NEW DELHI INDIA: Performing in Delhi after almost a year long hiatus, Atif Aslam was visibly happy. He said, “It’s great to come back to Delhi after a long time. I see no difference between Lahore and Delhi, both the places look the same. It is always nice to perform in India. Next I shall be performing in Bangalore.”

Atif made a grand entry, along with brother Shahbaz. And as his fans got to know that he had arrived they tried to have a closer dekko of the singer. And the shutterbugs went into a tizzy. Before Atif’s performance, two of Delhi’s bands opened the show.

As he came on the stage, the crowd screamed his name with frenzy. Atif, sporting a casual look, sang Doorie, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Kuch Is Tarah… and many more songs. It was a non-stop two hours performance and the crowd enjoyed the concert. One of his fans, Deepika Mehta, said, “It’s like a dream come true to see him performe live in Delhi.”

LOS ANGELES: Columbian singer Shakira, who was awarded a medal by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for her work to promote social justice and the advancement of children worldwide, said she’s a Mahatma Gandhi follower.

“Gandhi used to say ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world,’ and I’ve followed that maxim,” she said. Shakira dedicated her award to all children suffering from violence and extreme poverty, the focus of her Barefoot Foundation, that takes its name from Shakira’s first album. She added that witnessing extreme poverty as a girl “shaped my dream and my vision of social justice.”

Jessica Dube Accident, Just moments after Canadians Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison began their pairs figure skating short program Sunday night, Dube fell to the ice while attempting a triple Salchow. She’d stumbled while performing the same move last month at the Canadian figure skating championships, then again days before during training.

In a field of performances as phenomenal as those on show in Pacific Coliseum—Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo set a new world record, while Germans Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy were hot on their heels—the margin for error was already thinner than the sharpest blade. And so Dube’s tumble left them way down in sixth place going into Monday night’s free skating program.

“When I was in the air I thought I was going to land it,” she said. “I was a bit surprised. I just tried to put it behind me and move on.”

Which is exactly what Davison says the duo plan to do tomorrow.

“We have to go out and skate our long program, not so much for the judges as for ourselves and the crowd. Judges are people too. If the crowd likes it, I’m sure the judges will too.”

Tonight at least, the crowd was clearly taken by the surprise performance of the other Canadians on the ice, Cody Hay and Anabelle Langlois. Theirs wasn’t the most challenging program of the night, but it was flawless and landed them in seventh place.

The more-than-respectable showing was all the more impressive given what Langlois has had to overcome. She’d been forced to take last season off after breaking her ankle, but as the pair of skaters stepped onto the ice the crowd erupted. Langlois admitted she had to fight back tears of joy at the reception they received. “I’m not wearing waterproof mascara so that would have been a mess,” she said. But once the music started, everything snapped into place.

“The moment before the music starts playing is the most nerve wracking, when everything just goes through your head, good thoughts and bad thoughts,” she said. “When the music starts, it’s what you’re trained to do, that’s when all the thoughts go away and the composure comes.”

Victoria s Secret Fashion Show, Heidi Klum and her baby’s body later led the fashion parade at the annual Victoria’s Secret, who returned to New York with some new faces, after four years on the road.

The lingerie retailer admitted five women to his “Angel” Ranks – a designation reserved for top models – in front of a packed house Thursday night at the Lexington Avenue Armory. Are Emanuela de Paula, Chanel Iman, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lindsay Ellingson and Candice Swanepoel.

But Klum, who gave birth to a daughter five weeks ago, was the crowd favorite in purple corset covered with a tunica media with poufs of tulle. He left the huge set, a castle of applause.

Musical guest Black Eyed Peas – especially Fergie, the only female member, dressed in black, costume jewelry – was another crowd-pleasing. Fergie came out later in a corset dress green.

Quake in Venezuela at 7.0 magnitude, WASHINGTON: The U.S. Geological Survey reported on Saturday a 7.0 magnitude off the coast of Venezuela, which witnesses said, was felt in the capital, Caracas.

The quake occurred at about 3:47 p.m. local time (2006 GMT) approximately 20 miles (33 km) northeast of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, at a depth of 20.5 miles (33 km).

Israeli president Shimon hospitalized, JERUSALEM: Israeli media reports that President Shimon Peres has fainted on stage while speaking at an event in Tel Aviv.

The 86-year-old Peres passed out Saturday while answering questions from the crowd. He regained consciousness a few seconds later.

According to media reports, Peres refused to be taken to hospital and is still at the venue.

Time Travelers Wife, German director Robert Schwentke’s ” The Time Traveler’s Wife “  movie had its big premiere Wednesday night in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theater.

Brad Pitt, who is one of the film’s producers, caused a stir when hit the red carpet for the film’s debut. Star Rachel McAdams wowed the crowd with her plunging-down-to-there Pucci dress. She stars opposite Eric Bana in the film.

McAdams plays the wife who must learn to deal with her soul mate’s in-and-out status.The actress hopes audiences love romantic movies as much as she does.