Laloo's restaurant,
a huge hit in Lucknow (Go
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Lucknow:
A restaurant named after Railway Minister Laloo Prasad
Yadav is turning out to be a huge hit here. Lalu Junction
with an entire section on Laloo Prasad Yadav has been decorated
to look like a typical railway junction. Complete with kiosks
selling beetle leaves and cigarettes, the restaurant's waiters
are dressed like coolies. Guests are served drinks in earthern
cups and plastic plates. A live band performs popular Hindi
film songs, which completes the look. Shamil Shamsi, the
restaurant's manager, said they wanted to do something unique
involving known personalities, and admits that though there
are few Indians who are more shockingly famous than Yadav,
the minister was still a major attraction from the public's
point of view. "As Laloo Prasad Yadav is a very famous personality,
we thought of opening a restaurant in his name and this
food festival is getting popular because of him only. We
have made the menu according to the names of various trains.
We have the Punjab Mail butter chicken. Each city through
which a train passes through, we name a popular dish from
that region," Shamsi said. "This is very different and good.
We have never been to such a place. Laloo is known for his
individuality. He is also working hard in his ministry and
working good," Vahir Kidwai, a visitor, added.
Sarah
Jessica Parker 'makes' John Kerry the next US President
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New
York: Sarah Jessica Parker seems to be an ardent admirer
of Democratic Party presidential nominee John Kerry. The
"Sex and the City" star said that she was very optimistic
about Kerry's chances for becoming the next president of
the United States, and added that she had even convinced
her young son to refer to him as "President Kerry". According
to The New York Post, people were amused to see young James
uttering "President Kerry" on the sets. "It was really cute.
And Sarah Jessica was talking about how great the Democratic
National Convention in Boston was," an insider was quoted
as saying.
'Let
Me Live', screams Britney Spears (Go
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London:
Britney Spears' next single 'My Prerogative', a version
of Bobby Brown's 1988 hit, will be released as part of her
forthcoming 'Greatest Hits' album on November 16 in America.
According to Ananova, experts believe that the 'Toxic' star's
decision to include 'My Prerogative' is a way of hitting
back at the heightened media intrusion into her private
life, especially in the wake of her decision to tie the
knot with her dancer fiance Kevin Federline. The lyrics
of the song goes, "Everybody's talking all this stuff about
me, Why don't they just let me live, I don't need commission,
Make my own decisions, That's my prerogative."
Gigolo
boom in Bangkok (Go
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London:
Pleasures of the flesh may no longer be the exclusive
preserve of men in Bangkok, with an increasing number of
sex starved women spawning a new breed of gigolos to satiate
their carnal desires. According to the Mirror, more and
more women are taking to picking up male prostitutes from
brothels in Thailand for safe, no-strings attached sex with
men who are trained to satisfy women. The female sex tourists
could be anywhere between 19-50 years old and pay upto 22
dollars for a night. The night usually starts with the women
going to sex clubs, buying their chosen prostitute a drink,
chatting with them and then taking them home. The prostitutes
are regularly checked for HIV and are not allowed to show
up at the club if found positive. They are also available
for weeks or months on end if the tourists want. Being seen
with a British woman is a prestige issue with these gigolos
and often increases their demand in the market. "It's a
real power trip, a lot of girls come out here looking for
sex with a Thai man. This is safer than going round the
bars and picking one up. It's something different. All the
blokes pay for it so why can't we?", the report quoted a
19-year old visitor to a Bangkok club, Ruth Evans as saying.
"I'd been in Bangkok for a week or so when a waiter approached
me and asked me if I wanted to take him home. He was 22
years old and absolutely beautiful. He came with me and
I paid him for four days. It's a nice business transaction.
I know plenty of women here who are bored and horny-so they
buy a boy for the night," added Gillian Kitrick, a 50-year
old tourist from London.
Cameron
Diaz plans a Cinderella style Christmas wedding (Go
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London:
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz and her boyfriend Justin
Timberlake are planning to have a fairy tale Christmas wedding,
with Diaz choosing a Cinderella style wedding dress. According
to the Daily Star, Diaz intends to bring in a snow machine
to make the perfect wonderland setting and has also arranged
for a frozen lake for guests to skate on. "It's Cameron's
idea. She's always dreamed of a big white wedding and Christmas
has always been special to her," a source was quoted as
saying. Neither she or Justin wants to wait too long," he
added.
Britney
puts her dildo in her mouth (Go
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Washington:
Pop diva Britney Spears reportedly broke down during
a TV interview on British music show 'Popworld' after revealing
to TV presenter Simon Anstell that she had put a dildo in
her mouth. When Anstell asked the 'Toxic' star what was
the last thing that she put in her mouth, Britney replied
that it was a dildo. "I was doing an interview with her
and I had my normal set of silly questions. I got to one
where I ask her what the last thing she put in her mouth
was. I thought the reply would be something like chicken
escalope, but she just said, a dildo," rate the music quoted
Anstell as saying. "Now that, I was certainly not expecting.
I'd have been less shocked if she's just said 'penis'. Anyway
her people stepped in and cut out the question. At the end
I went and asked her if she'd gone a bit nuts and when she
thought about that, a tear welled up in her eye," he added.
Great
granny's historical meteorite hit (Go
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London:
Getting a cut in the arm can also create history as
in the case of a great granny who had a narrow escape when
she was reportedly hit by a meteorite in her back garden.
Pauline Aguss, 76, got a deep cut on her arm from a brown
metallic rock while she was hanging out washing in her garden,
reports The Sun. If the experts confirm that the rock, which
hit Pauline, came from outer space, Pauline will go down
in history as the first person in Britain to be hit by a
meteorite. "I couldn't believe it when Jack found the rock
on the grass.I was so relieved it hadn't hit me on the head.
I could have been killed," she was quoted as saying. The
walnut sized metallic rock is said to be travelling at 300mph
when in hit Pauline, and reportedly belongs to the asteroid
belt between Jupiter and Mars. "East Anglia seems the place
for meteorites. However, they're pretty rare and the chances
of being struck are tiny," Neil Bone of the British Astronomical
Association , was quoted as saying.
