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Harry Potter’s final movie revs up social media

Posted on 15. Jul, 2011 by .

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – the final movie of the popular movie franchise – was released today in most countries. Without doubt the fans will ensure it gets a spectacular opening, but more than that the frenzied fan following of Harry Potter has ensured immense activity in the world of online [...]

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Osama Voldemort

Osama Bin Laden – the real world’s Voldemort – killed

Posted on 02. May, 2011 by .

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In news that has led to celebrations in most of the world and despair in some, Osama Bin Laden, the dreaded “chief death eater” was killed on Sunday by US forces in the Pakistani town of Abbotabad, which is about 90 Km from the capital Islamabad. Meanwhile, the popular spoof twitter handle of Lord Voldemort [...]

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Harry Potter may soon be available on Kindle

Harry Potter may soon be available on Kindle

Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by .

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The Harry Potter series may finally be available in digital ebook format for devices like Kindle and iPad, according to a report. Harry Potter might finally be getting around to entering the 21st century. The Scotsman newspaper reports that after years ignoring the format, JK Rowling is considering e-book versions of all seven installments of [...]

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Barkhagate: India’s Wikileaks

Barkhagate: India’s Wikileaks

Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by .

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Oh God. So now what? What should I tell them? Tell me what should I tell them?” —BARKHA DUTT What kind of story do you want? Because this will go as Counterpoint, so it will be like most-most read…” —VIR SANGHVI Saw TV last week? Or read the papers? Did you hear or read of [...]

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Obama and his teleprompter

Obama and his teleprompter

Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by .

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As more and more Americans get disilussioned with President Barack Obama, criticism of some of his ways have been unleashed on the internet. Many of the current ones pertain to his use of the teleprompter. Obama is perhaps the only world leader in history who uses a teleprompter to deliver speeches. Critics say that without [...]

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i-level goes into administration

i-level goes into administration

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by .

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i-level, a prominent UK based digital marketing company, has gone into administration after losing a government contract for advertising followed by severe cash flow problems. The 10-year-old agency lost the Government’s multi-million-pound digital media account to Sir Martin Sorrell’s GroupM in February, which accounted for some £40m of billings, equalling 40% of the agency’s total [...]

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Lalit Modi’s self goal

Lalit Modi’s self goal

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by .

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Who could have known that just one tweet from IPL boss Lalit Modi could have such damning implications for the politics and cricket in the country? The goal scored with Shashi Tharoor’s resignation has been so powerful that it has rebounded upon the scorer himself. The self goal has meant that Modi stands suspended from [...]

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Emma Watson gets new boyfriend, new role

Emma Watson gets new boyfriend, new role

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by .

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Our very own Harry Potter movie star Emma Watson, who plays the nerdy Hermione Granger in the movies, is freshening up people and priorities in life. Apparently,  Emma Watson has ended her two-year relationship with financier Jay Barrymore. And if her mates are to be believed, the 19-year-old has been spending time with Spanish musician [...]

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IPL 3 kicks off with stunner

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by .

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The Indian Premier League’s third edition kicked off today with the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai with all eight team captains signing the MCC spirit of cricket pledge followed by a spectacular opening ceremony. Pop, Reggae and Bollywood enthralled a packed house at the home ground of Deccan Chargers team (Hyderabad having been replaced [...]

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Tendulkar Smashes 200, India 401 against SA

Tendulkar Smashes 200, India 401 against SA

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar smashed a world record 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior in the second ODI of the three match series. It is the highest ever score by an individual in a one day international, the previous record being 194 runs by Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe. Tendulkar reached the milestone [...]

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