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Sunday, January 10, 2010 MUMBAI: Shahrukh Khan has signed Kareena Kapoor for his first ever superhero film ‘Ra. 1’ and now reports reveal that the movie will also have an animated version of her. Yes, sassy Bebo that too animated. Sounds amazing! This is going to happen for the first time that a Bollywood actress will get an animated avatar. So it has to be seen how she looks in her new computer-designed character. As a source tells about this to daily, “Shahrukh plays a video-game designer in the film. He’s obsessed with their animated characters. When he falls in love with Kareena, he imagines her as one of the characters.” Last seen in a virtual version was Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the animated movie Beowulf, and that created quite a stir because she appeared naked in the film.

Sunday, January 10, 2010 MUMBAI: Actor-turned politician Sanjay Dutt has decided to resign from his post of general secretary of the Samajwadi Party. The resignation comes after senior leader Amar Singh quit all party posts just a few days earlier. Sanjay Dutt addressing a press conference said that he was announcing his resignation as general secretary of the party and that he was toing the line of Amar Singh. Sanjay Dutt also said that he is hurt by the members of his own party. Adding that it was Amar Singh who brought him into the Samajwadi Party fold, Dutt said that he would follow his elder brother to any other party even. Dutt also said that he was upset by comments that filmstars like him were no good for the party. He, however, said he would remain in the party as long as Amar Singh is there. He said despite slogging for the party in his poor health condition, certain leaders of SP mistreated Singh. Dutt was appointed to the post of SP general secretary in April...

Sunday, January 10, 2010 LONDON: Extreme winter weather is continuing to batter Europe. In Germany, cold, ice and snow are severely hampering road and air traffic. Frankfurt airport, Germany's biggest, has already cancelled over 200 flights. Police in France closed the A5 motorway going to Germany causing extensive traffic jams. The German authorities are advising people to stock up on food and drink ahead of major blizzards. Air traffic in France has also been badly affected by ongoing snowfall. Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris expects to cancel a fourth of its flights. Toulouse airport was closed all morning. Around 15,000 homes in southern France are still without electricity. Britain is experiencing its coldest winter in decades, with more heavy snowfall expected over the weekend. Most Premier League football matches have been postponed as a result. It has even snowed on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Parts of northwestern Spain are covered by up to...

NEW DELHI: It was touted as the world's cheapest car at 2,000-dollars apiece, but a new version of the snub-nosed Tata Nano will be available soon at a price closer to that of a top-end Ferrari or Porsche. Mumbai-based firm D.C. Design says it is refitting the 3.1-metre (10.23 feet) five-seater hatchback, doing away with its plastic seat coverings, small wheels and single-dial dashboard. The car's basic silhouette will be retained, but everything else will go in the new 220,000-dollar bespoke models that will have a top speed of 200 kilometres (124 miles) an hour, double that of the original. A prototype is expected in two months. "Our hallmark is high-technology products," said Dilip Chhabaria, head of D.C. Design, a specialist car refitting group that has worked for Bollywood stars and other wealthy drivers. "We would like to keep the cost low but with the technology and the amount of work we will be putting into the car, the 10 million rupee (220,000...

ABU GHOSH: Fifty chefs in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh on Friday (January 08) broke a Guinness World Record for the largest hummos bowl, weighing over four tonnes - beating the record set in Lebanon just two months ago. Lebanon's record weighed nearly half as much as this newest record. Neighbouring Lebanon, Israeli's political rival, has become its culinary one as well, in this gastronomic warfare which was waged some two years ago. Both Lebanon and Israel have vied for the various titles of world's best and largest hummus dishes. Hummus, a regional delicacy, made of mashed chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic - is loved equally by Palestinians: Christians and Muslims, and, Jews living in the Middle East. In spite of the shared appreciation, the origin of the dish is a source of heated debate with both Arabs and Jews claiming ownership. This latest salvo in the culinary war has brought about a Guinness World Record made up of 2.5...

Saturday, January 09, 2010 LOS OSOS: Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades oftoys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88. Clokey, who suffered from repeated bladder infections, died in his sleep at his home in Los Osos on California's Central Coast, son Joseph told the Los Angeles Times. Gumby grew out of a student project Clokey produced at the University of Southern California in the early 1950s called ``Gumbasia.'' That led to his making shorts featuring Gumby and his horse friend Pokey for the ``Howdy Doody Show'' and several series through the years.

Saturday, January 09, 201 PERTH: Spain rallied from behind to beat Britain 2-1 to win its third Hopman Cup mixed tennis title in Perth on Saturday. Tommy Robredo toppled world number four Andy Murray in the men's singles and paired with Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez for the mixed doubles to help Spain rally for the 2-1 victory. Earlier, 15-year-old Laura Robson stunned world number 26 Martinez Sanchez 6-1 and 7-6 to give Britain a surprise lead before Robredo levelled for Spain with a 1-6, 6-4 and 6-3 upset of Murray. The Spaniards then saved three set points in the opening set of the deciding mixed doubles as they clinched a dramatic 7-6 and 7-5 victory to win the event for the third time. For Robredo, it was his second Hopman Cup victory after partnering Arantxa Sanchez Vicario to the title in 2002.

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