Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
LONDON: The premier show of comedy actor Jim Carrey’s new movie ‘Yes Man’ was held here on Tuesday and the artists came through a traditional double-decker bus to attend the show.Jim Carrey and his associate actor Zooeey Deschanel also came in London’s traditional double-decker bus.The film was based on a novel of Danny Wallace, who wrote the experiences of his personal life in the book.Jim Carrey played the role of a man who replies positive to every chance he gets in the life.The movie has been produced by David Heyman, the producer of Harry Potter while Peyton Reed is its director.This film will be released for showing at the British theaters from December 26.
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