Entries from April 2008

UN task force will handle food crisis

April 29th, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

UN task force will handle food crisis

A task force will be made by the U.N. to tackle the problem of global food crisis. The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said that the first step towards solving the problem will be to get funds of about $755 million for the World Food Program.

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“Baby Mama” tops the weekly box-office collection

April 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

“Baby Mama” tops the weekly box-office collection

The comedy movie based on the subject of surrogate mother enacted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler grossed $18.3 million from the sale of tickets at the box-office and the movie “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” stood at the second place in the charts.

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Kid actress Miley apologizes for internet photo release

April 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Kid actress Miley apologizes for internet photo release

Some of the photos lastly released on internet of the kid actress Miley Cyrus who has been acting in the Disney’s “Hannah Montana” , had adult kind of stuffs and the teen idol Miley apologized for her photo releases on internet and said that the photographs were embarrassing.

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European Union launches satellite for Galileo

April 28th, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

European Union launches satellite for Galileo

On Sunday the European Union launched the Giove-B, the test satellite (second and last satellite) into the Galileo project. Galileo is one of the largest space programs of Europe that has the satellite radio navigation system.

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Grand Theft Auto IV to be costliest game online

April 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Grand Theft Auto IV to be costliest game online

The biggest and the costliest game will be the Grand Theft Auto IV. The officials at the website of Grand Theft Auto IV said that the total cost to make the gaming software can be said to be $100 million.

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Crude oil reaches near $120 a barrel

April 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Crude oil reaches near $120 a barrel

The cost of crude oil reached to a new record value to $120 a barrel and the reason for the increase in costs of crude is attributed to the shut down of BP Plc. in the North Sea pipeline the Forties Pipeline System and the second reason is that [...]

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Train collision in China kills 43

April 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Train collision in China kills 43

In a major collision of trains in China on Monday early morning 43 people got killed and 247 got injured that included 51 who are seriously injured. The train was going from Beijing to Qingdao and the accident happened in Zibo.

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Taliban using violence against democracy

April 28th, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

Taliban using violence against democracy

The NATO secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that the Taliban militants attacked the President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan because they wanted to oppose the installment of democracy in the region by using extreme violence.

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Obama concentrating on issues that resulted in defeat in Pennsylvania

April 28th, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

Obama concentrating on issues that resulted in defeat in Pennsylvania

Some changes has been brought over by the Obama group in its campaigning way that is aimed to attracts the blue collar voters and avoid the Pennsylvania kind of loss in Indiana. Many democrats said in interview that Mr. Obama was bored of running against [...]

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Olympic torch relay first time in North Korea

April 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Olympic torch relay first time in North Korea

On Monday the Olympic torch was made to run for the first time in North Korea. The torch reached North Korea on Monday by plane after it was made to run in the rival country South Korea.

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