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30 movies to be screened at Free Spirit Film Festival

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Dharamsala, Oct 20 (IANS) A line-up of 30 films has been scheduled for the five-day Free Spirit Film Festival, to be held on the outskirts of this Himachal Pradesh hill station from Oct 25, an organiser said Monday.

Japanese PM Abe suffers setback as two ministers quit

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Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Obuchi attends a news conference at her ministry in Tokyo

By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Two Japanese cabinet ministers resigned on Monday over the dubious use of political funds, dealing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe his biggest setback since he took office in December 2012. The resignations of the two women, including the high-profile trade and industry minister, could complicate tough decisions on key policies, including whether to go ahead with an unpopular plan to raise the sales tax and planned restarts of nuclear reactors shut down after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. …

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BJP ready for polls in Delhi, says political uncertainty must end

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New Delhi, Oct. 20 (ANI): Trashing the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party’s challenge on holding fresh polls in the national capital, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Satish Upadhayay on Monday said his party was prepared for the polls, and added that the political uncertainty must end.

Saif Ali Khan considers Preity Zinta as His Lucky Charm

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Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan‘s friendship go a long way. It started on the sets of ‘Dil Chahta Hai‘, though they were not paired opposite each other, they got along very well. Further, films like ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho‘ and ‘Salaam Namaste‘ deepened their bond.

The duo will be starring again in upcoming rom-com flick ‘Happy Ending‘, where Preity will be seen playing Saif’s ex-girlfriend whom he bumps into every now and then to seek relationship advice. Well, this type of bond they share in their real life too as Saif mentions her name in the close-friend’s list, on whom he can rely on.

Happy Ending‘ will hit the theatres on November 21.

Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez touch Bhushan Kumar’s feet

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Yes, you read it right! Recently, ‘Roy‘ stars Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez touched producer Bhushan Kumar‘s feet for thanking him for a day’s off.

As per the sources, Jacqueline and Arjun were shooting for a song at the backdrop of a beautiful beach in Malaysia. Bhushan dropped in to pay them a surprise visit and shouted “Pack Up”. On seeing him, both the stars ran towards him and started touching his feet for declaring a day’s off from their busy schedule as reportedly, the ‘Roy‘ team was working at the stretch of 12-14 hours, daily.

This surprise holiday came as leisure for the ‘Roy‘ crew, while Bhushan took Jacqueline, Arjun and director Vikramjit Singh for site-seeing across Malaysian cities.

Neha Dhupia introduces audio and Braille food menu for visually challenged people

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It’s for the first time in India and may be first time ever in the world, that a special food menu has been designed to convey the food item and its prices to visually challenged people in restaurants. This latest invention was launched by actress Neha Dhupia at an event held in Mumbai.

The aim behind this invention is to help visually impaired people, as they don’t have to wait for waiter to read out the menu to them. Instead, they can just pick it and press the button to hear the menu or else they can understand the menu just by touching the Braille letters inscribed on it.

During the media interaction, Neha addressed this initiative for the blind to make them feel equal and give them fair opportunities.

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BJP win in Haryana reflects wave of change in country: Swamy

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New Delhi, Oct. 20 (ANI): Asserting that there is no hope for the Congress and dynastic politics, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said his party’s win in the Haryana state assembly polls has made it evident that there is a wave of change in the country.

On the road to find the world’s funniest person

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This undated photo provided by The Laugh Factory shows comedian Nitin Mirani from the United Arab Emirates. Mirani one of several comics featured in a competition known as the Funniest Person in the World. (AP Photo/The Laugh Factory)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was last summer and Israeli-Palestinian tensions were at the highest they’d been in some time when Jamie Masada hit on a formula for world peace: Forget about guns and bombs, and just tell jokes to each other.

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Nobody takes ‘pathetic’ Pakistan seriously: Swamy

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New Delhi, Oct. 20 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto’s recent statement on Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that nobody takes Islamabad seriously and added that such comments against India are made just to gain attention.