Nearly a third of all U.S. household Internet activity takes place while the user watches television, suggesting new and old media often share rather than compete for attention, the Nielsen Company said in a report on Friday. In fact, the study found that heavy Internet users are among the most dedicated of TV viewers, spending […]
The cast and crew of the new James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace” halted production during shooting to look for Daniel Craig’s finger pad after the actor injured himself while filming an action scene.The movie star had to have the end of his finger ‘cauterised’ when he ripped it off on a doorframe during a […]
Fashion Designer duo, Nikhil-Shantanu showcased their collection ‘Serenity’ at the ongoing ‘Wills Lifestyle India Fashion’ Week here on Thursday.The collection saw use of diverse fabrics and most of them were developed by the designer’s themselves. Lot of surface texturing was done and there were elements of organza, silk tussles from Bhagalpur, which was especially hand […]
Pop star Britney Spears has given up her big vice - alcohol - in a desperate bid to regain her former glory ahead of a world tour.”Britney realised that things had to change in her lifestyle if she was ever going to have a chance to claw back her crown. She has been working out […]
Spanish golf legend Seve Ballesteros, a five-times major winner, said Sunday he has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
“I inform you that after an exhaustive check, that was realized at Hospital La Paz, a brain tumour has been detected,” the 51-year-old said in a statement issued by the Madrid hospital.
Ballesteros said he will undergo a […]
Popstar Janet Jackson has deferred three more of her shows as a result of her undisclosed illness.Last week, the ‘Alright’ hitmaker was hospitalised following the illness.
And now, a rep for Jackson’s revealed that the singer, 42, postponed a Saturday-night show in Greensboro, N.C., after a local doctor said it was “evident” she had not fully […]
Author Salman Rushdie has no regrets about writing “The Satanic Verses“, he said in comments published Wednesday, 20 years after the release of the book which earned him an Islamic death threat.
Rushdie, who lived in hiding under police protection for nearly a decade, made the comments amid concern over an attack in London on the […]
Italian opposition leader Walter Veltroni says it seems like a contradiction in terms for a politician to write a novel, but he did so anyway and it made him a better politician.Veltroni, 53, who lost a general election to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in April, visited New York to mark the publication of an English […]
Although Brits admit that they would like to live till the age of 82, a majority of them doubt whether they would be able to make it, according to new survey.The average life span for a man in the UK is 77, and 81 for women.
A poll of 2000 people showed that British men believed […]
Women are not confined to kitchen anymore as they are gaining ground in family decision making, according to a new US survey.The survey conducted by Pew Research Centre has shown that 21st century American couples have been sharing decision-making in many aspects of family life, with 43 percent admitting that women had the most to […]