IHCL Pays Rs 850 Cr For 10% In Orient Express

Mumbai: The owner of the Taj Hotels chain, Indian Hotel Company (IHCL) has purchased a 10 per cent stake in the NYSE-listed Orient-Express Hotels for around Rs 850 crore.

K-Fed set to become regular fixture on ‘One Tree Hill’

Washington, Sept 18: He may have failed as a rapper, but Britney Spears’ ex hubby Kevin Federline’s skills as an actor certainly seem to be better, for he has just been signed on as a regular on the TV drama series ‘One Tree Hill’.

K-Fed, as he is popularly know, guest-stars in two episodes of the hit CW show as a self-obsessed wannabe rock star, and has impressed the cast and crew with his acting to such an extent that bosses have decided to have him on again.

Sulphur in shipping smoke trails cools atmosphere, reveals study

London, Sept 18: Particles found in smoke plumes produced by cargo ships has a surprising cooling effect on the Earth's atmosphere, a new study by a team of German researchers from the University of Bremen, has revealed.

Shipping fuel is less refined than aeroplane fuel and contains more sulphur. As a result, tiny particles of sulphur dioxide contained in ship exhaust fumes create cloud tracks – similar to plane contrails – in the sky above a travelling vessel.

When Jolie went to Disneyland while high on LSD

Washington, Sept 18: Angelina Jolie once took LSD, one of the most potent drugs, just before she took a trip to Disneyland.

The ‘Lara Croft’ star certainly felt the drug’s effects, for once at the theme park, she started imagining that Mickey Mouse was a ‘short, middle-aged man in a costume who hates life’.

"I remember taking LSD before I went to Disneyland. I started thinking about Mickey Mouse being a short, middle-aged man in a costume who hates life," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Teaching teenagers to use condoms does reduce HIV risk: Review

Washington, Sept 18: A new study has revealed that abstinence-plus programs (to use condoms) are better than abstinence-only programs when it comes to reducing HIV risk among teenagers.

Jodie Kidd brands Naomi Campbell a ‘f***ing monster’

London, Sept 18: Supermodel Naomi Campbell has reportedly been branded a ‘f***ing monster’ by Jodie Kidd.

As to why Kidd would call Campbell a vile name like that, well that’s because Campbell treats people badly if they don’t give her what she wants.

"She's a f***ing monster! Anyone that doesn't give her what she wants, she'll treat like rubbish," Mirror quoted Kidd, as saying.

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