The barber who can work upside down!

September 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United Kingdom and Pakistan have agreed to set up a joint task force on education to be headed by noted British educationist Michael Barber. Talking to the media along with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after the meeting with the President Asif Ali Zardari, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said they had extensive discussions on education.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A barber in London may make a bid for the best job in the world after allegedly getting paid a staggering 15,000 pounds for trimming the hair of the Sultan of Brunei. Ken Modestou, who owns a barber's shop at the Dorchester hotel in Mayfair, was purportedly flown by the royal on a Singapore Airlines flight and given a self-contained suite for the 7,000-mile trip to the sultanate.

August 13th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Human Resources Minister S. Subramaniam has said that Indian restaurants will mostly have Malaysian, and not Indian cooks.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - A real-life Indian 'Spiderman' has left many jaws dropping with his stunning talent for climbing up any object without ropes. Raj Singh, who began climbing at the young age of four, has been displaying his exceptional skills by scrambling up the sheer sides of buildings minus any safety equipment.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A man in Shanghai has sued a barber for cutting his hair too short. Xu has demanded a compensation of 20,000 yuan for what he thinks has damaged his looks as it is now apparent that he is balding, the China Daily reports.

July 22nd, 2009 PUNJABI BAGH - A labourer was killed when a beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) construction site in Punjabi Bagh on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at around 5:45 a.m.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after a Metro Rail bridge collapse caused six deaths in South Delhi's Zamrudpur area, a launcher turned upside down, leaving another six persons injured on Monday. The incident took place when two to three cranes were lifting the huge girder at the site but suddenly it just toppled over due to heavy weight and crumbled down, causing everyone standing by rush to safe place.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rhesus monkeys and humans recognise faces the same way, according to the latest research. The study provides insight into the evolution of the critical human social skill of facial recognition, which enables us to form relationships and interact appropriately with others.

June 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Top cleric and rector of the Darul Uloom Waqf (Deoband), Maulana Salim Qasimi, has denounced the Taliban for its unIslamic viewpoints and actions, saying that the banned outfit does not qualify for any affiliation with Jama'at Deoband. "It is totally against Islam to blow up the barber shops, education organizations and tombs," said Qasimi.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Two space fanatics will have a wedding that is out of this world - literally. Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan will be floating - possibly upside down - as they say "I do" in a specially modified Boeing 727-200 departing Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canavera, Florida, US.

May 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 48-year-old man died after a huge container-truck overturned and fell on him in Sangam Vihar area of south Delhi Saturday, police said. 'He (Prakash) was standing nearby when a container-truck turned upside down in Sangam Vihar.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Priyadarshan's 'Billu' is about an ordinary man's extra-ordinary life. Releasing Friday, the film has Irrfan Khan in the title role while Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan makes a guest appearance in the comedy.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - He may have loads of mass appeal, but Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Wednesday ruled out the option of joining politics ...at least until he turns 127 years old. 'I might join politics at the age of 127 - when probably you guys are old and I am still young,' Shah Rukh quipped at a press conference here.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Returning compliments, flattering girls, accepting flowers, signing autographs and praising his wife Gauri Khan, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was at his romantic best at a press conference here Wednesday. 'I have gifted my entire life to Gauri,' Shah Rukh told reporters when asked whether his forthcoming film 'Billu Barber', releasing Feb 13, was a Valentine's Day gift for his wife.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - TV actors Shaleen Bhanot and Daljeet Kaur emerged winners of the popular reality dance show 'Nach Baliye 4' on a glitzy finale episode late Sunday and received the award from Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The couple pipped finalists Megha Gupta and Naman Shaw and took away the 'Nach Baliye 4' trophy, a car as well as a cash prize of Rs.5 million.