Archive for: August, 2012

General John Allen likely to visit Pakistan: ISPR

Rawalpindi – August 29, 2012: General John Allen, Commander ISAF, is likely to visit Pakistan on 30 August 2012, said an ISPR press release here today. According to the details, during his visit to Pakistan, the Commander ISAF will call on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The interaction will focus on reviewing the […]

Matt Watson choses boxing

Matt Watson choses boxing Extreme fisherman Matt Watson was inspired to take up boxing after being caught up in a shark feeding frenzy in Tahiti. The star of the ITM Fishing Show is among Northland identities taking part in a charity boxing event where novice fighters will take some punches to raise money for cancer. […]

Andrew Strauss calls it a day, Alastair Cook to captain England Test team

England Test captain Andrew Strauss made his fans sad, when deciding to take retirement from professional cricket at Lord’s on Wednesday. The classy left-hander, one of England’s most successful skippers ever, ended a 10-year international career, for the last three of which he was England’s Test captain. Strauss announced his decision after a week of […]

Lindaweni Fanetri topples Sapsiree Taerattanachai in Women’s Singles semi-final at Vietnam Open

Lindaweni Fanetri, the most impressive shuttler from put up staggering show of top class badminton and landed a title berth after defeating Thailand’s Sapsiree Taerattanachai in semi-final clash at the Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2012 in Vietnam, on August 25. The impressive Lindaweni, who showed a tremendous performance in all of her previous encounters, remained […]

Arjun Rampal: I know Heroine is Kareena’s film

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal is locking many headlines in the country because a lot is being said about his displeasure with his role in Madhur Bhandarkar’s much-anticipated upcoming film ‘Heroine’. Perhaps this is a reason why the actor has spoken out on the rumours revolving around. ‘Heroine’ is a female centric film, which revolves around […]

Militants killed nine soldiers in South Waziristan

In yet another severe cross border assault, Taliban insurgents on Wednesday attacked a Pakistani military post near the Afghan border, killing at least nine soldiers. Although the military killed ten insurgents in retaliation, it was a reminder of a threat posed by assailants. According to the reports, over twenty Taliban insurgents have attacked security check […]

Katrina Kaif: I had a lot of faith in ‘Ek Tha Tiger’

The uncrowned queen of Bollywood industry Katrina Kaif is on cloud nine these days since her film ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, in which she played opposite to her ex-flame Salman Khan, has done a stupendous business at the box office. However, when asked, the actress, who has entered the 100 crore club for the first time […]

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and Chase Kalisz win gold medals – Junior Pan Pacific Championships

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and Chase Kalisz win gold medals – Junior Pan Pacific Championships Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and Chase Kalisz won gold medals of the 200m Individual Medley (IM) in Women and Men’s category at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Seltenreich Hodgson remained dominant over her challengers throughout the discipline and made her way to […]

Punjab Assembly approves resolution against Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces

Despite severe protest demonstration by opposition members, the Punjab Assembly has approved a resolution against the Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces (PCNP). Law Minister Punjab Rana Sanaullah moved a resolution against the formation of commission for creation of new provinces which was passed unanimously by the assembly. The resolution was approved amid a severe commotion […]

Kell Brook confident of setting up a clash with Amir Khan

Kell Brook, who presently holds the WBA version of the inter-continental title, is confident of setting up a mega-fight with his fellow countryman Amir Khan, a former WBA and IBF light welterweight champion. Khan, who is more commonly known as King Khan, lost his titles to Danny Garcia on July 14. The Brit entered the […]

IAC announces the acquisition of About Group from New York Times Corporation

InterActive Corporation, IAC, announced Monday that it will acquire About.com and its parent company About Group for $300 Million from The New York Times Corporation. The acquisition is 100 percent to side with IAC and the company will pay all the money in cash to news giants. NY Times bought About Group in 2005 for […]

Universal Display Corp. shares fall after the Friday Apple-Samsung verdict

The aftermaths of the historic Apple-Samsung ruling is starting to show its vitals. Tablet display manufacturers Universal Display Corp. was the first company affected by the court decision. UDC’s shares fell 8.5 percent on Monday due to the fear that display demand might drop if Android tablets are banned. The nine-member jury passed the verdict […]

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