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Business: Indian car lovers get ready for BMW M Series

German luxury carmaker BMW gets a good foothold for its products in India. Today company announced the launching of its premium luxury sedan 5 series with prices starting at Rs. 37 lakh and going up to Rs. 45 lakh (ex-showroom). During the launch of sedan 5 series the company said its products are getting good response in India, in view of this it is revising sales target for the country upwards and in response to this it will launch its sports coupe car M Series by next year.
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IndiaShining: Indians still smiling,says poll

Indians are markedly happier and optimistic today than five years ago, a recent survey on global opinions has said. The survey, conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project in about 47 nations, shows that increasing contentment in India as well as some other developing nations, including China, is clearly correlated with sizeable increases in per capita Gross Domestic product (GDP) that has far outpaced the rate of growth prior to 2002. Over the last five years, the per capita GDP in India rose by 38 per cent and the percentage of people in the country expressing life satisfaction has grown from 29 per cent to 41 per cent, the survey found.
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Cricket: India v England: Were They Really That Bad?

"An escape from jail. Saved by the heavens. England robbed of victory. Indian galacticos choke again." These headlines were the flavour of the day. Predictions of doom and gloom for the remainder of the series abounded and once again Team India found itself backed into a corner. One could reason that all the articles and predictions bear an element of legitimacy, in their own right.
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Miscellaneous: Yakub Memon sentenced to death

Yakub Memon, the chartered accountant brother of prime absconding accused Tiger Memon, was today sentenced to death by Special TADA court hearing the 1993 serial blasts case, taking the total number of those given capital punishment in the case to 12.
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Tech: Burning calories with video games like Nintendo Wii

Now a good news for the weight watchers who spend most of their time working on their computers and playing games on their consoles. There are some computer games available which help you in burning calories which you may have to burn doing some kind of cardio exercises (From Hindustan Times).
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Cricket: India v England: Is The HMS Dhoni Sinking?

Less than a year ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was touted as the next Adam Gilchrist. Such proclamations were obviously made by the sensationalist and headline hungry media types that wouldn
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Masti: When The World's Tallest Man Met The Shortest


Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world, He stands 2.36 meters (7 feet and 9 inches)! He's also known as Xi Shun or "The Mast". Since January 15, 2005, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living man. He Pingping is the shortest man in the world, who only measures 73 centimeters (2 feet and 5 inches). He is applying for the Guinness World Record as the world's shortest man.
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LetsDiscuss: For Parking Space, the Price Is Right at $225,000

In Houston, $225,000 will buy a three-bedroom house with a game room, den, in-ground pool and hot tub. In Manhattan, it will buy a parking space. No windows, no view. No walls. While real estate in much of the country languishes, property in Manhattan continues to escalate in price, and that includes parking spaces. Some buyers do not even own cars, but grab the spaces as investments, renting them out to cover their costs.
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Business: Fly Them Like Gods

'Why can't Indians run airlines? It's not rocket science, it's a hospitality business.' India is rising. and as rising nations are wont to do, it is launching airlines on global routes in pursuit of money and international glamour. The Indian entrants in this brutal market are led by Jet Airways, which begins to fly from major North American cities to Europe, Africa, China, the Middle East
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Tech: BenQ Joybook S32/S32W Laptop


The new Joybook S32 (and S32W - the white version) from BenQ is made of aluminum and painted using an exclusive process. The device is equipped with a 13.3 inch widescreen display and comes with a ripple-textured touchpad.
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Tech: Honda's chain reaction commercial

This chain reaction Honda commercial took approximately 600 times to get right, none of it is computer animated. Enjoy!


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Cricket: Ajay Jadeja Next Coach Of India?


I'm not sure what Sanjay Jha has been smoking, but it has made him believe that Ajay Jadeja would make an ideal coach of Team India. At face value, his reasons for suggesting Jadeja seem almost logical: "He is young, extremely talented, an astute student of the game, possesses excellent communication skills, has proven leadership capabilities and will be on the same page as the players."
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Miscellaneous: Lalu on Kalam.

Rejecting Third Front's pleas for consensus on a second term for President A P J Abdul Kalam, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Kalam step down gracefully. "Kalam should resign gracefully as it was too late for any reconsideration on the issue," he said here after signing nomination papers of the UPA-Left presidential candidate Pratibha Patil as a proposer. His wife Rabri Devi, former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, also signed the paper at Prasad's official residence in the presence of senior Congress leader P R Dasmunsi. After proposing the name of Patil, the RJD chief said the victory of UPA-Left candidate is certain as the alliance along with supporting parties have a clear lead of over one lakh votes. On the second term for Kalam as proposed by Third Front, he said, "It was NDA Chairman and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had refused for a second term to Kalam." He said all political parties should support the first woman candidate and "should not play in the hands of RSS, BJP on the crucial matter".
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Movies: Abhishek Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna in Gay/Lesbian Film!

As per the latest buzz ABHISHEK BACHCHAN is in talks for a lead role in "WHEN KIRAN MET KAREN" "WHEN KIRAN MET KAREN"" is in buzz from a while due to its controversial subject line. It is about a well-known BOLLYWOOD actress in NEW YORK. She confronts her own sexuality when she is cast opposite an AMERICAN actress for a lesbian film. It features Lisa Ray as Karen Purva Bedi (AMERICAN DESI fame) as Kiran. There are also rumors of Ranbir Kapoor playing an important role in the movie.
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