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Asha Bhosle

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Ronnie Screwvala

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Amitabh Bachchan's Hollywood debut : Baz Luhrmann’s "THE GREAT GATSBY"

Bachchan aka ‘Big B’ is the latest actor to join the Gatsby cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Callan McAuliffe, Gemma Ward and Jack Thompson.

Arnold Rothstein was the inspiration for Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby, the character that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is to take on in Baz Luhrmann‘s $127 million 3D film adaptation.

Gadhafi hasn't crossed border, Niger confirms

Libya's deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi has not arrived in Niger, the government declared Wednesday, as the new Libyan leaders sought Niger's help in preventing Gadhafi, his son and his allies from crossing into the neighbouring country.

"The government reaffirms that Mr. Gadhafi is not on Nigerien territory," said Justice Minister Marou Amadou.
He also stated that Niger was "following closely the situation in Libya, in consultation with [Libya's] National Transitional Council."

India face Pakistan in virtual semifinal of Asian Champions Trophy

ORDOS, (CHINA): Still not assured of a place in the summit clash, an unbeaten India will not settle for anything less than a victory when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the final group match of the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Friday.

On paper, the high-voltage Indo-Pak encounter might be just a group match but in reality it is a showdown between two traditional rivals out to annex a spot in Sunday's final.

Although a draw against Pakistan also could see them through to the final, the young Indian team would like to avoid such a scenario as then their fate will rest on the outcome of other matches.

Legendary Singer Asha Bhosle turns 78. Wish her

Asha Bhosle sang her first film song more than 60 years ago and now the legendary singer is entering a new phase in her career -- her first acting project Maaee is nearing completion.


As she turns 78 today, Ashaji is relaxed as she's just finished dubbing for the film and is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with family.

Christians celebrate Mother Mary's birthday

The feast is a festival of peace and unity, of joy and love and happiness.

Christians around the world celebrate with utmost joy and devotion the feast of nativity or simply the birthday of Mother Mary of our savior Jesus Christ as well as our heavenly mother.

Mother Mary, the mother of Christ, was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee. She married Joseph and accompanied him to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born.

The feast is celebrated on September 8 and is a festival of peace and unity, of joy and love and happiness. There will be 9 days Novena as a preparation for the feast and on the 10th day the feast is celebrated.
Another reason to rejoice on this feast is the harvest festival as well.

In celebrating the nativity of Mary, Christians anticipate the incarnation and birth of her divine son, and give honour to the mother of our lord and savior.

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Ferrari Liquid Mini Smartphone Now Available

Ferrari have launched mobiles in the past including the incredibly luxurious Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari Nero Assoluto. Now a new Ferrari mobile has been announced which is a collaboration between the Italian company and Acer.

 

The Acer Liquid Mini Ferrari Edition will be far more affordable than the Vertu mobile.  The mobile is essentially the same as the Acer Liquid Mini, but with the all important Ferrari branding.

 

Microsoft lines up its big swing at tablets

(Gossipad) - Next week a high-ranking Microsoft Corp executive will stand on stage and show off a new version of Windows on a tablet computer.
It won't be the first time. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer did it last year. Co-founder Bill Gates did it 10 years ago.

This time, when Windows chief Steven Sinofsky shows off an early version of its next touch-enabled, tablet-friendly operating system -- code-named Windows 8 -- to independent developers at their annual conference in Anaheim next Tuesday, there is a sense that it really matters.
"It's a big deal," said Todd Lowenstein, portfolio manager at HighMark Capital Management, which holds Microsoft shares.

Mercedes-Benz CLS launched at INR 67.67 Lakh ex-showroom Delhi!

Mercedes Benz CLS Sedan

Mercedes-Benz has launched the new CLS 350 BlueEfficiency Avantgarde in India. The new CLS is priced at INR 67.67 lakh ex-showroom Delhi. The launch event was held at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. The next-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS as we all know follows on the footsteps of its predecessor which has created a new segment of stylish and sporty four-door saloons. The boomerang headlights of the old CLS are gone and are replaced by the more angular headlight design. 

Philips re-enters Indian mobile handset market

NEW DELHI : The Philips brand has made a re-entry into the Indian mobile handset market after eight years with its Chinese owner launching six models priced under 10,000.

Shenzhen Sang Fei Consumer Communications, which bought Philips' mobile phone business in 2007 and retained its brand name, launched phones priced between 1,700 and 8,200.

Google Hands HTC Patents to Use Against Apple

HTC Corp. (2498), Asia’s second-biggest smartphone maker, is using nine patents bought from Google Inc. (GOOG) last week to pursue new infringement claims against Apple Inc.
Google had taken ownership of the patents less than a year ago, with four of the patents originating from Motorola Inc., three from Openwave Systems Inc. and two from Palm Inc., according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records. Jim Prosser, a spokesman for Mountain View, California-based Google, wouldn’t discuss reasons for the nine transfers to HTC.

HTC now has more ammunition in its fight to fend off multiple patent-infringement claims lodged by Apple that contend phones running Google’s Android operating system copy the iPhone. Google’s involvement in aiding HTC represents a new front in an industrywide dispute over smartphone technology that has also ensnared Android customers Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.

“That’s a bit of a game-changer,” said Will Stofega, a technology analyst at Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC. “Google was interested in protecting its licensees with Android. It shows they need to support their customers in order to make sure the customers stick with them.”
HTC sued Apple yesterday in court and filed a complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging infringement of the patents obtained from Google.

Sensex gains over 100 pts; RIL rebounds, Europe positive

Indian equity benchmarks, which reacted briefly to the CAG report that indicted Reliance of using the loopholes in production sharing contract to its advantage, moved on to more important cues. Both the Sensex and Nifty strengthened following upmove in European markets which gained 1% ahead of BoE & ECB meet and Obama speech today. Reliance Industries too rebounded with nearly 2% gain, leading the market. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 130 points to 17,195 and the 50-share NSE Nifty moved up 40 points to 5,164.

Snoop Dogg wants to takeover Yahoo! as Carol Bartz’s successor

Washington: Rapper Snoop Dogg has revealed his interest in taking over as the boss of Internet search engine Yahoo! after its chief executive was sacked on the phone from the post recently.

The ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ hitmaker claimed that he would make a great successor for Carol Bartz, who was ousted from the position last Tuesday after failing to improve the firm’s fortunes.

Rupee drops to Rs 46.30 per US dollar

The Indian rupee fell to Rs 46.30 per US dollar in early trade on Thursday on good dollar demand from banks in view of dollar firmness in overseas markets.

The rupee resumed steady at Rs 46.15/16 per dollar on the Interbank Foreign Exchange, as against its previous close of Rs 46.16/17 per dollar, but declined immediately to a nearly one-year low of Rs 46.30 per dollar before quoting at Rs 46.20/21 per dollar at 1030 hours. 

September 8 – World Literacy Day

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September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Celebrations take place around the world

Some 776 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 75 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.

Obama's goal: Creating jobs, putting GOP on spot

WASHINGTON (AP) — With millions of Americans out of work and out of patience, President Barack Obama is going before a skeptical Congress to pitch an economic plan aimed at creating jobs urgently and forcing Republicans to own the problem with him.

The underlying political strategy: If Obama can't get his ideas passed heading into his re-election year, he at least hopes to show why he shouldn't take the fall.

Texas residents quickly fled as wildfire closed in

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Dennis Silman was in line at the store when his wife's urgent call came through: They needed to get out. Smoke was drifting up through the woods and the wildfire that just 30 minutes earlier wasn't near enough to pose a problem was visible over the treetops by the time he got home.

In just 90 minutes, Silman was able to make four trips loading clothes and a few important possessions into his Mustang. He could feel the blaze's heat and hear the crackling roar as he packed his car. Less than two hours after they drove away for the last time Sunday, the Bastrop Complex fire consumed his home and six other houses of relatives who all lived within about four square miles of each other.

Whereabouts of Qaddafi Are Clouded in Confusion

TRIPOLI, Libya — In another confusing round of claims and counterclaims by the Libyan rebels, a spokesman for their most powerful militia commander said Wednesday that Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi had been cornered in the Sahara, a report dismissed by a spokesman for the transitional government’s military.

Rebel leaders as well as officials in neighboring Niger said, meanwhile, that neither Colonel Qaddafi nor two of his most powerful sons had fled to that country, contrary to speculation after news organizations reported that 200 or more armed vehicles had headed there.

'Sindh to remain in national anthem'

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday said that as the Supreme Court already ruled that the word Sindh is correctly used in the national anthem, it shall remain.

A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice R G Ketkar was hearing a PIL filed by retired professor Shrikant Malushte, challenging the use of the word in the anthem. He said that Sindh, now a part of Pakistan, should be replaced with Sindhu (Indus), a river in north India. He pointed out that the word had been replaced by the Indian government in January 1950, but the anthem continues to be sung using the wrong word.

Arrest me, it was my sting, says Advani on cash-for-votes scam

New Delhi:  Senior BJP leader LK Advani has dared the government to arrest him, claiming that he was aware of a sting his party conducted in 2008 to expose the UPA's willingness to buy support to survive a trust vote.

Mr Advani had given a notice for suspension of Question Hour in the Lok Sabha to discuss the new developments in the case. A similar notice was given in the Rajya Sabha by BJP member Ravi Shankar Prasad.