Rooted on by family and friends, Wednesday night saw Theo Tams, a student of Alberta being crowned the new Canadian Idol. Wiping tears, Theo made a brief emotion-filled acceptance speech before a cheering crowd.
In East-meets-West showdown, the 23-year old crooner with a big voice, beat 22-year old Mitch MacDonald, a carpenter from Port Hood, Nova Scotia, in a star-packed show that featured Mariah Carey and John Legend. Dressed in a sparkling black mini-dress and high stilettos, Mariah enthralled the audience with her disco-themed single, ‘I,m That Chick,’ and her hit ‘We Belong Together,’ with Legend performing ‘Green Light’ and ‘Evolve’ from his upcoming album.
Singapore - Six short films documenting political activities in Singapore have been approved by Singapore censors, the first since the easing of an outright ban last month, media reports said on Saturday.
The films produced by Ho Choon Hiong, 33, focus on street demonstrations, protests and fasting.
"It is an encouraging sign," The Straights Times quoted Ho as saying of the Board of Film Censors (BFC) nod.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last month that the ban could be relaxed. He said during the National Day Rally address that factual footage, documentaries and recordings of live events would be okayed.
London, Sept 12 : Chubby Checker''s song has surpassed tracks by The Beatles and Elvis Presley to be named the biggest US chart hit of the last 50 years.
Chubby Checker''s 1960s hit is followed by Santana''s ‘Smooth’ from 1999 and Bobby Darin''s ‘Mack the Knife’, which spent nine weeks at number one in 1959, reports BBC.
Checker''s famous danced-themed tune spent only three weeks at the top of the chart, but enjoyed two separate runs to the top in 1960 and 1962.
‘Hey Jude’ was the only Beatles single to make the top 10, compiled by Billboard to mark the Hot 100''s half-century.
Due to an overdose of medicine veteran singer Asha Bhosle's daughter Varsha was admitted to a city hospital early on Tuesday morning.
According to some media reports 51 year old Varsha had attempted suicide by taking an overdose of medicines.
Speaking on this, DCP Ramrao Pawar said, "The doctors did not find any poison in her body. She had taken an overdose of medicines. We’ll decide whether to register a case of attempted suicide after she regains consciousness.”
However, the doctors declined to comment on this issue.
The issue of anti Marathi remarks by Jaya Bachan is complicating day by day. The cine star Amitabh Bachchan, has apologised to the people of the state, about remarks made by his wife. But the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has dismissed the apology and seeks fresh apology from Jaya herself.
The party chief Raj Thackeray said that her party would not tolerate the comments against their language and state.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has threatened to oppose the films by Bachchan family in case it does;nt seek apology.
Hong Kong - A Las Vegas casino is suing the estate of a Hong Kong businessman who leapt to his death after running up a casino bill of almost 800,000 US dollars, a news report said Thursday.
Wynn Las Vegas filed the suit in Hong Kong's High Court alleging that Alvin Lau Chiu-leung failed to pay back 782,000 dollars of a 2005 credit advanced by the casino, the South China Morning Post reported.
London, Sept 12 : Chubby Checker''s song has surpassed tracks by The Beatles and Elvis Presley to be named the biggest US chart hit of the last 50 years.
admitted to a city hospital early on Tuesday morning.
Hong Kong - A Las Vegas casino is suing the estate of a Hong Kong businessman who leapt to his death after running up a casino bill of almost 800,000 US dollars, a news report said Thursday.
