Deepika Padukone’s fringe hairstyle catches on

NEW DELHI - In the 1960s, actress Sadhana styled her hair with a fringe and it became a craze. Now more than four decades later Deepika Padukone has rekindled the magic of this bygone hairstyle with her recently released movie ‘Chandni Chowk To China’.

Despite Obama euphoria, some begged to differ

WASHINGTON - With millions of people on the streets of Washington to cheer the new presidency of Barack Obama, a few people chose to voice dissent.

Australia score thrilling five-run win over Proteas

HOBART - Australia snatched a thrilling five-run win over South Africa in the second One-Day International to level the five-match here Sunday.

Clarke fit for first one-dayer against South Africa

SYDNEY - Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke, who has been nursing an injury on his right thumb, has been declared fit to play against South Africa in Friday’s first one-day international match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Manchester United beat Chelsea to show title intentions

LONDON - Manchester United made a huge statement of their title intentions when they beat Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford to cut the gap on leaders Liverpool to five points.

Deepika Padukone painted three shades lighter for Chinese look

NEW DELHI - Bollywood’s dusky beauty Deepika Padukone’s complexion has been lightened by three shades to suit her Chinese look in the film ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, says stylist Mallika Bhat.

Reynolds proposal left Scarlett Johansson thrilled

LONDON - Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who married actor husband Ryan Reynolds secretly, reveals that she was on top of the world when he proposed to her.

Hayden dropped for Twenty20s and one-dayers against South Africa

MELBOURNE - Matthew Hayden’s future with Australian cricket was in doubt Thursday after the left-handed batsman was left out from the squad for the two Twenty20 matches and the one-day series against South Africa.

Witherspoon loves playing chef at Christmas

LONDON - Reese Witherspoon says she loves Christmas because she gets to play chef for her kids.

Gambhir jumps to 10th spot in ICC rankings

DUBAI - Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir jumped 10 places to the 10th spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings to become the highest ranked Indian.

Research finds new insights into how our olfactory sense works

WASHINGTON - ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,’ wrote Shakespeare. But would it if the molecules that generate its fragrance were to shift shape?