In late December last year, a two-year-old boy from Brazil was admitted to hospital after having had 50 sewing needles pushed into his body, perforating his lungs, liver and abdomen causing vomiting and stomach pains. The boy is believed to have been made part of some black magic ritual. The police chief investigating the case, …
Ranbir Kapoor, known to most for his performances in Wake up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani has took on a different guise to the one he is most known for. Rather than playing the actor, he took to teaching cricket instead, and much to the delight of female on-lookers, he conveniently forgot to …
This year, the voting public of the UK are witness to the development of a totally new kind of electioneering with the implementation of TV election debates between the party leaders in the run up to the General Election on May 6th. Last night saw the third and final live showdown between Brown, Cameron and …
Katie Price, possibly the world’s most famous glamour model and reality TV star, has recently revealed that she hopes to sell up her mansion in Surrey, England because she is terrified of the two ghosts who haunt the corridors. Having called in psychic Sally Morgan to try and remedy the problem, but with no success. …
It’s not all that often that you hear of a mega star of Bollywood, Hollywood or anywhere for that matter, who makes a point of following their fans on Twitter and Facebook. Step forward Celina Jaitley; most famed for winning Femina Miss India Universe 2001, starring in several Bollywood movies and for her social activism …
When an offshore drilling rig sank in The Gulf of Mexico last week it was anticipated that the flood of oil that was entering the surrounding waters could be controlled. Initially experts believed only 1,000 barrels worth of oil a day would leak out, an amount they deemed manageable, and that they felt could be …
The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer has without a doubt been the biggest selling literary and film phenomenon to have swept across the world since Harry Potter. With the impending global release of the next film in the saga, ‘Eclipse’ due to premier on June 30th, vampire fever is once again rife in the air. …
Amid the talks of controversial casting and late-minute call ups, Freida Pinto has confirmed she will not be attending the Cannes Film Festival this year. The star who shot into the global spotlight with her role as Latika in Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has confirmed that she will in fact be jetting off to Canada …
Ours is a period of history where much of our daily lives are consumed by topics that are inherently negative and destructive; terrorism, global warming, natural disasters, incurable disease, the list is endless. The other day, however, I found a real sense of joy in finding a positive and uplifting headline piece in the world …
Sir Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned scientist has recently documented his belief that he is almost certain that extra-terrestrial life exists, although he warns that this may not necessarily be a good thing. He suggests that if aliens were to land on the earth, it would have a similar outcome to that of Christopher Columbus finding …
An effort to cinematographically bridge Indo-Pak political divides through the popular topic of sport has been made by Sanjay Chauhan in his directorial debut with the film Lahore. The film plot centers on building bridges between Indian and Pakistani partitions through competitive kickboxing; a meeting of minds and a building of bonds in a two …
The, i-pad, the newly hailed king of technologies has recently hit the US market, and is slowly making its way eastwards, advertised by Apple as ‘a magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price’. At $499, ‘unbelievable’ is the word… although I believe Apple, I think it’s cheap and I think it’s not?!?! It has …
