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Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh), Apr 7 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh handled the 26/11 Mumbai attack as a strong leader. "The handling of 26/11 Mumbai attack and crisis in Pakistan proved that Prime Minister has provided the nation with a strong leadership," Sonia Gandhi said ... Full story

London, Apr 7 (ANI): Kylie Minogue's beau Andres Velencos has reportedly succeeded in gaining the approval of her family. According to reports, Kylie's family members were very impressed with Velencos' charming and witty attitude when she introduced him to them in Melbourne. "Kylie is extremely close to her parents and a real family person. She says she is having her best year yet and a lot ... Full story

London, Apr 7 (ANI): Kent skipper Rob Key has emerged as a front runner to be England's Twenty20 captain after Andrew Strauss was dramatically axed from the list of probables. Key tops the list for World Twenty20 event because he is a sharp thinker, aggressive batsman and a respected leader, The Sun reported. He has long been regarded as England captaincy material as Key led ... Full story

New York, Apr 6 (ANI): When American actress Lindsay Lohan made an impromptu appearance at Lily Allen's concert at the weekend, she even surprised the Brit singer herself. Allen, 23, later recalled the incident to television host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel. "That was a complete surprise," the New York Daily News quoted Allen as saying. Lohan, ... Full story

L'Aquila (Italy), April 7 (DPA) The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy early Monday had gone beyond 150, far higher than the last previous accounts. The temblor struck the ancient town of L'Aquila and the surrounding mountainous areas about 100 km northeast of Rome in the early hours of Monday Italy's Ansa news agency cited hospitals in the quake-struck region northeast of the ... Full story

Kuwait, April 6 (IANS) In an unusual gesture, nearly half of Kuwait's cabinet turned up at the international airport to receive Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Monday as he began his three-day visit to the oil-rich Gulf emirate. This is the first high-level visit from the Indian side to Kuwait, home to 580,000 Indians and 10 percent of the world's proven oil reserves, in nearly three ... Full story

Rome, April 6 (DPA) The death toll in the devastating earthquake in central Italy has gone beyond 90, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing rescue workers. Earlier reports said at least 50 people were confirmed dead - amid fears of that number rising - after a central Italian mountain area around the ancient town of L'Aquila was rocked by a major earthquake that struck early ... Full story

London, April 2 (ANI): Scientists have created tiny microbial fuel cells by encapsulating yeast cells in a flexible capsule, which can generate power from a drop of human blood plasma, and might one day energize implants such as pacemakers. According to a report in New Scientist, the cells, developed by a team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, can feed on the ... Full story

Melbourne, Apr 2 (ANI): Cricket star Shane Warne, actor Hugh Jackman and former British prime minister John Major are likely to come together for a Hollywood cricket match in Los Angeles. Singer Ozzy Osbourne might also join the Hollywood and cricket A-listers for a Twenty20 game to be held in LA's Woodley Cricket Field on May 3. While the teams are yet to be decided, the English ... Full story

Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI); Fans of Sourav Ganguly celebrated his appointment as the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), one of the teams in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, to be staged in South Africa. Fans, carrying posters of Ganguly and KKR owner Shahrukh Khan, took to the streets, dancing and celebrating with colours. Commending Khan's decision to retain Ganguly as the KKR captain, ... Full story

Durban (South Africa), Apr.2 (ANI): Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has said that he is ready to take on South African skipper Graeme Smith in Friday's opening one-day international to be played here. Johnson was the player of the series in Australia's 2-1 triumph in last month's Test matches in South Africa and returned refreshed to training on Wednesday after being rested from last Sunday's second ... Full story

London, Apr.1 (ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist will give the 2009 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on June 24. The 37-year-old, still playing Twenty20 cricket for Indian Premier League side Deccan Chargers, will be the youngest person to ... Full story

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr.1 (ANI): India's cricketers, it seems, will have a wicket of their choice when they meet New Zealand in the third and final cricket Test at the Basin Reserve ground here from Friday. Any prospect of New Zealand pressurizing a pitch to deliberately favour seam bowlers was ruled out after ... Full story

Johannesburg (South Africa), Apr.1 (ANI): A horrifying investigative film has exposed how prisoners in President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe are dying from either disease or hunger. The documentary, shown last night on South Africa's state broadcaster SABC, documented the "living hell" for prisoners across 55 state institutions. "Hell Hole", as the film is titled, is a grim account of a crisis in which dozens of inmates die ... Full story

London, Apr 1 (ANI): By stopping the face from frowning, Botox jabs, which smooth out facial lines by partially freezing muscles, make patients feel happier, a new study suggests. The treatment has been used by many celebrities including Queen of Pop. Now, after studying 25 people, psychologists have found that ... Full story

Durban (South Africa), Apr.1 (ANI): South Africa have been buoyed by the news that all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been cleared of a groin strain and is rated a fair chance to play in Friday's one-day international against Australia in Durban. The star all-rounder broke down with a groin-muscle injury bowling on the last day of the Cape Town Test match on March 22. "It was thought ... Full story

Washington, March 31 (ANI): In a new research, a team of Penn State engineers has identified a tiny microbe that can take electricity and directly convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and water to methane, producing a portable energy source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint. "We were studying making hydrogen in microbial electrolysis cells and we ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): A massive study conducted in 50 centres in India suggests that a life-saving combo of five drugs called "polypill"- containing three blood-pressure-lowering drugs, as well as a statin and aspirin-can help healthy people reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke. Researchers at St John's Medical College, Bangalore, carried out the study in collaboration with experts from McMaster University, Canada. The researchers ... Full story

London, March 30 (ANI): Michael Jackson is reportedly eyeing a duet with Leona Lewis to lend her voice to the part previously sung by his sister Janet in 1995 hit 'Scream'. The King of Pop was said to have been highly impressed with the vocals of the 23-year-old and was allegedly eager to take her on his side as he performs 50 'This Is It' concerts ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Concerned over the terror attack on the Lahore police Academy, Indian Army on Monday assured that security forces are well equipped to meet any challenges spilling over from across the border. Talking to the reporters here, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Noble Thamburaj said: "The Indian armed forces are prepared at all times should there be a spillover of ... Full story