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Pop star Britney Spears has revealed her alternative dream job would be to become nany of superstar couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s six children.

The 33-year-old singer said she wanted to meet the ‘Brangelina’ family again, reported E! Online.

“I’ve met Brad Pitt once but I’d like to meet the (family) again, and I’d like to become their nanny,” the “Piece of Me” singer said.

Reacting to the host who said that would be a full time job, Spears added, “That sounds fun to me!”

Actor Gerard Butler’s “London Has Fallen”, which was originally slated to release on October 2 this year, will now hit theatres in 2016.

The release of the sequel to 2013’s “Olympus Has Fallen” has been pushed to January 22, said the Hollywood Reporter.

The earlier release date would have seen the action thriller get competition from “The Martian” and “The Walk”.

Butler will reprise his role as the former Special Forces soldier Mike Banning, who thwarts a plot to assassinate world leaders in London.

Directed by Babak Najafi, “London Has Fallen” also stars Morgan Freeman.

Bangladesh were 111/3 in their first innings when early lunch was taken due to a rain interruption on the fourth day of their one-off cricket Test against India here today.

Brief Scores:

India 1st Innings: 462/6 declared

Bangladesh 1st Innings: 111/3 in 30.1 overs (Imrul Kayes 59 batting, R Ashwin 2/30).

American singer-actress Monica Lewis, best known for voicing popular cartoon series “Chiquita Banana”, has passed away. She was 93.

She died yesterday of natural causes at her apartment in Woodland Hills, California, reported Variety.

The former Benny Goodman vocalist is survived by sons Rocky and Mike (the noted jazz pianist) and three grandchildren.

She began a 14-year campaign as the voice of Chiquita Banana series that was shown in movie theatres, and soon the entire country was singing along to “You should never put bananas in the refrigerator-No No, No No!”

National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) has said it is looking at areas of mutual cooperation between Indian and Singaporean enterprises to expand India’s industrial presence in South East Asia.

“We would like to see if there are areas of mutual cooperation whereby Indian and Singaporean enterprises can have relationships. We would like to build that type of relationships,” NSIC chairman and managing director Ravindra Nath said.

An instance of alleged power theft has come to light at a cold storage unit here with a case having been booked against its owner, police said.

According to SP (City) Sarvan Kumar, the theft was discovered yesterday by a team of vigilance department officials when they raided the unit owned by one Rashid Siddiqui, who is said to be a local Samajwadi Party leader.

The case in the matter was lodged by Vigilance Inspector Narendra Singh at Kotwali police station.

Five persons were killed and over 100 others had to be hospitalised after inhaling hazardous fumes in an ammonia gas tanker leak early today in the district, police said.

The incident occurred when the tanker got stuck under a flyover along a canal on the Doraha Bypass Road, about 25-km from here, they said.

“Five persons died from inhaling the gas and over 100 others complained of breathing problems.

Croatia maintained its two-point lead over Italy atop Group H after drawing 1-1 against the Azzurri in a European Championship qualifying match in Split on Friday.

However, the game between the two sides will again be overshadowed by side events as a swastika pattern was clearly seen etched onto the pitch.

The November qualifier at San Siro, which also ended in a 1-1 draw was temporarily halted by crowd trouble.

The PCB has decided to give seniority the priority in finalizing the new central contracts for 2015 with the captains of all three formats of the game being placed in the top category.

According to a well-placed source in the board the PCB will announce the list of players being given the central contracts after the board of governors meeting on Saturday.

“A total of 31 players are being given central contracts and the board has decided after consulting with the national selectors and the present captains to place seniors in the top category,” the source said.

The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan has rubbished allegations that they bribed the Zimbabwean cricketers to tour Pakistan for a short limited over series, last month.

Khan said on Friday that while it had paid around USD 500,000 to Zimbabwe cricket to cover their expenses for the tour but it was unfortunate there had been talk about players being bribed to tour Pakistan.

One person was shot dead while two others were injured in a clash here in the Jandath area, police said.

According to Circle Officer Mukesh Mishra, the deceased has been identified as Santerpal (45).

Trouble started as an altercation broke out last night between Santerpal and Mahabir that soon turned violent with more people joining in and firearms being used by the clashing sides, police said.

A new test that identifies changes in cell metabolism through urine samples may detect breast cancer early, scientists say.

Researchers at the University of Freiburg in Germany have developed a method that involves determining the concentration of molecules that regulate cell metabolism which are often dysregulated in cancer cells.

These molecules, referred to as microRNAs, enter into the urine over the blood. By determining the composition of microRNAs in the urine, the scientists succeeded in establishing with 91 per cent accuracy whether a test subject was healthy or diseased.

A teenager boy was allegedly beaten to death by a man and his four sons over a petty issue in Bhiwandi here, police said today.

Nayeen Rais Sayyed (18) was playing cricket with other boys in Mhada Colony in Nadi Naka area last night and hit the ball into the accused’s house, Nizampura police station inspector RL Datavkar said.

Accused, identified as Ajan Khan, irked over the same, he picked up a quarrel with the victim and was soon joined by his four sons who launched an assault on the boy.

Mexico coach Miguel Herrera watched in frustration and anger as his side failed to break down minnows Bolivia in a Copa America encounter Friday that ended in a goalless draw.

Herrera was lucky his side did not concede a killer goal in game that left hosts Chile in charge of Group A after their 2-0 win over Ecuador on the opening day of the South American championship.

West Indies slumped to 143 for eight in reply to Australia’s first innings total of 399 following an eventful second day of the second and final Test, highlighted by Steve Smith missing out on a double-century by just one run.

In the second half of the day though it was Nathan Lyon’s off-spin that brought him three wickets as first-change bowler, pushing him ahead of Hugh Trumble as Australia’s most successful Test off-spinner ever with 144 victims.

“This was a much more helpful wicket than (the first Test) in Dominica,” said Lyon.

A South African man, who recently underwent world’s first penile transplant, will soon become a father.

Andre van der Merwe, the surgeon at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital who performed the operation, said that they got know about the success of their transplant when the first penile transplant recipient’s girlfriend informed that she was four months’ pregnant, the BBC has reported.

The 21-year-old recipient was 18 when he lost his penis in a botched circumcision and was left with just 1cm of his original penis.

A new study has suggested that increased carbon dioxide levels in air, due to global warming, restrict plants’ ability to absorb nutrients.

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg revealed that the concentration of nitrogen in plants’ tissue is lower in air with high levels of carbon dioxide, regardless of whether or not the plants’ growth is stimulated.

The study examines various types of ecosystems, including crops, grasslands and forests, and involves large-scale field experiments conducted in eight countries on four continents.

Six-time PGA Tour champion Hunter Mahan has said that he was stunned to see a dip in Tiger Woods’ performance on the golf course, and insists that maybe Woods was not enjoying the game anymore.

The former number one has been going through a rough patch after posting the worst 72-hole total of his PGA Tour career at last week’s Memorial Tournament, which included a mind-boggling 13-over-par 85 in the third round.

Reports have revealed that Iran is apparently sending shipments of weapons and money to the Taliban.

Citing the Afghan and the Western officials in its report, the Wall Street Journal has claimed that the Iran’s motivations for stepping up support for the militants are to prevent ISIS from gaining a foothold in Afghanistan and providing a check on U.S. influence ahead of the planned withdrawal of most American troops by the end of 2016, reports Fox News.

Mir Chowk police arrested the kidnapper of an infant. It is said that Vishnu 1-year-old was kidnapped by his uncle Maduleti who took the step to take revenge with his sister in law. Assistant Commissioner of Police Mir Chowk Mr. Gangadhar told this. On June 10, Vishnu’s mother Jyoti, W/O Balraj R/O of a hut in Chaderghat lodged complaint that her sister’s husband came to her house when her son was sleeping. Jyoti was busy in house hold cores when Maduleti took away the child and did not return.

It was a battle for broom-upmanship as both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders took to cleaning the streets of Delhi while blaming each other for the garbage crisis in the city.

“BJP’s Delhi chief was last year seen spreading garbage and then cleaning it up himself. Now, BJP is trying to take a revenge on people of Delhi because they didn’t vote for BJP,” AAP MLA SK Bagga told ANI.

“Who created this crisis? Who bankrupted MCD? Delhi will be cleaned when MCD is free of corruption,” added AAP leader Ashish Khetan.

The Congress Party on Saturday sought to remind the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that the Lokayukta chair has been empty for the past one year and 120 days since the former first rose to power in Delhi.

“The Lokayukta chair is vacant for more than one year in Delhi, it has been more than 120 days since the AAP came to power,” senior Congress leader Ajay Maken told ANI.

The Congress Party had on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to the AAP to appoint a Lokayukta within two weeks.

The party said the appointment of a Lokayukta will help take action against ‘fake’ ministers.

Urdu Dani, Zaban Dani and Insha exams conducted by Abid Ali Khan Educational Trust in collaboration with Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu will be held on June 14, simultaneously in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, districts and neighbouring states. Over 10000 candidates are expected to write the exams.

According to Mohammed Habeeb-ur-Rahman, incharge Abid Ali Khan Educational Trust candidates of all ages would appear in the exam. If material has not reached any centre please contact on phone no’s: 040-24744114, 040-24744180 and 9553556260.

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Andhra Pradesh State Minority Commission made successful representation for withdrawal of charge-sheet against 5 Muslim youth implicated in false allegations by Nizamabad I Town police in Nizamabad district. Chairman Andhra Pradesh Minority Commission Mr. Abid Rasool Khan told this in a press conference.

He told that on a petty issue Nizamabad police opened rowdy sheets against five Muslim youth, Syed Hissan, Mirza Omer Ahmed Baig, Shaikh Junaiduddin, Mirza Ahmed Baig and Syed Salman implicating them in false cases and thus landing their future in the darkness.

Maulana Azad National University has become a hub of violations and irregularities. Incharge Vice Chancellor Khaja M Shahed during his visit to Delhi has appointed an incharge who is in no way suitable for the post. Incharge Vice Chancellor is said to have gone to New Delhi to lobby for making his post permanent. He wants to rule the university by way of supporting his predecessor so as to accomplish latter’s mission.