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Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Pretty women: Aishwarya Rai, Eva Longoria and French actress Rachida Brakini arrive at the 61st Cannes Film Festival
FEATURES
Beedi vs vada-pav
The battle over Chhatrapati Shivaji has attained new levels of ludicrity in state politics.

Software for low-cost laptops
After a long dispute, Microsoft has agreed to offer Windows for (OLPC).
SLIDESHOW
What if your wife let the cat out of the bag
Cherie Blair recently published her autobiography Speaking For Myself which reveals details about her relationship with her husband and how he used the news of her miscarriage to divert media attention. Speak Up asks Mumbai’s celeb husbands whether they’d like it if their wives were candid
ASTROLOGY
LEO (Jul 24 - Aug 23)
In a rather retiring mood you’ll find that those close in your emotional life will be your most important support. So avoid awkward mates at work.  If you are a little wary of being on your own, put a bit of effort into finding someone nice you can wrap yourself around.
Wen Jiabao: China’s crisis manager
The images are striking: as rescue workers search for earthquake survivors amidst the ruins of tumbled-down homes and schools
Sharif-hater appointed as new Punjab governor
Following the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif’s announcement to join the lawyers’ anti-government agitation for reinstatement of the deposed judges
Bush stirs hornet's nest in US presidential race
President George Bush has stirred a hornet's nest in the US presidential race with his perceived criticism of Barack Obama's foreign policy stance
Cherie 'should quit Bench over disgraceful memoirs'
Cherie Blair's chances of becoming a senior judge may have been jeopardised after one of her disgusted colleagues demanded her resignation from the judiciary over her "disgraceful" autobiography.
Morning-after pill allowed freely in Canada
Canada has joined India, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands in making the morning-after pill freely available over the counter.
Google translator now understands Hindi
Identifying the importance that Google accords to the expanding Indian market, the web search giant has launched Hindi
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