General News

Major reshuffle in Pak Army’s top brass on cards

Hands-free mobiles more deadly than drink-driving

London, Sep 20 : Talking on hands-free car phones behind the wheel could be more risky than drink driving, a new study has found.

Bush says he would have served with US troops in Iraq if he was younger

Washington, Sept.20 : U.S.President George W Bush has told US troops in Iraq that he would like to serve with them, but only if he had been younger.

Interacting with soldiers at a military base outside Iraqi capital Baghdad by video link, Bush who ducked draft duty during the war against Vietnam, described himself as too old.

One of the bloggers who met the president, reported: "He said he'd like to be in Iraq but, 'One, I'm too old to be out there, and two, they would notice me'."

Tom Hanks to produce New Line’s ‘Agent Zigzag’

Washington, Sept 20 : New Line cinema and Tom Hanks will be bringing just published Ben Macintyre book "Agent Zigzag: True Wartime Story of Love and Deception" to the big screen after the studio won an auction for its screen rights.

The book is based on the true story of Edward Arnold Chapman, a career criminal who spied on the Germans for the British in WWII.

New Line muscled out sister studio Warner Bros. for the rights after upping their bid to a high-six figure deal, reports Variety.

Kidman, Urban’s Nashville home on sale for $2.5m

New York, Sept 20 : Nicole Kidman and hubby Keith Urban are packing up and moving out of their Nashville home.

Kidman and her country musician hubby have put their four-bedroom, five-bath house on sale for the sum of 2.5 million dollars.

The 7,000-square-foot mansion, in a ritzy and gated section of Nashville, also comes with its very own gym, pool and spa.

A friend of the couple revealed that Nicole and Keith had decided to put their place on sale because they wanted to find a house that was “theirs”.

Chandigarh B-schools offer training in managing retail outlets

Chandigarh, Sept 20 : Taking a cue from a boom in organised retailing, management institutes have sprung up to cater to the demand for skilled professionals to manage mega outlets.

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