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Actor Som Shekar of Bigg Boss Tamil 4 turned a year older recently. Som Shekar’s former housemates and friends made his birthday special. Som’s family members and most of the former housemates Gabriella Charlton , Rio Raj , Sruthi Ravi (Rio’s wife), Balaji Murugadoss , Shivani Narayanan , Suresh Chakravarthy , Samyuktha Karthik, Rekha Harris , Archana Chandhoke were seen at the birthday bash. Besides, Som Shekar received loads of wishes from fans and other friends from the entertainment fraternity. An overwhelmed Som Shekar penned a rather long thanks note that reads, “Hello my beautiful people thank you everyone for your birthday wishes it means a lot to me !! I feel so blessed to be surrounded by people who inspire and uplift me daily thank you to those who've motivated me and pushed me to greater heights...!!. you are the reason why and who I am today MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT TO YOU ALL !! PEACE :) @pradeepmilroy @archanachandhoke @rio.raj … [Read more...] about Bigg Boss Tamil 4 fame Som Shekar enjoys a memorable birthday; see pics

MADRID: Jurgen Klopp admitted his Liverpool team were overcome with emotion after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to win Saturday's (Jun 1) all-English Champions League final in Madrid and take the trophy for the sixth time in the club's history. Mohamed Salah's second-minute penalty and a late Divock Origi goal settled what was not a classic at the Metropolitano Stadium, as Liverpool made up for their defeat in last year's final against Real Madrid and the deflation of missing out on the Premier League title to Manchester City. "We were all pretty much crying on the pitch, because it was so emotional, it was so big, it means so much to us," Klopp said. The revered German has his first trophy as Liverpool manager, three and a half years on from his arrival at the club. This result saw him end a run of six straight defeats in finals. For Salah there was redemption after injury ruined his night against Real a year ago, and for Liverpool it is now half a dozen European Cups, … [Read more...] about ‘It means so much’: Liverpool beat Tottenham to win sixth European Cup

SINGAPORE: A man who was tasered by police at Everton Park in a stand-off that went viral was on Tuesday (Aug 6) sentenced to three years and seven months' jail, as well as 15 strokes of the cane for a variety of offences ranging from robbery to punching a policeman. Indian national Murugesan Ragupathiraja, 25, assaulted and slapped two police officers on one occasion. While out on bail, he robbed a fellow construction worker by throwing chilli powder in his face. When released on bail again, he kicked benches and dustbins while drunk, and was tasered twice by police before being subdued. Murugesan pleaded guilty to six charges of robbery with common intention, using criminal force on a public servant, assaulting a public servant, hurting a public servant, vandalism and mischief. Another five charges were taken into consideration. FIRST BRUSH WITH LAW STARTED AFTER DRINKS AT TEKKA The construction worker's troubles with the law began on Dec 11 last year, after … [Read more...] about Man tasered at Everton Park gets jail, cane for robbery, vandalism and assaulting police

SINGAPORE: Teachers hope to see more students interested in taking up literature in their mother tongues, following plans to expand the language elective programme (LEP) next year. The LEP will be expanded next year to 15 secondary schools – nine schools will offer Chinese LEP, three will offer Malay LEP and another three will offer it in Tamil, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Tuesday (May 28) . READ: 15 secondary schools to offer language elective programmes from 2020 The Chinese LEP secondary schools are mostly Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools, which have a strong focus on Chinese language and culture. Nan Chiau High School is one of the SAP schools to introduce Chinese LEP in 2020. Mr Tang Jun Piow, Nan Chiau High School's head of department for mother tongue language, is "very optimistic" that more students will be enticed to read Chinese literature in secondary school. He added that the school plans to invite local and international authors to … [Read more...] about Teachers hope language elective programmes will spur students’ interest in literature

SINGAPORE: The terror attack on churches, luxury hotels and a house in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday was one of the deadliest attacks in Asia in recent memory. With 290 people dead and about 500 injured , the number of casualties is considerably higher than the Bali bombings and Mumbai attacks. The 2002 Bali bombing in Kuta attributed to Jemaah Islamiyah resulted in 202 people dead and 209 injured. Three years later, the bombing in Jimbaran and Kuta claimed the lives of 20 people and injured 100 others. The death toll for the Sri Lanka attack is also more than the 2008 Mumbai shooting and bombing attack which lasted four days. The blitz on a railway station, hotels and taxis carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant organisation mainly operating out of Pakistan, killed more than 170 people and wounded more than 300. In 2006, a series of seven bomb blasts shook Mumbai's rail network, killing 209 people and wounding over 700. The Sri Lankan government has imposed a … [Read more...] about Scale of Sri Lanka blasts exceeds Bali bombings, Mumbai attacks