JLo Outbids Ex-Puff Daddy to Buy Cable TV Network Fuse

EFT Report: Latina Jennifer Lopez is continuing to expand her already vast empire, the 44-year-old's Latino network NuvoTV successfully outbid ex-lover Puff Daddy to purchase cable TV network Fuse. According to sources, NuvoTV and Puff offered around the $200 million mark for the rights to The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), with the former coming out on top after a fierce bidding war.

JLo Outbids Puff Daddy to Buy Fuse

The mom-of-two, is the chief creative officer of NuvoTV. She also founded Latino mobile phone service Viva Móvil, while she turned her hand to executive producing several TV shows - including ABC Family's The Fosters.

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MJ New Album XSCAPE on May 13

EFT Report: After rapper Tupac Sakur, now MJ has risen from his death to record and release a music album, a new Michael Jackson album called XSCAPE featuring 8 new songs is set to be released by Epic Records on May 13.

MJ New Album XSCAPE

Michael's last studio album was ‘Invincible’, which was released in 2001. The XSCAPE standard and Deluxe Edition’s are available for pre-order beginning April 1 on iTunes.com/MichaelJackson and elsewhere, and available at all retailers worldwide on May 13.

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Voting Awareness Campaign at Pacific Mall, Delhi on March 31

Report by Santanu Ganguly, New Delhi: With the general election around the corner, Pacific mall at Tagore Garden is all set to host the “Voting Awareness” campaign in association with the Electoral Department of India. The mall named the campaign as “Dil mein hai India vote Karenge” that complements the idea of voting awareness.

Dil mein hai India vote Karenge campaign aims to create awareness about voting. It conducts live demo and training of kiosk on how to use EVMs. The other highlight of the event is alive band performance by Band NASYA for two hours.

Come visit Pacific mall and learn to utilize your fundamental right. Our contribution to the nation is equivalent to the contribution towards the development.

Dates:  31^st March, 2014

Venue:  Pacific mall, Tagore Garden

Time: 6 PM onward

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QPR Turn Down Zlatan When He Was 16

EFT Report: According to a new book on the Paris Saint-Germain striker, English club Queens Park Rangers turned down the chance to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he was a just 16 in 1998, the Rangers were managed by Gerry Francis at that time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan’s friend Tony Flygare who wrote the bestseller ‘Once, I Was Bigger Than Zlatan’ said the pair then 16-year-olds were sent to Loftus Road on trial for one week.

Since then, Zlatan has gone on to score over 250 career goals and won titles with Inter, Ajax, Barcelona, PSG and Milan. Queens Park Rangers, managed by Harry Redknapp, are currently fighting for a play-off position in the Championship.

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18-Yr-Old Norwegian Gets His McDonald's Receipt Tattooed for a Dare

EFT Report: A Norwegian man that goes by the name of Stian Ytterdahl, 18, from Lorenskog, southwest Norway has tattooed a McDonald’s receipt on his arm for a dare after his friends told him he had been 'too active on the ladies front'.

Stian Ytterdahl

Sabelink Tattoo, the tattoo parlor who inked the first tattoo, has now offered to ink the receipt of the tattoo of the receipt on Ytterdahl's other arm for free. After the internet buzz, McDonald’s Norway has denied that it is a PR stunt.

Mr Ytterdahl's dinner

1 x 0.5litre Coke
3 x Cheeseburgers
1 x Cheeseburger Happy Meal
1 x McFlurry NonStop, with three extra toppings
1 x Extra Happy Meal toy

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Messi to Become World's Highest-Paid Player Ahead of CR7; Set to Make £336,000-a-Week

EFT Report: The never ending comparison between Lionel Messi and rival Cristiano Ronaldo is set to continue, after his hat-trick in the 4-3 El Clasico win over Real Madrid the buzz around the Catalan giant is that the club is set to make the Argentine the world’s highest-paid player on the planet with a pay of more than £336,000-a-week, it was reported last year that CR7 makes £288,000-a-week.

Lionel Messi

'We all want Messi to be the best-paid player in the world and that is what we are working on,' said club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

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Guardiola's Bayern Wins Bundesliga in Record-Breaking Time

EFT Report: Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title this season in record-breaking time with a 3-1 win over Hertha Berlin at the Olympic Stadium, and with seven games remaining, Pep Guardiola's men are well on course to smash the German points record. This is Bayern's 23rd Bundesliga crown, and 24th German title, and Guardiola's fourth league title after winning La Liga three times with FC Barcelona.

Bayern Wins Bundesliga

Goals from Toni Kroos, Mario Gotze and Franck Ribery secured the victory over Berlin. Bayern, who are 25 points clear of nearest rivals Borussia Dortmund, will end up with 98 points if they win all their remaining games.

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After Failing to Get Mayweather, Amir Khan to Fight Luis Collazo on May 3

EFT Report, London: After his failed pursuit to put his boxing skills on display against Floyd Mayweather, Brit’s Amir Khan has announced his next fight against American Luis Collazo (32) at the Las Vegas MGM Grand on May 3. The fight will be on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's bout with Argentine Marcos Maidana on the same day.

Amir Khan

‘I will be fighting Luis Collazo on 3 May in Las Vegas’, the 27-year-old Brit announced on Twitter.

Luis Collazo

This will also be Amir’s first appearance in the welterweight division, after stepping up from light-welterweight. Khan's last fight was a victory over Mexican Julio Diaz in April 2013.

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Homeland Actor, James Rebhorn, Passes Away

James Rebhorn

EFT Report, New Jersey: The prolific American actor, James Rebhorn, who worked in movies like Homeland, Scent of a Woman, and My Cousin Vinny, has died. He was 65.

Rebhorn's agent, Dianne Busch, said Sunday that the actor died Friday at his home in South Orange, New Jersey, after a long battle with skin cancer. Rebhorn was diagnosed with melanoma in 1992, but managed to work until the last month.

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President Confers Kirti Chakras, Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces

The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Mr. Pranab Mukherjee conferred three Kirti Chakras and ten Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here today. Five of the Shaurya Chakra were given posthumously.

            The President also conferred fifteen Param Vishisht Seva Medals, two Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, two Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medals and twenty two Ati Vishisht Seva Medals to senior officers of the Armed Forces for distinguished service of an exceptional order. The following is the list of awardees in order of presentation:-

Param Vishisht Seva Medal

·                     IC-30723K LT GEN ASHOK SINGH AVSM SM VSM INFANTRY

·                     AIR MSHL JASVINDER CHAUHAN AVSM VSM (14079) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     AIR MSHL PRAMOD KUMAR ROY AVSM VM VSM (14100) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     AIR MSHL DALJIT SINGH AVSM VM (14553) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     IC-30462F LT GEN AMARJEET SINGH CHABBEWAL AVSM YSM, ARMOURED CORPS

·                     IC-27942A LT GEN NARENDRA BAHADUR SINGH AVSM VSM, CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

·                     IC-30683N LT GEN RAMESHWAR YADAV AVSM VSM INFANTRY

·                     IC-36269L LT GEN ANIL SINGH NANDAL UYSM AVSM SM INFANTRY

·                     IC-31327A LT GEN RANBIR SINGH AVSM SM INFANTRY

·                     IC-31341M LT GEN SANJEEV ANAND AVSM VSM MECHANISED INFANTRY

·                     MR-04125P LT GEN SURENDRA SINGH PANWAR AVSM SM, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

·                     MR-03738H LT GEN AJIT SINGH NARULA VSM, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

·                     VICE ADM NIRANJAN KUMAR NADELLA AVSM VSM (50445-Y)

·                     VICE ADM PRADIP KUMAR CHATTERJEE AVSM, NM (01701-R)

·                     AIR MSHL PRIYA RANJAN SHARMA, AVSM, (13927) FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)

KIRTI CHAKRA

·                     LT CDR  (NOW CDR) ABHILASH TOMY (04988-K)

·                     IC-65454F MAJ MAHESH KUMAR, SENA MEDAL, PUNJAB REGIMENT/ 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

·                     WG CDR DARRYL CASTELINO (25107) FLYING (PILOT) (POSTHUMOUS)

UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL

·                     IC-31348W LT GEN RAJAN BAKHSHI, ARMOURED CORPS/ HQ 14 CORPS

·                     IC-31739F LT GEN CHANGALI ANANDA KRISHNAN AVSM INFANTRY/ HQ 4 CORPS

BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

·                     IC-31705N LT GEN SANDEEP SINGH AVSM SM VSM INFANTRY

·                     IC-34350Y LT GEN KAMAL JIT SINGH AVSM, ARMOURED CORPS

ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

·                     IC-30408N LT GEN VIJAY KUMAR NARULA SM, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

·                     IC-31014F LT GEN VIJAY KUMAR SAXENA VSM, ARMY AIR DEFENCE

·                     IC-31134A LT GEN GAUTAM MOORTHY, VSM, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

·                     IC-30709X LT GEN ATHMANATHAN VENKATA SUBRAMANIAN VSM, CORPS OF ELECTRONICS & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

·                     IC-31420F LT GEN ASHOK KUMAR MEHTA VSM ARMOURD CORPS

·                     IC-36527A LT GEN RAKESH CHANDRA CHADHA VSM ARMOURED CORPS

·                     IC-31736N LT GEN RAJIV BHALLA SM VSM INFANTRY

·                     IC-34036L LT GEN PERUVEMBA RAMACHANDRAN KUMAR VSM, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

·                     VICE ADM SAROJ KUMAR JHA NM (01866-R)

·                     IC-35650M MAJ GEN BOBBY CHERIAN MATHEWS VSM INFANTRY

·                     IC-35953F MAJ GEN AVINASH LAXMAN CHAVAN SM VSM INFANTRY

·                     IC-35962H MAJ GEN LALIT KUMAR PANDEY SM INFANTRY

·                     IC-38679A MAJ GEN ABHAY KRISHNA SM VSM INFANTRY

·                     MR-03910Y MAJ GEN ATUL KRISHAN SHARMA, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

·                     REAR ADM PREM KUMAR NAIR (01785-F)

·                     REAR ADM ARUN KUMAR BAHL VSM (50693-K)

·                     AIR VICE MSHL HEMANT SHARMA VSM (15941) AE(L)

·                     AIR VICE MSHL PANDURANG NARAYAN PRADHAN (16403) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     AIR VICE MSHL RAJIV DAYAL MATHUR VSM (16772) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     AIR CMDE RAJESH ISSER VM (16968) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     AIR CMDE PANKAJ MOHAN SINHA VSM (17842) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     AIR CMDE SANJEEV KAPOOR VM (18089) FLYING (PILOT)

SHAURYA CHAKRA

·                     789953 AIRCRAFTSMAN MURALI KANNAN, ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICE ASSISTANT (POSTHUMOUS)

·                     EX GS-194534W  JUNIOR ENGINEER (CIVIL)  MANISH, BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION (POSTHUMOUS)

·                     SC-00574M MAJ MOHAN CHANDRA, SENA MEDAL, 4TH BATTALION THE KUMAON REGIMENT

·                     IC-69324W MAJ SANJEEV KUMAR, ARMOURED CORPS/39TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES

·                     FT LT K PRAVEEN (30394) FLYING (PILOT) (POSTHUMOUS)

·                     WG CDR NIKHIL NAIDU (23986) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     WG CDR ADITYA PRAKASH SINGH (23172) FLYING (PILOT)

·                     5457286F RIFLEMAN RAN BAHADUR GURUNG, 5/5TH BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) (POSTHUMOUS)

·                     IC-62853A MAJ GAURAV THAKUR, THE BIHAR REGIMENT/ 24 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

·                     IC-58543X LT COL BIKRAM JIT SINGH, ARMOURED CORPS/16TH LIGHT CAVALRY (POSTHUMOUS)

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SABAD: A 4-Day World Poetry Festival Begins in Delhi

Report by Santanu Ganguly, New Delhi: SABAD: A 4-Day World Poetry Festival was kicked off on March 21 and that will continue till March 24. Poets from 21 countries from across the 6 continents, including India are participating in the festival. Organized during the celebrations of 150^th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda & 100^th year of Guru Rabindranath Tagore’s receiving the Nobel Prize. Festival features 11 Sessions of Poetry over 4 days and 2 cultural programs. Admission Free. The Inaugural Session of SABAD - the 4-day World Poetry Festival being organized by the Sahitya Akademi and Ministry of Culture in the Capital proved to be a very enlightening afternoon for those present in Meghdoot Theatre Complex of Sahitya Akademi, Mandi House, New Delhi.

Organised during the celebrations of 150^th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda & 100^th year of Guru Rabindranath Tagore’s receiving the Nobel Prize promises to be an exhilarating showcase of diverse voices and sounds. The festival is a critical platform for self-expression that offers a space for cultural exchange in the capital city. It will comprise of 11 poetry sessions and 2 cultural programs which will be enriching for literary aficionados of the capital.

The festival’s line-up features an impressive list of poets from 21 countries from all the 6 continents. Among the prominent ones to grace the festival are George Szirtes (UK), Les Wicks (Australia), Kunwar Narain (India), Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia), Najwan Darwish (Palestine), Oscar Cruz (Cuba), Ingrid Storholmen (Norway), Pai Tafdrup (Denmark), Philip Nikolayev (USA), Tanure Ojaide (Nigeria).

The Inaugural session started with a welcome note by K Sreenivasarao, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi followed by the Presidential Address by Vishawanath Prasad Tiwari, President, Sahitya Akademi and Inaugural Address by George Szirtes (UK). Also present at the occasion were Kunwar Narain, Chief Guest; Ramakanta Rath, Guest of Honour; Chandrasekhar Kambara, Vice President, Sahitya Akademi. Some eminent poets like Les Wicks (Australia), Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia), Ingrid Fichtner (Germany), Najwan Darwish (Palestine), Desmond Kharmawphlang (India) regaled those present with the Inaugural readings.

During the inaugural session Vishawanath Prasad Tiwari, President, Sahitya Akademi said “While welcoming the delegates, press and literature aficionados during the inaugural session, the President said that it is always the best feeling to be in a voyage. He said that the voyage has more trial, tribulations and moments that can be cherished that to reach the goal itself.

He said poetry should be about the knowledge of all fields of human life than about the language of tender feelings. He feels and implores poets to pay this attention to details for everything the only about the feelings.”

George Szirtes of United Kingdom said during his Inaugural Address that, “A poet is a scientist of emotions and he feels that these emotions should be preserved and woven into poetry so that many more can savor it and enlighten their thoughts and lives.

Poetry is compared with the creator of the universe since a poem creates a scene which is as vivid, truthful and soul enriching as the one by the creator or god himself.”

The Inaugural Session will be followed by First Session at 2:00PM to 3:30PM, which will be chaired by Keki N Daruwalla (India) and readings by Marra PL. Lanot (Philippines), Milosav Topinka (Czech Republic), Vanita (India). The Second Session at 4:00PM to 5:30PM to be chaired by Pia Tafdrup (Denmark) and readings by Thangjam Ibopishak Singh (India), Philip Nikolayev (USA), Tamilanban (India). The evening will be dedicated to a Odissi Dance Performance by Shweta Mukti on theme “Feminine Glory of Nirvana by Kavita Dwivedi”.

Les Wicks the Australian Poet,  speak of displacement and modern turmoil, all the time using metaphors from his native sensibilities. Modern poetry is at once personal and also universal- using local idioms to define a new global language of poetic communication.

Nikola Madzirov Coming from the Balkans, he  understands the pain that was and exile bring to humanity. It is rich resonant cove, resisting his poems in his won Macedonian tongue was mesmeric. Using the rope of everyday world and nature, he is able to penetrate into the psyche of the modern man.

Najwan Darwish The Palestinian poet communicates the confusion of the homeless, identity- less man- and he develops this theme to embrace all people who have suffered exile, persecution and humiliation-  and they are one in their suffering as humans.

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Shemaroo Releases One by Two on Home Video

Report by Santanu Ganguly: Shemaroo Entertainment recently released the home video of One By Two starring Abhay Deol and debutante Preeti Desai – the former Miss Great Britain 2007. With an interesting plot, the movie showcases lives of two youngsters who are destined to meet but only when their individual lives are ready for each other.

Amit Sharma lives a boring life with his middle class parents and works a cubicle job in an IT firm. He’s had the same girlfriend, the same friends and the same job for the last 7 years.  He’s a 28 year old with a 16 year old’s sense of naivete living a 50 year old’s life. Samara Patel lives a horribly mixed up life with her alcoholic mom whom she has to keep a constant watch on and has an estranged relationship with her dad. She’s a professional dancer in an open-ended relationship with a commitment-phobia. They are polar opposites sharing similar frustrations and a melancholic despair about their lives. Through a chance encounter, a series of coincidences and fate’s helping hand, Amit and Samara’s lives intersect and affect each other. Whether they can find their true paths or not, only time will tell.

Now watch the latest movie of your favorite star – Abhay Deol within the comforts of your home with your family. The DVD of the movie also offers making of the film & making of the songs. The DVD and VCD of One By Two is economically priced at Rs 299/- and 115/- respectively.

Celebrating the golden jubilee, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is among few entertainment companies that has hallmarked several pioneering efforts with its innovative and out- of-the- box thinking. Founded in 1962, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is an established Filmed Entertainment “Content Houses” in the country, active in Content Ownership, Creation, Aggregation andDistribution with a large content library of over 2800 titles.

Shemaroo is engaged in the distribution of content for satellite channels, physical formats and emerging digital technologies like the Mobile, Internet, Broadband, IPTV and DTH among others. With its partnership with the major telecom operators and other digital media platforms, Shemaroo is at the forefront of the digital age. The company has also tied up with many content providers across the country. The “Shemaroo” brand today is synonymous with quality entertainment in the Indian entertainment eco system.

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55th National Exhibition of Art in Delhi From March 22-April 10

Report by Santanu Ganguly: Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art) Ministry of Culture, Government of India is organizing its annual National Exhibition of Art from 22^nd March, 2014 – 10^th April, 2014 at Rabindra Bhawan, Lalit Kala Akademi at 35, Ferozshah Road. The inauguration of the exhibition and award function will be held at FICCI auditorium. The exhibition will be attended by eminent artists and scholars from all over the country. 

The Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, New Delhi was set up by the Government of India as an autonomous body on 5th August, 1954. Searching for a fresh cultural identity and nationhood, the Indian Government’s commitment to support the arts on a massive scale was made prominent with the establishment of major cultural organizations. These national organizations were established with a strong focus on artistic excellence. The Lalit Kala Akademi, one among such national organizations, emerged as the principal establishment of culture that focuses its activities in the field of Visual Arts in various forms.

Apart from its vast collection of artworks it also sustains a library, archives, conservation laboratory organizes art exhibition in India and foreign countries under the assegais of Cultural exchange.and publishes books and journals of intellectual merit pertaining to visual arts.

The Headquarters of the Akademi is housed at Rabindra Bhavan Complex at Delhi.  It has Regional Centres at Chennai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Shimla and Garhi in Delhi.  It has a camp office at Shillong also.

National Exhibition of Art: The National Exhibition of Art is a major annual program of the Lalit Kala Akademi. The Akademi has been organizing this prestigious event at various venues in the country to encourage, support and build, a meaningful involvement with artists and art lovers beyond the country’s mega-cities. The Akademi has mounted shows at Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kochi, Bhopal, Chandigarh and Goa. Since 1955, the Akademi has organized 54 National Exhibitions of Art and has presented the National Award to 565 artists and Honourable Mentions to 87 artists.

The 55^th National Exhibition comprises of 168 artworks selected from a competitive 6583 entry of works, by 2601 artists, 9 artists in the invited section and four films produced by Lalit Kala Akademi. The award carries Prize Money of Rs 1 Lakh, Plaque and a Certificate, each.

The works were chosen by a Screening Committee consisting of Shri Sachida Nagdev, Dr. Asharfi S. Bhagat, Shri Ajit Kumar Dubey, Shri Satish Sharma, Shri Aditya Arya , H. A. Anil Kumar. A second-tier Jury for choosing the ten National Awardees from this selection has been done by Shri V. Ramesh, Shri Ajay Kumar, Shri Deepak Kanal. Shri Deepak Banerjee, Smt. Shobha Broota, Shri Satya Paul, Shri Suresh Jayaram and Shri Shrenik Jain.

The works in the current exhibition merit attention on account of their challenging content, epitomizing creative features, individual commitment, discriminating quality of methods, materials used and more, so that the exhibition becomes a true representation of the dimensions of contemporary art thinking nationally.

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Ferrari to Open Theme Park in Spain

EFT Report, Barcelona: After seeing the evidently success of ‘Ferrari World’ in Abu Dhabi, luxury sports carmaker Ferrari has announced that it will open a 100-million-euro ($139 million) amusement park in 2016 with rides and a 250-room five-star hotel near Barcelona. This will be Ferrari’s second theme park venture.

Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi

Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, opened in 2010 and boasts now of a rollercoaster touted as the fastest and meanness in the world and attracts plenty of visitors every year. Spain in 2013 had 60.6 million visitors behind only France and the United States.

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Orlando, Ashton Kutcher on Lindsay’s 'List of 36 Celebrities She Bedded'

Orlando, Lindsay, Ashton Kutcher 

EFT Report, New York: One has to admit it the girl is one of the original bad girls of the tinseltown, readhead Lindsay Lohan's bedding power has been reveled by In Touch magazine. In the list of her 36 celebs she had bedded in the past, names of stars such as Orlando Bloom, who she calls 'Orli', Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro have been listed.

According to Reports, Lindsay (27) penned the list during a boozy session with friends at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Several names still remain blurred out on the list released by In Touch, no doubt to be revealed at a later date. It was recently rumoured that Lindsay will be writing a tell-all book about her colourful behaviour.

Lindsay Lohan's reality show Lindsay premiered March 9, 2014, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).

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Woman (21) Jailed For 2-Years for Sex With Eight-Year-Old Boy

Loren Morris at the Court

EFT Report, London: A female paedophile by the name of Loren Morris (21) was given a two-year prison sentence by Worcester Crown Court for having sex with an eight-year-old boy more than fifty times.

Loren Morris, who has a child of her own, was 16 when she first slept with the schoolboy.

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Mumbai to Host India Pharma Summit 2014 on March 20

EFT Report, Mumbai: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in partnership with Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India is organizing its 5th edition of The India Pharma Summit 2013-14 on March 20, 2014 at Ramada Powai Hotel and Convention Centre in Mumbai.

The vision of this conference is to set the motion for transforming India into a global hub for pharmaceuticals. The summit will connect the Indian Life Sciences Sector stakeholders for facilitation of visionary policies in the areas of Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Clinical Research.

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AVB is Zenit St Petersburg New Manager

EFT Report: Andre Villas-Boas has a job now three months after being kicked out of Spurs, mega-rich Russian club Zenit St Petersburg has appointed the 36-year-old Portuguese as their new head coach on a 2-year contract, which begins in March 2014 and is valid for 2 seasons (2014-15, 2015-16).

AVB

AVB had torrid spells in the Premier League while managing Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur and was sacked as Spurs manager on December 16 last year following a string of poor results, that include a 6-0 hammering by Manchester City and an embarrassing 5-0 home loss to Liverpool FC.

A statement released on Zenit's website said: 'Zenit has agreed terms on a contract with new head coach Andre Villas-Boas. The contract will be signed and Mr. Villas-Boas will be presented in St. Petersburg as Zenit’s new head coach on March 20.

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Move Over Warney….Liz Has a New Man

EFT Report: Called it re-bound or whatever to see fit to call, Liz Hurley was spotted kissing tycoon turned wildlife photographer David Yarrow on the streets of London. The 48-year-old Twitter friendly star, who has over 450,000 followers, has been silent about the recent development.

Elizabeth Hurley took to Twitter last month to dismiss reports that she slept with former United States President “I did not have sexual relations with that women” Mr. Bill Clinton.

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Green Guide Training Program in Mumbai Kicks Off

Report by Santanu Ganguly: For all those nature-lovers who want to make a difference, this yearly workshop teaches you all you need to know about conservation education. Every year we train bunch of nature enthusiasts to work with us. Till now more than 300 individuals have been trained of which more than 50 committed Green Guides are currently working with us for whom, the Centre is a second home. The 4 day over-night module includes broad subjects like natural history, environment education and nature conservation. We use hands-on training and participatory learning approaches followed by a job handling phase known as “Shadowing Phase”. The participants learn about nature walks, slide shows, project works, education material development, communication skills, programme planning, budgetary preparation, crisis management and much more. Participants are enrolled on payroll of green guides on successful completion of ‘Shadowing Phase’.

Note: The United Nations Convention for Biological Diversity has developed 20 global biodiversity targets for year 2020, also known as Aichi Targets. We are happy to inform you that by participating in the above event, you will help BNHS in contributing to two of these targets: Target 1 (Awareness of Biodiversity), and Target 19 (Biodiversity Knowledge).

 Date: 15th-16th March 2014

Time: 8.30 a.m. (First Day) to 5.30 p.m.  (Second Day)

Venue: BNHS Nature Reserve, Conservation Education Centre, Goregaon, Near Film City, Goregaon (East), Mumbai- 400065.

Program Fees:  Rs. 4000 (Includes lunch, refreshments, and study material)

Register Before: 6th March 2014

For registration contact: Ms. Isha Pradhan-Sawant, Education Officer at 9594929107 / 9594953425 or  E-mail: cecbnhs@gmail.com

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