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Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu often makes secret visits to Kolkata
Kolkata: Popular Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu on Monday said she often makes secret visits to the metropolis to be with her family. “I keep coming quietly, those are very secretive… Read more
Prachi Desai to play princess in Vikram Bhatt’s next horror franchise ’1920′
Mumbai: Actress Prachi Desai will be seen playing the role of a princess in the third instalment of Vikram Bhatt’s horror franchise ’1920′. The 24-year-old, who made a successful transition… Read more
Technology
Apple releases ‘malware removal tool’ following computer hack
London: Apple will release a malware removal tool after a number of Mac systems were infected by computer hackers who targeted Facebook last week. Unknown hackers infected the computers of… Read more
Webmail service, Outlook.com, is now set to replace Hotmail.com
Washington: Microsoft has announced that its new webmail service, Outlook.com, is now set to replace Hotmail.com. The software giant said that Outlook.com is coming out of beta testing and is… Read more
Sports
Olympian boxer Vijender Singh refused to give blood sample
Chandigarh: Olympian boxer Vijender Singh refused to give his blood sample to the Punjab police which quizzed him for nearly four hours in the drug haul case. Fatehgarh Sahab SSP… Read more
David Beckham named as ambassador for Chinese Super League
Beijing: Football superstar David Beckham has been named as ambassador for the Chinese Super League, the country’s football association said, a move that has been widely anticipated but also criticized…. Read more
Business
Airtel launches free roaming scheme in five states
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Tuesday launched a new roaming scheme for its prepaid customers in Delhi which will enable them to receive free incoming calls in five states. “With… Read more
Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Anand Sinha said Proposed Women’s Bank doesn’t need special permission
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Anand Sinha on Thursday said the proposed all-Women bank may not take much time to come up as this would fall under the ambit of… Read more
Life Style
Rani Mukherji said Make martial arts compulsory in schools
Mumbai: Actor Rani Mukerji is in favour of making martial arts and other self-defense methods compulsory for school children to help them fight for themselves and also stay fit. “Like… Read more
Haryana government asks schools to hold self-defence classes for girls
Chandigarh: Haryana government has asked the School Education Department to hold self-defence classes for girl students to check increasing crime against them. “Such measures have been necessitated in view of… Read more
