Month: September 2014

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U.S. sharply raises estimate of number of Islamic State fighters

September 12, 2014 0

(Reuters) – The U.S. intelligence community has sharply raised its estimate of the number of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria to between 20,000 and 31,500, from its estimate in June of about 10,000. A CIA spokesman said the new assessment reflected stronger recruitment by the radical Islamist group since June “following battlefield successes and the declaration of a caliphate, greater battlefield activity, and additional intelligence.” It was based on intelligence reports from May to August and was shared this week with Congress and senior U.S. officials. …

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‘This is Our Youth’ stands test of time on Broadway

September 12, 2014 0

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly two decades after its New York debut, “This is Our Youth,” Kenneth Lonergan’s play about privileged, aimless youth, opened on Broadway on Thursday with critics praising its young actors for their funny, spot-on performances. The play, set in a Manhattan apartment in 1982, chronicles 48 hours in the lives of three friends on the cusp of adulthood, coping with life, parents and each other. …

Clooney marriage rumour draws crowds – but not Clooney

September 12, 2014 0
Director and actor Clooney arrives with his fiancee barrister Alamuddin to attend the Celebrity Fight Night event in Florence

By Kathi Urban-Oberberg LONDON (Reuters) – Tabloid reports that George Clooney and his fiancee Alam Alamuddin would perform their civil marriage ceremony at a London town hall drew small crowds on Friday, but no sign of the happy couple. Celebrity magazine UsWeekly was the most often quoted source for a report that the 53-year-old Hollywood heartthrob would tie the knot with the Lebanese-born London-based human rights lawyer, 36, “with their parents present”, at Chelsea Old Town Hall. …

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BJP, Congress lock horns as EC announces dates for Maharashtra polls

September 12, 2014 0

Nagpur, Sept. 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress on Friday took potshots at each other as the Election Commission announced dates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, with both parties expressing confidence of forming the next government in the state.

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Sonali Bendre becomes the highest paid actor on Indian television?

September 12, 2014 0

Sonali Bendre is sure to pump many a hearts with her fragrant screen presence as she sets foot on television to make her debut as main lead in Balaji Telefilms’ upcoming show on Life OK, Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh.

With what little we have seen from the recently launched promo that shows Sonali and Apurva Agnihotri in their best of moods, we are sure that this new Jodi would catch the audience by storm.