Posts Tagged ‘confusion’

Lahore, Apr.7 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's decision (PCB) to include controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the national squad for the forthcoming One -Day International series against Australia has not gone down well within former officials. Former PCB chief Khalid Mehmood blasted the apex body for persisting with Akhtar when youngsters needed to be given more opportunity to prove their mettle. "It is quite apparent that ... Full story

Washington, April 2 (ANI): A new study conducted at the University of Granada (Spain) has found that 6 out of every 10 university students, regardless their field of study, present any symptom of anxiety when it comes to deal with mathematics. Also, the study found that there are significant differences between men and women in this sense, as men suffer less anxiety when it comes to ... Full story

London, Apr 2 (ANI): Pop singer Lady Gaga, it seems, is confused about her sexuality. The 23-year-old singer hinted her confusion in her latest hit the 'Poker Face'. "There's something quite interesting about the song. If you listen to the lyrics in the chorus, I say: 'He's got me like nobody,' and then I say: 'She's got me like nobody,'" the Daily Star quoted her as saying. ... Full story

Washington, March 30 (ANI): Tapes of the 911 call made while Natasha Richardson was being shifted to a hospital have been released. The Oscar-winner had met with an accident and suffered a head injury during a private ski lesson at Mont Tremblant resort on March 16. The 45-year-old had ... Full story

Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Comedian Russell Brand has penned a touching tribute to reality TV star Jade Goody, who died of cervical cancer last week. While writing on his blog, Brand said that Goody wasn't known for having any particular show biz talents - but that's exactly why people loved her. "One of the charges often levelled at Jade was that she was just a normal girl ... Full story

Kota Baru (Malaysia), Mar 28 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Lalaysia's northern state of Kelantan and chief of hardline Islamic party has slammed Muslim smokers as being worse than defecating cows. Muslims, who portray their Islamic image by wearing robes and skullcaps, but smoke, are more despicable than cows, said Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the respected and spiritual leader of the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia. He ... Full story

London, Mar 27 (ANI): Doctors have raised concerns over inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems. While writing in British Medical Journal, the doctors at the British Thyroid Association revealed that increasing numbers of patients with and without confirmed thyroid disease have been diagnosed and treated ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): A day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance Government in Meghalaya narrowly survived a trust vote in the State Assembly, the Central Government on Wednesday recommended President's rule in the state. Briefing reporters here after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said: ... Full story

Kalka (Haryana), Mar 18 (ANI): Kalka, a town on the Panchkula Shimla stretch of the Nationla Highway in Haryana witnessed violent protest by the residents against the district administration's decision to carry out demolitions in the main market. The demolition drive is being carried out by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) as per the directives of the Supreme Court. The engineers of NHAI are widening ... Full story

Ranchi, Mar 15 (ANI): Allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are close to finalising the seat sharing talks for Jharkhand for the upcoming general elections. "The alliance has not been finalised. As far as the issue of Jharkhand is concerned, the sitting seats will be contested by ... Full story

Melbourne, Mar 4 (ANI): Punters in Australia look set to profit from the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore after opportunistically betting almost 20,000 dollars on their Test match against Pakistan being declared a draw. Amid initial confusion over the shootings, TAB Sportsbet reported a rash of bets from Tasmania and the ACT ... Full story

Kuala Lumpur, Mar.1 (ANI): The Malaysian Government has re-imposed a ban on Christian publications from using the word 'Allah.' Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said that the government will seek cancellation of the February 16 gazette, which said that Christian publications could ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Friday rubbished Pakistan naval chief Admiral Noman Bashir's statement that he did not have any evidence that Kasab was among the raiding party that went by sea from Pakistan, and said authorities in Islamabad ... Full story

Washington, Feb.20 (ANI): Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain's daughter Meghan has said that the GOP is not tech savvy, and therefore continues to lag behind the Democrats as far as the world wide web is concerned. "The Republican Party isn't exactly Internet savvy. That's no secret," McCain wrote in a post on The Daily Beast. McCain said that while blogging on her ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Fed up of the BCCI-Sony controversy (now Multi Screen Media), Sony Entertainment CEO Kunal Dasgupta has resigned from his duties with immediate effect from February 19. Confirming his resignation to Economic Times Dasgupta said that he does not know what he will do next after leaving the company. Till a replacement for ... Full story

Melbourne, February 19 (ANI): Facebook is trying to woo back abandoning members after it made changes to its user Terms of Service (TOS) that have now been reversed. The social-networking giant had come under fire after Consumer advocacy blog The Consumerist reported that the revised policy allowed the website to hold a perpetual license to use its members' uploaded content to promote itself, even after their ... Full story

Imphal, Feb.18 (ANI): With the holding of the first ever examination for the various nursing institutes in the State, the long cherished dream to have a Manipur Nursing Council has today become a reality. It was the first nursing examination in Manipur under the Manipur Nursing council following the approval of the Council ... Full story

Mysore (Karnataka), Feb.9 (ANI): Angry Bharatiya Janata Party supporters protested here on Saturday against the Deputy Commissioner Manivannan for allegedly making a false announcement about the death of former prime minister and BJP leader Atal Behari Vajpayee this past week. The false information caused a lot of confusion here recently after some farmer leaders, led by one Kurbur Shantakumar, arrived at the Deputy ... Full story

London, Feb 9 (ANI): Pakistan is the nation that really "scares" US President Barack Obama and, it will be his administration's greatest foreign policy challenge: A nuclear-armed country hurtling towards chaos. According to Obama's aides, Pakistan is the nation that really "scares" him. The country is threatened by a growing Islamist insurgency, economic collapse and a crisis of governance as it struggles to establish democratic ... Full story

London, Feb 7 (ANI): Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz, who began her journey to Hollywood at the tender age of 15, has revealed that she worked herself up to exhaustion when she was new to the film industry. The 'Vanilla Sky' actress, who has been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', has revealed that after accomplishing herself as ... Full story