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13/01/12
Being a hardcore fitness enthusiast, Bollywood actor John Abraham's feet have always "itched terribly" as he stood atop the podium year after year, in his capacity as brand ambassador of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, and watched thousands participate in the annual event.
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US talkshow host Oprah Winfrey tops the list of World's Most Powerful people.
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Actors Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu are going steady for a long time and now the duo has decided to take their relationship to the next level.
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If the latest grapevine is to be believed then Katrina Kaif will romance the superstar of South Rajinikanth in his next Tamil flick, ‘Kochadaiyaan’. The makers of the movie Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya confirmed the news that they are keen to rope in Katrina for the flick but nothing has been settled yet.
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She may really be an actress anymore - when was her last role of note ? - but give credit where it's due. She looks amazing in these new ads for German designer Philipp Plein, showing off some serious leg in short dresses and shorts.
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GUWAHATI, JAN 9. Part of a man's scalp was ripped off by a wild leopard, which panicked and attacked four people when it walked into a bustling residential area in India.
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The Aussies were impressed at MCG by the “Why this Kolaveri Di” song – one of them enquired whether it is at the top of the charts. The song built around the Tamil Nadu folk rhythm captured the imagination of the renowned Bay 13 crowd, who are traditionally and unashamedly biased towards the home side.
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MELBOURNE, JAN 9. A taxi driver was injected in the neck with a syringe during a terrifying armed robbery in Melbourne's inner east at the weekend, police say.
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NEW DELHI, JAN 8. Not the national capital's Aurangzeb Road, home to real estate tycoon KP Singh. Not Bangalore's Sarjapur Road, home to India's software czar Azim Premji.
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CHENNAI, JAN 11. Sandalwood smuggler late Veerappan's wife Muthulakshmi, has sought a ban on a film on her husband, alleging that it portrays her and Veerappan in bad light.
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NEW DELHI, JAN 6. In a major bid to shore up its falling revenues, cashstrapped Air India has fl oated a global tender for the sale of six Boeing 737 freighters, virtually bringing the curtains down on its plan to launch a dedicated cargo service.
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Bollywood’s customs conundrum continues. Actor Dia Mirza was detained by customs officials at Mumbai airport in the early hours of Saturday for carrying undeclared dutiable goods worth `2 lakh. She was, however, let off after paying a penalty of `1.25 lakh.
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Many commentators believe we are approaching the endgame of the European debt crisis with Germany and France moving towards an evercloser union for the Eurozone.
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HONOLULU, JAN 12. China and India are catapulting to the forefront of astronomy research with their decision to join as partners in a Hawaii telescope that will be the world's largest when it's built later this decade.
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HYDERABAD, JAN 12. The Yash Birla Group is to set up a world-class sports city near Hyderabad with an investment of Rs.2,000 crore. The group signed three MoUs with the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday.
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BHOPAL, JAN 12. Students from more than 6000 schools in Madhya Pradesh did the surya namaskar in one fell swoop today with the hope of setting a Guinness Book record.
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Central Equity would like to wish all readers and their families a happy and safe Christmas, New Year and a prosperous 2012.
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ROME, JAN 12. Italian scientists have discovered a painless, non-surgical skin cancer treatment using radioactive cream that could treat cancer in as little as two hours.
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MELBOURNE, JAN 11. Victoria is tipped to lead the rebound in home building as last year's interest rate cuts start to fl ow through in lower borrowing rates.
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AMRITSAR, JAN 12. "The UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) has asked France to submit a report by March 15 on measures it is planning to take against violation of religious freedom of 76-year-old Ranjit Singh, who was asked to remove his turban for an ID photo" informed Mejinderpal Kaur, legal director of Sikh NGO, United Sikh on Thursday.
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