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Hollywood racist, says jobless Dev

Hollywood is ins-titutionally racist and Asi-ans are offered limited roles such as terrorists, taxi drivers or geeks, Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel said.

Mission on asteroid likely to hit earth

Scientists are planning a Nasa mission that will land on an asteroid which has a slim chance of colliding the earth in 2182, according to a report on Monday.

‘Popeye makes kids eat veggies’

Spinach-eating comic character “Popeye the Sailor” and his bulging muscles have been a favourite with kids and a new study show that he has also encouraged them to eat vegetables.

Was Dahl a Bond-like spy during WWII?

A new biography of British novelist Roald Dahl has revealed that the children’s author led an extraordinary life in the US during the Second World War as a philandering James Bond-style spy with a “st

It’s Rolling Stones vs Macca for Olympics gig

The Beatles legend Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones are battling it out to headline the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.

BP oil spill fallout costs the company $6.1 billion so far

British energy major BP Plc has spent $6.1 billion in the aftermath of the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in leakage of millions of barrels of its oil into the sea.

Tipu throne tiger, eyewitness diary of death on auction

A gem-encrusted gold finial from the decorated throne of Tipu Sultan and an eyewitness account of the battle that led to his defeat at the hands of the British are being put up for auction here on October 7.

Bruni gets offer to act in TV’s CSI

French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been offered a role in hit American crime drama television series CSI.
Producers have asked Bruni, who is married to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, to accept a role after she wrote to Hollywood executives telling them she was a fan of the show, Telegraph reported online.

‘Speling’ is a problem, but most won’t admit

It seems there’s is definitely something wrong with people’s “speling”, but few are ready to admit it, a new study has revealed.
In fact, according to the study, based on a survey, many Britons are lost without a computer spell-checker. But sometimes even that cannot help as one in six people spell words so badly that the machine doesn’t recognise the attempt.

Dev scared of spiders

Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel has admitted he is a “scaredy-cat” who is afraid of creepy crawlies and even cries in public.
The 20-year-old actor said he has many phobias and can’t even be in the same room as a spider, reported Contactmusic.com

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