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Avatar Hurt Locker in race for 9 oscars (03 February 12:10) |
| Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES
Oscar voters broke with several traditions on Tuesday, including handing nominations for best film to two science-fiction movies, among them box-office smash h... |
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Tahir Hussain no more (03 February 12:06) |
| Shama Bhagat
Mumbai
TAHIR HUSSAIN, renowned filmmaker and father of actor Aamir Khan died of a massive heart attack in Mumbai on Tuesday. Tahir died at Aamir's residence Vista Apartments a... |
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Rahman hits high note with 2 Grammies (02 February 12:42) |
| Los Angeles: Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman continued his winning streak by bagging two Grammy awards for his foot-tapping number Jai Ho and outstanding soundtrack for Slumdog Millionaire.
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Lost classics of 70 get chance at Booker Prize (02 February 12:39) |
| London: British author of Indian origin Shiva Naipaul, who was younger brother of Nobel laureate Sir Vidia Naipaul, is among longlist of 22 authors for a special Lost Man Booker Prize, which... |
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Douglas son faces 10 years in prison (01 February 02:43) |
| London: Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas’s son Cameron may have to face an imprisonment of at least 10 years for running a “large-scale” drug racket.
Heroin addict Cameron, 31, was ... |
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Dickens was fascinated by sexuality (01 February 02:40) |
| PRASUN SONWALKAR
LONDON
A new book on celebrated novelist Charles Dickens puts to rest false notions of the straight-laced Victorians and places him at the heart of nineteenth century under... |
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Jon faces fresh charges in NY (31 January 07:18) |
| New York: India-born fashion designer Anand Jon was faced with fresh multiple charges of sexually assaulting a dozen women, including teenagers, in a New York court. He, however, pleaded &qu... |
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Is Padma expecting Adam Dells child (31 January 07:17) |
| New York: Indian origin model-turned TV host Padma Lakshmi, who is pregnant with her first child, has not yet revealed the name of the father, but a US based newspaper, the New York Post, ha... |
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SRK and Kajol to ring Nasdaq bell (31 January 07:17) |
| New York: Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are all set to ring the Nasdaq bell as the American stock exchange opens for business on Monday morning.
This is the first time that India... |
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211 BC Roman silver coin found in Britain (31 January 07:16) |
| London: A rare silver coin dating back to 211 BC has been unearthed at the Leicestershire village of Hallaton in the UK and is considered to be the oldest piece of Roman currency.
A metal d... |
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Morning-after pill with 5-day span (30 January 12:01) |
| London: A new type of morning-after pill is more effective than the most widely used drug at preventing pregnancies in women who had unprotected sex and also works longer, for up to five day... |
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Reclusive Salinger dies at 91 (29 January 11:59) |
| Washington: J.D. Salinger, the famed yet reclusive author of the angst-ridden adolescent classic Catcher in the Rye, has died of natural causes at the age of 91, his agent confirmed on Thurs... |
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Brangelina says not breaking up (29 January 02:37) |
| Los Angeles: Hollywood’s hottest couple says they have not broken yet.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have apparently denied reports that they’re about to split, while friends insist the ... |
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Will Smith wants to be US Prez (29 January 02:35) |
| London: Will Smith, most bankable star in Hollywood, is apparently planning a career in politics and his ultimate goal is becoming the US President.
Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith said th... |
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Early dinos had yellow white stripes (29 January 02:34) |
| London: Unravelling the true colours of early feathered dinosaurs, the ancestors of birds, British scientists have claimed that the prehistoric creatures were covered in yellow and white str... |
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Elin meets Tiger calls off divorce (28 January 12:13) |
| Los Angeles: The wife of Tiger Woods has called off their divorce after visiting the golfing superstar at a clinic where he is undergoing rehab for sex addiction, website radaronline.com rep... |
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IGI Preity jumps off toilet wall (28 January 12:06) |
| New Delhi: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta pulled off a stunt by jumping off the wall of a toilet at the Delhi airport after she got stuck inside for more than 10 minutes. "Spent 10 minu... |
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Costa Award for British poet Reid (28 January 12:04) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
London
BRITISH POET Christopher Reid won the Costa Book of the Year award on Tuesday night for his collection of poems called A Scattering.
The poet had written these po... |
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Streep Jolie Liu heading to India (27 January 01:19) |
| London: Some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including multiple Academy award-winning actress Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie are headed to India to shoot documentaries about human traffi... |
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Second earth likely to be found by year end (27 January 01:19) |
| London: An earth-like planet is likely to be discovered outside the solar system by this yearend, a leading astronomer has claimed.
According to Professor Michel Mayor of Geneva University,... |
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Bachelor pad to help Pitt get over split (27 January 01:19) |
| London: Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt has bought himself a bachelor pad to help him deal with his split from former partner Angelina Jolie.
The 46-year-old actor has spent £700,000 on the... |
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Spotlight on Osama terrorism on Day 3 (24 January 10:36) |
| NAWAID ANJUM Jaipur “India is a huge shadow that hangs over the entire South Asian region,” said Shyam Saran, Prime Minister’s special envoy on climate change, while participating in a... |
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Jean Simmons darling of 50s 60s dies at 80 (24 January 10:36) |
| BOB THOMAS LOS ANGELES JEAN SIMMONS, the lovely, ethereal film British star who played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet, sang with Marlon Brando in Guys and Dolls and costarred with Gr... |
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No Polanski sentencing in absentia (24 January 10:34) |
| Los Angeles: Film director Roman Polanski lost his bid on Friday to be sentenced without returning to the US when a judge ruled the director must be present in court if he wants to resolve h... |
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Lady GaGa I was never a normal kid (24 January 10:33) |
| London: Singer Lady Gaga, who is known for her eccentric outfits and controversial on stage antics, claims that she was never a “normal” child. The Paparazzi hitmaker says she was always... |
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Depp is all praise for Brangelina (24 January 10:33) |
| London: Hollywood star Johnny Depp admires the hottest couple around, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for their globe-trotting along with their large family. The actor says that he rarely leave... |
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Nasas astronaut tweets from space (24 January 10:33) |
| Washington: An American astronaut sent the first "tweet" from space on Friday after getting a personal Web connection on the International Space Station. Timothy "TJ" Creamer, a Nasa flight ... |
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Padma beats Ash in desirable list (23 January 12:50) |
| Los Angeles: India-born supermodel Padma Lakshmi has beaten off competition from former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Slumdog Millionaire star Frieda Pinto in a most desirable women ... |
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Its Leno vs Letterman redux (23 January 12:32) |
| JAKE COYLE
NEW YORK
It’s Letterman vs Leno, redux. With Conan O’Brien’s exit official, CBS’s David Letterman and Jay Leno are set to renew head-to-head competition at 11.35 pm on M... |
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From Masada to Yad Vashems Hall of Names Defining a nation (22 January 03:17) |
| Kaushik Mitter
The next time you wonder how tiny Israel, just a speck on the map of one of the world’s most volatile regions, manages to hold its own in the face of hostility in its neigh... |
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Avatar is nominated for 8 Baftas (22 January 03:15) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
London
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER Avatar, British film An Education and The Hurt Locker have each received eight nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, or Baftas, on... |
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Erich Segal author of Love Story dies at 72 (21 January 01:12) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
London
AMERICAN WRITER Erich Segal, who was famous the world over for his novel Love Story, died in London on Sunday after suffering from a heart attack. He was 72.
He i... |
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Rahman back in Oscar race with a Tamil song (20 January 01:34) |
| New Delhi: Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman’s Tamil song Na na from the film Couples Retreat has been shortlisted for nomination in original song category for the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Rowling spends £25m on house (20 January 01:34) |
| London: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has reportedly spent £2.5 million on a new mansion without even viewing it properly. Rowling, who has an estimated fortune of £560 million, splashe... |
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Sitting all day poses health risk (20 January 01:33) |
| Paris: Sitting all day may significantly boost the risk of lifestyle-related disease even if one adds a regular dose of moderate or vigorous exercise, scientists said on Tuesday. The health ... |
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Micro-pigs for guests at Globes (20 January 01:33) |
| London: Celebrity guests at the Golden Globes Awards were given a rather unusual return gift - micro-pigs. Attendees at the prestigious awards ceremony found vouchers in their goodie bags fo... |
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Newtons apple script on Net (19 January 12:57) |
| London: Sir Isaac Newton’s encounter with an apple is said to be the science’s most celebrated anecdote. Now, a fragile manuscript that tells the original story of how the fruit inspired... |
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I miss India tremendously Husain (18 January 04:30) |
| Lamat R. Hasan
Dubai
LEGENDARY PAINTER M.F. Husain, now on a self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates, says he misses India "tremendously" but cannot return to his country ... |
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Yves Saint Laurent a drunken tyrant (18 January 04:28) |
| London: Yves Saint Laurent, considered one of the greatest figures in French fashion in 20th century, was a tyrant addicted to alcohol, amphetamines and cocaine, a new book has claimed.
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Life on Mars Answer by 2010 end Scientist (17 January 02:23) |
| Washington: Is there life on Mars? The most intriguing question for everyone on the earth would be answered by American space scientists by the end of 2010, a Nasa expert has claimed.
Accor... |
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Anil makes debut on TV series 24 (17 January 02:23) |
| Washington: Bollywood star Anil Kapoor is excited about his debut on 24 on Sunday, a popular American TV series depicting a 24-hour period in the life of a government agent fighting fictitio... |
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Lindsay India visit humbling (17 January 02:23) |
| Los Angeles: Opening up for the first time about her visit to India for filming a documentary, Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan has called it a truly humbling experience.
The 23-year-old actres... |
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Deal near for OBrien to leave Tonight (17 January 02:22) |
| Los Angeles: NBC neared a deal Friday with Tonight host Conan O’Brien to leave the network, freeing Jay Leno to reclaim the late-night show he stewarded for 17 years, according to a person... |
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Jackson wanted to work with me AR (17 January 02:22) |
| Melbourne: King of Pop Michael Jackson had expressed a desire to work with Indian composer A.R. Rahman just two months before he died.
The Mozart of Madras, who won two Oscar awards for the... |
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China translates Tintin Haddock Tian da lei pi! (15 January 12:38) |
| Beijing: Beloved Belgian cartoon reporter Tintin is getting a makeover in China thanks to a new, more faithful Mandarin translation of his adventures. Wang Bingdong, who first discovered Her... |
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Rubina has $145k in new deals (15 January 12:36) |
| ERIKA KINETZ
Mumbai
Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali played a poverty-stricken child in the Oscar-winning film, but the real-life daughter of India’s shantytowns now has a small... |
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Men more evolved (15 January 12:35) |
| Washington: Women may think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome — the thing that makes a man male — is evolving far faster than the rest of the human ge... |
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S Pole Indian misses home food sleep (14 January 12:41) |
| Age Correspondent
London
Reena Kaushal Dhar-mshaktu, a 38-year-old freelance outdoor instructor, who last week became the first Indian woman to ski across Antarctica to the geographic Sout... |
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Magician cleared in rape case (14 January 12:38) |
| Los Angeles: Almost three years after a former Miss Washington USA had accused renowned magician David Copperfield of raping her, prosecutors have decided to drop the case against him withou... |
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Vatican on Avatar Ho-hum hokum (13 January 12:32) |
| Los Angeles: James Cameron’s 3D epic Avatar may have created box office history by becoming the second highest grosser but has failed to impress the Vatican, which has slammed the sci-fi m... |
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