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Strong quake rocks Alaska

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Alaska, June 23: A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake has rocked the south-central Alaskan coast and Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.

The US Geological Survey said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck near the town of Willow at 11:28am today with the epicenter located just 58 miles (93km) from Anchorage.

There was no immediate reports of damage or injury, but the shaking was felt over a wide stretch of south-central Alaska and residents reported diving under desks and hiding in doorways as the quake rumbled for several minutes.

Five actor school mates team up for Aagah

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Mumbai, June 23: Five actor school mates team up for Aagah It’s a one of a kind of coming together for a Bollywood film. For actor turned writer-director Karan Razdan’s upcoming next, Aagah five of its male actors have been school friends. The school was not a children’s school but the acting school that’s the National School of Drama aka NSD.

Aa Dekhen Zara experiment fails miserably

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Mumbai, June 23: Aa Dekhen Zara experiment fails miserably Eros Entertainment’s Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu starrer Aa Dekhen Zara fell victim to the producers v/s multiplexes stand off and was not released in the multiplexes.

The film had released on March 27th when the production and distribution sectors were all geared up to suspend all new releases indefinitely in a bid to boycott the seven warring multiplex chains. The film was a box office failure and within three weeks of its release, Aa Dekhen Zara’s DVDs and VCDs were officially out in the market.

Hottest couples of Bollywood in 2009

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Mumbai, June 23: Hottest couples of Bollywood in 2009 Recently a poll was conducted by a website asking their members to vote for the Hottest Couples of Bollywood this year. The main ingredient of masala Hindi films is the love story and the on screen chemistry between the two.

World’s smallest car on display in New York

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New York, June 23: The world’s smallest car, the Peel 50, debuted Monday at Ripley’s Believe it or Not museum in Times Square, New York.

Designed as a “city car” for Ripley’s by the London-based Peel Engineering Company, the one-seater Peel Trident is battery-operated and travels about 64 km per hour. It weighs about 68 kg and costs nearly $25,000.

The Peel P50 is recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the smallest road legal car ever produced.

Aditya Chopra’s to make his directorial debut with Ranbir Kapoor

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Mumbai, June 23: Aditya Chopra’s first cousin to make his directorial debut with Ranbir Kapoor Aditya Chopra’s first cousin Vikram Singh is soon turning director with a mega budget film. But if you are thinking it will be under Yash Raj banner then you are mistaken. Vikram Singh’s maiden film shall be produced by Sunil Shetty’s banner, Popkorn Entertainment.

Water-hunting satellite to reach moon Tuesday

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Washington, June 23: NASA will take a giant step toward bringing humans back to the moon Tuesday as a new orbiting satellite arrives there to search for water. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is expected to reach the moon’s orbit at 0943 (GMT).

The LRO will send back data to help scientists find the best location for a manned landing. The question of whether there is water on the moon, in the form of ice deep inside lunar craters, is key to the mission.

Air India to cut employee costs by Rs 500 cr

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New Delhi, June 22: Air India is working on plans to reduce its expenditure on employees by Rs 500 crore per annum, with a newly formed Committee re-examining wage and other agreements in consultation with the Unions.
The cash-strapped airline’s employee cost currently is over Rs 3,000 crore annually, a company spokesperson said, adding that the airline was now targeting a reduction in employee cost to the tune of Rs 500 crore per annum.

At present, the merged carrier has around 31,000 employees.

Brazil send Italy out of Confederations Cup

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Pretoria, June 22: Brazil sliced Italy apart with three goals in a devastating eight-minute spell to send the world champions crashing out of the Confederations Cup on Sunday.

Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano bagged a brace and Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena scored an own goal as Dunga’s flamboyant troops stunned their arch rivals with the triple blow just before the break.

It was the first time Italy has conceded three goals before half-time since 1957.

I see part of myself in Kareena: Raveena Tandon

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Mumbai, June 22: She is known to be outspoken. National Award winning actress Raveena Tandon makes no bones about naming her favourite actress in the new brigade, saying she likes Kareena Kapoor in whom she sees a part of herself.

“Among the new actresses I see not a reflection but a part of me in Kareena. She has a very strong, distinct and vibrant persona. She is electric and has an amazing screen presence unlike most actresses today,” Raveena told us over phone from Singapore where she is currently on a family holiday.

Revisiting the days of Wasim Akram

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London, June 22: If there was a fear before the final that Pakistan’s meek alter ego was due an untimely return, then Mohammad Aamer dispelled that in the space of five furiously hostile deliveries.

Zayed Rushes To Goa To Give Fardeen Company

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Mumbai, June 22: Zayed Khan is ready for his second innings. Father Sanjay Khan will this year produce an international jungle adventure featuring Zayed and his brother-in-law Hrithik Roshan.

Just back from Macau after anchoring the 10th IIFA awards Zayed brims over with a new cool but understated confidence.

Tragedy in the family always brings the members closer together. So it is with cousins Fardeen and Zayed Khan who after the former’s father’s death have been seen bonding more closely than ever before.

Hrithik Roshan makes ‘alcohol’ his new friend!

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Mumbai, June 22: Hrithik Roshan has always maintained that he is a teetotaler. But is that really the truth about the image-conscious star? We hear that Hrithik has hit the bottle recently, and in a big way, to cope with the current emotional turbulence in his life.

According to our top source from the industry, he has turned to alcohol as a crutch due to recent differences with his father Rakesh Roshan and his alleged closeness to his Kites’s co-star Barbara Mori.

John irritates Katrina!

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Mumbai, June 22: We got to know that John Abraham and Katrina Kaif were involved in some tu-tu-main-main while shooting the climax of their forthcoming film.

A unit member said, “It was a very difficult scene to co-ordinate. What irritated Katrina further were John’s remarks on the set. They got into a major argument. That put her off! Katrina just stormed off the set.” Thankfully, the shoot had to be called off that day.

“Kabir Khan had to cancel the shoot because of bad weather, but that really helped,” said our source. Kat had cooled off the next day and the shoot resumed again.

Sridevi accepts Salman’s proposal !

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Mumbai, June 22: The Hawa Hawai lady is finally going to give an exclusive appearance in the popular TV show, 10 ka Dum. The ever young Sridevi was requested by the show’s host Salman Khan to come on the show.

‘EMIs making holes in pockets of salaried class’

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New Delhi, June 21:Repayment of car, housing and personal loans is leaving a hole in the take-home salary of an average employee in metro cities who is left with just about 40 per cent of his earnings, an Assocham survey said.

“Take-home salary of average employee in metros and large townships has gone down to 40 per cent from 70 per cent around 1999,” the survey of 5,000 employees said. Those feeling the maximum pinch of EMIs from the sectors include IT, Automobile, Hospitality, Civil Aviation, Manufacturing, Gems and Jewellery.

Portraits in vogue among Indian tattoo lovers

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New Delhi, June 22: Bollywood star and politician Sanjay Dutt has just got his parents’ names inked on his body. But going by the trend, he may need to catch up. Many Indians are getting portraits of loved ones – instead of just names – inked on their body.

“Portraits of your loved ones or gods are very much in this season. This is their way of showing how much they care for them,” tattoo artists Lokesh Verma from Devil’z Tattoz told IANS.

Dia Mirza Launches Bridgestone safety campaign in Mumbai

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Mumbai,June 22: Bridgestone, the world’s no.1 Tyre & Rubber manufacturers, launches the India chapter of safety campaign titled “Think Before You Drive’, as part of its continued efforts towards road safety. “Think Before You Drive Campaign’ is a worldwide initiative by Bridgestone which pursues road safety initiatives for the future, emphasizing the company’s commitment to safety and contributing to the global goal of reducing the number of road deaths and casualties.

BJP not abandoning Hindutva: Advani

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New Delhi, June 21: Grappling with the electoral debacle, the BJP on Sunday sent out a strong message that it was not giving up Hindutva nor severing its links with the RSS but party veteran L K Advani called for immediate halt to blamegame and bickering being aired in the media.

Vaughan’s Ashes hopes in the balance

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London, June 22: Former England captain Michael Vaughan is set to discover if he is in line for a Test recall against Australia when the selectors name an extended squad for an Ashes training camp.

Vaughan has not played for England since resigning as captain following last year’s third Test against South Africa at Edgbaston, although he has often stressed how he he wants to play in the upcoming Ashes.

England is due to announce Monday a 16-man squad for an Ashes training camp and the three-day warm-up match against Warwickshire.

Al Qaeda says would use Pakistani nuclear weapons

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Dubai, June 22: If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the group said in remarks aired on Sunday.

Pakistan has been battling al Qaeda’s Taliban allies in the Swat Valley since April after their thrust into a district 100 km (60 miles) northwest of the capital raised fears the nuclear-armed country could slowly slip into militant hands.

India emerging as powerhouse of Asian boxing

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New Delhi, June 22: Boxers are being hailed as the new sporting heroes in the country and India as seen as the powerhouse on the Asian continent. The spark was noticed at the Beijing Olympics and in 10 months the Indians are out scaling greater heights.

Sunbeds is became death bed

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London, June 22: A ban on sunbeds for under-18s moved a step closer after an official report revealed at least 100 Britons die from using them each year.

Hundreds more suffer malignant cancer or disfiguring injuries – and the toll could be higher, according to Government-appointed experts calling for new legal curbs.

They are demanding that under-18s are barred by law from tanning parlours, with an outright ban on unsupervised or coin-operated sunbeds.

Young woman on sunbed suntanning suntan tanning salon

Childbirth and a first class degree

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London, June 22: Childbirth and exams are among life’s most stressful experiences. But Kate Archer tackled both in the space of barely 12 hours – and was left celebrating a healthy baby girl and a first-class degree.

The 28-year-old’s first child decided to arrive at the same time as the final paper in her business management and law course at university.

Within hours of finishing her final university exam Kate Archer gave birth to baby Grace

British Police warn drivers not to hide car keys at home

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London, June 22: A police officer has advised against hiding car keys at home Drivers should not hide their car keys when at home because it risks a violent confrontation with burglars, a policeman has warned.

The controversial advice was given after a case in Clifton, Lancashire, where a 16-year- old burglar murdered a pensioner for his car keys.