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Klum, Seal to visit Mexico to renew wedding vows

Los Angeles, May 1 – Supermodel Heidi Klum is set to return to Mexico to renew her wedding vows with singer husband Seal next month – a year after the swine flu pandemic kept them away from the romantic spot where they married. The couple vowed to return to Mexico annually to celebrate the 2005 union, but had to scrap plans last year. ‘Because of the swine flu, we didn’t go to Mexico…

Ahmadinejad tops UN speakers’ list; US won’t meet him

Washington/New York, May 1 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will hold the top position of speakers when the UN opens nuclear non-proliferation talks Monday. But the US said Friday it definitely won’t be meeting him during the talks, even though US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will attend Monday’s opening. She will be the highest-ranking US diplomat to attend the talks in 10 years.

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Radcliffe hosts charity dinner for injured stunt man

London, May 1 – Actor Danie Radcliffe hosted a charity dinner to raise money for medical bills for ‘Harry Potter’ stunt man David Holmes. The actor hosted charity dinner to benefit David Holmes, who suffered severe spinal injuries after taking a fall while filming dangerous scenes for ‘Harry Potter’ and the ‘Deathly Hallows’ last year. Holmes, who stands in for Radcliffe and has worked on all of the franchise’s installments, is now confined to a wheelchair and cannot work, imdb.com reports.

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Sri Lanka set New Zealand 136-run target

Guyana, May 1 – Mahela Jayawardene smashed 81 off 51 balls as Sri Lanka posted 135 for six against New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 here Friday. Jayawardene guided Sri Lanka through a difficult phase after the islanders, electing to bat first, made a slow start before recovering in the final overs. Dinesh Chandimal was the second best contributor with 29 runs off 23 balls with the help of one four and one six.

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Manasvi Mamgai is Miss India World 2010

Mumbai, April 30 – Manasvi Mamgai, 22, was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2010 at a gala event Friday night. She will represent India at the global pageant later this year. Neha Hinge, 23, was crowned Miss India International 2010, while Nicole Faria, 20, is Miss India Earth 2010.

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Rihanna to perform despite rib injury

London, May 1 – Pop star Rihanna has promised her UK fans she will be fine to play despite her rib injury. ‘I’ve had a few injuries, and one thing made another worse. Eventually, I had to have it checked out.

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‘Cuddle’ spray to make men more loveable

London, May 1 – It is just what women have been waiting for – a spray that makes men more sensitive. Scientists say the nasal spray is capable of turning the most macho of hunks into a sensitive and lovable person who says all right things, reports express.co.uk. The sensitivity spray uses oxytocin, known as the ‘cuddle hormone’.

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Kirsten Bell planning to start family

London, May 1 – American actress Kirsten Bell and her fiance actor Dax Shepard are reportedly planning to start a family, as the couple are building a nursery in their Los Angeles home. According to reports, the pair recently hired celebrity interior decorator Kari Whitman to redo their home and turn one bedroom into a nursery, ahead of the Hollywood wedding. ‘She’s planning ahead a bit.

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‘Housefull’ evokes smiles, giggles aplenty (Hindi Film Review, Rating: ***)

Film: ‘Housefull’; Starring: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan, Riteish Deshmukh; Directed by: Sajid Khan; Rating: *** This is a sly tongue firmly and stubbornly in cheek, slick and chic comedy about a loser, or a panauti – a word that recurs ad nauseum in this glorious gasbag of giggles, winks, nudges and innuendos packaged with such polished panache that you don’t really care what the inter-relations in the parodic plot finally signify. Maybe they signify nothing more than a numbing but pleasantly diverting nothingness. But who the heck cares, as long as the tumble of confusions generates a hilarious havoc.

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