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London, Sep 20 (ANI): Considering her bitter experience after she failed her gender test, Indian runner Santhi Soundarajan prays that South Africa’s champion runner Caster Semenya doesn’t considers suicide.

Soundarajan failed a gender test after finishing second in the women’s 800-meter race at the 2006 Asian Games and was forced to return her silver medal.

Semenya, [...]

Washington, Sep. 18 (ANI): Some Americans, including former President Jimmy Carter, believe that those who are opposing US President Barrack Obama’s policies have a racial element against him instead of simple disagreement.

According to a recent Fox News poll, 65 percent Americans think that [...]

London, Sep.13 (ANI): Formula One ace Jenson Button has refused to accept that he is losing it and is cracking under the pressure of the title fight.

He was reacting to his old F1 pal and Red Bull chief, Christian Horner, who reckoned Button could crack just like Stuart ‘Psycho’ Pearce did in the World Cup [...]

Bangalore, Sep 8 (ANI): Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Madhavan Nair has said that heat alone was not the culprit as India’s maiden moon mission was called off much before its scheduled lifecycle recently.

A combination of factors including radiation, caused [...]

London, Sept 8 (ANI): A record breaking 205,000 plastic ducks floated down the Thames on Sunday as part of the third annual Great British Duck Race in London.

The event shattered the previous record of 175,000 ducks in a similar race held in China earlier this year.

“The duck race is a fantastic opportunity to have some [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.4 (ANI): The Congress party’s Andhra Pradesh unit reportedly has no objection to Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy, becoming the next chief minister of the state, the party unit’s chief whip said [...]

Hyderabad, Sep.4 (ANI): Forty-eight hours after the tragic death of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, a fierce succession race has begun notwithstanding the Congress party’s decision to put off the selection of a new leader till early next week.

Seeking to cash in on an emotional wave of sympathy, [...]

Bhopal, Sep 1(ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said he was not in the race for the post of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president.

“These reports are mere media creation and nothing else,” Chouhan said.

Chouhan also said there were no issues within the party, and claimed that BJP has got a [...]

London, September 1 (ANI): R andB singer Beverley Knight has praised late King of Pop Michael Jackson for his contribution to the black community.he ‘Greatest Day’ hitmaker credited the icon for the introduction of black [...]

London, September 1 (ANI): R andB singer Beverley Knight has praised late King of Pop Michael Jackson for his contribution to the black community.

The ‘Greatest Day’ hitmaker credited the icon for the introduction of black people to the glamour world.

“”Everyone loved Michael. What he did for black artists specifically was get us on the bloody [...]

Mumbai, Aug 31 (ANI): Daughter of popular Bollywood designer Neeta Lulla, Nishka Lulla showcased her collection of dresses and jewellery for Force India in Mumbai.

Models sashayed down the ramp for designer Nishka who presented the collections from her new fashion Line ‘Nishhk’.

Nishka, who launched her label early this [...]

Panaji. Aug 31 (ANI): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has formally called off Chandrayaan-1, India’s first moon mission, after it lost contact with the craft. ink with the Chandrayaan-1 craft broke down early on Saturday.

Talking to reporters here on Sunday, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said, “The net result is that the lunar has lost [...]

London, Aug.28 (ANI): Jenson Button launched into a furious f-word rant over his title bid last night.

The Formula One championship pacesetter was fuming after his desire to win the title was questioned, reports The Sun.

Asked to react to claims his recent form suggested he [...]

Washington, August 28 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Minnesota Medical School say that the feeling of hopelessness may make increase the risk of stroke in women.

Writing in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, the researchers have revealed that even healthy middle-aged women, when feeling hopeless, seem to experience the thickening of arteries [...]

Gayshing (Sikkim), Aug.27 (ANI): In a unique act, a 21-year-old man in Sikkim is spreading social awareness among youth against drug addiction, excessive drinking and on AIDS by performing various stunts on motorbike.

Milan Pradhan, stunt rider, fascinates large number of crowds as he performs various [...]

Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Madonna has denied reports that claim the pop diva will run in Marathon des Sables next year.

Tabloid reports had earlier suggested that the 51-year-old hitmaker was under a strict training schedule for the six-day rigorous run across the Sahara Desert.

However, Madonna’s aide Liz Rosenberg has rubbished the rumours.ontactmusic music quoted her [...]

Martha’s Vineyard (Virgina, US), Aug.26 (ANI): US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, on Wednesday condoled the death of former Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy.

Kennedy, the family patriarch, died of complications arising out of brain cancer at his Hyannis Port home on Tuesday. He was 77.

In [...]

Bangalore, Aug 24 (ANI): Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday took a ride in a speeding car in a car rally here.

The rally was organized by the Karnataka Motor Sports Club.

After watching the whole event, Dhoni expressed his desire to drive one of the racing cars. But as per the rules of [...]

London, Aug 23 (ANI): Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Frazier, who is famous for his trilogy of Heavyweight Championship fights with Muhammad Ali, has said that he still retains a disdain for the treatment he received from Ali.

Frazier, [...]

London, Aug 22 (ANI): As Jamaican sprinter and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is striking gold at every championship, the English Premier League has found an answer to ‘Lightning Bolt’ in the form of Arsenal striker Theo Walcott.

Bolt, the world record holder for the 100 metres, the 200 [...]