Naomi Campbell walks the Indian ramp for the first time

Mumbai: Merging fashion with a humanitarian cause, British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, walked the Indian ramp for the first time in a fund-raiser show at the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 here.

Campbell and New York-based hotelier, Vikram Chatwal, put together a show called Mai Mumbai (I Am Mumbai), which saw the creme de la creme of the Indian and international fashion fraternity design clothes for an auction.

The proceeds of this auction, for which ...
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Sri Lanka army 'kills 15 rebels'

The Sri Lankan armed forces say they have killed at least 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in intense battles in the north of the country.

The government says it has now restricted the rebels to an area of less than 25 sq km.

But pro-rebel websites say that the guerrillas have been offering stiff resistance to the army's offensive.

There is no independent confirmation of the events as journalists cannot report from the conflict zone.

The fighting in north-eastern Sri Lanka has become intense as the army attempts to ...

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Singh, Obama set to discuss Pak situation during Apr 2 meeting

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London, Mar 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to have his first one-on-one meeting with President Barack Obama here on April 2 when they will discuss the volatile situation in Pakistan, days after the US leader vowed to root out the "cancer" of terrorism emanating from within the Pakistani borders.

Their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit will be crucial, given the fact that the explosive situation in Pakistan is the most pressing foreign policy concern of the Obama Administration, according to sources. ..

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BrahMos cruise missile hits 'bull's eye' !

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Sunday successfully test fired the land attack version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. The missile took off successfully and hit the "bull's eye", an official statement said. The missile, a joint venture of India and Russia, was fired at 11.15 am on Sunday.

"Today (Sunday) land attack version of BrahMos block-II was tested from a mobile autonomous launcher at Pokhran test range by the Indian Army. The missile took off successfully and hit the desired ....

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Pawar attacks BJP for supporting Varun Gandhi

Pune (PTI): Criticising BJP Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi for his anti-Muslim speeches, NCP president Sharad Pawar has regretted that the saffron party was supporting him despite his remarks that hands of people opposing Hindus should be "cut off".

"Every party wants to give opportunities to youngsters but what ideology and what preachings are we giving them? To declare in open public meetings that people's hands should be cut off," he said on Saturday night. '

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Shilpa Shetty's wedding date fixed

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty will probably tie the knot with beau Raj Kundra in October this year, say reports.

The couple have set a tentative date in October ...

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China-based hackers break into PCs of Dalai, Indian embassy

China-based hackers break into PCs of Dalai, Indian embassy.

New York: A vast cyber spy network controlled from China has infiltrated Government and private computers in 103 countries, including those of Indian embassy in Washington and the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, a media report said on Sunday.

Canadian researchers, the New York Times reported, have concluded that the computers based almost exclusively in China are controlling the network and stealing documents, but stopped short of saying that the Chinese government was involved.

It quoted researchers as saying that they had found no evidence that the US government offices had been infiltrated, although a NATO computer was monitored by the spies for half a day and computers of the Indian embassy in Washington were infiltrated.

The researchers, who are based at the Munk Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto, had been asked by the office of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader whom China regularly denounces, to examine its computers for signs of malicious software or malware, the paper said, quoting a report being issued shortly.

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