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Queen bans Charles from sleeping with Camilla before marriage (Go To Top)

     London: Queen Elizabeth has reportedly banned Prince Charles from sleeping with his would-be wife Camilla Parker Bowles the night before their wedding. According to The Sun, royal sources informed that the couple has argued in vain against the sex ban. Sources say that Prince Charles told his mother that everyone knows they live together, but the Queen is adamant. Charles will tie knots with his long-time friend Camilla, who had divorced her husband in 1995, on April 8.

Al Pacino, Kirsten Dunst to present 2005 Oscars (Go To Top)

     Washington: The 77th annual Academy Awards will see Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino and Kirsten Dunst on stage to present the awards. According to Zap2it,Pacino won a best actor Oscar in 1993 for his portrayal of a blind man in "Scent of a Woman." He currently stars as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice". The Academy Awards ceremony will be televised live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, Feb. 27.

Madonna turns rocker (Go To Top)

     New York: Pop diva Madonna is all set to abandon her characteristic dance tracks and add a touch of rock music to her albums. According to ratethemusic, the singer, who spends much of her time in England, where she lives with her husband Guy Ritchie, has been listening to various British rock bands, the influence of which can be seen her latest album. "Living in Britain she has become a real fan of Franz Ferdinanad and loves the kitschy sound of The Darkness," a source was quoted as saying. She is moving more in that direction real sounds, like a real band. Madonna always keeps in touch with what is popular in the charts and has been really into the guitar-based rock bands of 2004.The new album is taking shape as one of her best ever," he added.

Jane Fonda battled bulimia for 30 years (Go To Top)

     London: Veteran Hollywood actress Jane Fonda may still have a flawless appearance but she has revealed that she has battled with bulimia for more than 30 years. According to Femalefirst, Fonda, who also has her own line of home exercise videos, admitted that she struggled with binge- eating illness bulimia for three decades in a bid to become the "perfect" woman. "I was bulimic for 35 years. I mistook the physical hunger for spiritual hunger," she said I knew intuitively that to be loved, I had to be perfect. That leaves a dark hole in the centre of ourselves," she added. The Monster-in-law beauty urged young women also battling with eating disorders to confront their problems.

Is Bruce Willis still in love with Demi Moore? (Go To Top)

     London: Die Hard star, Bruce Willis, it seems, is still in love with his ex-wife Demi Moore, as he enjoys being in her company even though she has a toyboy lover going by the name of Ashton Kutcher. He also revealed that he got on well with Ashton, who, at 26, is 15 years younger than Demi. "We hang out. He's a pretty cool guy. I love Demi, we are still friends. I wish her nothing but the best and much happiness," Femalefirst quoted the 'Die Hard' actor, who split from the stunning actress in 1998 after 11 years together, as saying. He also said that the trio regularly congratulate themselves on having such an amicable relationship.

Black Sabbath voted best British rock album of all time (Go To Top)

    London: Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath have topped a list of the 100 best British rock albums of all time. Follow-up album Paranoid was fifth in the poll voted by readers of Kerrang! magazine. Ozzy appears in the list six times, more than any other artist. The Brummie rocker features four times with Black Sabbath and twice as a solo artist. He said that Black Sabbath making the number one spot was a triumph for British rock. "Back then you'd hear, 'if you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair'. And we were like, 'what ... are they on about?' We lived in Aston, Birmingham, in drizzly rain. The only flowers I ever saw were on a gravestone in our local cemetery," The Sun quoted Ozzy as saying. Kerrang's Top 100 features a mix of heavy metal, punk and glam rock.

      The Top 25 rock songs: 1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 2. Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast 3. Sex Pistols - Nevermind The ... 4. Led Zeppelin - IV 5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 6. Muse - Absolution 7. The Clash - London Calling 8. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack 9. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden 10. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible 11. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 12. Judas Priest - British Steel 13. Def Leppard - Hysteria 14. Black Sabbath - Volume 4 15. The Darkness - Permission To Land 16. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz 17. The Wildhearts - Earth vs The Wildhearts 18. Lostprophets - Start Something 19. Queen - A Night At The Opera 20. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry 21. Ash - Free All Angels 22. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades 23. Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails 24. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go 25. Feeder - Echo Park

The search is on for a new Janis Joplin (Go To Top)

     Washington: A new reality show series is all set to give the United States, the next Janis Joplin. According to Eonline, aspiring singers across the United States will audition for the series titled 'Search for the Pearl' and attempt to recreate Joplin's voice. The series will also feature never-before-seen footage of Joplin and interviews with some of her former band members. The five finalists will be flown to San Francisco to perform for a panel of judges and the singer who becomes the next Joplin will go on a world tour performing with bands that played with Joplin. They including Big Brother & The Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band.

Green tea effective against cancer (Go To Top)

     Washington: A new study conducted by researchers at University of California Los Angeles suggests that green tea extract has potential as an anti-cancer agent. "Our study adds a new dimension in understanding the mechanisms of green tea extract. If we knew exactly how it works to inhibit the development of cancer, we could figure out more precisely which bladder cancer patients might benefit from taking it," lead researcher JianYu Rao said. Scientists were able to show that green tea extract interrupts a process that is crucial in allowing bladder cancer to become invasive and spread to other areas of the body. Green tea extract affects actin remodeling, an event associated with cell movement. The cell movement depends on actin remodeling, which is carefully regulated by complex signaling pathways, including the Rho pathway. When actin remodeling is activated, the cancer cells can move and invade other healthy cells and eventually other organs. By inducing Rho signaling, the green tea extract made the cancer cells more mature and made them bind together more closely - a process called cell adhesion. Both the maturity of the cells and the adhesion inhibited the mobility of the cancer cells. "In effect, the green tea extract may keep the cancer cells confined and localized, where they are easier to treat and the prognosis is better. Cancer cells are invasive and green tea extract interrupts the invasive process of the cancer," he added.

Keira Knightley's love life being marred by the media (Go To Top)

     London: British beauty Keira Knightley has still not been able to come to terms with the invasion of privacy that celebrity hood brings with it. The 'Pirates of the Carribean' star finds it difficult to deal with gossip surrounding her model boyfriend Jamie Dornan. "I haven't learnt how to deal with reading about our relationship, but it's something I'll have to get round to," Knightley was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying. "He's great, very sweet and sexy, but I don't want to talk about him really. Let's just say we're really happy," she added.