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London, Sept.17 (ANI): Facing a threat from Muslim extremists, a popular Spanish nightclub has been forced to change its name from La Meca. La Meca (Spanish for Mecca), was the most popular disco in the coastal city of Aguila, in Murcia, southeastern Spain, in the 1980s and 90s before it closed down a decade ago. [...]

Karachi, Sep 6(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly telephoned Congress President United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to congratulate her on her election as the party president for the fourth consecutive time. According to a statement issued from Bilawal House, Gandhi thanked Zardari for the message of felicitation. She also offered condolences and [...]

New York, Sep 4 (ANI): In a remarkable twist of fate, a dying cancer patient reunited with his daughter he hadn”t seen in 41 years at the Bronx hospice where she is a nurse. Wanda Rodriguez, a nurse at Calvary Hospital, met her long-lost father, Victor Peraza, who left the family when she was an [...]

London, Sep 1 (IANS) The ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling donated $15 million to a multiple sclerosis charity which will be set up a clinic in the name of her mother who died of the degenerative disease at the age of 45. ‘I have supported research into the cause and treatment of multiple sclerosis for [...]

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Monday passed a bill that seeks to amend the representation of the people Act to provide special provisions for citizens of India residing outside the country. The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 seeks to provide that every citizen of India whose name is not included [...]

London, Aug 26 (ANI): UK Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha Cameron have named their newborn baby daughter Florence Rose Endellion. With the name, the PM kept his promise to pick a Cornish moniker for his daughter, born by caesarean at Truro”s Royal Cornwall Hospital, reports the Sun. ‘Endellion’ is taken from ‘St Endellion’, [...]

London, Aug 20 (ANI): Halle Berry is so scared after her daughter went missing in the public that she is now teaching the tot to tell police her famous mum”s name in case she”s ever lost or kidnapped. The ‘Monster’s Ball’ star suffered a “breakdown” when Nahla, her two-year-old with ex-fiance Gabriel Aubrey, suddenly went [...]

London, Aug.16 (ANI): Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has said that he now wants to forget his hard-man image earned in the ring, and help people to restore pride in himself and win the respect of his children. According to the Daily Express, “Iron Mike” wants to become a missionary and live in a [...]

London, Aug 14 079 (ANI): Singer Cheryl Cole will release her second solo album by the end of 2010 – under her married name. The 27-year-old singer managed to recover from life-threatening malaria in time to finish recording sessions in LA. ”X Factor” judge said her move was inspired by chart legend Tina Turner, 70, [...]

New York, August 20 (ANI): Portia de Rossi has filed a petition to legally change her last name to wife Ellen DeGeneres’, according to reports. The papers, in Los Angeles Superior Court state that de Rossi wants her name to become Portia Lee James DeGeneres. According to TMZ, the reason stated is: “Petitioner is taking [...]

Wellington, Aug.5 (ANI): A prominent ridge on Aoraki/Mount Cook, first climbed by Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary more than 60 years ago, is proposed to be renamed Hillary Ridge. The New Zealand Geographic Board has proposed the name change for South Ridge, which is visible from the Aoraki/Mount Cook village and surrounding area, which Sir [...]

London, August 02 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has changed her name to Lily English after fleeing to US to record tracks for her second album. Cole, 27, checked into the plush London Hotel in Los Angeles under the alias of Miss English, to avoid attention as she continues to recover from malaria. Despite doctors ordering the [...]

Auckland, Apr. 3 (ANI): In the hope of easily finding work in New Zealand, Asian job-seekers are not only Anglicising their first names but also abandoning their traditional surnames all-together. One Chinese woman changed her name to Brenda Jones after failing to get a single job interview in the global recession. “I was feeling very [...]

Melbourne, March 29 (ANI): A pair of newborn twins has been given a dangerous middle name – literally, the two have been named Billie Danger Lampard and Ridley Danger Lampard. Parents Amy and Glenn Lampard can now claim compete bragging rights to the popular expression: “Danger is my middle name.” “I”ve always wanted to be [...]

Adelaide, Mar.29 (ANI): John Bradman, the son of legendary Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman, has won the right to go to trial over the exploitation of his father’s name. According to the Daily Telegraph, John Bradman and two other executor”s of Sir Donald”s estate had sued law firm Allens Arthur Robinson, alleging they had used [...]

Premier Mike Rann has admitted the South Australian Government made a mistake when it planned to name the new Royal Adelaide Hospital after Marjorie Jackson-Nelson. In February last year, Mr Rann told Parliament Mrs Jackson-Nelson had personally asked that her name to be removed from the project because of ongoing public criticism. Health Minister John [...]

The actress claims the one of the company’s famous baby ads used her name to mock her. Lindsay Lohan is suing New York financial company E-Trade, insisting that a boyfriend-stealing, “milkaholic” baby used in its latest commercial is modeled after her, the New York Post reported Tuesday. The star is demanding $100 million for her [...]

London, Feb. 17 (ANI): Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan-starrer My Name is Khan has become Bollywood”s most successful box office opener in Britian. The movie, which was engulfed in controversy during release after a row between its star Shah Rukh and Shiv Sena, a hardline Hindu party in India, has already grossed more than 936,000 [...]

London, Feb 8 (ANI): Liam Gallagher is set to change the name of his rock band Oasis after the exit of his brother Noel. Noel quit the band during their European tour last year (09), following a string of fights with his sibling. Liam and his remaining bandmates are now trying to begin work on [...]

London, April 27 (IANS) Dhani Harrison, the only son of the late Beatle George Harrison, is the second richest youngster in Britain, according to the country’s most authoritative wealth list. Dhani, whose name means ‘wealthy’ in Hindi and is also a play on the Indian musical notations of ‘Dha’ and ‘Ni’, has been valued by [...]