Event : LACMA Presents "Unmasking": The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Gala
Venue & Location : LACMA / Los Angeles, CA, USA
Event Date : 09/25/2010
Photographer : Bob Charlotte / PR Photos

Apacer Technology has got another reason to be back in the news.

The company has made announcement about the launching of its Handy Steno AH325 USB flash drive in the Indian market.

Adopting the company's 'Zen' style, the flash drive is environment friendly with no extra painting or components.

The newly launched AH325 displays an embedded design on its black surface, and adorns an Apacer logo with brushed finish on its front side.

A retractable USB connector has replaced need for USB covers, and further it is robust with engraved screws at all four corners.

State-owned banks trim interest rates on fresh bout of liquidity, but private banks unrelenting to follow suit

Raghu Nair recently pre-paid his home loan with a leading private bank and switched over to a public sector bank (PSB) which charged him a much lower interest rate. The 32 year-old businessman is making a neat saving of approximately Rs 3,000 on his EMI’s every month with the switchover.

Event:"The Soloist" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals
Venue & Location:Paramount Pictures Studio Lot / Hollywood, CA, USA
Event Date:4/20/2009
Exclusive / Restrictions:Non-Exclusive Rights Managed Image
Photographer:David Gabber / PR Photos

Lahore, Nov 8 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) has told the four host countries - Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - of the 2011 World Cup to speed up their preparations for the event, saying that they were running around ten months behind schedule.

Mumbai, Jan 1 - She is overwhelmed by the response to "3 Idiots" and has no regrets about the size of her role in the hit comedy drama. Kareena Kapoor says she is happy to work with Aamir Khan and pleased by the compliments she has received for their pairing.

"Everyone in one voice thinks we look good together. I think Aamir and I make a fantastic pair. I'd love to do another film with him immediately, this time I don't want share him with other pivotal characters," Kareena told IANS.

Bonn  - Sometimes crooks disguise themselves as friends. That's exactly what's happening when you're surfing the web and suddenly see the warning message "Your computer is virus infected. Click here to receive the latest anti-virus software."

Beware! The warning is part of a new threat faced by computer users: scareware. Essentially, scareware is malicious software that pretends to be anti-virus software, but really wants to gain access to your computer.

London, November 6: Following the historic victory of Barack Obama in the US Presidential elections, Daniel Craig says the world should be prepared to see a ‘coloured 007’.

The 40-year-old, who was himself the target of much criticism for being the first ‘blonde Bond’, humoured the idea at a press conference before the Italian premier of his latest Bond film, ''Quantum of Solace''.

“After Barack Obama's victory I think we might have reached the moment for a coloured 007,” the Telegraph quoted him as telling the Agi news agency.

Event : GQ Men of the Year Awards 2010 - Arrivals
Venue & Location : The Royal Opera House / London, UK
Event Date : 09/07/2010
Photographer : Landmark / PR Photos

Lahore, Aug 24 : Pakistani journalist and Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust (NPT) Majid Nizami has urged teachers in Pakistan to indoctrinate the new generation with the idea that Hindus and Muslims belong to two separate nations.

Nizam said the practice could only be defended by the two-nation theory.

Addressing the eighth ideological workshop for teachers organised by the NPT in collaboration with Punjab Education Department here on Saturday, Nizami said that Pakistan was created and has survived due to its ideology.

A new research has disclosed that tea consumption lessens the risk of having ovarian cancer.

Study lead researcher Dr. Christina Nagle from Queensland Institute of Medical Research stated, "Our results indicate that drinking more than four cups a day of black, green or herbal tea may reduce ovarian cancer risk by almost 30 percent."

Dr. Naglealso said that in spite of previous animal researches suggesting that tea can inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer cells, the results of human researches have been inconsistent.

Event:20th Annual Producers Guild Awards - Arrivals
Venue & Location:The Hollywood Palladium / Los Angeles, CA USA
Event Date:01/24/2009
Photographer:Chris Hatcher / PR Photos

Event:   Megyn Price Talks to Celebbuzzz About Must Haves for Thanksgiving
Venue & Location:   Sony Pictures Studio Lot / Culver City, CA, USA
Event Date:   11/12/2010
Photographer:   Keadrick D. Washington  /  PR Photos

Islamabad  - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Friday pressed Pakistan for rapid action against those behind the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.

"Action needs to go further and faster to prosecute those who are arrested by the government in connection with Mumbai attacks," he told reporters in Islamabad after his meetings with the Pakistani leadership.

Ramallah  - Some 2.35 million Palestinians currently live in the West Bank, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Monday, basing the number on a census conducted in 2007.

This represents an increase from 1.87 million ten years ago when the first census was conducted, PCBS director Loai Shabaneh said in a statement

He said annual growth rate between the two census periods was 2.6 per cent, which means the Palestinian population in the West Bank will double after 27 years and not after 23 years, as was previously predicted. This is a direct result of a decline in fertility rate and of emigration, he added.

Mbabane, Swaziland - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe received a rousing stadium reception in the Swaziland capital Mbabane Saturday as he joined King Mswati III and other top guests for the king's lavish birthday celebrations.

Mugabe, 84, was one of a dozen state and government heads attending the Somhlolo Stadium celebrations amid tight security. He raised his fist in acknowledgement of the welcome, clearly delighted.

The celebrations went ahead amid heavy criticism in southern Africa that they ignored the plight of the poor, and tight security was ordered.

Port-of-Spain, Nov 28 The Commonwealth has an opportunity to lead once more, this time in the fight against climate change, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said as she opened the summit of the 53-nation group, ahead of the UN Copenhagen summit on climate change.

The Commonwealth can be proud of the fact that in each of the last six decades, it has shaped the international response to emerging global challenges, the Queen -- titular head of the group -- said at the opening ceremony Friday night at the newly-built National Centre for the Performing Arts here.

Brussels - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will have to clean up his country's notoriously corrupt bureaucracy if he wants to keep the confidence of international donors, European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels said on Monday.

Karzai is due to be sworn in on Thursday, but his inauguration has been tarnished by massive fraud during this summer's presidential election.

Event:   BenchWarmer Girls "Back to School" and "Hot for Teacher" Birthday Bash at MyStudio Nightclub in Hollywood
Venue & Location:   MyStudio Nightclub / Hollywood, CA, USA
Event Date:   08/24/2011
Photographer:   Glenn Harris / PR Photos