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Premium auto maker, Land Rover has released a new refreshed 2012 version of its Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery model with a highly-efficient new eight-speed gearbox offering improved fuel economy. The company claims that the new gearbox will reduce Range Rover Sport’s CO2 emissions from 243g/km to 230g/km. The company ahs also increased the output of the engine from 245hp to 256hp. The eight-speed ZF gearbox is already available in the revised  Jaguar XF  model.

American space agency, NASA has prepared its space shuttle, Atlantis for its launch for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Even as the space shuttle is ready for launch at the Kennedy Space Centre, the weather could delay the launch. The cloud, rain and thunderstorms forecast for the areas means that there are 70 per cent chances of the launch being postponed. If the launch, set for around 1124 BST today is postponed, the agency will most likely reschedule for Saturday or Sunday. However, the launch might have to wait until July 16.

Ganguly to join Pune Warriors India for IPL 4 See photo  After going unsold in the players' auction, former  India  captain  Sourav Ganguly  on Tuesday made a dramatic return to the Indian Premier League by signing up for struggling franchise Pune Warriors as replacement for injured pacer  Ashish Nehra .  "We were waiting for Ashish Nehra's fitness report and ultimately the report came yesterday. I was already in talks with Ganguly and we decided that the amount of experience that Sourav has in cricket will no doubt help the team. So we finalised Ganguly last night," Pune Warriors Team director Abhijit Sarkar said referring to the finger injury that Nehra has been nursing.  Ganguly, who played for  Kolkata Knight Riders  for three IPL seasons captaining them in two editions, went unsold in the January players' auction despite a rather modest base price of $400,000.  The 38-year-old refused a mentor's role with KKR after that and there had been speculation of

WASHINGTON: US forces finally found  al-Qaida leader   Osama bin Laden  not in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan's border, but in a million-dollar compound in an upscale suburb of Pakistan's capital, with his youngest wife, US officials said early on Monday. They were led to the fortress-like three-story building after more than four years tracking one of bin Laden's most trusted couriers, whom U.S. officials said was identified by men captured after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. "Detainees also identified this man as one of the few al-Qaida couriers trusted by bin Laden. They indicated he might be living with or protected by bin Laden," a senior administration official said in a briefing for reporters. Bin Laden was finally found -- more than 9-1/2 years after the 2001 attacks on the  United States  -- after authorities discovered in August 2010 that the courier lived with his brother and their families in an unusual and extremely high-security building, of

Obama makes it official, Al-Qaida leader Osama is dead See photo WASHINGTON:  Osama bin Laden , the glowering mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama  said on Sunday. "Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the  United States  has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaida, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children," Obama said in a surprise late night  White House  address. The world's most wanted man had been killed in a Pakistani compound in an operation on Sunday, which had been carried after cooperation from Islamabad , the US leader said. Obama said in the historic address from the White House that he had directed the US armed forces to launch an attack against a compound in  Pakistan  on Sunday acting on a lead t

Chennai, April 29 :  Tamil movie  superstar Rajnikanth was admitted in the  intensive care unit (ICU) of St. Isabel Hospital  here Friday after a bout of vomiting in the morning, doctors said. According to hospitalofficials, Rajnikanth has been admitted in the ICU for discomfort. Speaking to reporters, the actor's wife Lata Rajnikanth said the superstar is safe and there is nothing to worry. She said the actor ate something in the morning and started throwing up. "The doctors are attending to him and he is in safe hands," she said. In the morning, Rajnikanth was shooting for the movie "Rana" here. He is doing a triple role in the film . Directed by K. S. Ravikumar, "Rana" is being produced by Rajnikanth's daughter Soundarya's Ochre Studios in association with Eros International.(IANS)

Mumbai , April 30 - Though she has portrayed many bold characters on the  silver screen , Bollywood actress  Priyanka Chopra says she is not comfortable with nudity in films. The 28-year-old, who has done steamy scenes in films like "Andaaz", "Aitraaz" and "Fashion" among others, says that among the few things that she would not indulge in would be nudity. "Nudity is something that I wouldn't be comfortable with. Even if I  play  the most complex and weird parts which are raunchy or whatever it has to be, the portrayal of a  character  is to a point where it is aesthetically done. It has to be something that I won't be averse to showing my parents. I have to be able to sit with them  and watch  it. "Even if it's a film like 'Saat Khoon Maaf', the  thought  of the scenes was a lot more than what was actually seen. And that is aesthetically well done," Priyanka, who was part of a youth forum organised by MTV, told repor

Kolkata , May 1 - After Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched a handsome victory over Kings XI Punjab, KKR owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Saturday said former KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly who came to see  the match  at Eden Gardens had brought luck for the team. "Sourav had brought luck for the team. Sourav was sitting at a place far away from me so we could not talk today. But definitely I will  talk to him soon," said Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh also expressed his happiness for his team playing well as team. "To be honest I am a sportsman at heart. I believe that nobody wants to loose, everybody wants to  play  well and win the game. Whenever I was sad, which was quite often because we didn't get together as team. I wasn't sad because of losing I was sad because we didn't play as unit," said Shah Rukh Khan. He also reasserted that for him playing well as a unit was more important  than winning. "Even if we don't win this  time I  

Sourav Ganguly during the shooting of an ad film for Election Commission of India at the Eden Garden stadium in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly's  Indian Premier League  (IPL) dream may not be over yet as the former India captain on Wednesday said that he is still hopeful of a comeback in the fourth edition of the ongoing Twenty20 extravaganza.  Asked whether he could be seen playing in the ongoing IPL, Ganguly told a television channel, "...Dekhte paabe (you will see). I am keeping my fingers crossed."  There may be a latest window of opportunity for the 38-year-old, as it is believed that Sri Lankan batsman  Mahela Jayawardene  who is the skipper of  Kochi Tuskers Kerala  will leave for  Sri Lanka  in the first week of May for the upcoming tour of England.  Ganguly is tipped to lead the debutants Kochi outfit once Jayawardene leaves for the national duty.  The Lankan cricketers have been asked to return home early to prepare for the national team's to

Former India and Kolkata Kinght Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly may have lost a realistic chance of playing in this year's Indian Premier League, according to the IPL rule book. It was learnt on Friday that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala had made an attempt to rope in Ganguly as a replacement player for Steve Smith. Having been ignored at the IPL-4 auction in January in Bangalore, the only way Ganguly could have come into the IPL was as a replacement player. With Smith pulling out of injury, Kochi wanted Ganguly as his replacement but the rule book states that, a player can be replaced at the same or lesser price than the player to be replaced. Smith was purchased by Kochi for $200,000 while Ganguly's base price was $400,000. Surprisingly, Ganguly's base price, initially, was $200,000. But former Indian skipper, along with a few other players, including Rahul Dravid, had increased it to $400,000. If he had not done that, Ganguly could easily have walked into the Kochi team and ful

 Ever since editor-turned-director heard that Hong Kong had made the world's first 3-D porn film, he has been wishing that India would legalise such movies. "Hong Kong has made the 1st 3D porn film! Wish it were legal to make it here," Kunder posted on his Twitter page Friday. Shirish's  interest  in the 3-D technology is obvious as his upcoming film "Joker", which he is producing and directing, is in 3-D format and it has  Akshay Kumar  and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles.

Kochi:  Former Indian and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly is once again linked to make a sensational comeback in the IPL with Kochi franchisee, sources have told CNN-IBN. Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who are making their IPL debut this year, is keen to take Sourav Ganguly on board seven days after the kick-off for the fourth season of the IPL. Ganguly is likely to be included as a replacement player for Kochi Tuskers after Steve Smith was ruled out of the tournament. And if Ganguly dons the orange, the Kolkata icon will debut for Kochi against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on April 20. So the KKR fans, who were shouting in anger when KKR dropped Ganguly, are sure to have a jaw-dropping scenario when their favourite son sits in the opposition dug-out. Ganguly, along with Mumbai captain Wasim Jaffer and Punjab pacer VRV Singh were the only three Indian players to remain unsold at the end of the two-day auction that took place in January in Bangalore. Kochi has made worst po

 Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who went unsold in this year’s IPL, is set to make a comeback in the fourth season of the T20 extravaganza with Kochi Tuskers Kerala, according to media reports which emerged on Friday. Reports suggested that the former Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper could come in as a replacement for the injured Steve Smith in the Kochi side, who lost both their matches in this edition. Meanwhile, in contrast to the earlier report, the owners of the Kochi franchise have denied making any offer to the Kolkata icon, thus ruling out a possible comeback for Saurav Ganguly. If included in the squad, the Kolkata fans will see their favourite son making a debut in Kochi colours against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Eden Gardens on April 20. Ganguly was among the three Indian players who remained unsold in the IPL-IV auction that took place in January.

Image via  Pinkvilla Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif became brand ambassador for Etihad Airways in August 2010. The actress did an uber glam photo shoot for the airline. (Check out pics of the hi-flying shoot  here .) She also did a fun video for the airline choreographed by Farah Khan. But recently we got our hands on this photo that seems to be of the same shoot. Don't miss Kat's comfy chilled out look (in jeans and a red sleeveless top) as she digs into a pack of ice cream. Hot pic, we think. What do you think of this Katrina Kaif's photo?