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Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, dubbed Finland's sexiest man, broke up with the girlfriend by text message.

Mamata Bannerjee has withdrawn the 12-hour Bengal bandh one-and-a-half hours before the scheduled deadline.

An avid fan of ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh has taken up ghazal as a research topic for his doctorate degree.

Al-Qaeda may be aiming to penetrate and destroy the databases of US online stock trading and banking Web sites.

Microsoft has released new versions of Windows, Windows Vista, and 2007 office for businesses.

Bipasha Basu says she is too scared to think about having her own children right now.

Daniel Craig has urged movie bosses to modernise the upcoming Bond series by including gay scenes.

Nigam's lawyer said she would file a separate case against Premji and Wipro for 'dating allowance'.

Dr Chitra Bharucha is set to become the first woman to head the BBC, albeit in an acting capacity.

Prachanda says the 21st century communist is not dogmatic and that India's Maoists have not evolved with the times.

A survey by Pointsec Mobile Technologies finds Mumbaikars are the second-most forgetful travellers in the world.

Turkish security teams took up positions around Ankara and Istanbul as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country.

Humpback whales have a type of brain cell only humans have and are more intelligent than thought of, say researchers.

The steel of the curved sabres used by Muslims against Christian knights in the crusades came from India.

"I don't play the typical 'Mona Darling' in Dhoom 2. I play this petty thief who thinks she's pretty cool," says Ash.

Kareena says Karishma and she are constantly arguing or fighting. But "she is too gentle and I bully her".