What cannot be changed has to be endured: Shilpa Shetty on IPL

JOHANNESBURG - ‘What cannot be changed has to be endured,’ Bollywood actress and Rajasthan Royals owner told a press conference here Friday ahead of the IPL series in South Africa from April 18.

Hitler’s first self-portrait up for auction

LONDON - A self-portrait of Adolf Hitler is to go under the hammer.

The Nazi leader is hardly recognisable with no moustache in the picture which is thought to be the first he ever painted.

I won’t withdraw candidature: Congress rebel Vijayan Thomas

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - He sounds remarkably sanguine for someone whose candidature was rejected by the Congress party in Kerala.

United face Porto as Barcelona draw Bayern Munich

NYON - Holders Manchester United and FC Porto were drawn against each other in the Champions League quarter-finals in draw made at UEFA headquarters here.

Disguised Paris Hilton makes sure she is recognized

LONDON - Even wearing a disguise, American socialite Paris Hilton could not hide herself, especially when she did everything to be recognized.

Step-daughter poisoned for refusing to be a prostitute

LUCKNOW - A stepfather and mother have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for attempting to kill their daughter after she refused to enter the flesh trade, the police said Thursday.

Robotic fish to detect water pollution

LONDON - Scientists in the UK have developed robotic fish that would released into the sea for the first time to detect water pollution.

‘Mentally sound’ Fritzl admits murder, slavery

ST POELTEN - Josef Fritzl, the Austrian father on trial for imprisoning and raping his daughter Elisabeth for 24 years in the cellar of his home, pleaded guilty Wednesday to all the charges brought against him, including murder and slavery.

Police hunting for Karnataka’s ‘moral cops’

BANGALORE - Karnataka police have arrested one and are hunting for other ‘moral cops’ who thrashed three college boys after finding them travelling with two women in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada.

File case against Lalu Prasad, officials: court tells police

PATNA - A Bihar court has ordered that the police file a case against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad for the collapse of a railway overbridge under construction in Muzaffarpur district in February. The collapse left four people dead.

India-New Zealand second ODI reduced to 34 overs a side

WELLINGTON - The second one-day international between India and New Zealand was reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain at the Westpac Stadium here Friday.

Four killed in Mexico plane crash

MEXICO CITY - Four people on board a small plane have been killed when the aircraft crashed in northern Mexico, EFE reported Thursday.

Russian baby beaten by stepfather for crying dies

KRASNOYARSK - A five-month-old baby girl, who was severely beaten by her stepfather who said he was trying to stop her crying, died in this East Siberian city, investigators said Monday.

Advani is BJP’s man for PM post, says Modi

AHMEDABAD - Days after he hogged the limelight with India’s top industrialists calling him prime minister material, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said he was not in the race for the top post and that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s senior leader L.K. Advani was the right candidate.

South Africa beat Australia in a thriller

MELBOURNE - SOuth Africa recovered in time from a middle-order collapse to pull off a stunning three-wicket victory in the final over in the first One-Day International cricket against Australia here Friday.

Delhi, Dhaka to resume river water sharing talks

DHAKA - Bangladesh will resume after more than three years talks with India on sharing of river waters in order to augment water availability and prevent erosion.

Raju Narisetti named Washington Post managing editor

WASHINGTON - The Washington Post Tuesday named two managing editors, one of them a person of Indian origin and the other the first woman to hold that title in the paper’s history to speed up the merger of the company’s print and online newsrooms.

Dutch woman complains of rape, Goa police tight-lipped

PANAJI - A 24-year-old Dutch woman has complained to the Goa police that she was drugged, robbed and raped by a group of Nigerians on the New Year’s eve near the Anjuna beach, police sources said.

Kolkata auto-rickshaw drivers protest ban, set bus ablaze

KOLKATA - A state transport bus was set on fire Friday by auto-rickshaw drivers protesting the ban on two-stroke public transport vehicles in the city, the police said.