Ticket me Elmo? NYC mulls law for impersonators

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A visitor to Times Square poses for photos with iconic costumed characters, Monday, July 28, 2014, in New York. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he believes the people wearing character costumes in Times Square should be licensed and regulated. (AP Photo/Rachelle Blidner)

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials are turning up the heat on Elmo, Cookie Monster and Statues of Liberty impersonators — Times Square costumed characters who often demand money for posing in photos with tourists.

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The New Durbar

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Over dhoklas and tea, this caucus plots the dimensions of a new idea of India, reinventing the shibboleths that once sought to definitely define the new country in 1947.

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Multi faceted issues likely to be discussed with John Kerry: Syed Akbaruddin

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New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said on Tuesday that multi faceted issues are likely to be discussed on US Secretary of State, John Kerry’s visit to India. Akbaruddin told ANI, “Secretary of State, Kerry will be visiting India for the strategic dialogue with his counterpart External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

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Gadkari, senior BJP leaders evade questions on snooping row

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New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh both evaded questions here today about reports of bugging devices found in Gadkari’s Teen Murti Lane home. Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India, however, said, “We can’t act or comment on something which is very speculative in nature. There is nothing to say about this.” Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party’s Naresh Agarwal questioned the government’s silence over the “serious issue”. He told ANI, “It is a serious matter.

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Nepal to sign power trade accord with India

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Kathmandu, July 30 (IANS) Three major political parties of Nepal – the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and UCPN (Maoist) – late Tuesday consented to the government’s plan to sign Power Trade Agreement(PTA) with India during the two-day visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut to star in ‘Katti Batti’

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UTV Motion Pictures is soon coming up with their next production venture, ‘Katti Batti’. Going by the fresh news update, the brand new lead pair of Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut will star together in the upcoming movie ‘Katti Batti’.

The film ‘Katti Batti’ will be helmed by Nikhil Advani and is said to be a unique love tale about contemporary relationships. The debutant Anshul Singhal has penned the script of the film. Kangana will be playing the role of Payal and the makers think that her energetic on-screen presence and quirky personality makes her fit the bill. Imran’s fresh approach will work a lot in this flick, as the makers believe. Talking about this, Kangana stated that the flick will be battle of sexes and will alter the perspective of Bollywood’s love tales.

The romedy ‘Katti Batti’ will start rolling in September and the shooting will take place in Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad. Well, the title of the film suggests the flick to be a complete family entertainer!

Salman Khan announces free treatment to 100 heart ailed kids

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Salman Khan‘s recent release ‘Kick‘ projected him helping the poor ailed children through his super heroic act. Taking the positive message from the film, he has decided to take his reel action to real by offering free treatment to 100 kids suffering from heart disease, who can’t afford the medical expenses.

On the auspicious occasion of Eid, Khan announced the philanthropic cause with a tweet “If any kids on FB ya twitter who has a heart condition n can’t afford to get it treated, BH vil (will) get 100 genuine patients treated”.

Followed by this, he warned only genuine patients should contact him on the official “Being Human” email id, [email protected].

Being Human (BH) is non-profit charitable organization set by Salman Khan to support all kind of philanthropic cause.

Divya Khosla Kumar’s next film to be about kids

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Divya Khosla Kumar debuted as the director with the film ‘Yaariyan‘ after acting in few films. And now, the lady is all set to take next step in direction, as she will be coming up with her next venture. Going by the latest report, Divya Khosla Kumar‘s next film will revolve around kids.

The scripting and casting has been done by Divya and shortly, she will be making an announcement regarding this flick, as revealed by her at an event. She is working on this project currently and stated that she is linked with T-Series‘ kids channel Kidshut on YouTube. The subscribers’ number with this channel is more than five million already and Divya is optimistic about the thing that this channel will be of great help to nurture kids’ curious minds as well as they can enjoy learning stories and rhymes. Divya also said that she aims to make kids enjoy learning new things and make their parents stress-free.

Sridevi to step in the shoes of step-mother in her next

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The chirpy actress Sridevi is always loved for her acting and lively on-screen presence in her films. The senior actress garnered loads of applause for her impeccable performance in ‘English Vinglish‘ and the movie was released in various countries and delighted the international audience in different languages.

As per the news update, Sridevi will now play a step-mother in her next venture. The film is said to be a tale of a step-mother and step-daughter and the actress is expected to begin filming for this in January 2015. Sridevi‘s producer husband Boney Kapoor revealed that the movie will speak about a stormy relationship between a lady and her 18-year old step-daughter. The search is on for a new girl to play the daughter of the actress. Boney also claimed that he has been hunting a good subject for her actress wife, but was not able to zero in upon one. And now, he has found something good for her.

Before starting with the shooting of this flick, Sridevi will be finishing the Tamil movie, in which she will be portraying a queen, reportedly.

Obama eats ribs with 4 Kansas City letter writers

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Girls from a student sports team react as President Barack Obama greets patrons at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Obama went to the restaurant to meet with four Kansas City residents who wrote him letters. According to the White House the Kansas City letter writers include a man who thanked Obama for student loan help he received, a single mother who described her challenges raising children and running a business, a teacher in a GED program and a woman who is active in her neighborhood association. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama feasted on barbecue Tuesday with four people who wrote him letters in a trip to highlight the struggles of working families in American’s heartland, as the clock ticked on pressing issues before Congress goes on summer break.