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Harry drops military training for girlfriend (06 October 01:54) |
| London: Prince Harry, the third-in-line to the British throne, is said to have abandoned his military training in Canada and rushed back to London to attend to his girlfriend Chelsy Davy who... |
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Book ties Lincoln to plane hijacker (06 October 01:53) |
| New York: D.B. Cooper, the notorious hijacker who parachuted from a Boeing 727 in 1971 with $200,000 in cash and vanished without a trace, has ties to the family of Abraham Lincoln, accordin... |
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‘McCartney to marry girlfriend’ (06 October 01:53) |
| London: Speculation is rife that ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney could soon tie the knot with his girlfriend Nancy Shevell.
The 47-year-old New York heiress’ sudden turning into a vegetarian... |
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Queen getting ready to retire? (06 October 01:53) |
| London: The Queen is reportedly keen on shifting her work from the Buckingham Palace to her favourite royal residence, Windsor Castle, where she will be holding the investiture ceremonies, f... |
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Malik, Sayali to pair up on screen (04 October 11:40) |
| Karachi: Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik might well be seen romancing actress Sayali Bhagat on screen after the all-rounder revealed that he was seriously contemplating to act in a Bollywood f... |
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Oxford honours Nirad Chaudhuri (04 October 11:40) |
| Oxford: A blue plaque was put up on Friday at the Oxford home of the late Indian writer Nirad C. Chaudhuri, who spent his last 17 years in the leafy suburbs of this English university town.
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Lebanese origin turns Hayek into ‘lesbian’ (04 October 11:40) |
| London: Hollywood actress Salma Hayek was forced to explain her "sexuality" after a talk show host mistakenly asked her if she was a lesbian. ITV talk show presenter Eamon Holmes m... |
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A jump over Everest (04 October 11:40) |
| London: An international group will attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain using a short new and unconventional route. Conquering Everest is the ultimate aspiration of... |
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US Hindus want Portman apology (04 October 12:59) |
| By Asit jolly
Chandigarh
Hindus in the US have demanded a "public apology" from the Hollywood actress Natalie Portman (of Star Wars fame) for her part in Carmensita 1 a new music... |
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British trust appoints Kajol as ambassador (04 October 12:58) |
| By H.S. Rao
London
Actress Kajol has been appointed goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK based Loomba Trust, a charity devoted to educating widow’s children, particularly in India.
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Human parts found in Fossett plane wreck (04 October 12:58) |
| London: California officials said that they have discovered body parts inside the wreckage of Steve Fossett’s plane in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the record-breaking aviator who vanished... |
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Rowling world’s best paid author (04 October 12:58) |
| By OUR SPECIAl CORRSPONDENT
London
British au-thor J.K. Rowling, who last year finished her seven-book Harry Potter series, is the best paid writer in the world. She made £160 million in ... |
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New dinosaur species discovered in Canada (04 October 12:57) |
| Washington: Fossils excavated in Pipestone Creek, Alberta, Canada, have revealed a new dinosaur species that perished in a catastrophic event 72.5 million years ago. The animals are characte... |
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Wall Street models for Playboy (03 October 01:44) |
| By Robert MacMillan
New York
Playboy magazine is offering a new way to lose your shirt on Wall Street. The adult entertainment magazine, long famous for its photo spreads of nude women and... |
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Man saves his dog by punching shark jaws (03 October 01:44) |
| London: A 53-year-old carpenter in the US saved his dog from the jaws of a shark by diving into the water and punching the fish. Greg LeNoir has revealed that he was swimming at a Florida Ke... |
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Fossett belongings found in US desert (03 October 01:44) |
| Washington: Items possibly belonging to aviator Steve Fossett have been found by hikers in a remote area of California more than one year after his mysterious disappearance, it has emerged. ... |
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House sold for $1.75 on eBay (03 October 01:43) |
| New York: In the midst of the housing mortgage crisis gripping the US, a Chicago woman has won an online bid to acquire a home in Michigan for just $1.75. Noting that the price of the home i... |
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‘I’m glad I wrote Satanic Verses’ (02 October 12:50) |
| London: No-twithstan-ding the de-ath threats he faced for over a decade for penning the controversial book, India-born author Sir Salman Rushdie says he is still glad that he wrote The Satan... |
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Witnesses turn hostile (02 October 12:35) |
| Los Angeles: Although a string of prosecution witnesses in Anand Jon case have testified in the court, the testimony against the Indian-born fashion designer remains weak as majority of them... |
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Aniston wants to become a nun (02 October 12:34) |
| London: After a series of failed relationships, Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she intends to take a break from men — and become a nun.
The Bruce Almighty actress, w... |
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Nano particles hazardous to skin (02 October 12:34) |
| Washington: Nano particles so tiny that a single strand of hair can accommodate 5,000 of them can breach the human skin with impunity.
A team led by Lisa DeLouise at the University of Roche... |
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Gorbachev comeback in 2011 (01 October 02:23) |
| Moscow: Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has announced he will be making a political comeback after almost 17 years.
The author of glasnost and perestroika, now 77, revealed ... |
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Phoenix detects snowfall on Mars (01 October 02:22) |
| Washington: In a discovery that is nothing less than astonishing, Nasa’s Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds.
A laser instrument designed to gather knowledge... |
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Heath fortune may not go to daughter (01 October 02:22) |
| Melbourne: Just when the late actor Heath Ledger’s family confirmed that his 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose, will inherit all of her father’s estate, a lawsuit has revealed that an in... |
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Horse barred from UK pub (01 October 02:21) |
| London: Peggy, the horse who became world famous for her habit of turning up at a British pub for a pint of beer, has been banned by the landlady fearing for new carpets.
"Although she... |
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‘Doomsday’ collider lawsuit dismissed (01 October 02:21) |
| London: A so-called "doomsday" lawsuit seeking to halt operation of the Geneva-based atom-smashing Large Haldron Collider, has been dismissed by a judge in Hawaii.
According to a ... |
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Remember Newman for his charity, says daughter (29 September 10:26) |
| London: Paul Newman’s daughter, Melissa, insists that her father should be remembered for his humanitarian contributions rather than his legendary acting career.
‘Lissy’ says that her... |
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Johansson weds Ryan Reynolds (29 September 10:26) |
| Washington: Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has married her actor fiancee Ryan Reynolds in a private ceremony at the weekend.
Attended by only a handful of close friends and family, th... |
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New pill can halve heart attack risk (29 September 10:26) |
| London: Indian generic drug company Dr Reddy’s new tablet that can halve the risk of death due to heart attacks and stroke is set to go under clinical trials this week in London.
The once... |
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Charles plans 2 b’day bashes despite strain (29 September 10:25) |
| London: Two bashes are reportedly being planned in honour of British Prince Charles’ 60th birthday, even as the country groans under the strain of the credit crunch. The first party would ... |
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Saif apologises to scribes after row (29 September 10:25) |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Chandigarh
Actor Saif Ali Khan has tendered an "apology" for the "inconvenience" caused to the Patiala press as a result of a scuffle with ... |
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‘Grid’ to revolutionise download speed (29 September 10:24) |
| London: With the development of a network of supercomputers, known as the Grid, the speed at which information is downloaded to personal computers would be revolutionised, heralding the dawn... |
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Radcliffe on hottest actors list (29 September 10:24) |
| Washington: Miley Cyrus, Shia Labeouf, Daniel Radcliffe Megan Fox and Zac Efron are among ‘The Hottest Actors Under 25’, according to a new poll.
Cyrus made it to film website Moviefone... |
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Amy arrested for punching dancer (27 September 11:33) |
| London: Troubled singer Amy Winehouse faces arrest after she allegedly struck a woman dancer in the face.
The alleged victim was Sherene Flash, 30, who reported that Winehouse, 25, had punc... |
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Actor who personified cool (27 September 11:32) |
| Westport, Connecticut: Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as Hud, Cool Hand Luke and The Colour of Money followed by a second act as... |
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Queen to spend £7 million on jet (27 September 11:22) |
| London: The Queen has decided to shell out £7 million on her own private jet - the first of her 50-year reign.
The move was made after the royal was fed up of sharing VIP jets with governm... |
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Giant goose skull found in Britain (27 September 11:21) |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
London
Scientists have discovered a 50 million-year-old skull of a giant bird, related to ducks and geese, which had a five-metre wingspan and a beak lined wit... |
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Champagne invented in Somerset? (27 September 11:21) |
| London: A new book on the history of cider titled Ciderland suggests that Champagne was invented in Somerset in England, not France.
Author James Crowden, 54, contradicts the French belief ... |
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Singer Mahendra Kapoor dies at 74 (27 September 11:21) |
| Mumbai: Noted playback singer Mahendra Kapoor, whose voice has delighted music lovers across generations, died here on Saturday evening of a heart attack. He was 74 and is survived by wife, ... |
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Evergreen Dev Anand turns 85 (27 September 01:16) |
| Mumbai: Legendary actor-filmmaker Dev Anand on Friday celebrated his 85th birthday in the company of fans and admirers even as he prepared for his London trip for a global edition launch of ... |
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Tina in Essex Museum board (27 September 01:15) |
| New York: Art patron and philanthropist Tina Ambani was on Friday elected to the board of trustees of the prestigious Peabody Essex Museum that houses rare Indian art treasures from the 1600... |
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Man ‘flies’ over English Channel (27 September 01:15) |
| By DAVID STRINGER
Dover, England
A Swiss daredevil cr-ossed the English Cha-nnel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing on Friday, parachuting into a field near the white cliffs of Dove... |
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Monroe’s rare footage sold in Oz for £8,000 (27 September 01:14) |
| London: A short amateur film footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1959 hit Some Like It Hot has been sold at an auction in Australia for £8,000.
A US naval officer took the rare two... |
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Blaine hanging stunt ends (26 September 03:10) |
| New York: US magician David Blaine successfully completed late Wednesday his latest stunt of hanging upside down for 60 hours over New York’s central park.
Blaine had been hanging from a ... |
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Simpsons, South Park face ban in Russia (26 September 03:06) |
| London: Russia is set to ban popular US cartoons like The Simpsons and South Park for being "extremist" and "immoral", and would be replaced by programmes teaching childr... |
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‘IP addresses to run out’ (26 September 03:06) |
| London: Vint Cerf, the "father of Internet’’, has warned that the world is on the verge of running out of Internet addresses that allow computers to identify each other and communic... |
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Anti-depressants can harm fertility (26 September 03:04) |
| Washington: Millions of men, who take anti-depressant, could be impairing their fertility by causing damage to their sperms, a study has suggested.
US researchers led by Peter Schlegel of t... |
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1930s stars were paid in millions (26 September 02:59) |
| Washington: Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Bob Hope, Henry Fonda and other stars of the 1930s and 1940s were paid millions of dollars in today’s money for promotin... |
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‘Collision of planets is major extinction event’ (24 September 11:32) |
| Washington: Astronomers have spotted the mighty collision of two terrestrial planets orbiting a mature Sun-like star, an event which is being compared to a hypothetical clash of the earth an... |
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Nicole credits Oz waters for fertility (24 September 11:32) |
| Melbourne: Aussie actress Nicole Kidman credits the waters of the Kununurra for her pregnancy, and calls it the "fertility waters".
Kidman, 41, and six other women had become preg... |
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