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Imran Khan to meet fans in London
Youth sensation Imran Khan, who stormed into millions of hearts with Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, and later with his deadly persona in Kidnap, is giving his young British-Asian fans the opportunity to meet him in flesh on Saturday 11th July.

Priyanka hates throwing parties
After the mess, Priyanka Chopra has developed a hatred for parties. The party she had thrown months back in the honor of Gerard Butler has put her into an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She invited the bigwigs of Bollywood like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar and Shahid Kapur and lost her leisure in managing everything.

Love Aaj Kal was not all that fun for Deepika, Saif
Love Aaj Kal is the dream project of Saif Ali Khan, being his home production film.
We heard they had lots of fun during the shoot but there were few incidents which created a bit panic situation.

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Marriage can make you 'fat'
London,: People who marry are up to three times more likely to become obese than those who just keep dating, according to a new study. According to the study, soon after a groom carries his bride over the threshold both end up carrying extra weight, reports the Daily Express.
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Tears and tributes mark Michael Jackson’s farewell
Los Angeles, : Michael Jackson finally rested in style befitting a king. A host of celebrities and thousands of fans descended in Los Angeles to sing, cry, dance and share their memories of Jackson, as he was laid to rest.
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Met says more in store
Mumbai: Mumbai witnessed heavy showers through Tuesday night and several low lying areas like Worli, Sion, Dadar, Hindmata and Parel remained waterlogged for a while.
But there were no major traffic jams, as the rains started late in the night when vehicle movement was low.


Baba Ramdev to challenge HC verdict on homosexuals
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will approach the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the Delhi High Court judgement legalising gay sex among the consenting adults.
The petition is likely to be filed on Wednesday, July 8, lawyers associated with Ramdev said.

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Firework factory fire kills 17 in India
CHENNAI, India — Indian police were investigating Wednesday a fire in a fireworks factory that killed at least 17 people in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
At least 21 others were injured when the fire broke out Tuesday evening in a suburb of Madurai, 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the state capital Chennai.

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Shirish Apte named Citi CEO for Asia-Pacific
Washington: Citibank has named a three-person team to replace Ajay Banga, who held the title of Asia-Pacific CEO and left the firm June 19 to become president and CEO of MasterCard.
Shirish Apte,56, and Stephen Bird, 42 have been made CEOs for Asia-Pacific, while Shengman Zhang has been named chairman of the firm in the region, effective immediately, Indian American Vikram Pandit led bank announced on Monday.


Govt to shed stake in Air India, get new CEO
New Delhi: The Government will partially disinvest its stake in troubled national carrier Air India and set a deadline of 24 months to end its financial mess, sources tell CNN-IBN.
CNN-IBN learns a new professional CEO is being sought and the top management of the airline will be changed in the next 30 days.

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Andhra engineer shot dead in South Africa
Hyderabad: A software engineer from Andhra Pradesh has been shot dead by unidentified assailants in South Africa, his family members said on Tuesday.
B Kiran, 28, who was injured in the attack on Thursday, died at a hospital in Johannesburg early Tuesday. His family members in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district said a doctor hailing from the state told them over telephone that Kiran succumbed to the bullet injuries.

Toll hits 156 in China's Xinjiang as unrest spreads
Urumqi: Chinese Police have arrested more than 1,400 suspects in connection with rioting in the capital of Muslim Xinjiang region which left 156 people dead and more than 800 injured, state media said on Tuesday.
Calm had settled over Urumqi, the region's capital, after 20,000 police, troops and firefighters reclaimed the streets from rioters who burnt and smashed vehicles and shops and clashed with security forces over Sunday night.

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Court says no new trial for Anand Jon, upholds conviction
A court here has upheld the conviction of India-born fashion designer Anand Jon for sexual assault and denied a request for a new trial despite ruling that a juror had improperly contacted the defendant`s sister.
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Hindus in US ask Burger King to remove `offensive` ad
Washington, : A US-based Hindu advocacy group has asked American fast food chain Burger King to immediately remove an advertisement campaign featuring goddess Lakshmi, which it says is "offensive" to the people of the faith.
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