Clooney and Alamuddin cap weekend nuptials with civil ceremony

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Wedding rings are seen on the hands of U.S. actor Clooney and his wife Alamuddin as they stand in a water taxi on the Grand Canal in Venice

By Antonio Denti and Cristiano Corvino VENICE (Reuters) – American screen idol George Clooney and Lebanese-born human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin formalised their marriage in a civil ceremony in Venice on Monday, after a weekend of celebrations attended by Hollywood stars. The couple, who married at a lavish party on Saturday night, spent about 10 minutes inside the lagoon city’s 14th century city hall for a civil service registering their marriage. It was presided over by former Rome mayor and close friend, Walter Veltroni. …

Big shift in China economy to “disrupt” Western retailers – Li & Fung head

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Company logo of Li & Fung is displayed at company tower in Hong Kong

PARIS (Reuters) – China’s role in supplying cheap consumer goods to the West could end in coming years due to rising domestic consumption and worker pay, stoking inflation and unsettling retailers in Western markets, the chairman of logistics group Li & Fung warned. “China will disrupt the world,” William Fung of Hong Kong-based Li & Fung, which supplies firms like Walmart Stores Inc with clothing and toys, told the World Retail Congress, an annual gathering of retail industry executives, on Monday. …

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I was not so much into fashion as a child – Alia Bhatt

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Alia Bhatt and her sense of fashion has always dominated headlines as much as her acting histrionics if not more. Her sartorial aesthetics have always been appreciated and have found massive takers especially among the youth of the country so much so that the actress launched her own new collection today called ‘Alia’. The collection will feature all clothes synonymous with Alia’s sense of style.

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Difficult to say if Haider will connect with small or large audience – Shahid Kapoor

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There is no denying the Shahid Kapoor’s Haider is not exactly the run-of-the mill Bollywood masala entertainer. An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Haider as its trailer shows looks to be intense, high on emotions and mesmerising performances. Devoid of the usual Bollywood cliches there is no doubt about the fact that Haider is different in its genre. While high critical acclaim has always flowed in large measure for Vishal Bhardwaj’s films, the box-office sizzle has always eluded him.

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Sonia, Rahul lend support to flood-hit people of J and K

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Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Sept.29 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised to provide succour to the flood affected people of Jammu and Kashmir during their visit here.