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Supermodel Adriana Lima is pregnant!
Date: 05/31/2009:
The Victoria's Secret supermodel Adriana Lima is expecting her first child with new husband, NBA player Marko Jaric, her reps confirms to Usmagazine.com. The Brazilian supermodel's baby is due in winter 2009. The wedding was held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in a private civil ceremony on Valentine's Day.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan And Sonam Kapoor To Perform At IIFA 2009
Date: 05/29/2009:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Sonam Kapoor , and Kareena Kapoor . are going to be performing on stage at the IIFA Awards in Macau on June 11, 2009. The IIFA awards will be hosted by Riteish Deshmukh , Lara Dutta and Boman Irani.

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Sania Mirza knocked out of French Open singles
05/29/2009:
Sania Mirza was knocked out of the singles match at the French Open by Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva in Roland Garros, score of 4-6 6-7 (3). Sania and her doubles patner Chia-Jung Chuang from Taipei, were able to defeat Ipek Senoglu and Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets to continue to the next round.
On a personel note, Sania will be engaged on July 10 to her classmate from her school days, Hyderabad based businessman, Mr. Muhammad Sohrab Mirza. With wedding date to be formalised later. Also, it is not clear whether Sania will continue playing tennis after marriage or not. Sania Mirza is the first Indian Woman to win a WTA Singles Title and break into the world's top 50. She won a Grand Slam Title this year, when she won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles Titles, with her partner Mahesh Bhupathi.

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Neetu Chandra and Krishikha Gupta Racy Photoshoot Controversy
Date: 05/22/2009:
A photoshoot for The Man June 2009 magazine outside a hotel lobby in the western Mumbai suburb of Juhu between Indian actress Neetu Chandra and model Krishikha Gupta got out of hand, when the hotel's customers objected to the photoshoot. The argument started to get ugly when the group started to chant 'Jai Maharashtra'. The group claimed to have connections Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Do you think such a big deal should have been made about the photoshoot or is this just another publicility stunt to get more reader to the magazine?

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Dus Ka Dum Is Back For Season Two
Date: 05/21/2009:
The hit TV game show of 2008, Dus Ka Dum, host by Salman Khan is back for it's second season. Sony has also signed up guest celebrity Mallika Sherawat for s 50 lakh to appear on the show, which will be shot on May 24. On the show Mallika will most likly promote her next film, Hissss (Naagin The Snake Woman) (2009) directed by Jennifer Lynch, in which she play role of a vengeful snake woman. The movie is being backed by Endeavor Independent, which liked the promos of the film at a Special preview in Los Angeles. Endeavor Independent was also behind the worldwide distribution of Oscar winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire (Crorepati) (2008) .

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Indian Films At Cannes International Film Festival 2009
Date: 05/18/2009:
A couple of big Indian films are going to be showcased at the Cannes International Film Festival 2009 this weeks. Films like Teen Patti (2009) starring Amitabh Bachchan along with Richard Gere, R. Madhavan , Ajay Devgan , Irfan Khan , Siddharth Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Danny Denzongpa, Ben Kingsley, Sushmita Sen . Kites (2009) starring Hrithik Roshan , Kangna Ranaut , and Mexican actress Barbara Mori will also be showcased.

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05/18/2009:
Sony unveiled a 9.9mm Bravia ZX1 a slim LCD TV in the Indian market. The new Bravia ZX1 is being touted as the thinnest range of LCD TVs, thinner than a CD case. The TV comes with the Bravia Engine 2 technology for crystal clear picture in both standard definition and full HD, HD display with 1920 X 1080 resolution, integrated speakers and a woofer, voice zoom, dolby digital plus, digital amplifier and S Force Surround, boasts of Xross media bar in the ZX1 hood, Bravia Theatre Sync, Live Color Creation, and 24p Cinema, Bravia 1080 high speed wireless connection and RF technology allows users to view HD pictures without cables and wires via HD media receiver, four independent HDMI inputs, RBG compatible SCART input, component inputs, PC input, composite inputs and USB connection.

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05/18/2009:
The high priced golden culinary herb saffron, made from crocus flowers, and used in cooking, may hold one of the keys to preventing the loss of sight in old age and could even help improve vision in people suffering from certain blinding eye diseases. A team found that saffron slows the loss of sight becuase the herb has remarkable effects on the genes which actually regulate the performance of the eye's key vision cells.

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Nandana Dev Sen On Cover Of Maxim India May 2009 Issue
Date: 05/17/2009:
Nandana Dev Sen is being featured on the cover of May 2009 edition of Maxim India . The photos will be part of the Maxim India May 2009 edition.

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Madhuri Dixit Turns 42
Date: 05/15/2009:
Madhuri Dixit will celebrate her 42nd birthday with her son, Arin, visiting a museum. Her husband Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, cardiovascular surgeon, will be away from home but the family plans for a weekend getaway upon his return. The dancing diva of Bollywood for almost two decades is now happyly settled in her homely life away from the world of Bollywood cinema.

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05/14/2009:
On May 11, Nick India, started airing a new TV series based on Little Krishna. The 13 episode series, dubbed in Hindi and English, is India's first 3D animated TV series developed at the cost of 50 crore. It was developed by Reliance’s BIG Animation Studio in association with The Indian Heritage Foundation and was scripted by Jeffrey Scott, the man behind the Ice Age and Ninja Turtles television series. Parikshit Dasa of Lion King was in charge of art direction. The series created content that required 30 Terra Bytes of virtual space and was supported by gigabyte network through RX Foundry for smooth work flow process, while Blue Arc was used as the storage system.

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House's Olivia Wilde Tops Maxim Hot 100 List
Date: 05/13/2009:
Fox's hit medical drama House's Olivia Wilde topped the list of the Maxim 2009 Hot 100 unveiled today. For the first time, the First Lady of the United States made the list. First lady, Michelle Obama showed on the list at number 93. The top 10 on the list are: Megan Fox , Bar Refaeli , Malin Akerman , Mila Kunis , Eliza Dushku , Adriana Lima , Rihanna , Jordana Brewster , Jennifer Love Hewitt .

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan And Sonam Kapoor To Walk On Red Carpet Cannes
Date: 05/12/2009:
Sonam Kapoor will walk the red carpet at the Cannes film international film festival along side Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Hollywood beauties Penelope Cruz and Eva Longoria as the face of a major international cosmetic giant. Sonam will be joined by her dad Anil Kapoor , who is basking in the sun from the the Oscars and Golden Globes winning movie Slumdog Millionaire (Crorepati) (2008) .

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05/12/2009:
On May 25, 2009, NDTV Imagine will telecast a new TV show, Seeta Aur Geeta. The show Seeta Aur Geeta is an adaptation of the 1970's hit movie of the same name starring Hema Malini. The role of Seeta and Geeta will be played by Anjorie Alagh .

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Hrithik Roshan And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Together Again
Date: 05/11/2009:
After giving such box office hits as Jodha Akbar, Jodhaa Akbar (2007) and Dhoom 2, Back In Action (2006) , Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been singed by director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his next film, Guzaarish (2010) , which is scheduled to go on the floors by the end of 2009 after Hrithik finishs up with Kites (2009) .

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05/11/2009:
Palm, Inc., smartphone manufacturer, will offer a wireless cellphone charging pad, called the Touchstone. The accessory will be for the upcoming Palm Pre. The technology uses electromagnetic induction to supply the Pre’s battery with energy and was first announced by Palm at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt On Cover Of Maxim May 2009 Issue
Date: 05/07/2009:
Jennifer Love Hewitt is being featured on the cover of May 2009 edition of Maxim . The photos will be part of the Maxim May 2009 edition.

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05/04/2009:
Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry has nannounced a strategic tie up with Hewlett Packard (HP). HP will provide "a portfolio of solution" to businesses on its smartphones. Hewlett Packard will unveil HP CloudPrint which will enable BlackBerry users to print emails, photos, web pages and other documents from their smartphones to the nearest printer; at home, in the office or on the road.

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Maestro AR Rahman Launches 'Jai Ho' World Tour
Date: 05/04/2009:
In front of more then 50 thousand fans, Maestro AR Rahman launched the "Jai Ho' tour at the Corporation Stadium, Kozhikkod. The Oscar winning music director performed for nearly four hours with the fans cheering the group at every break. AR Rahman made a great entry onto the stage, singing “O Saya” his Oscar nominated song. His team of singers includes Malayali singer Chithra, Hariharan, Sayanora, George Peter and Benny Dayal, Sadhna Sargam, Rashid Ali, Javed Ali, Muhammed Aslam, and Raja Hassan. The show is the first of the 39 live shows to be conducted by the AR Rahman all over the world during the next five years.

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05/03/2009:
stuarthughes.com has launched a 22 carat solid gold iPhone 3G for approx. Rs 1750000. A version of the iPhone with diamonds was earlier ceated by Austrian jeweler designer, Peter Aloisson. The 22 ct Apple logo is filled with 53 VVS1 diamonds.

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IIFA Awards 2009 In Macau, June 11, 12 and 13
Date: 05/02/2009:
The 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards will be held at Venetian Resort in Macau, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. Announcement was made at a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday evening attended by IIFA brand ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan and government representatives of Macau. Some of the nominations include for:
Best Film: A Wednesday , Dostana (2008) , Ghajini Remake (2008) , Race (2008) , Rock On (2008) .
For Best Director: A R Murugadoss : Ghajini, Madhur Bhandarkar: Fashion, Abhishek Kapoor: Rock On, Ashutosh Gowariker : Jodhaa Akbar, Neeraj Pandey: A Wednesday.
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Male, Aamir Khan : Ghajini, Abhishek Bachchan : Dostana, Hrithik Roshan : Jodhaa Akbar, Naseeruddin Shah: A Wednesday, Shahrukh Khan : Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (RNBDJ) (2008) .
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Female, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan : Jodhaa Akbar, Asin: Ghajini, Bipasha Basu : Race, Katrina Kaif : Singh Is Kinng (2008) , Priyanka Chopra : Fashion (2008) .
Best Music: AR Rahman : Jodhaa Akbar, A.R.Rahman: Ghajini, Pritam : Race, Shankar Ehsaan Loy: Rock On, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani: Dostana.

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