Everything you need to know about Varanasi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Varanasi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) British pop star Cheryl Cole believes real beauty comes from within and that one can't be attractive if one lacks confidence.
Rio de Janeiro, May 24 (IANS) Spanish football club Real Madrid has exercised its option of signing Sao Paulo loanee Casemiro on a permanent deal.
Tijuana (Mexico), May 24 (IANS) Second-half substitute Luan struck an injury-time equaliser to earn Atletico Mineiro a 2-2 draw against Tijuana in their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg.
Berlin, May 24 (IANS) Hoffenheim's Roberto Firmino scored a brace in his team's 3-1 win over Kaiserslautern to increase their chances of securing the last berth in German Bundesliga, following the first play off match.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, who revealed that she eats only about 1,120 calories a day, has been advised to eat more, by a nutrition expert.
London, May 24 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston performs a sizzling striptease in the saucy sneak peek of her brand new comedy film 'We're The Millers.'
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) Actress and designer Nicole Richie, who has seen and worn it all, doesn't like to waste money on clothes.
London, May 24 (IANS) Actress Alice Eve says she believes aliens are real and astronauts have seen them.
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) Pop star Justin Bieber distrusts people so much that he reportedly wants guests to sign a confidentiality agreement before attending his parties.
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Actress Shruti Haasan enjoys acting but, unlike her father Kamal Haasan, she isn't too keen on film direction. However, writing for films is something she won't mind in future.
London, May 24 (ANI): One of the two suspected terrorists, who hacked a man believed to be a British soldier to death on a busy London street on Wednesday, was known to a banned Islamist organization and security services.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Time magazine has released a photograph of President Barack Obama before he went to his senior prom in 1979.
Being in the travel trade sucks. You won't BELIEVE the fuss passengers make, just because some tiny mistake has been made which has led to them being taken to, say, the wrong country. Why quibble? Countries are countries.
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) Jennifer Love Hewitt feels people will never stop commenting - whether you're thin or voluptuous. But she says it is more important to feel good in your skin, and she does so with her regular dose of running, yoga and Pilates.
Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) Actress Amanda Seyfried feels she looked better with bigger breasts, but she says she had to lose a bit of overall weight for her Hollywood journey.
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Having accepted the fact that rumours about his private life are "part and parcel" of the film industry, "Barfi!" star Ranbir Kapoor Thursday maintained that he would stay away from social-networking sites to shield his off-screen life.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Leona Lewis has revealed that she thought her world had come to an end following her split with first boyfriend.
London, May 23 (ANI): Petra Nemcova has gone bra-less in sheer lace lingerie as she made a spectacular return to modelling.
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Scientists and engineers together must initiate a major new effort to educate the public and decision makers on a crisis in providing Earth's people with clean water that looms ahead in the 21st century.
Sydney, May 23 (ANI): Australia's much-vaunted pace attack had to sit up straight and take notice of England's prowess with the swing and seam bowling at the first day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
Lima, May 23 (IANS) Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have agreed to strengthen bilateral economic relations.
Bingo is apparently the favourite pastime for the 24-year-old "Harry Potter" star and he was seen trying his luck at it, reports dailystar.co.uk.
Vancouver, May 23 (IANS) US Olympic swimming star Ryan Lochte says he has no doubt superstar Michael Phelps will end his retirement and return to the pool for another shot at Olympic glory at the 2016 Rio Games.
Los Angeles, May 23 (IANS) Brad Pitt says he was wasting his life on drugs before he met Angelina Jolie. The actor admits he now lives for his partner and their six children.
Rio de Janeiro, May 23 (IANS) Santos have rejected a 20 million-euro offer from Barcelona for Brazil star Neymar.
Los Angeles, May 23 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says he wasted a lot of time using drugs in the past. He admits he damaged his health with it just in the quest of exploring new things.
Los Angeles, May 23 (IANS) Actress Tori Spelling put her perfect bikini body on display while celebrating her 40th birthday with her family at a beach location.
Ghazni (Afghanistan), May 22 (IANS) Five people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday evening by a suicide bomber in Muqur district in eastern Afghanistan's province of Ghazni, Xinhua said, quoting a provincial police source.
Baghdad, May 22 (IANS) At least 12 people, including seven women and five men, were killed Wednesday in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a brothel in Baghdad, an interior ministry source told Xinhua.
Karachi, May 22 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore has backed captain Misbah-ul-Haq's batting skills.
London, May 22 (ANI): Liverpool is expecting to retain Luis Suarez for another summer, if Reds boss Brendan Rogers is to be believed.
Sydney, May 22 (IANS) Australia's opening batsman David Warner was Wednesday found guilty of breaching the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Behaviour and was fined $5,750 for his twitter rant.
Manama, May 22 (IANS) Bahrain's Interior Minister Wednesday said an Iranian drone was spotted in Bahrain's airspace in the northern part of the country near Saudi Arabia.
London, May 22 (ANI): Rihanna has given the green light to Miley Cyrus after the latter said that she would kiss her given the chance.
London, May 22 (ANI): Australia's ace spearhead Peter Siddle kick started an Ashes war of words by targeting England opener Nick Compton.
Rio de Janeiro, May 22 (IANS) Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv.
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Bangalore-based shoe exporter Sara Soule Pvt Ltd plans to expand its Ruosh men's footwear retail chain by March next year and sign up with a couple of multi-brand outlets and online retailers, a senior company official said here Wednesday.
Rio de Janeiro, May 22 (IANS) Dutch veteran footballer Clarence Seedorf says he has no plans to leave Botafogo before his contract expires in July next year.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Justin Bieber has warned guests who attend his houseparties, to not talk about his bash or he will sue them for five million dollars.
London, May 22(ANI): Wayne Rooney denies having made any official request for his transfer and fears he is being forced for a way out of Old Trafford.
New York, May 22 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna and actress Cara Delevingne spent a fun night together getting some tattoos done and drinking champagne in a hotel room here.
Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston reportedly cried after reading about her former husband Brad Pitt's current partner Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.
London, May 22 (ANI): A right group has said the number of women and girls in Afghanistan imprisoned for moral crimes has risen by 50 percent in the past 18 months.
Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian has congratulated her ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush on the birth of his daughter.
London, May 22 (ANI): Cricket commentator Ian Botham has said that England's opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will make the Ashes series even more difficult for the Australians.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Brad Pitt has revealed that there was a time in his life when he was afraid that his history of hard living and drug use had ruined him for good.
London, May 22 (ANI): Tulisa Contostavlos has confirmed that she will not be returning to the X Factor this year.
London, May 22 (ANI): Keith Richards apparently owes a library bill worth a whopping 20000 pounds for books he failed to return 50 years ago.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Brad Pitt, who is engaged to Angelina Jolie, has tried to avoid doing "sexy scenes" with anyone else except her since the couple met in 2004, a friend close to the actor has revealed.
Karachi, May 22 (ANI): Jimmy Shergill has said that Hindi and Punjabi films have a huge audience from Pakistan - especially in Canada.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar will confer awards on four farming communities for their outstanding work in conservation of genetic resources, in a ceremony here today.
Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) For actress Kerry Washington, fashion is a "creative outlet" to express herself.
Melbourne, May 21 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country.
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has wowed everyone with his scintillating performances on the big screen in films like "Rockstar" and "Barfi!", is eager to show his acting skills on the small screen as well.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Brad Pitt has said that he is happier than he has ever been after reducing the number of his friends and concentrating more on his family.
London, May 21 (ANI): Justin Bieber, who grabbed three awards at the Billboard Music Awards, was booed by the audience as he went on stage to give his acceptance speech.
London, May 21(ANI): Apple has been accused of evading taxes in UK by creating offshore entities that are not tax resident anywhere, a Senate committee has alleged.
London, May 21 (ANI): Jodie Marsh has revealed that once a star got so terrified seeing her dressed up in bondage gear that he became a bedroom flop.
London, May 21 (ANI): Michelle Keegan, who was awarded Cleavage Of The Year by The Sun earlier this year, has said that she is embarrassed by her cleavage and struggles to understand her sex symbol status.
London, May 21(ANI): England's bowling coach David Saker has described Jimmy Anderson as the most skillful bowler in the world, following the latter's astounding display during the Lord's Test against New Zealand.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Charlie Sheen's former wife Denise Richards has revealed that the duo enjoys spending time out together.
London, May 21 (ANI): UK Glamour model Vicky Antonia has bought a 20,000-pound designer wardrobe for her eight-year-old son.
London, May 21 (ANI): David Moyes, the new boss of Manchester United will reportedly ask key striker to commit to Old Trafford, and if a hundred percent commitment is not forthcoming, may give a go ahead for the latter's exit.
Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says it is tough filming love scenes for any movie because everybody judges them.
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Rishi Kapoor and his actor son Ranbir are getting ready to step into the former's grandfather Prithiviraj Kapoor and father Raj Kapoor's roles in an "Awara" remake.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): American singer Mary J. Blige has been slapped with a 3.4-million-dollar bill by Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Washington, May 21 (ANI): A man from Chicago rode Ferris Wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - to break the existing world record.
San Juan, May 21 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican reggaeton star Yomo was unhurt in a shootout that occurred Monday on a busy highway in San Juan in which a woman who was traveling with the singer was wounded multiple times, police said.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a greater risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and for experiencing more frequent and severe symptoms of the disease, as well as more severe airflow obstruction, than those who are exposed to only one type of smoke, a new study has found.
Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie will reportedly play her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, in a biopic made by her partner Brad Pitt's production banner Plan B.
Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes has become a first-time mother after giving birth to a baby daughter.
Jerusalem, May 21 (IANS) Israel has cancelled a planned visit by a UNESCO delegation to Jerusalem due to the efforts of Palestinian factions to politicise it.
Moscow, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is unlikely to overcome its demand for migrant labour in the coming decades, so the country requires an effective system to control migration processes, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) A total of 812 drug crime suspects have been arrested as part of a joint anti-drug campaign launched by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on the trans-boundary river of Mekong, Xinhua reported.
London, May 21 (IANS) Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who battled alcohol addiction once, says he often comes across drunk people who are comfortable sharing their problems with him.
Los Angeles, May 20 (IANS) Pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly booed by his fans at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards when he went on the stage to receive an award and gave a speech.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for 'The Voice' Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, it has been revealed.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for 'The Voice' Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, it has been revealed.
Rio de Janeiro, May 20 (IANS) Corinthians won their 27th Campeonato Paulista title after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the final against Santos.
Moscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Recriminations over wrestling's exclusion from the Olympics re-emerged Monday, as supporters of the sport's former chief were accused of hurling insults at an official meeting.
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) "Agneepath" fame director Karan Malhotra is ready with his wish list for the cast of his second film "Shuddhi", but denies approaching Danny Denzongpa for it.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner appeared together on the season finale of 'Saturday Night Live' to prove that their marriage is not on the rocks.
London, May 20 (IANS) British pop star Jessie J says her craze for long nails comes from her grandmother.
Los Angeles, May 20 (IANS) Harry Styles of One Direction is so obsessed with cleaning the band's tour bus that it has earned him the Mrs. Mop moniker.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): According to new research, menu labeling has made more people aware of how many calories are in restaurant meals and has some people reducing their intake.
London, May 19 (IANS) A custom-made guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison has sold for $408,000 at an auction.
Rome, May 19 (IANS) Second seed Roger Federer beat French upstart Benoit Paire in straight sets to set up a tantalising clash with fifth seed Rafael Nadal.
Rome, May 19 (IANS) Sampdoria beat Juventus 3-2 at home in the final round of the season to complete a double over the Italian Serie A champions.
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): A Belgian golfer had crashed out of the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria after he was forced to play out of a toilet.
London, May 19 (ANI): Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world.
Gaza, May 19 (IANS) Fouad Yahya, a resident of the Gaza Strip, had never expected that one day a fish will help treat his skin disease, a therapy that he learnt about via the internet.
Rio de Janeiro, May 19 (IANS) Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen has reportedly made a bid to sign highly rated Brazilian playmaker Romarinho.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Some things are better left unsaid in the case of your boss that stands true.
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) "Slumdog Millionaire" fame Frieda Pinto, who was seen at the ongoing 66th International Cannes Film Festival, says the red carpet at the French Riviera is the most organised across the globe.
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Mariah Carey's spokesperson has vehemently denied rumours that the singer was lip-synching during her performance on American Idol on Thursday night.
Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow chose to eat healthier food after her late father was diagnosed with cancer 15 years ago.
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The release of director Prem Raj's "Ishkq In Paris" may have been delayed, but he is confident that the film will manage to recover the money.
London, May 18 (ANI): Beyonce has admitted that she does not sing her hits to her baby daughter, Blue Ivy, in her full concert voice because she is scared the tot will grow up hating her voice.
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial government spokesman said.
Kabul, May 18 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and over 55 injured Friday evening when two blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar city, a government official said.
