Washington, Nov 26 : Mariah Carey was left red-faced during her appearance on Ellen DeGeneres'' U. S. talk show - after the comedienne asked her about pregnancy rumours.

The singer appeared on the programme to promote her new single, ‘I Stay In Love’, but Carey was left squirming when DeGeneres popped open a bottle of champagne in a mock pregnancy celebration.

Carey, who recently said that she would keep any baby news secret, fuelled rumours she was pregnant with husband Nick Cannon''s child when she refused to drink the alcoholic fizz.

Singapore - Singapore's October tourism arrivals dropped by 8.1 per cent to 843,000 visitors from the same month a year ago, the Singapore Tourism Board said Wednesday.

Indonesia (with 157,000 visitors), China (76,000), Australia (76,000), India (67,000) and Malaysia (54,000) were Singapore's top five visitor-generating markets and accounted for 51 per cent of the total visitor arrivals for the month, it said.

New Delhi, Nov. 26 : The Chief Information Officer, Wajahat Habibullah, today said that the office of the Chief Justice of India does come under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Delivering a talk on "Working of Right to Information Act Issues and Challenges" at the Observer Research Foundation, a press release of the foundation quoted Habibullah as saying that the Central Information Commission would hear soon some petitions pending on the issue. The press release further quoted the CIC as saying that he had had discussions with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariat to improve flow of information regarding the functioning of Members of Parliament.

Washington, Nov 26 : Christina Aguilera has admitted that she is "blown away" by Nicole Richie’s mothering skills.

Aguilera and Richie, who welcomed their first tots just a day apart in
January (08), have grown close over their maternal duties.

Aguilera, who is mother to 10-month-old Max, is fed up of hearing negative opinions on Richie’s abilities as a mum.

The singer has "nothing but good things to say" about the socialite.

"I really appreciate people that exude a lot of talent and hard work.

Madrid - Spanish football giants Valencia on Wednesday announced the signing of left-back Thiago Carleto from Brazilian club Santos.

London, Nov. 26 : Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has apologized to coach Alex Ferguson for diving to try to win a penalty during the match against Villarreal.

The Manchester United striker fell when Villarreal’s Fabricio Fuentes went to challenge him.