Not spoofing South India in Chennai Express: Deepika
New Delhi: Deepika Padukone's Tamil tinted Hindi dialogues in Chennai Express may not have gone down well with some critics but the actress denies that the film caricatures South India in any way. Deepika says she is a South Indian herself and would never spoof her own culture. In fact, it took her a while to master the Tamil-Hindi tone in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the film releases this Friday.  "I d

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Melbourne: A number of Indian-origin candidates will be in the fray in the coming elections in Australia, in which over 50 political parties are preparing to contest, signalling a coming-of-age of the diaspora community in the country. Manoj Kumar, w

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Pregnancy length can vary by up to five weeks
Washington: Nine-month pregnancy? It can vary by up to 37 days! The length of a pregnancy naturally varies between different women by as much as five weeks, a new study has found for the first time. Normally, women are given a date for the likel

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World Badminton Championships: Sindhu packs off defending champ
Guangzhou: Tenth seed PV Sindhu packed off defending champion and local favourite Yihan Wang to reach the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships along with compatriots Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap in their respective categories here

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Hyderabad, Bangalore among 4 airports to have Visa-on-Arrival facility
New Delhi: Visa-on-Arrival facility for tourists will now be available at four more international airports across the country, besides the four existing metro cities. "The Home Ministry has issued orders extending Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) faci

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Sikhs told to remove turbans at Rome airport
New Delhi: Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK was told to remove his turban during a security check at the Rome airport. However, he, along with other members of the DSGMC delegation, refused to do so and decid

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Raw garlic can halve lung cancer risk
London: Eating raw garlic twice a week can nearly halve the risk of developing lung cancer, even lowering the danger for smokers, a new study has claimed.  Chinese researchers found that those who consumed raw garlic as part of their diet w

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Kochadaiyaan is an international Tamil movie
Chennai: Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone says her next Tamil film Kochadaiyaan is an international project as it will be released in multiple languages like Russian, Japanese and Chinese. The Chennai Express star will be seen with superstar Rajini

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Japan's new warship worries China
Beijing: The launch of Japan's largest warship since World War II has evoked a strong reaction from China, which today expressed concern over Tokyo's "constant expansion" of its military capabilities. Analysts quoted by the Chinese state-ru

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