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After WikiLeaks: US welcomes global leadership role for India

The US welcomes India's “greater global leadership” role in the world, American envoy Timothy Roemer said on Tuesday, a day after leaked diplomatic cables described India as amongst the “self-appointe

‘Khelein Hum... would be an enlightening experience’

Award-winning director Ashutosh Gowariker is confident that his new film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey on the Chittagong uprising would be an enlightening experience for people in the subcontinent as he himself was shocked to learn he knew nothing about it. “I was shocked that I did not know anything about it. So when I discovered this I

Mayawati takes cue from Nitish

Obviously taking a cue from the success story scripted by Nitish Kumar in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has visibly shifted her focus to the hard issue of governance, which was so far left to her select coterie of bureaucrats. This was clearly reflected in a review of the state’s law and order situation by her on Saturday.

Gays celebrate, walk with pride

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Wearing their sexuality on their sleeves, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) brandished rainbow-coloured flags, held banners and swayed to drum beats with pride at the third edition of the Delhi Gay Parade on Sunday.

Pink misses a good fight

American singer Pink, who is on the way to motherhood, says she misses the catfights she is known for. The singer, who is expecting a baby with her on and off boyfriend Carey Hart, admits she has been missing a good fight because she has calmed down with age, reports contactmusic.com.

Kesha makes fun of her style

Eccentric singer Kesha likes to poke fun at her quirky fashion sense by donning clothes that show she doesn’t take herself too seriously.
Speaking about wearing garbage bags to a recent awards show, Kesha said, “I was trying to look super-hot. I like to poke fun when people make fun of me, because I

640 Pakistanis died in 37 suicide attacks in 2010

At least 640 people were killed and 1,800 hurt in 37 suicide bombings across Pakistan in 2010, said a government report.

Woman's nose cut-off by in-laws

A Pakistani woman's nose was cut off and her head tonsured by her in-laws who then locked her up for three days because they suspected her of having an affair with a neighbour, the police said.

Kalmadi says he will answer all CBI questions

Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said on Monday he has not committed any offence and is ready to answer all the questions of the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Rebel Jagan quits Congress with mother, also resigns as MP

Hyderabad/New Delhi: Alleging a conspiracy to split the family of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, his son Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday resigned from the Congress and from p

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