Amrita Rao MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Amrita Rao poses during a promotional event for a sports television channel. reuters

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Biel beats Pitt as ‘most dangerous’ celeb on Web
An online search for actress Jessica Biel is the most likely to land a Web surfer on a site hosting spyware, a virus or other malware, Internet security firm McAfee warned. Biel, 27, who starred in the 2003 remake of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and other films, has overtaken Hollywood heartthrob Brad...

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Chris Brown sentenced for Rihanna assault
Disgraced R&B star Chris Brown was sentenced to five years’ probation and 180 days of community labour for beating up his then-girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna. The sentencing by a Los Angeles judge followed a plea deal. Brown, 20, pleaded guilty to assault on 22 June. As part of his sentence, he must...

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Orthodox Church condemns Madonna gig in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church condemned Madonna’s upcoming Sticky and Sweet concert in Sofia, saying it blasphemously collides with the date that marks the beheading of John the Baptist. “We express our Christian support and approval for the art of singing, which influences the moral development of people...

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Microsoft revs up low-budget mobile phones
Microsoft unveiled software that lets Twitter, Facebook and other hot Internet services be delivered to low-cost ‘feature phones’ common in developing countries. The US technology giant will debut OneApp in South Africa and hopes to swiftly roll it out in India, China and other countries where millions...

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Canadian scientist aims to turn chickens into dinosaurs
After years spent hunting for the buried remains of prehistoric animals, a Canadian paleontologist now plans to manipulate chicken embryos to show he can create a dinosaur. Hans Larsson, the Canada Research Chair in Macro Evolution at Montreal’s McGill University, said he aims to develop dinosaur traits...

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Fine threat puts The Pirate Bay off the Intenet
The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s most popular file sharing websites, is off the Internet after a Swedish court threatened its bandwidth supplier with a hefty fine, news reports said. Stockholm’s district court ordered Black Internet to stop providing bandwidth to The Pirate Bay or face a fine of 500,000...

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Bridal Exhibition 2009 Ahmedabad: Models present creations from Indian designer Nisha Bhatia during a fashion show at the ‘Bridal Exhibition 2009’. reuters

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