Event:   G-Star Raw Fall/Winter 2010 Collection - Arrivals
Venue & Location:   Hammerstein Ballroom / New York City, NY, USA
Event Date:   02/16/2010
Photographer:   Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Taipei  - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou declared Sunday that Taiwan would "use the biggest sincerity" to seek lasting peace with China.

Ma spoke at a ceremony on Kinmen (Quemoy) Island marking the 60th anniversary of an historic battle in which the Chinese Nationalist forces crushed Chinese Communist troops' advances toward Taiwan.

Kinmen is an islet in the Taiwan Strait, a few kilometres off China's south-east coast.

Event: "Stop-Loss" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals
Venue & Location: Directors Guild of America Theater / Hollywood, CA. USA
Event Date: 3/17/2008
Photographer: © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Event:   2010 SBIFF's Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film
Venue & Location:   The Four Seasons Biltmore / Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Event Date:   11/19/2010
Photographer:   Chris Hatcher / PR Photos   21

Event:   Karrine Steffans' "SatisFaction" Book Signing Party at Hustler Hollywood
Venue & Location:   Hustler Hollywood / West Hollywood, CA, USA
Event Date:   08/05/2011
Photographer:   richard shotwell / PR Photos

Event:LA.Direct Magazine Presents the 2nd Annual Remember to Give Holiday Party and Toy Drive - Arrivals
Venue & Location:Les Deux / Hollywood, CA, USA
Event Date:12/11/2008
Photographer:Tina Gill / PR Photos

London, May 6 : For Britons, today is the most expensive day of the year, as it involves splurging on the Bank Holiday weekend and paying off a host of household bills and direct debits.

Thousands of homeowners also face higher mortgage repayments as their fixed-rate deals end.

Millions of quarterly electricity and gas bills will drop through the letterbox – and will be bigger than before due to the freezing February and energy price hikes.

Some 3.4 million Brits must pay their car insurance premiums.

London, July 23 : The Church of England has issued new guidelines welcoming unmarried couples with kids to be able to baptise their children and get married in the same ceremony.

A `family friendly' service means a marriage will now be able to merge with a thanksgiving or baptism ceremony for a child.

The move comes as the latest figures on births and marriages show that about 44 per cent of children are born to unmarried mothers.

Event:Duffy Promotes Her New CD "Rockferry" and Performs at Virgin Megastore in New York City
Venue & Location:Virgin Megastore / New York City, NY, USA
Event Date:5/13/2008
Photographer:Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Zurich  - Adecco, the largest staffing company globally, announced Thursday it had appointed Patrick De Maeseneire as the new Chief Executive Officer to replace Dieter Scheiff.

De Maeseneire, a Belgian national, had worked for Adecco for four years until 2002 and he currently serves as CEO of Barry Callebaut, a cocoa and chocolate company.

Adecco took a 22 million euro loss in the final quarter of last year and its profits for 2008 fell 33 per cent to 495 million euros. Its revenues for the entire year fell by 5 per cent to 20 billion euros.

London, November 21 : Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s quickie divorce is to be announced today.

Neither the pop queen nor Ritchie will be present when the court will officially declare the end of their seven-year marriage.

The ‘Material Girl’ is currently in Philadelphia for her Sticky and Sweet world tour.

Guy, on the other hand, is shooting the film ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in Liverpool. The couple’s eight-year-old son Rocco is also staying with him there at the moment.

Islamabad - The reinstatement of the Pakistan's sacked top judge is a healthy sign for the fragile democracy but a bad omen for President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, analysts said Monday.

Pakistan's judiciary, under the reinstated and independent-minded Iftikhar Chaudhry, plus re-energised opposition parties with massive street power, is expected to curtail Zardari's tendency to amass powers and run the country by himself.

"He is definitely cornered and probably he is going to remain there," said a political analyst Ayesha Siddiqa.

Event:   L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's "An Evening with Women" - Arrivals
Venue & Location:   The Beverly Hilton Hotel / Beverly Hills, CA. USA
Event Date:   05/01/2010
Photographer:   Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

The 30-share index Sensex, on Thursday, closed in green after registering a gain of 132.95 points.

The Sensex hit the most prominent level in more than two-and-a-half years as a rebound in Asian bourses gave a boost to the sentiments at the markets.

The BSE Sensex closed at 18,799.66, the highest closing level since Jan 2008.

During the week, the stock index registered a gain of 3.08% or 561 points.

In contrast, the broad-based Nifty gained 32.20 points (0.57%) to close the week above 5600 mark at 5,640.05.

Indian currency gained 3.66% against the US dollar for the week ended Nov 7, 2008, as against the last week’s figure of Rs 49.46.

The Indian rupee surged marginally at the opening of the week, afterward, in the mid week it bounced back from its early losses. While, at the end of the week, it ended on a flat note as compared to its last close on Thursday, Nov 6, 2008.

Event: Promotion of Movie- Kites
Celebrities: Hrithik Roshan and Actress-Barbara Mori
Venue: Big FM 92.7 Studio, Andheri
Date: 21.May 2010

Washington, Jan 16: Montgomery County has agreed to include books on Sikhism in its public libraries.

This has been made possible because of the tireless efforts of Joginder Singh, a well-known philanthropist, and Guru Gobind Singh Foundation (GGSF).

The GGSF recently presented Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries Director Parker Hamilton and New Germantown library Agency Manager Maria Padak Kari a plaque for "Excellence in Community Service".

Montgomery County Library system is the 10th best in the United States.

Observing that Montgomery County has a substantial number of Sikhs, Hamilton said the county in future would have felt the need to have books in the native language for the Sikhs.

Board Meeting :Audited Results.

India recoded 5.3 per cent growth rate, the lowest over the last five years, during October-December period of current financial year, reflecting grimmer situation ahead under the impact of global slowdown and recession across the world. The economy was growing at 8.9 per cent in the same quarter of 2007-08.

Government and the Reserve Bank have taken many fiscal measures to stimulate demand across various sectors of economy and announced special economic booster package to mitigate the impact of global slowdown on the economy. However, the results of these stimulus packages will take time to reflect results.