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Mexico passes tough restrictions on telecoms

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress approved tough restrictions on dominant companies in the country’s telephone and television sectors early Wednesday after 20 hours of debate and discussion.

Anushka Sharma wears 35-kg gown for ‘Bombay Velvet’

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Contemporary actresses are going par off their way for the preparation of their film. Take for example, Kareena Kapoor, who lost much of her weight for ‘Tashan‘, whereas Deepika Padukone adapted Tamil dialect for ‘Chennai Express‘, while Katrina Kaif went on to learn gymnastics for ‘Dhoom 3‘. And here comes Anushka Sharma, who makes the headlines by wearing 35-kg gown in her upcoming periodic drama film ‘Bombay Velvet‘.

For her introductory song in the film ‘Bombay Velvet‘, Anushka Sharma has worn the green and gold colour outfit designed by the costume designer Niharika Khan. As per the sources, it took two and a half hours to dress her up for her this song, where she goes behind the mic in a club.

It said that the overly weighted expensive gown of Anushka was ruined by the hailing rains of Sri Lanka. This doubled the work of Niharika, as she had to re-do the damaged upper-half part of the gown. Also, this talented designer has designed total 144 outfits for her. Now, we just have to wait and watch the magic that this astonishing Anushka’s outfits will splurge!

Bombay Velvet‘ directed by Anurag Kashyap, is scheduled to hit the theatres on 28th November 2014.

First Look Posters of ‘Finding Fanny’ Unravelled!

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Freshly, the posters depicting the look of the lead stars, Arjun Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, were released. And now, ‘Finding Fanny‘ has unveiled some more first look posters of this quirky flick. The movie narrates the tale of five dysfunctional characters with diverse personality traits. The film also features Dimple Kapadia, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur in key roles. Basically, it’s a story of a road trip that explores love and happiness.

One of the posters display the star cast of the film having conversation standing near a car. ‘Finding Fanny‘ is all about finding the thing that you want from your life. In this flick, Deepika is in search of love, Arjun is in pursuit of romance, Dimple is hunting for fun, Naseeruddin is finding life and Pankaj is scouting for passion. The other poster shows each one of the characters in intriguing poses. As revealed by the director Homi Adajania, he made Dimple to wear 20-kg prosthetic bottom for this role. ‘Finding Fanny‘ has also unravelled its trailer and it presents all the characters at their quirkiest best!

Presented by Fox Star Studios, the laughter ride ‘Finding Fanny‘ is geared up to illumine the silver screens on September 12.

‘Singham Returns’ Unleashed Its Motion Posters!

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Singham Returns‘, the sequel to the 2011 blockbuster ‘Singham‘ is soon to illumine the silver screen. Ajay Devgn as dashing cop Bajirao Singham will once again roar on the screen with his power-packed punchlines and breathtaking action stunts. The movie is obvious to have larger-than-life action scenes, being a Rohit Shetty film. Recently, the film unveiled its five first look posters and also revealed the news update that the promo will be unleashed in July 11.

Going by the latest news update, ‘Singham Returns‘ has released its two motion posters. These posters instantly grab attentions with its signature tune of Singham and even more beefy avatar of Ajay Devgn with his police uniform. The director promises the sequel to be even bigger and better than the original one.

The action-dhamaka ‘Singham Returns‘ also features Kareena Kapoor and Amole Gupte in pivotal roles. The drama unwinds on August 15.

Sonia Gandhi says Modi’s government in ‘witch hunt’ as Congress probed on taxes

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India's Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and lawmaker Rahul Gandhi arrive to attend Prime Minister Modi's oath-taking ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sonia Gandhi, president of ousted Congress party, on Wednesday accused the new Narendra Modi-led government of a “political witch hunt” after tax authorities began probing her party as she and her son face allegations over misusing funds. The Gandhis are the torchbearers of a dynasty that has led India for most of its post-independence era since 1947 but that was dealt its worst ever election defeat by Modi in the general election that ended in May. Last month a court summoned Sonia and her son Rahul to answer allegations that they used $15 million of party funds to pay off debts accrued by a now defunct newspaper publishing business several years ago. A Congress official said the party had received “notices” from the tax authority, a communication in which the recipient is asked to explain apparent irregularities in his tax declarations. The official said the notices pertained to income tax and were related to the court case involving Gandhi and her son, although he did not give further details.

Alia Bhatt to become brand ambassador of Hero Motocorp

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The youngest entrant of Bhatt’s clan, Alia Bhatt is most relatable personality amongst the teenage girls. Therefore, right from the beverage brand Coca Cola to the beauty brands like Maybelline and Garnier prefers to get associated with her. And here’s one more two-wheeler brand of the youngistaan, Hero Motocorps, which intends to get her glimpse in their latest endorsement. No wonders, how fast she is climbing towards the peak of success with it.

Last week, Alia shot her first commercial for the Hero Motocorp’s automatic scooter ‘Pleasure’ in the hilly lanes of Manali. Previously, Priyanka Chopra used to endorse this line of scooters. But to get the brand more relatable to the teen-society, Hero Motocorps got her replaced by Alia Bhatt. And, here Alia goes Vroom… Vroom..!!

Corrected – As millions vape, e-cigarette researchers count puffs, scour Facebook

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A man smokes on a street in Shanghai

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) – (In paragraph 2, corrects extent of FDA e-cigarette research) One team of researchers assessing the risks of electronic cigarettes is counting the puffs taken by volunteer “vapers.” Another will comb Facebook for posts on how people are tinkering with e-cigarettes to make the devices deliver extra nicotine. “They want data and they want it yesterday,” said Dr Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin of Yale University, who is leading four projects. To be sure, studies of e-cigarettes not funded by the FDA are also under way, and the agency can factor those results into any action it takes. The e-cigarette industry, which Wells Fargo Securities estimates will make $2 billion in global sales this year, says the FDA must wait for the results of the research before it issues any regulations, or manufacturers risk being driven out of business by unproven fears about their products.

First budget test of Modi’s reform mettle

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Indian PM Modi walks in front of a picture of former Indian PM Vajpayee after a news conference in New Delhi

By Frank Jack Daniel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the first major test of his reform credentials on Thursday, when his fresh-faced government presents its maiden budget amid early doubts about his willingness to make unpopular decisions. Modi, 63, won a landslide general election victory in May with a pledge to boost growth and create jobs for the 1 million people who enter India’s workforce every month. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s promises of bold budget decisions and broadsides against the “mindless populism” of his left-of-centre predecessors have proved a hit with investors, helping the benchmark BSE stock index to a record high last week. The government has tried to keep rural voters sweet by extending a temporary subsidy for sugar mills, benefiting farmers in Maharashtra, where Modi’s BJP hopes to consolidate its strength in elections later this year.