Guy made Madge feel 'worthless'
London, October 18 ANI: Madonna has based her divorce on extraordinary grounds - the Queen of Pop is claiming that her hubby Guy Ritchie insulted her at various public occasions making her feel 'worthless'.The 50-year-old singer was believed to have had the upper hand in her marriage, but her claims have revealed an all-together different story, reports the Daily Mail.The allegations include Guy humiliating Madonna in public saying 'she looked like a granny' in comparison to her younger  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
Pak PM claims his forefathers made Quaid-e-Azam's ancestors
Islamabad, Oct 18 ANI: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has claimed that that his ancestors had made the forefathers of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muslims, who were originally Rajputs.According to The News, he said that Quaid's predecessor Lohana Rajput was non-believer in Islam centuries ago, but he embraced Islam after being persuaded by his Gilani's forefathers.Gilani further said that the historians marked that event a Divine decree, as "we, the  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
Powell may endorse Obama for US President on Sunday
Washington, Oct. 18 ANI: It is no secret that former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell admires Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and the rumor mill is agog with news that he may finally endorse him as the right candidate to be the 44th president of the United States on Sunday.According to the Washington Post, Powell will appear this Sunday on "Meet the Press" and there is a possibility of him endorsing Obama. The question doing the rounds is how much  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
Professor becomes first female to lead mixed Islamic congreg
London, Oct.18 ANI: A female professor has become the first woman to lead a mixed congregation in Islamic prayer in Britain. Professor Amina Wadud gave a sermon at a centre in Oxford in what is being called a "leap forward" for equality in Islam.According to The Telegraph, the sermon was controversial as tradition holds that Muslim religious leaders, called Imams, must always be men when there are services with both sexes. Some Muslims also believe it is against Islam for a woman to conduct such services  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
Eight Indian Canadians elected, Canada votes back Tories Thi
INT67International/Diaspora/PoliticsEight Indian Canadians elected, Canada votes back Tories Third LeadBy Gurmukh SinghToronto, Oct 15 IANS Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party Tuesday returned to power with a larger tally but short of the 155-mark for a simple majority in the 308-member parliament, even as the number of Indian Canadians in the house went up from seven to eight.The ruling Conservative Party, which held 126 seats in the dissolved House of Commons, won 142 seats, 13 short of the majority mark  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Eight Indian Canadians elected as Canada's ruling party reta
INT58International/Diaspora/PoliticsEight Indian Canadians elected as Canada's ruling party retains powerSecond LeadBy Gurmukh SinghToronto, Oct 15 IANS Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party Tuesday returned to power with a larger tally but was still short of a simple majority, while the number of Indian Canadian MPs in the new House of Commons has gone up to eight. After Tuesday's elections, the Conservative Party, which held 126 seats in the dissolved house, won 144 seats, 11 short of the majority mark at 155 in the 308-member parliament  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Mayawati, Congress trade charges Second Lead
NAT65National/Politics/EconomyMayawati, Congress trade charges Second LeadLucknow, Oct 15 IANS Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of "hatching a political conspiracy" against the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP even as the Congress condemned her remarks."It is a calculated move by the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi and her party are misguiding people by projecting that the BSP is against development," Mayawati said  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Gulf markets crash after two days of resurgence
ECO16Economy/InternationalGulf markets crash after two days of resurgenceBy Aroonim BhuyanDubai, Oct 15 IANS Gulf markets again fell Wednesday after rallying for two days over renewed fears of the global financial crisis.Except in Saudi Arabia, where the Tadawul index ended marginally up, most markets in the region started the day in the red. While some managed to recover part of the negative ground, others fell further.The key Dubai Financial Market DFM, which saw two of its biggest one-day gains in the last couple of days, posted the biggest loss, diving 7  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Tokyo market resumes free fall
BUS3Business/EconomyTokyo market resumes free fallTokyo, Oct 16 DPA The Tokyo stock market plummetted nearly 10 percent in early trading Thursday after overnight falls on Wall Street amid growing recession fears in the US and worldwide. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged 911.91 points, or 9.55 percent, to 8,635.56. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues dropped 72.3 points, or 7.57 percent, to 883.21. After the stocks fell, Japan's central bank injected 600 billion yen $5  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Markets stabilise after opening fall, but still way down
ECO3Economy/Business/EconomyMarkets stabilise after opening fall, but still way downMumbai, Oct 16 IANS Indian equities markets opened with a steep crash Thursday, following similar precipituous slides in other east Asian markets and a major fall in New York. The major indices had stablised in the first 10 minutes, but were still way down.The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened at 10,284.90 points, way below Wednesday's closing figure of 10,809.12. Then it slid further to 10,150  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
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