You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. ~Ray Bradbury
Google listed best company to work for
Jan 21st
Fortune Magazine has named Internet search giants Google as the best company to work for.
According to the publication, perks like bocce courts and a bowling alley – not to mention the free food at its 25 cafes – make Google’s employees some of the happiest in the workforce.
The web giants retook the top spot in the magazine’s annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For after three years in the No. 4 slot.
It’s a baby girl for Lara and Mahesh!
Jan 20th
Actress Lara Dutta and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi became proud parents of a daughter here Friday afternoon.
Mahesh copied Abhishek Bachchan’s style of announcing his fatherhood, to break the news on his Twitter page.
“ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @DuttaLara. I Love u….,” Mahesh tweeted a la Abhishek, who was blessed with a little angel in November last year.
The mother and child are healthy and fine, said a source close to the actress.
The 33-year-old former beauty queen married Mahesh in February last year. In August 2011, Lara confirmed she is pregnant with their first child.
They’re Back: ‘American Pie :Reunion’
Jan 20th
It’s been a little while since we’ve done one of these–and we do hope to bring “The Career Analyst” back one of these days, too–but we’re back with another look at a movie not opening for a couple months, this one being Universal Studios’ attempt to resurrect one of their popular comedy franchises with American Reunion. It’s opening on April 6, Easter weekend when many people will be off from school and work either on Good Friday or Monday or both, and they hope that opening before what’s going to be a busy summer will help them bring in some profits during the normally slower spring month.
‘Jism 2′ mystery girl revealed: It’s Sunny Leone!
Jan 20th
The mystery girl behind the wet white sheet in the “Jism 2″ poster has finally been unveiled. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt confirmed Thursday that the leading lady of the movie is Indian Canadian porn star Sunny Leone.
“Sunny Leone is the heroine of Pooja Bhatt’s ‘JISM 2′. Now watch this brave girl unfold her soul and rise higher and higher, ” Bhatt wrote on his Twitter page.
Leone came to the limelight in India with her stint in the fifth season of controversial reality show “Bigg Boss”. She was offered a role in the movie when Bhatt entered the show briefly to meet her. But the nature of her role was kept under wraps so far.
China wealth fund buys nearly 9% of Thames Water
Jan 20th
China Investment Corporation (CIC), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has bought 8.68% of the company behind UK utility group Thames Water.
It marks the fund’s first acquisition in the UK, and follows a visit to China this week by Chancellor George Osborne. Thames Water is owned by Kemble Water, a consortium of investors led by Australian bank Macquarie. CIC was set up in 2007 to invest some of China’s huge $3.18tn (£2tn) in foreign exchange reserves.
In a one-sentence statement on its website, CIC said it bought the stake through a wholly-owned subsidiary. No purchase price was disclosed.
Megaupload file-sharing site shut down
Jan 20th
Megaupload, one of the internet’s largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.
The site’s founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.
Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.
In response, the hackers group Anonymous has targeted the FBI and US Department of Justice websites.
The news came a day after anti-piracy law protests, but investigators said they were ordered two weeks ago.
JLo, reported beau tweet age doesn’t matter
Jan 20th
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez, 42, and the 24-year-old back-up dancer reported as her new flame say age doesn’t matter – and they have proudly tweeted it.
The singer and actress, who has not confirmed a romance with Casper Smart, retweeted messages from him saying other people’s views don’t matter and that “our hearts are endless.”
“We should all honor our time here by indulging our passion and dreams. So, close your ears and open your hearts; Love and be happy!” said one comment retweeted by J.Lo, who split with husband Marc Anthony last year.
Earthquake hits northeast Iran, 100 injured
Jan 20th
TEHRAN: About 100 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit northeastern Iran on Thursday, state television reported.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4:05 p.m., was 10 km (6 miles) outside the city of Neyshabur, some 70 km from the holy city of Mashhad, the official IRNA news agency said.
There had so far been 36 aftershocks since the main quake, IRNA said, adding that some buildings had been damaged and windows shattered in villages near Neyshabur.
Jackson family drops money claim against doctor
Jan 20th
LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson’s family has dropped a claim for compensation from the star’s former doctor Conrad Murray over his 2009 death, an official said Thursday.
Prosecutors were due in court next week to press a claim against Murray — who was jailed for four years in November after being guilty of involuntary manslaughter — to pay over $100 million in restitution to the family.
That court date had been taken off the calendar after the Jackson family decided it would no longer seek restitution, said an official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Afridi top prize in Bangladesh Twenty20 auction
Jan 20th
DHAKA: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was the hottest property in an auction held for the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 tournament on Thursday, but English spinner Monty Panesar and former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs failed to attract bids.
Afridi was sold to the Dhaka franchise for $700,000 after some intense bidding involving five of the six franchises for the Feb. 10-28 tournament, which is based on the successful Indian Premier League model.
The all-rounder, however, will only be available for the final two days of the opening BPL campaign as he is on national team duty against England in the United Arab Emirates.