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One mosquito coil equals 100 cigarettes, says expert

New Delhi, Aug 31: Smoke emitted from one mosquito repellant coil is equivalent to those of 100 cigarettes, thus causing harm to a large number of people in India, an expert said Wednesday.

Non-advocates can appear before consumer forums: Apex court

New Delhi, Aug 31: The Supreme Court has held that a non-advocate could appear before the consumer disputes redressal forum if he/she is appearing on an individual case basis without charging a fee and also without any pre-existing relationship with the complainant.

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She underwent breast cancer surgery at 99!

London, Aug 31: A great-great-grandmother in Britain is today the oldest person in the country to have undergone surgery for breast cancer, just ahead of celebrating her 100th birthday.

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Westland, Niyogi bag best publishing awards

New Delhi, Aug 31: A biography, ‘JS & The Times of My Life’ by Jug Suraiya, published by Westland Limited and ‘Middle Time’, published by Niyogi Books were awarded for ‘excellence in book production 2011′ by the Federation of Indian Publishers at the ongoing Delhi Book Fair 2011.

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Missing Rajasthan official was depressed, says wife

Jaipur, Aug 31: A day after Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Naveen Jain went missing from a restaurant in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, his wife said Wednesday he was depressed because of the controversy over allotment of an official residence to him.

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Sick of ‘living like a nun’ Sinead O’Connor desperate for ‘kinky sex’

New York, Aug 31: Singer Sinead O’Connor has revealed that she is sick of “living like a nun”, and has taken to Irish newspapers and her own website to find a new lover.

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Jennifer Aniston wears her bikinis till the last strings can still tie!

Washington, Aug 31: Jennifer Aniston has defended her tendency to wear the same articles of clothing over and over again – like her bikini which she has been pictured in for almost two years.

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Producer accuses Govinda of threatening him

Mumbai, Aug 31: A Mumbai film producer has lodged a complaint against Bollywood actor and former Congress MP Govinda Ahuja for abusing and threatening to kill him, police said Wednesday.

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Paraguay or Venezuela, who plays Argentina Friday?

Kolkata, Aug 31: Who would Messi and his Argentinians play against in the Sept 2 FIFA official friendly tie here?

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