Aditya Rangroo

An Indian student, who was studying at the Lancaster University in Manchester, was shot dead in Salford in Manchester on Monday, police said.

British singer Cheryl Cole has been voted as the Hair Icon of 2011, beating out fellow singer Rihanna and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.

Check out a list of the top male music performers for 2011...

With his 126 centuries in his cricketing career, Sachin Tendulkar surpasses Sir Don Bradman's record of total 117 centuries.

Brazilian international footballer Adriano accidentally shot a woman, outside a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to police reports.

According to NOW magazine, 2011 witnessed several celebrities all across the world giving birth to their children. While some were first-time parents... others were no strangers to being parents.

According to theholidayspot.com, the market in the German city of Munich is one of the best in the world, followed by the one in the Strasbourg Cathedral in France.

Christmas is a double bonanza for UK television presenter Carol Voderman; she shares the day with her birthday.

The Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Specialist and Economic Crime Command has warned the public about fraudsters who may attempt to exploit its name to con people around the world.

A British soldier, who became an Islamic extremist, has been arrested over allegations of fraud and false misrepresentation after he collected donations in the name of foreign war victims.

The actress has entered into a modelling contract with a jeans company.

According to Miliward Brown, a leading global marketing research agency, the best global apparel brand for 2011 is sportswear outfit Nike, followed by Zara and Ralph Lauren.

The year 2011 has been a memorable one for Queen Elizabeth II, starting as it did with the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Miliward Brown, a leading global research agency, has revealed its list of the top beer brands for 2011.

Jewish Hanukkah Festival Celebrations in various part of the world including London, Budapest, Hungary, Jerusalem.

Model Abbey Clancy has wowed the people with her reportedly strip shoot as part of Love magazine's Christmas Advent calendar.

Shafilea Ahmed's parents deny any involvement of their daughter's murder.

According to Google Zeitegesit's 2011 list of the fastest rising people searches for the year, American singer Rebecca Black leads the way, followed by American television star Ryan Dunn and British socialite Pippa Middleton.

Angelina Jolie fears when her children ask her about her wild past.

McFly star Harry Jud reveals that he has spend a night with Lindsay Lohan.

The glamorous Essex girl, who is currently preparing to enter the body building competition, had a short romance with her personal trainer Brad Pearmain recently, but with that relationship now at an end, Marsh is reportedly looking for a man for herself.

In the grand finale of the show, held at the Blackpool's Tower Ballroom on Saturday night, 25-year-old Judd and his partner Aliona beat Chelsee Healey and her partner Pasha Kovalev, and Jason Donovan and his partner Kristina Rihanoff.

The drugs were recovered from a trailer that arrived at the port on a ferry from the Netherlands on December 14. Border Agency officers found that 44 kg of heroin and 36 kg of cocaine were hidden in boxes containing specialist medical equipment.

The result of a study conducted at the University of Bristol has suggested it is possible to predict the popularity quotient of a song through a machine-led algorithm.

What if one of the two persons belonging to the same age group seems to be getting old faster than the other? Check out the celebrities who were born in the same year, but ageing effect appears visible only on some of them.

Leading global research agency Miliward Brown has identified the ten most popular fast food restaurants in 2011; predictably, the list is led by McDonald's and is followed by Subway, Starbucks and KFC.

The list of most searched celebrities of 2011 in the UK has Kim Kardashian on the top followed by Victoria Beckham, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Britney Spears, Megan Fox, Ricky Gervais, Jessica Jane and Angelina Jolie.

The Top 10 Automobile Brands of 2011

The Top 10 Luxurious Brands in 2011 are Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci, Chanel, Cartier, Rolex, Hennessy, Moet & Chandon, Fendi and Burberry.