London, Mar 17: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband hopes that all Pakistani political parties would now come together to consolidate democracy and promote impartial justice in the country after the PPP-led Government decided to reinstate Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

“I hope that all parties will now quickly come together around a common agenda to consolidate the political steps made and to agree measures that will strengthen democracy and impartial justice in Pakistan,” British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.

“The steps, taken to defuse the political crisis in Pakistan, show real political leadership by all concerned,” The News quoted him, as saying.

London, Mar 17: After facing much of flak for her apparent weight gain, Jessica Simpson brought the curtain down on her country music tour by appearing in her Daisy Duke hotpants that showed off her new trim figure.

The ‘Irresistible’ hit-maker is clearly getting back into shape.

She came on stage donning a pair of her trademark little denims with a big smile on her face.

According to her personal trainer, her confidence is back after a lot of hard work in the gym.

Washington, Mar 17: Beyonce Knowles’ iconic rise in the entertainment industry might have made her a role model for many young girls, but the singer feels that her influence on young girls can be “scary”.

Everyone, including the President’s daughters Sasha and Malia Obama, are in awe of the singer, who is the epitome of self-confidence and poise for aspiring starlets.

“The amount of influence I have on these young girls is scary sometimes. But I also understand how lucky I am to have that,” Fox News quoted her as saying.

The 27-year-old singer is known to easily transform her body shape for various roles.

Washington, Mar 17: Over half of the youngsters in US feel that Rihanna is to blame for her alleged bust up with beau Chris Brown, for which the ‘Kiss Kiss’ hit-maker faces a five-year jail term.

The alleged assault on Rihanna left her with a black eye and swelling, and turned Brown into a media target.

A Boston Health Commission survey in Massachusetts asked the teenagers and 20-somethings for their opinion of what happened in Brown''s rented Lamborghini.

In a shocking development, 21 more cases of typhoid have come to light on Monday in Bavla taluka of Ahmedabad district.

With this the total number of people infected with typhoid has risen to 127.

According to reports, the new typhoid cases, all of them are children, from the three villages of Bhayla, Keirala and Kalyangadh in Bavla, which were registered at the Sola Civil Hospital today.

Washington, Mar 17: Salma Hayek is all set to venture into the beauty industry by launching a range of anti-ageing cosmetics.

The ‘Desperado’ actress is developing a new cosmetics line inspired by her maternal grandmother, former cosmetologist Maria Luisa, whose home-made potions kept her skin glowing well into her 90s.

Although the line is currently unnamed, the 42-year-old Mexican actress is planning to recreate the concoctions, which will be named in her grandmother''s honour.