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Riteish & Genelia to tie the knot soon?
Earlier they were only "good friends." Ahem. Presently, they've graduated to being close friends. And have thrown all that (star) caution to the winds and are superbly flaunting their relationship. Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza, that is. The romantic twosome who have been steadily savouring a romantic relationship spread silently over the years has always maintained a safe distance in public. Until now, that is.
The duo, reportedly, has now decided to come clean on the issue. At a recent awards function held abroad, Riteish and Genelia were spotted sitting alongside each other, with Genelia's mother too thrown in for familial company. And when Shah Rukh Khan ribbed Riteish as regards his romance earning the spotlight, Riteish turned several shades of crimson.
States a close insider, "Riteish and Genelia have decided to be open about their relationship now. They walked hand in hand almost all throughout the function and sat next to each other, which they have never done in the past. Also, the fact that Genelia's mother was with them made it all the more clear that she approved of them and has blessed the couple." "Highly placed" sources squeal that a 2012 wedding is on the cards for the couple.
The duo, reportedly, has now decided to come clean on the issue. At a recent awards function held abroad, Riteish and Genelia were spotted sitting alongside each other, with Genelia's mother too thrown in for familial company. And when Shah Rukh Khan ribbed Riteish as regards his romance earning the spotlight, Riteish turned several shades of crimson.
States a close insider, "Riteish and Genelia have decided to be open about their relationship now. They walked hand in hand almost all throughout the function and sat next to each other, which they have never done in the past. Also, the fact that Genelia's mother was with them made it all the more clear that she approved of them and has blessed the couple." "Highly placed" sources squeal that a 2012 wedding is on the cards for the couple.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
Djoker is the new king of Wimbledon
It was a spectacular day for the newly crowned World No.1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic as he hammered past favourite Rafael Nadal to win his maiden Wimbledon title and his second grand slam title of the year 2011. The final was a grand affair and had the cream of world sport assemble in London to watch the big match of the year. Check out the story as it unfolded at the All-England Club
Quiet start
The first nine games of the final went to serve and both players were doing it very good with their first serves. But, with Djokovic serving first in the match, there was always pressure on Nadal to stay in the hunt.
Quiet start
The first nine games of the final went to serve and both players were doing it very good with their first serves. But, with Djokovic serving first in the match, there was always pressure on Nadal to stay in the hunt.
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Rathyatra 2011: A tribute to Jagannath
Thousands of devotees poured into Puri with religious fervour and enthusiasm to take part in the grand spectacle of the annual Rath Yatra keeping in with centuries old tradition of pulling majestic chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother and sister. And across the country, Ahmedabad saw the 134th Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath at the 400-year-old Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area.
People from across the country and abroad descended on pilgrim town Puri, and Ahmedabad, to have a glimpse of the presiding deities of the Sri Jagannath temple.
In Puri, since early morning, thousands of devotees kept pouring in to watch the ceremony and pull the three colourful chariots on the 'bada danda', the Grand Avenue, where security personnel were deployed in strength to prevent any untoward incident.
As the presiding deities, Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and their sister Subhadra - set out from the sanctum sanctorum of the temple for their annual nine-day sojourn to Gundicha temple, about 2km away, a number of special rituals like Mangla Arati and Mailam were performed.
Descending from the Ratna Sinhasana, the bejewelled throne, the three deities were taken out of the temple down the 22 steps known as "Baisi Pahacha" through the Lion's Gate in an elaborate royal ritual called "Pahandi" as devotees and sevayats jostled to have a glimpse and touch them.
In a rhythmic style, the deities were taken out to the accompaniment of beating of ghantas and kahalis and blowing of conch shells.
The proceedings were watched by millions, including governor MC Bhandare and chief minister Naveen Patnaik, while buildings on both sides of the Grand Avenue were occupied by thousands of people vying for a proper view.
As volunteers were seen spraying jets of cold water on the vast multitude to give them relief from heat, security cordons were put in place around each chariot and policemen had a trying time controlling the crowd before and during the pulling of chariots.
At first Sudarshana, the celestial wheel of Krishna-Vishnu, was taken out and placed in the chariot of Subhadra followed by Balabhadra, Subhadra and finally Jagannatha.
Ready to carry the deities to the Gundicha temple, the three majestic wooden chariots waited outside draped in yards of red, black, green and yellow cloth.
The 45-feet high "Nandighosh", the chariot of Lord Jagannath with 16 huge wooden wheels, the 44-feet high "Taladhwaja", the chariot of Balabhadra with 14 wheelsand Subhadra's 43-feet high "Darpadalan" chariot with 12 wheels stood for transporting the deities.
Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Narendra Modi performed the symbolic cleaning of the chariots of Lord Jagannath, after which the 'Rath Yatra' began. The chariot procession of Lord Jagannath passed through 110 places in Gujarat.
Thousands of devotees in front of chariots during the annual Puri Rath-yatra in Puri on Sunday
Chariots being pulled during the annual Rath-yatra festival in Puri on Sunday.
A woman prays during 134th Chariot Procession Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Hindu devotees pulling the chariot of Lord Jagannath during Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot Festival on Sunday
A priest places garlands offered by devotees at the idols inside Lord Jagannath temple on the eve of a chariot festival in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, July 2, 2011. The three idols, of Hindu God Jagannath, right, his brother Balabhadra, left, and sister Subhadra, center, will be taken out in a grand procession in specially made chariots called raths, which are pulled by thousands of devotees.
An artist paints the tail of an elephant at Lord Jagannath temple on the eve of a chariot festival in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Millions of Hindu devotees participate in an annual religious procession of Jagannath, who is considered by Hindus to be the lord of the universe.
An artist paints an elephant at Lord Jagannath temple on the eve of a chariot festival in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, July 2, 2011.
People from across the country and abroad descended on pilgrim town Puri, and Ahmedabad, to have a glimpse of the presiding deities of the Sri Jagannath temple.
In Puri, since early morning, thousands of devotees kept pouring in to watch the ceremony and pull the three colourful chariots on the 'bada danda', the Grand Avenue, where security personnel were deployed in strength to prevent any untoward incident.
As the presiding deities, Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and their sister Subhadra - set out from the sanctum sanctorum of the temple for their annual nine-day sojourn to Gundicha temple, about 2km away, a number of special rituals like Mangla Arati and Mailam were performed.
Descending from the Ratna Sinhasana, the bejewelled throne, the three deities were taken out of the temple down the 22 steps known as "Baisi Pahacha" through the Lion's Gate in an elaborate royal ritual called "Pahandi" as devotees and sevayats jostled to have a glimpse and touch them.
In a rhythmic style, the deities were taken out to the accompaniment of beating of ghantas and kahalis and blowing of conch shells.
The proceedings were watched by millions, including governor MC Bhandare and chief minister Naveen Patnaik, while buildings on both sides of the Grand Avenue were occupied by thousands of people vying for a proper view.
As volunteers were seen spraying jets of cold water on the vast multitude to give them relief from heat, security cordons were put in place around each chariot and policemen had a trying time controlling the crowd before and during the pulling of chariots.
At first Sudarshana, the celestial wheel of Krishna-Vishnu, was taken out and placed in the chariot of Subhadra followed by Balabhadra, Subhadra and finally Jagannatha.
Ready to carry the deities to the Gundicha temple, the three majestic wooden chariots waited outside draped in yards of red, black, green and yellow cloth.
The 45-feet high "Nandighosh", the chariot of Lord Jagannath with 16 huge wooden wheels, the 44-feet high "Taladhwaja", the chariot of Balabhadra with 14 wheelsand Subhadra's 43-feet high "Darpadalan" chariot with 12 wheels stood for transporting the deities.
Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Narendra Modi performed the symbolic cleaning of the chariots of Lord Jagannath, after which the 'Rath Yatra' began. The chariot procession of Lord Jagannath passed through 110 places in Gujarat.
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The new hottie on the scene
Neha Sharma is just two films old with Chirutha in Telugu and Crook in Hindi, and has been voted India’s hottest newcomer
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
China opens world's longest sea bridge
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China opened Thursday, June 30, 2011, the world's longest cross-sea bridge, which is 42 kilometers (26 miles) long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to an offshore island, Huangdao.
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FB users in for a surprise soon
Boston, Jul 1 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a surprise up his sleeve for the over 500 million users of his social networking site with the billionaire CEO today saying his company is planning to "launch something awesome" next week. Zuckerberg, speaking at his company''s office in Seattle, did not divulge any further details apart from saying that the company planned to "launch something awesome" next week. However, it is being speculated that the new feature to be launched could be in the mobile or tablet space. A report in the Los Angeles Times said there are various mobile products in development at Facebook, including the release of a long-awaited Facebook app for Apple''s iPad and a specialised app for photo-sharing on the iPhone. "We are working on a number of exciting things that we have not yet announced, but stay tuned for next week," the report quoted Facebook director of engineering Andrew Bosworth as saying. The project has been developed at the 40-person Seattle office, which is Facebook''s only major engineering hub outside of its Palo Alto, California headquarters. In the past, the Seattle office has played a key role in Facebook''s mobile efforts, the report said. Facebook''s Seattle office has made a mark on the company''s mobile efforts, playing a central role in the development of Facebook''s unified mobile site, unveiled in March, it added.
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