Freida wants people to praise her acting skills, not beauty

Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010, 10:04

Freida said that she was smitten by her own beauty earlier in life but now does not think too much about her good looks.

Cong to look into reported praise of TRS president Rao

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 00:37

With the Andhra Pradesh Congress vertically divided on Telangana statehood issue, the reported praise of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao by some party MPs.

Maldives praises Rajapaksa`s role in ending pol stand-off

Last Updated: Friday, July 9, 2010, 20:41

Maldives on Friday praised the role of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for helping end a stand-off between the government and the opposition-led parliament that had forced the Cabinet to resigned en masse on June 29.

UK removes blog post praising late Lebanese cleric

Last Updated: Friday, July 9, 2010, 20:25

Britain`s ambassador to Lebanon angered Israelis and embarrassed officials in London after writing a blog post praising the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, a staunchly anti-American cleric linked to Hezbollah.

Obama praises Berlusconi as `great friend`

Last Updated: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 23:05

US President Barack Obama says in an interview with an Italian newspaper that he has developed a "very strong relationship" with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

Karuna welcomes LTTE`s praise of world Tamil meet

Last Updated: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 21:05

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today welcomed outlawed LTTE`s lauding of the World Tamil Classical conference at Coimbatore.

US praises Lanka for successfully meeting terror challenge

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 17:24

The United States on Tuesday underlined the need to deepen relationship with Sri Lanka as it praised Colombo for successfully meeting the challenge of "terrorism" in the country.

Ehud Barak praises Israeli commandoes in flotilla attack

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 17:46

Showing no signs of remorse, Israel on Wednesday praised the deadly raid carried out by its navy commandos on the humanitarian aid flotilla headed to Gaza, saying "there is no mercy for the weak" in the region.

Chidamabaram praises Indian housewives

Last Updated: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 23:13

Home Minister P Chidamabaram on Thursday had a word of praise for Indian housewives as he used their example on judicious spending to suggest a lesson for a Harvard professor who authored a book on customer oriented companies.

Hillary eases praise of Israel after Arab concerns

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 09:59

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday softened her praise for Israel`s offer to restrain new housing in Palestinian areas.

Judges assets: `A bold & reasonable verdict`, says experts

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 22:10

The Delhi High Court`s judgement holding that the office of Chief Justice of India falls under the purview of the Right To Information Act was hailed by legal experts as "bold".