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A Talk show on Prime Minister Statement That ” Cheif Justice will Welcome Parvez Musharraf ”

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Kal tak with Javed Chaudary 13th sept 2010 – Shaikh Rasheed

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Mirco Della Vecchia, one of Italy’s most famous chocolatiers, has set a new world record of the largest chocolate sculpture in the world.
The previous record had a chocolate sculpture of the Dolomites, made in 2009 by the same guys Mirco Della Vecchia. This time, Mirco decided to create a replica of the Dome of Milan, which would be even greater than his previous masterpiece.

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Fastest Growing Cities In The World.
The website Global Post recently published a series of reports on the world's fastest growing megacity, Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to the U.N., Dhaka will go from being the world's ninth largest city to its fifth by 2025, adding more than six million residents in the process. Dhaka's growth points to the challenges facing Earth's megacities, both old and new. Here is the list of the

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The stage was set on fire with performances galore, from Chelsea Handler, Eminem, Rihanna, Kanye West and Usher.

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Boston: With a net worth of USD 62 billion, Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani would be he richest man on earth in 2014, according to a forecast issued by the prestigious Forbes magazine.

"One of the predictions is that Reliance Industries' chief Ambani, who currently has a net worth of 29 billion dollars, pips the world's richest man Mexican businessman Carlos Slim to top Forbes' rich list in 2014," it said.

Ambani's net worth swells to USD 62 billion while Slim is "hit hard by

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Watch Imran Khan facing the Dare Devil Waqar Zaka and selecting Fan No.1 from Pakistan on Living on the Edge (Eid Special)

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Saying the wrong thing on a first date is like bringing the hairball from your shower drain instead of flowers. It might work for Shrek, but it isn’t going to work for you. Everyone has at least one horrible first date story, and if you don’t watch what you say, you could find yourself topping someone’s list of

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You get all-terrain vehicle babies, is what. Ben Gulak, the youngster that brought us the Uno electric unicycle, is back with a new transportation device, this time aiming to woo military procurement types with a rugged and extremely versatile one-man transporter. The DTV (Dual Tracked Vehicle) Shredder has enough torque to tow an SUV, but is also flexible enough to turn within a circle of four feet and

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Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna – the number six men's doubles team in the world.

KARACHI: Following a two-week historic run at the US Open, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has broken into the top-25 of ATP’s doubles rankings.
Meanwhile, Qureshi and his doubles partner Rohan Bopanna of India jumped nine places to number six in the team table, according to the latest ATP rankings released on Monday.
Qureshi, who was ranked number 35 before the tournament started, entered the men’s and mixed doubles final at the last grand slam of the year.
In the mixed doubles final, Qureshi and Kveta Peschke of the

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Superstar Salman Khan did it last year with Wanted and he has done it again now - he has set the box office on fire as corrupt cop Chulbul 'Robinhood' Pande in his latest outing Dabangg that has collected Rs 48.25 crore (gross) at the opening weekend. And trade pundits say it has beaten the initial earnings of Hindi cinema's highest grosser 3 Idiots.

Set in rustic and rugged Uttar Pradesh, Abhinav Kashyap's directorial debut set cash registers ringing with collections of approximately Rs 14.50 crore, Rs 15.75 crore and Rs 18 crore on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively, adding up to approximately Rs 48.25 crore, according to trade sources.

Aamir's 3 Idiots, which released last Christmas, on the

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Salman Khan, who found himself in the midst of a controversy over his reported remarks on 26/11 attacks is contemplating to go off Twitter.

"Looks like I mite hv to get off Twitter. Don't want to.. but wat to do? I think I messed up, so sorry guys. Sorry bolne mein koi sharam nahi..(I am not ashamed of saying Sorry)," the 44-year-old star tweeted.

"Hurt v hurt.. yeh kya ? straight thru my heart... My mum n dad, my bros, my sisters... family had to go thru torture on Eid n Ganesh Utsav," he lamented.

Salman, who joined the microblogging site earlier this year, has got over four lakh followers. The actor came under fire for claiming during an interview to a Pakistani channel that the

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Most rabid soccer fans will tell you that the old “Golden Goal” was the most exciting play in the history of the game. I, however, am ready to proclaim that it doesn’t hold a candle to the premature goalie celebration.

Watch as this Morrocan goalie thumps his chest in pride as the balls spins back across the line.

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This weekly feature is a round-up, in conjunction with our friend Tim over at CoolMaterial.com of the hot new products appearing online this week. From fashion to gadgets, take a look at your new obsessions.

Denim Design Lab 1879 Kit
Save money by investing in power tools – to make your own jeans.

Generic Surplus Wharf Wool Sneakers
They’re not quite sneakers and they’re not quite chukkas so we’ll just stick to

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For the fifth year in a row, U.S. smoking rates failed to decline in 2009. Why do 1 in 5 Americans continue to smoke cigarettes?

One in five Americans still smoke, a statistic that hasn't changed since 2005. Photo: Corbis

Best Opinion: Time, Wash. Post, Business Week...

Despite the best intentions of the health lobby, smoking rates in the U.S. have now remained level for five years. One in five Americans still smokes, a statistic that hasn't changed since 2005. Before that, the rate dropped every year for four decades. Why has the decline in

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Family claims that a baby died due to delay in treatment caused by Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif's security protocol at a hospital.

LAHORE: A new born baby died because of not getting prompt medical attention due to security restrictions set up for Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore on Monday. Sharif was visiting the Children’s Hospital to distribute Eidi to patients due to which security protocol had been arranged at the vicinity. The victim’s family alleges that the new born twins from Okara were not able to get prompt medical attention due to the delay.
Relatives of the victim started protesting outside the emergency unit of the hospital, reports stated.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the

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Now you see fashion, now you don’t.
Illusion was one of the key trends to emerge as New York Fashion Week entered its fourth day Sunday, with sheer looks making a quiet statement.
Strategic use of sheer fabric — here on sleeves, there on a neckline, overlay or skirt — gave the illusion of bareness without revealing too much. The look was naturally sexy, without being vulgar.
The light, airy feel of the clothes went with a generally optimistic feeling that has prevailed at the spring 2011 previews at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Late Sunday, the crowd headed to a twenty-fifth anniversary party for

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A UK newspaper, the Sunday Times has reported that the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit had made a secret report of match-fixing in the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
According to the newspaper, this report consisted of the names of 29 cricketers who were said to have been involved in match-fixing.
The newspaper alleged that there were some irregular betting patterns which had pushed the ACSU into action.
Officially, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had not taken the services of the ACSU. Usually, any international match or tournament needs to have the ACSU guidelines associated with it.
However, given that the IPL is a domestic tournament, the

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Bollywood couple Kajol and Ajay Devgn on Monday became proud parents of a BABY BOY.

The actress delivered her second child on Monday morning around 9.20 am at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital. Sources close to the couple said the mother and the baby were

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Emraan Hashmi, better known with for his serial kisser tag, amazed everyone when he didn't kiss in his last film ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI and yet it became one of the biggest hits of his career till date. But just after a sabbatical from kissing, Emraan is back to what he does the

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Her outlandish costumes often get more attention than her music but Lady Gaga proved that she is the leading lady of pop, sweeping the MTV Video Music Awards with eight trophies including the one for Best Video.

The 24-year-old's Bad Romance won her the gong for the Best Video and Gaga made sure that all eyes were on her with elaborate costume changes, but teared up while accepting the trophies called moon walkers.

"I was so nervous tonight that I'd let my fans down. I promised if I won I'd announce the name of my record," she said accepting the top award. She then

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Singer-actress Miley Cyrus has reportedly reunited with Australian actor Liam Hemsworth.

According to sources, the two spent some time at Cyrus's Toluca Lake, Calif., house before running errands with Cyrus behind the wheel.

First, there was a stop by Panera Bread in Studio City, where Hemsworth, 20, picked up food to-go. Cyrus also grabbed some drinks at a local Starbucks drive-through.

"Miley and Liam kept smiling and seemed to

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Music composer Pritam Chakroborty, who is a favourite of the Bhatt camp, brings forth another likeable soundtrack in forthcoming film Crook. Even though the compositions fall under his signature style and not much experimentation is involved, the tracks do have the potential of getting noticed.

Directed by Mohit Suri, the film stars Emraan Hashmi. The album boasts of eight tracks.

The soundtrack begins on an upbeat note with Challa, a song soaked in Punjabi flavour. It's an energetic, foot-tapping number that holds the interest of the

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan lost so much weight sweating in the body-hugging suit he was supposed to wear for the superhero film Ra.One that his wedding ring slipped from his finger.

"Need to feed my face more than I have been. Today my wedding ring nearly slipped and fell through... ha ha," Shah Rukh posted on his Twitter page.

King Khan's suit in the film is

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Bollywood actors Kajol and Ajay Devgn today became proud parents of a baby boy.

The actress delivered her second child this morning around 09:20 am at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.

Sources close to the couple said the mother and the baby were doing fine.

Nysa, the couple's elder child is seven years old.

Good wishes poured in from B-town for the

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The iPhone's dead, long live the Windows Phone. That must be the genius proclamation that incited Microsoft to celebrate Windows Phone 7 reaching RTM status with the incomprehensible procession you see above. An elaborate parade, replete with hearses and black capes, was organized last week to denote the passing of the BlackBerry and iPhone into the land of unwanted gadgets. We'd say this is done in poor taste, but

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Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.

From the deep blue seas to the sunny skies, this week novel renewable energy projects lit up the newswires. We watched as the world's largest wave energy site was installed in the UK, and we were excited to see Europe's largest wind farm get a major upgrade. We also took a look at several high-flying turbines that could potentially tap 870 terawatts of high-altitude wind energy, and we were shocked to see scientists develop a new type of solar cell made from bioluminescent jellyfish.

We also showcased several soaring advances in

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West didn’t address the trophy-gate incident directly onstage, he rapped and sang a song that mocked the boorish behavior that has upstaged his music: “I always find something wrong; you’ve been putting up with my (expletive) for too long,” he said, before launching into the an unprintable chorus, which included the line: “Let’s have a toast to scumbags.” West was booed by some members of the audience prior to his performance.

LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift absolved Kanye West of last year’s onstage sin with one somber song, and West, also in song, beat himself up once again over his misbehavior.
The Swift-West drama took center stage at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, with both superstars either addressing or dancing around the incident that won’t die.
Both dramatic performances delivered on pre-show hype of a

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Salman Khan gestures during an immersion of an idol of Hindu God Ganesh in Mumbai.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Salman Khan apologised on Monday after sparking criticism for claiming that the 2008 Mumbai attacks attracted widespread publicity only because the elite were targeted.
The actor —who with his namesakes Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan is one of the Indian film industry's leading Muslim actors —also questioned Indian claims that the Pakistani state helped plan the atrocities.
In an interview recorded three weeks ago with a

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Moonwalking just like Michael Jackson will soon be possible for everyone with the launch later this year of the first video game dedicated to the star since his death last year.
A game, developed under the watchful eye of Jackson’s beneficiaries by French video game titan Ubisoft, will teach players to master the King of Pop’s most famous dance moves.
Named “Michael Jackson: The Experience”, the game is being produced by Ubisoft’s French editor in his studios in Montpellier and Montreal with a team of around 200 people.
The version for the Wii console, which has been seen by AFP, sets the

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For the fifth year in a row, U.S. smoking rates failed to decline in 2009. Why do 1 in 5 Americans continue to smoke cigarettes?