CDC optimistic new flu not as dangerous as first feared, but ‘we’re not out of the woods yet’WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are cautiously optimistic that the new swine flu isn’t as dangerous as first feared, but urged people on Sunday to keep taking commonsense precautions — and they can’t predict if it will roar back in the fall. Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiations, face another deadline to make concessionsBOSTON — Labor union leaders at The Boston Globe say the deep cuts in workers’ pay and benefits they’re offering should be more than enough to save the newspaper, which has been threatened with closure by its owner, The New York Times Co. Interesting Facts and Figures: Lara DuttaLara Dutta: It is not a secret that Bollywood beauty Lara Dutta is a beauty with brains. This was demonstrated when she scored the highest possible marks in the history of the Miss Universe Contest. After this she was crowned Miss Universe 2000, making history as not only the most beautiful but also the most intelligent young woman to wear this crown in the history of Miss Universe.
This day in history: 2nd April 20091902 - 1st motion picture theater opens (LA)
1902 - Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born. Interesting Facts and Figures : Rajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna: No rise or fall of a star has been as been quite as dramatic or spectacular as that of Rajesh Khanna. From 1969 to 1972, the Rajesh Khanna phenomenon swept Bollywood off its feet and the hysteria he generated was unlike anything seen before and after. As superhit followed superhit and women all over the country swooned over him, Rajesh Khanna admitted feeling ‘next to God.’ In fact, Rajesh Khanna could perhaps be called Hindi Cinema’s first superstar. And yet in one of life’s greatest ironies just 5 years later by 1977, his career was in shambles as film after film began failing at the box office. As he fell to the ‘angry young man’ onslaught of Amitabh Bachchan and found himself totally rejected by filmgoers it is said he went to his terrace in heavy rain asking God not to test his patience… |