London, Apr 24 : Even Elton John could not fight the ill effects of recession. He has lost a quarter of his hard earned wealth in the last year.

The ''Candle In the Wind' hitmaker has seen his fortune drop from 75million pounds to 55 million pounds, reports The Mirror.

But Elton is not the only one, who has been a victim of the credit crunch, as celebrities like Sir Paul McCartney have also witnessed the negative effects of the ongoing economic fall.

He has lost his 60 million pounds within the year.

Washington, Apr. 24 : Tarnished cricket-loving Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is living on charity, according to his 30-year-old fiancée Andrea Stoelker.

When the FBI found him, Stanford, who was once known for his larger than life existence, was served with fraud charges related to an eight billion dollar Caribbean pyramid scheme, had taken refuge at the family home of his 30-year-old fiancée, Andrea Stoelker, a modest town house that was a far cry from the mansions and castles of his privileged life further south.

Washington, April 24 : Heroes star Hayden Panettiere's Los Angeles home has been robbed, police has confirmed.

The theft was reported on Monday.

"The incident occurred between April 10 and 15 while she was out of town," Usmagazine. com quoted Public Information Officer April Harding as saying.

According to TMZ, approximately 15,000 dollars worth of jewellery is now missing from Panettiere's home.

However, police could only confirm that personal property was stolen from Panettiere, 19.

Finally the time has come, when both families have to met, and fix the marriage date.

We're talking about two love birds Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her beau Raj Kundra.

Nowadays, both Shetty and Kundra are busy with IPL matches in South Africa, but at the same time talks about their marriage are in process.

Shilpa's mother and Raj's mother, who were in Cape Town, discussed Raj-Shilpa grouping at length, and have also decided the marriage date.

There are rumors that the marriage ceremony would take place early 2010.

Ace Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor loves her loving mom, Babita very much.

To celebrate her mom's birthday, which falls on April 20, the obedient daughter postponed her shooting for a day.

Babita as usual insisted that Bebo should not allow her work take a back-seat.

But, Kareena wants to make April 20 a special day for her mom.