com. The injecti ... read more

New York | 1 hour ago
Most New Yorkers don't want Islamic centre near Ground Zero
New York, Sep 3 - Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times poll.The poll indicates that support for the 13-story complex at the Sep 11, 2001 ground zero site in Lower Manhattan, which organizers said would promote moderate Islam and interfaith dial ... read more

London | 2 hours ago
Victoria Beckham nominated for fashion award
London, Sep 3 - Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has been shortlisted for the British Fashion Council's - Designer Brand of the Year.Victoria launched her own label in 2008 and now her hard work has paid off as she's been shortlisted for the BFC's Designer Brand of the Year award, taking on fashion heavyweights such as Mulberry, Burberry and Pringle. Victoria showcases her yearly collections twi ... read more

Mumbai | 4 hours ago
50 years on, Ghatak's masterpiece has to shine through clouds
Mumbai, Sep 3 - Legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' completes 50 years this year. Sadly, despite critics globally considering it to be one of a handful of most important films from India, the excitement is not palpable.'The only retrospective of the film happened in Lincoln Centre in New York and another screening in Nandan in Kolkata,' Ritaban Ghatak, Ritwik's son who is a film ... read more

New York | 9 hours ago
Diddy sued by ex-employee for age discrimination
New York, Sep 3 - Rapper Sean Combs aka P. Diddy is being sued for $12 million by a former employee for age discrimination.Francesca Spero, who claims she launched the hip-hop mogul's career, is suing him for $12 million, alleging she was sacked by his firm Bad Boy for being old and disabled, after she was laid up with hip surgery in 2008, reports aceshowbiz.com. According to the 51-year-old's le ... read more

New York | 9 hours ago
US Open results Thursday
New York, Sep 3 - Results Thursday at the 23-million-dollar US Open-. Women's singles, second round x Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Denmark, def Chang Kai-Chen, Taiwan, 6-0, 6-0 Vera Zvonareva, 7, Russia, def Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 - x Svetlana Kuznetsova, 11, Russia, def Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-2, 6-3 Yanina Wickmayer, 15, Belgium, def Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-4, 7-5 Patty Schnyder, ... read more

Washington | 11 hours ago
US East Coast braces for Hurricane Earl
Washington, Sep 3 - Hurricane Earl threatened to bring a violent end to the summer high season on the US Atlantic coast as tourists evacuated beach resorts in North Carolina and storm preparations were underway Thursday along most of the Eastern seaboard.The eye of the massive category 3 storm was expected to brush North Carolina's picturesque Outer Banks, a vulnerable chain of barrier islands, la ... read more

London | 12 hours ago
Cameron Diaz to move in with beau?
London, Sep 3 - Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly preparing to move in to a house in Miami with boyfriend Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez.The 'Shrek' actress, who has been rumoured to be dating the baseball star since April, has started publicly referring to the sportsman as her boyfriend and the pair are even said to be making plans to decorate a home in Florida together, reports femalefirst.co ... read more

Washington | 14 hours ago
Abbas, Netanyahu agree to reach settlement in one year
Washington, Sep 3 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to a one-year time-frame for reaching a peace agreement, the special US envoy to the region, George Mitchell, said Thursday.Mitchell said the two men agreed to the time-frame during private meetings at the State Department that marked the first face-to-face peace talks between the Isra ... read more