Soft drink maker hopes to enter Guinness with 10-feet tumbler

October 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - German supermodel-turned-actress Claudia Ciesla, who was linked to Salman Khan, says she is hoping to boost her career in Bollywood by participating in the third season of reality show Bigg Boss. "I think this will be a good platform for me as it will help me in boosting my popularity among the Indian audience.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Armed with the global appeal of Bollywood, the country's multimillion dollar movie industry in Mumbai, and the power of yoga, India has launched a massive exercise to project its soft power across the world, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) director general Virendra Gupta. "The primary focus now is to carry India's soft power - the power of its popular and traditional culture - to all the Asian countries," the director general told IANS in an interview.

October 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Riding on the soaring popularity of yoga and Bollywood, India is poised to nearly double its network of cultural centres across the globe in places as diverse as the US, Africa and Latin America. The opening of new cultural centres is an important initiative in cultural diplomacy to achieve range and depth of cultural coverage, said Karan Singh, president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), here Friday.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Rihanna was not allowed to enter a church in Venice because of her skimpy outfit. Rihanna tried to enter Saint Mark's Basilica in San Marco.

September 19th, 2009 TORONTO - Priyanka Chopra, who is eyeing a Guinness record by playing 12 brides-in-waiting in Ashutosh Gowariker's "What's Your Rashee?", says this is one feat she would love to tell her grandchildren about. The actress revealed that playing the Capricorn teenager was the most difficult of all the roles.

August 31st, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Nearly 13,000 Mexicans have attempted to set a world record by dancing to the song "Thriller" as a tribute to the King of Pop Michael Jackson. The feat remains to be validated by the Guinness Book of Records.

August 24th, 2009 NASSAU - Indian hopes were dashed when Miss India Ekta Choudhry failed to make the top 15 in the Miss Universe 2009 contest. Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, was eventually named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday said that he has high hopes with his upcoming film 'My Name is Khan' and anticipate it to do well internationally thanks to Hollywood's Fox Studios, which would be distributing the film. The film is set to create a record ahead of its release early next year with Fox Star Studios reportedly buying marketing and distribution rights for around Rs 100 crore.

July 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - What do Aamir Khan and Imran Khan have in common apart from their bloodline? The younger Khan says that like his uncle he too is a perfectionist. "Aamir is one of India's finest actors.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Lady Gaga made a number of strange backstage demands during a recent show - her list was 25-page long and included soft drinks to roasted chicken and deli meats. The British singer asked for 12 different kinds of soft drinks, six types of vitamin water, non-smelly cheese, a roasted chicken, deli meats and starfish tuna during her performance on June 26, thesun.co.uk reports.

June 21st, 2009 NEW YORK - Amy Winehouse is planning to move to the Caribbean, as the troubled British singer has submitted an application to become a permanent resident of St. Lucia. The British singer escaped to the island in 2008 in a bid to tackle her drink and drug problems and escape the constant paparazzi presence trailing her in London and now she hopes to swap England for the Caribbean for good, reports thehollywoodgossip.com.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, who has been asked to stand as a mayor by the people of New Orleans, may make a move into politics. "We need outside help getting the city fixed - Brad can get that done," themirror.co.uk quoted a local as saying.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Imbued with the spirit of adventure, 50 motorcyclists are all set to conquer the 18,350-feet Khardung La - the world's highest motorable mountain pass - riding their Royal Enfield bikes over treacherous Himalayan roads in a 15-day odyssey beginning Saturday. The flag off will take place at 7 a.m.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Guests at Britney Spears London performances were fuming after the pop star's father banned alcohol in any area that she may pass through. Instead of the usual glasses of chilled beer, ticket holders were being handed bottles of water in a bid to keep the singer away from booze while on tour, reported thesun.co.uk.

May 3rd, 2009 A subtle palette of textures with unique detailed embellishment is the hallmark of the label 'salt'. The look this season is very flirty, more experimental and decidedly holiday.