Everything you need to know about Hour So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Hour So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, June 18 (IANS) In what is being termed as the biggest single cut to the size of the British army, 4,480 soldiers have been handed redundancy notices after they applied for it, a media report said Tuesday.
London, June 18 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Kimberley Walsh says that one doesn't need to "spend a fortune" on expensive beauty products "to look and feel great".
London, June 18 (ANI): Britney Spears' sons Sean Preston, 7, and Jayden James, 6, have starred in her upcoming music video 'Ooh La La,' which has been included on the animated movie 'The Smurfs 2' soundtrack.
London, June 18 (ANI): A teenager from Florida has become the hot topic on the internet after he hitched a ride on the back of a 30ft shark.
Riyadh, June 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has set up a national e-security centre to protect the country's e-system from hackers, a media report said Tuesday.
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A robot modeled upon a cat shares the advantages of its biological model- it is small, light and runs very fast.
Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo Tuesday said he was "extremely concerned" over a spate of crimes against women and minor girls here and has asked the state government to find a solution to the "perplexing problem".
Washington, June 18 (IANS/EFE) The director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), John Morton, said Monday that he will leave his post next month to work in the private sector after four years at the head of the agency.
Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): Henry Cavill has given fans a peek into the grilling fitness regime he undertook to transform his body from "Fat Cavill" to Man of Steel.
Los Angeles, June 18 (IANS/EFE) Jennifer Lopez is the latest addition to the cast of "The 33", a film based on the story of survival of the miners trapped for more than two months below ground after a mine collapse in northern Chile, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday.
Washington, June 18(ANI): Kim Kardashian is reportedly very close to choosing her baby's name.
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Drinking 3 to 7 glasses of alcohol a week, during pregnancy, does not seem to harm foetal neurodevelopment, a new study has claimed.
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has denounced an attack on a bus carrying female students in Quetta as 'cowardly'.
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Actor Ranbir Kapoor has been signed by Disney for "Jagga Jasoos" franchise and the film's shooting will commence in September next year.
London, June 17 (ANI): Dannii Minogue set the rumor mills rolling that she is planning to re-launch her music career, when she was spotted holding hand-written song lyrics.
Los Angeles, June 17 (IANS) Actress Amanda Bynes is tired of getting messages from ugly people and feels that she is being punked.
Kuala Lumpur, June 17(ANI): A biography on striptease queen Rose Chan will be release by the end of the year.
Melbourne, June 17(ANI): A new beer glass, called the "Offline Beer Glass", promises to make drinkers spend more time with friends than with their smartphones.
London, June 17 (ANI): 25 percent of Brits have confessed that have had a threesome, a news survey has revealed.
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that a big asteroid that flew past Earth last month belongs to a new category of space rock, thanks to new radar images captured by the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Sydney, June 17 (ANI): England fast bowler, James Anderson has called the allegations leveled against the team for ball tempering by its former captain Ashley Giles as 'untrue' and 'very disappointing'.
Los Angeles, June 17 (IANS) He may play Superman in "Man of Steel", but in real life Henry Cavill can't afford to forget his roots, thanks to his siblings who keep a check on him.
Los Angeles, June 17 (IANS) Harry Potter star Emma Watson has been roped in to star in fantasy franchise "The Queen Of The Tearling".
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Canadian actor Michael Cera had to lie down after Rihanna slapped him during the shoot of their new flick 'This Is the End.'
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Farrah Abraham suffered a wardrobe malfunction while showing off her new boob job in a blue bikini.
London, June 16(ANI): Marketers have come up with an all-new concept in which they can keep an eye on consumers watching their ads offline.
London, June 16 (ANI): Chelsea new manager Jose Mourinho has said that he will dismiss the club's players if they are found to be misbehaving, in a bid to protect the club's image and reputation.
London, June 16 (ANI): Henry Cavill has reportedly fallen for actress and Muay Thai expert, Gina Carano.
London, June 16 (ANI): Tulisa's close pal, Gareth Varey, has threatened to kill the Sun reporter who was responsible for the exposure of the alleged drugs fixing.
London, June 16 (ANI): Mercedes might face quitting Formula One if the International Tribunal decides that the team is guilty of getting a secret in-season tyre test conducted with Pirelli.
Sydney, June 16 (ANI): Stephanie Rice, who was once a party-loving princess, seems to have matured rapidly and has become a socially conscious and responsible person, who is devoted towards her projects.
London, June 16 (ANI): Hillary Clinton shared her first selfie picture with daughter Chelsea on Instagram on Friday.
London, June 16 (ANI): Danny Cipriani has revealed that he won't be proposing to girlfriend Kelly Brook, anytime soon, because of his injured leg.
London, June 16 (ANI): Barcelona ace Lionel Messi can avoid a prison sentence for alleged tax evasion if he admits to wrongdoing and pays a fine of 20 million pounds, according to a tax expert.
Los Angeles, June 16 (IANS) Actor Jeremy Renner says people around him considered him "weird" during his growing up days.
Madrid, June 16 (IANS) A fire broke out Saturday at the Alcazar Theatre in Madrid, but firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze. Performances at the theatre have been suspended for the whole weekend.
Los Angeles, June 16 (IANS) Actor Henry Cavill, the new on screen 'Superman', had auditioned to play secret agent 007, but says Daniel Craig was a far better choice
Jakarta, June 15 (IANS) Indonesia went out of contention in the men's singles and mixed doubles as their shuttlers were beaten in the semifinals of the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier here Saturday.
Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Actor Ryan Phillippe says he wants his children to do something "more meaningful" than acting.
London, June 14(ANI):Dannii Minogue has revealed that she was hurt after her affair with Simon Cowell ended, but admitted that he is not a bad guy after all.
London, June 15(ANI): An aircraft engine produced by Rolls Royce, which has been claimed to be the most efficient in the world, underwent its toughest test on Friday.
Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck, who has three children, believes that raising kids is the greatest thing he could ever do in life.
London, June 15 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook has revealed the number of 'snoop data' requests made by the US government in the last year.
London, June 15(ANI): Dannii Minogue has said that bringing Sharon Osbourne, 60, back to the 'X Factor' is a gamble.
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Justin Bieber was not driving his white Ferrari the day his neighbour Keyshawn Johnson confronted him for reckless driving - security video from the singer's home has proved.
London, June 14(ANI): Andy Murray's girlfriend Kim Sears has revealed that she becomes nervous when she watches her boyfriend Andy Murray play big matches.
London, June 15(ANI): Caroline Flack took to Twitter to admit that she was confused about her sexuality after seeing Nicole Scherzinger at 'X Factor' auditions in Manchester on Friday.
Dubai, June 15(ANI): Tamara Ecclestone recently made her corporate debut with the launch of her luxury hair-care label 'Show Beauty' at Harvey Nichols.
Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez has revealed the name of her baby sister. The newborn has been named Gracie Elliot Teefey.
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed up for a fifth 'Terminator' flick, it has been revealed.
London, June 15 (IANS) Singer Tulisa Contostavlos was terrified by a stalker in the middle of a night recently.
Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Actress-designer Nicole Richie admits her husband Joel Madden prefers to see her wearing simple clothes with short hemlines.
Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Anchor-producer Ryan Seacrest has reportedly told his friends that he is loving his single status, even though he was seen partying in a nightclub here with a mystery woman.
Jakarta, June 14 (IANS) China secured the women's doubles title as four Chinese pairs entered the semifinals after beating their respective opponents at the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier here Friday.
Jakarta, June 14 (IANS) Chinese shuttlers were out of contention in the men's singles event of the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier as Du Pengyu was beaten by Indonesian Dyonisius Hayom Rumbaka in the quarterfinals here Friday.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Farrah Abraham and Charlie Sheen are apparently willing to hook up and are trying to work out on their time slot for each other.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): The viewers of Big Brother Africa can sign up to a special VIP service that lets them to watch the show's contestants washing naked in the bathroom.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Former Miss USA winners- Shandi Finnessey (2004), Susie Castillo (2003), Shanna Moakler (1995) and Alyssa Campanella (2011), have stripped off for a new PETA poster.
London, June 14 (IANS) TV actor Robert James-Collier says he will be donning a wig worth 4,000 pounds ($6,200) for the fourth season of hit TV drama "Downton Abbey".
Los Angeles, June 14 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Kimberley Walsh says stomach is the best part of her body as it always stays flat and she only notices if she has put on weight when her derriere starts to "expand".
New York, June 14 (ANI): Sofia Vergara reportedly got ticked off after she was served fruity tea at Sant Ambroeus in Southampton, this week.
London, June 14 (ANI): Internet corporation Yahoo has filed a patent to make ad charges based social reputation of viewers measured in terms of their social media presence.
Wellington, June 14 (ANI): New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has given his backing for to player Luke Ronchi for the opener role for the ICC Champions Trophy and beyond.
London, June 14 (ANI): Gerard Butler and his Romanian model girlfriend Madalina Ghenea, who were in a relationship for almost a year, have now separated.
Los Angeles, June 14 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez's mother Mandy Cornett has reportedly given birth to a baby girl.
Los Angeles, June 14 (IANS) Actress Julianne Moore believes in ageing gracefully and doesn't like products that "freeze your face in time" because as an artist she needs to "show expressions".
Recife, June 14 (IANS) Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas feels the 2014 World Cup in Brazil would represent the end of an era for Spanish football.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): A unique odour signature from human skin cells can be used for identifying melanoma - the deadliest form of cancer, a new research has claimed.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a single gene that not only inhibits the growth and spread of breast tumours, but also makes hearts healthier.
New York, June 14 (IANS) Celebrity tattoo artist Bang Bang says singer-songwriter Rita Ora is almost always topless while in his studio here.
H0yderabad, June 13 (IANS) Popular Telugu actors such as Jhansi, Rallapali, Subbaraya Sharma, Uttej and many more have united to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of renowned Telugu playwright Gurazada Apparao June 16. "Kanyasulkam", a 120-year old play, will be performed as a tribute.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Television actor Rakesh Paul, who has entered "Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga" after a break, says he never left the show and that his negative character has undergone a positive makeover.
London, June 13 (IANS) A Chinese farmer has been jailed after posting photographs of him posing with an 'alien' which he claimed to have electrocuted after its UFO crash-landed on his farm.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Jet Airways Thursday said it has appointed Gary Kenneth Toomey as its chief executive pending regulatory approvals.
Los Angeles, June 13 (IANS) Comedian Russell Brand says quitting drugs helped him boost his sex life.
London, June 13 (ANI): Jackie Chan has admitted that he is turning his 1998 autobiography 'I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action' into a stage play, that he will be narrating.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): The world's first baby bought entirely with Bitcoins has been born in California after the infant's parents paid for fertility treatments using only Bitcoins.
Sydney, June 13 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to contest elections for the Australian Senate and claims that if elected his party will press for stronger safeguards for privacy against surveillance by security agencies.
Sydney, June 13 (ANI): Internet giant Google has pledged to donate 1 million sterling pounds to the British charity The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which monitors online child porn.
London, June 13 (ANI): Taking inspiration from the human skeleton, aircraft makers Airbus has designed a strong and relatively lightweight plane.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Reliance Communications Thursday announced their partnership with Star Sports to offer unlimited live streaming of all ICC Champions Trophy cricket matches for 3G and prepaid GSM customers in the country.
Los Angeles, June 13 (IANS) Actress-singer Kelly Osbourne may have slammed Christina Aguilera for gaining weight, but she has defended socialite Kim Kardashian's weight saying it's "deplorable" to call a pregnant women fat.
Islamabad, June 13 (ANI): Pakistan has increased its defence budget by 15 percent for the coming fiscal year.
Washington, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) United States television network NBC will not team up with YouTube to provide digital footage of next year's Winter Olympics in Russia's Black Sea town of Sochi as it did during the 2012 Summer Games in London.
La Paz, June 13 (IANS) Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has confirmed that the 2014 Dakar Rally will travel through Bolivia.
Rome, June 13 (IANS) Fiorentina have confirmed having completed a deal with Malaga regarding the transfer of winger Joaquin Sanchez.
Los Angeles, June 13 (IANS) Actress-singer Demi Lovato says her mother hates her 13 tattoos and doesn't understand how important and meaningful they are to her.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): NSA snooping programme whistleblower Edward Snowden may have to wait for a long time till his asylum request in Hong Kong is addressed due to recent changes in the law.
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) A suspected terrorist was killed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Geo News reported Thursday.
London, June 13 (ANI): World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has vowed to recreate the famous scene from the Sylvester Stallone starrer-Rocky if he wins this week at the US Open in Merion.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A New Jersey man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against his urologist for allegedly leaving him with an erection lasting eight months following a surgical procedure.
Sydney, June 13 (ANI): German carmaker Volkswagen has included Audi and Skoda cars to its list of recalls over mechanical faults.
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) Monsoon showers lashed down on Odisha, with one town, district headquarters of Koraput, recording 163 millimetre rain in the past 24 hours, an official said Thursday.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A study on human saliva provides new insights into why older people were better able to fight off the new strains of "bird" flu and "swine" flu than younger people.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): An international team of researchers has mapped the motions of structures of the nearby universe in greater detail than ever before.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Reese Witherspoon suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction while shopping on Tuesday.
Los Angeles, June 13 (IANS) Director Michael Bay is reportedly working on the big screen adaptation of military video game series "Ghost Recon".
New York, June 12 (IANS) The "Rush Hour" star reveals he is writing a stage adaptation of his best-selling memoir "I Am Jackie Chan" and the musical will focus on his parents, his early education at the Peking Opera School and his rise to stardom through music.
Rome, June 12 (IANS) The new Italian government will continue its participation in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan until 2014 and afterwards will commit to training of the Afghan forces, Defense Minister Mario Mauro said Wednesday.
Birmingham, June 12 (IANS) Australia were restricted to 243 for eight in 50 overs by New Zealand in their second Group A match of the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston here Wednesday.
