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Nelson Mandela recovered and discharged from Hospital
Jan 28th
Nelson Mandela recovered and discharged: Madiba all in good health! The 92-year-old former African President Nelson Mandela spent two nights at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, reportedly suffering from respiratory difficulties.
Mandela’s nephew Lubabalo Sigonya, 37, said: “We are all very concerned right now. Anything could happen at his age. We pray for the best though because he has done so much for us.”
Close relative Nozolile Mtirara, 90, whose late husband grew up with Mandela claimed that Mandela was not in a critical condition and that he only had a problem with his legs. More >
Rafael Nadal’s Shocking exit from Australian Open!
Jan 27th
Rafael Nadal left Australian open 2011 after sustaining a shattering hamstring injury early in his quarter-final. He lost to fellow Spanish player David Ferrer. Ferrer is to face Murray in the second semi-final on Friday night.
Nadal injured his left hamstring in the second game of his quarterfinal against David Ferrer and went down 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. After taking a medical timeout on the changeover down 2-1, Nadal returned to the court with his left thigh bandaged and had a hard time sprinting side to side or getting a good push off his leg. While he may have been able to take out a less fleet or less accomplished foe in a similar condition, it was an impossible task against his friend and Davis Cup teammate Ferrer, who is nearly as fast and is relentless from inside the baseline. More >
Kristen Stewart to Play Snow White!?
Jan 27th
Snow White may be the best role for Kristen Stewart after playing much matured teenager who is madly in love with a vampire. Universal Studios is up for the making of the more romantic version of the classic fairy tale Snow White by name, Snow White and the Huntsman. Viggo Mortensen is all set to play the part of Huntsman as Johnny Depp and Michael Fassbender were previously rumored to take on the title character. But Viggo Mortensen was chosen for the part and is now in negotiations to star in Snow White and the Huntsman. The latest reports are that Twilight star Kristen Stewart is a contender to co-star as Snow White.
Universal is still testing actresses for the part of Snow White. Stewart joins a list which also includes Emily Browning who screen-tested last week for the part. More >
Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift split up
Jan 5th
Jake Gyllenhaal and 21 year old country singer Taylor Swift had breakup after a short term relationship.
People magazine quoted a source saying ‘They’re over. It ended last month.’ The reason for split is not yet known. The representatives of both the stars didn’t comment. They were together during thanksgiving but welcomed New Year separately.
A source told a US website: “Jake reached out to her and started all of this, but now he’s not acting as interested.
“He said he wasn’t feeling it anymore and was uncomfortable with all the attention they got.” He also said he could feel the age difference.
“Taylor is really upset… Jake cares about her, but the publicity was a lot for him. He wants to keep his private More >
Big Boss Season 4: Who is the Winner? Shweta, Dolly or Ashmit?
Dec 27th
The Big Boss season 4 is one of the most impressive reality shows of the year 2010. Big boss season 4 kicked off this year with a group of celebrities having controversial pasts. Hollywood’s sizzling actress Pamela Anderson also joined the show for 3 days. Wrestler The Great Khali, Pakistani controversial actress Veena Malik also participated in the fourth edition of the show. Salman Khan hosted the 4th edition of the popular show on colors.
After so many weeks of interesting living together of these unlikely people in the Bog boss house the season is heading towards the finale on January 9th 2011. Salman Khan the grand host of reality show Big Boss 4 will dance on a rocking number for the finale episode and will announce Big Boss 4 winner. The sizzling Malika Sherawat will join salman on stage to perform as after Big Boss gets over it will be her More >
Sony delayed the launch of Yendo walkman Smartphones to Feb 2011
Dec 21st
Sony Ericsson delayed the launch of Yendo walkman Smartphones to Feb 2011. Earlier Sony announced that Yendo will be available globally by Nov, 2010. But because of some unspecified issues with software Sony postponed the release. The Yendo from Sony Ericsson, popularly referred to as Sony Walkman phone, tries to primarily focus on being a music phone along with a host of other features.
The Sony Ericsson “Walkman” Yendo phone is slated to be the first full-touchscreen Walkman phone from Sony. With a 2.6-inch 240×320 capacitive touchscreen display, the Sony Walkman Yendo phone runs on a proprietary OS but More >
School Board Shooting: Clay Duke Open Fired during School Board Meeting in Panama City Florida
Dec 15th
School board shooting: Panama City Florida. A gunman named Clay Duke open fired at the school representatives at the Bay District Schools board meeting. Tuesday afternoon a person calmly walked to a podium, spray painted a red “V” with a circle around it on a wall suggesting V for Vendetta and open fired at school board members. A security guard soon ran in, exchanged shots with and wounded the man who then killed himself, police said.
He missed every shot and ended up taking his own life. In video of the clash that lasted several minutes, the gunman, Clay A. Duke, dispassionately confronts the Bay District school board, telling everyone in the room to leave except the men on the board. More >
Lakshmi Mittal topped the List of Richest 100 in South Africa
Dec 6th
Lakshmi Mittal, the renowned Indian steel magnet remains the richest business tycoon in South Africa for the sixth consecutive year.
Mittal is on the tops the 100 wealthiest businessmen in South Africa released by the weekly ‘Sunday Times’, even though he is not living in South Africa.
Mittal’s listed holdings of R 21.5 billion ($3.4 billion). Mittal first provided technical assistance to turn the ailing Iscor around before buying it out in 2001 as he expanded his global steel empire.
The ‘Rich List’ is based on an analysis of holdings of all companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange, thus being only the South African portion of Mittal’s wealth, as he has huge interests worldwide. More >
Grammy Nominations 2011: Eminem Leads With 10
Dec 2nd
Grammy Nominations 2011 are announced by cutie Selena Gomez along with singing legend Stevie Wonder. The list of nominees is announced in “Grammy Nominations Concert Live” broadcasted by CBS from L.A. Live Plaza outside Club Nokia, Los Angeles California.
Eminem leads the list with 10 nominations thanks to his hit album “Recovery”. Bruno Mars got 7 nominations followed by Lady Antebellum, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga with 6 nominations each.
The 2011’s 53rd Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. on CBS.
The 2011 Grammy Nominees are:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
Recovery — Eminem
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster — Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream — Katy Perry More >
Harry Potter Tops UK Box Office continuosly on Week 2
Dec 1st
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 continued its first place on UK box office in the second week. The film got 8.3 million Euros between friday and sunday which is five times more than its nearest rival.
Half of the films in the UK top 10 were new entries, including The American, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest and Machete.
The Deathly Hallows raked in nearly $50m (£32m) over the Thanksgiving weekend in the US and Canada. Close on its tail was a modern twist on the Rapunzel fairytale, Tangled, which made $48.7m (£31.2m). The Disney 3D animation features the voice of Mandy Moore in the leading role.