New Delhi: Saucy, sensational and shocking - that's how producer Ekta Kapoor defines her most special project Dirty Picture, which she feels could be touted as India's version of international film Boogie Nights, based on the story of a young man's…
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--Cannes: Saris swished, heaved and swirled on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, as the rarified bastion of auteur cinema paid homage to the world's most popular movie industry, Bollywood. A montage of footage culled from nearly seven decades of…
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--Kolkata: Legendary Bengali playwright Badal Sircar, who gave Indian theatre a new dimension with plays like 'Pagla Ghoda' and 'Ebang Indrajit', died at his north Kolkata residence on Friday evening. He was 86. Sircar, who was awarded a Padma Shri in…
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--New Delhi: Indian publishing's poster boy is back. David Davidar, the man who virtually invented market-facing English language publishing in India, is setting up a new publishing firm. Named the Aleph Book Company, the firm is being set up by…
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--Rome: Sampdoria, fourth last term and widely expected to be fighting for the European places this season, suffered a humiliating relegation from Serie A after they lost 2-1 at home to Palermo on Sunday. Rivals Lecce won 2-0 at already-relegated Bari…
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--London: Chelsea gained a sliver of compensation for a trophyless season by effectively securing the Premier League runners-up spot behind Manchester United despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle United on Sunday. Inconsistent Arsenal lost 2-1…
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--Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in Real Madrid's 3-1 win at Villarreal for the Portugal forward to match the Spanish league's single-season goalscoring record of 38, while Getafe and Zaragoza both won to ensure the final relegation spot…
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--Bangalore: A day after the momentous decision on NR Narayana Murthy's successor, the 65-year-old chairman of Infosys Technologies met Forbes India's Mitu Jayashankar in his office in the company's Electronic City campus. Shortly after the interview,…
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--A half-billion people on the planet, or 1 in 10, are obese, and despite Beyoncé's best efforts, that number is growing. Many of them will go on to develop obesity-linked illnesses, like heart disease and diabetes. But the dotted line between the two…
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--The scenes themselves range from beaches in paradise to epic concerts featuring the Peas rising to a level above mortality with awesome lights, fantastic images, and a presence that is inherently and unavoidably cool.
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--This week, both the flagship shows of the WWE saw major titles being defended, and in one case, the consequences were astonishing. Also, the WWE paid tribute to perhaps the greatest superstar ever to step inside a wrestling ring. Here is what…
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--I will not discuss Penelope Cruz's hair in this post. I've already discussed my feelings on Penelope's ever-changing bangs (trauma) situation here and here. I'll just say that for the Pirates of the Caribbean 4 photo call early Saturday in Cannes,…
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--These are photos of Jennifer Lopez performing at Wango Tango yesterday. She's wearing some kind of silver, web-like catsuit that is not particularly flattering, but even Spiderman is like, "Fabulous bitch." Jennifer really is so dated, isn't she? A…
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--For something so simple and easy to make, a good hamburger can be difficult to find. Thankfully, the trick to grilling a delicious and perfectly cooked hamburger isn't a mystery. Keep these tips in mind, and your backyard barbeques will yield tastier…
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--Everyone likes to have friends over now and again, but if you want them to come over around dinner time, they'll probably want to eat. Here are some quick tips on how to throw a party, have fun, but not break the bank entertaining your guests.
Over…
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--This powerful, professional-looking stock photo gentleman looks like he has a secret. But what could it be?
Could it be that he has downloaded the new SugarSugar dating app and now has more prostitutes in his phonebook than friends? Maybe! (No…
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--Yesterday a fan asked Rihanna why she's still following Chris Brown on Twitter (among 382 other people), writing, "I never thought you would go back to him! You better not, its your life but you do have ppl that look up to you. e.g young girls"…
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--It's been established that sleep deprivation is bad for your health, but scientists have discovered another fun side effect: It leads to more "deviant behavior."
Researchers at the University of North Carolina and the University of Arizona looked at…
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--Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen
8.45am: Hamish Meldrum, the chairman of the British Medical Association, told the Today programme this morning that the government should drop the health bill. Speaking ahead of…
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--Speaking just outside London
9.10am: "fundamental change to access to information. Today billions of people can access more information than entire governments just a generation ago. Access increasing every day, eroding power imbalances....…
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--With ballots now over, 2012 organisers have allocated millions of tickets – but some over-eager buyers could face ruinous bills
Applicants for Olympic tickets could begin to see money disappearing from their accounts from Monday.
London 2012…
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--• Prime minister to claim in speech that Conservatives are defenders of the health service
• Baroness Williams demands sacking of No 10 adviser Mark Britnell over privatisation remarks
David Cameron is to insist that there will be few compromises…
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--• 24-year-old believed to jumped from balcony, police say
• Wanjiru won in Beijing in 2008 in Olympic record time
The Kenyan Olympic marathon champion, Sammy Wanjiru, died early on Monday, police have said. John Mbijiwe, the police chief in Kenya's…
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--Charges of sexual assault and attempted rape threaten to create a leadership vacuum at the overseer of the global economy
Talks on resolving the European debt crisis have been plunged into disarray after the head of the International Monetary Fund,…
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--Johnny Depp and Jerry Bruckheimer reassure fans by insisting possibilities for Pirates of the Caribbean are 'endless'
• Pirates of the Caribbean fervour briefly – and bafflingly, given the poor reviews for the fourth instalment – swept through…
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