London, April 18 : While westerners once used to be crazy about having Chinese characters tattooed on their bodies, ink parlours have observed a reversal of the trend off late.
Chinese tattoo makers have revealed that craze about tattoos in English is gradually increasing among their clients.
"Around 30 per cent to 40 per cent of our customers are choosing tattoos in English letters now. This has happened really suddenly, since the beginning of this year," the Telegraph quoted Zhang Aiping, a tattooist at Tattoo 108 in Shanghai, as saying.
While commenting on the market performance of the day, Alex Mathew head, research centre - Geojit Financial Services stated that the stock markets belled the day in green on account of optimistic prompts coming in from the worldwide markets and dealt robustly all the morning session but capitalists cashed in on the gains produced during the morning session that occurred in the noon session earlier than the weekend and marked its closure in green but off the days` low. 
London, Apr 18 : Owing to high calories in alcohol, the average wine drinker gains as much as half of stone of fat in a year, according to a new Government campaign on Britain''s drinking culture.
London, Apr 18 : The date 24 January 1536 changed Henry VIII from a sporty and generous king to the tyrannical monster remembered by history, according to a new historical documentary.
Washington, Apr. 18 : A high-profile attorney has claimed that the declassified Department of Justice memos detailing interrogation techniques prove the U. S. did not torture, even as the ACLU and some lawmakers claim the memos are proof positive the Bush administration did.
Karachi, Apr. 18 : Cricket South Africa (CSA) has refused to host Pakistan `A' team's tour citing a busy cricket calendar, the Dawn reports.
