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  Sherry Rehman Named Pakistan's New Ambassador To US

  World | November 23, 2011 17:49 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 23: In a surprise choice, Sherry Rehman, a senior politician who earned the wrath of militants for her opposition to Pakistan's harsh blasphemy law, was today named to the key post of the

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  Akmal Brothers, Wahab Riaz Named In Fixing Trial

  Cricket | October 07, 2011 16:12 IST

  London, Oct 7: Three more Pakistani cricketers were implicated in the spot-fixing scandal at the Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. This was during the ongoing trial of former captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Aamer

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  Amla Named SA Sports Star Of The Year

  Cricket | August 22, 2011 19:33 IST

  Johannesburg, Aug 22: South Africa's top-order batsman Hashim Amla has been named as the country's Sports Star of the Year at an awards function at Sun City. The 28-year-old batsman, who was recently appointed vice-captain

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  Terror Fugitive Named In Indian List Found In Thane

  India | May 17, 2011 23:00 IST

  Mumbai/Agartala, May 17: In a huge embarrassment to India, a terror accused whose name figured in the list of 50 most wanted fugitives given to Pakistan has been found to be living in a suburb

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  Cook Named England Captain After Strauss Steps Down

  Cricket | May 05, 2011 22:15 IST

  London, May 5: Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad were appointed as the new captains of England's one-day international and Twenty20 teams respectively, it was announced in London on Thursday.Andrew Strauss, who has retired from one-day

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  Katie Price Named World's Worst-Dressed Woman

  Hollywood | May 04, 2011 20:46 IST

  Sydney: Glamour model, author and reality TV star, Katie Price, has been named the world's worst-dressed woman.She was followed by the eccentric singer Lady Gaga, whose awards dress made from cuts of meat was memorable

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  Sachin Named Wisden's Leading Cricketer For 2010

  Cricket | April 13, 2011 18:19 IST

  London, Apr 13: Wisden, regarded as the Bible of cricket, has named Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar as the leading cricketer in the world for the year 2010.The iconic batsman became the seventh recipient of

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  Lady Gaga Named US Style Icon

  Hollywood | March 19, 2011 20:06 IST

  London: Eccentric singer Lady Gaga has been named the recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Style Icon Award.The ‘Poker Face' hitmaker will be honoured at a gala in New York in June,

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  Miranda Kerr Named Earth Hour's Global Ambassador 2011

  Hollywood | March 07, 2011 20:37 IST

  Sydney: Australian model and new mother Miranda Kerr has been named the global ambassador for this year's Earth Hour.Kerr, who has an organic skin-care range and blog, has pledged to turn off the lights on

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  Lady Gaga Named 'Most Played Artist On Australian Radio In 2010'

  Hollywood | December 15, 2010 20:58 IST

  Melbourne: Lady Gaga has been named the most-played artist on Australian radio in 2010.According to airplay monitor Aircheck, Gaga topped a list of 20 acts, beating Pink and Powderfinger who came in at number two

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  Katrina Kaif Named Newsmaker Of The Year

  Bollywood | December 07, 2010 8:07 IST

  Katrina Kaif has been named "Newsmaker of the Year" after topping the chart of internet searches compiled by Yahoo! India. The search engine published its '2010 Year in Review ' which identifies top trends of

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  Emma Thompson, Sam Taylor-Wood Named Women Of The Year

  Hollywood | November 02, 2010 16:25 IST

  London: Emma Thompson, Florence Welch and Sam Taylor-Wood have received Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, reports DNA.Nanny McPhee actress Thompson bagged a gong for Role Model of the Year for her work as

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  72 Army Officers Named In Arms Sale Racket

  India | September 25, 2010 9:45 IST

  New Delhi: In a shocking disclosure, the Army on Friday admitted that 72 of its officers, including a serving Colonel and three Lt Colonels, posted in sensitive border districts of Rajasthan and in the Indian