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Reese Witherspoon, beau to get engaged?
London, Sep 3 - Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon's beau Jim Toth has sparked rumours that they might get engaged soon after he was spotted shopping for a ring.Toth has been dating 'Walk The Line' star for almost eight months. He was reportedly spotted in several Hollywood stores looking for the perfect ring to propose to the actress with, reports femalefirst.co.uk. 'Reese wasn't with him because he wants it to be a surprise. But he knows her style. The ring will be classic and beautiful, just like Reese herself,' said a source. The sourc...

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HEADLINES TODAY
 - Two cops hurt in Peshawar blast
 - 'We Are family', a heartwarming Hindi take on 'Stepmom'
 - 'The Film Emotional Atyachar' - bitter, violent, but dull
 - 'Absolute Khushwant' is this week's bestseller
 - President assures Leh of help, praises army

 

Nerve Question Time
# MPs' salary hike: Do they have a case?
# MPs: Crorepatis or underpaid public servants?
# Whither urban development? Bleak future stares at India's cities
# Will Patna zoo lose 4,000 trees to airport safety?
# Where is the fifth accomplice of diamond thieves?
# 'Super Power?' is No.1 fiction tome
# Divya Dutta sidelined in 'Hello Darling'?
# Can Connaught Place mess be cleared by month end?
# Abbas-Mustan to direct Big B?
# Priyanka Chopra to play Indira Gandhi in biopic?
# Will you marry me? Delhi guy asks Deepika
# Has paid news turned media into a 'lap dog'?
# Lalu as chief minister? Others call it daydreaming
# Feeling stressed? Start an activity
# On highway to Shimla? Be ready for rough ride
# Rahul, the Games volunteer?
# Planning to wed? Choose your theme first
# Violence against women going down?
# Will Salman's tweet magic work for 'Dabangg'?
# Who is T.S. Darbari?
# Dhumal's lucky chair?
# Delhi unsafe? No, say many visitors, residents
# Contributing to society at 90? Get an award in Haryana
# Are judges kings? No judicial activism please
# Three crore pending cases? Patil wants review
# Losing green cover? Call helpline for a tree
# Parliament disruptions a 'regular drama'?
# When can an adjournment motion be moved?
# Will AfPak ghosts shadow Cameron's charm India mission?
# A.R. Rahman to sacrifice Bollywood for international career?
# Indian industry split on FDI cap in defence manufacturing?
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Science Nerve
UCLA scientists find molecular switch to prevent Huntington's disease in mice
UCLA scientists have identified a molecular switch that prevents Huntington's disease from developing in mice. Published in the Dec. 24 edition of the journal ...more
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 Interview
Stepmoms not always wicked witch: Arjun Rampal
by Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Aug 30 - Arjun Rampal, who plays a divorcee with three kids in his upcoming movie 'We Are Family', claims the film will break the image of the stepmom who is more often than not portrayed in a negative light in Hindi movies.'It's the children who suffer. You will see what happens to children ...more

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Business Nerve
Food inflation rises again to 10.86 percent
New Delhi, Sep 3 - Food inflation in India rose to 10.86 percent for the week ended Aug 21 from 10.05 percent a week earlier, snapping a two-week decline, official data released Friday showed.The inflation for the fuel and primary articles groups also inched higher, according to the data released by ...more

Recent Business Headlines
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 Commentary
Time for head to rule the heart for India
by Anand Philar
For sure, the hotel floor occupied by the Indian team would have come to life only late Monday morning with the players given some free time following their spectacular 4-1 drubbing of Pakistan in their opening league match of the 12th men's Hockey World Cup Sunday night.The Indian players were obvi ...more

 -   India's budget places common man above fiscal responsibility
 -   India's budget places common man above fiscal responsibility
 -   India's budget places common man above fiscal responsibility
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Review Nerve
Azad holds review meet to check dengue in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 3 - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday is holding a review meeting to discuss ways to check the rising number of dengue cases in the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, an official said.'With the outbreak of dengue creating jitters, a high-level meeting with officia ...more

Recent Reviews
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 -  Clothes real stars at Delhi Couture Week
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Nerve Column
MPs' salary hike: Do they have a case?
by M.R. Madhavan
The Lok Sabha has passed the bill to revise the salary of members of parliament. Much of the debate in the media has been on the wealth of current MPs and the lack of accountability. It is important to focus as well on structural issues related to remunerating legislators.Under the bill, the base sa ...more

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