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Bellatrix Lestrange Exposed | Half Blood Prince Delayed

19. August 2008

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Injustice! Greed! Unfair…How could they?..Let us boycott!! Obviously, by now almost every Potter fan would have used one more more of the swear phrases above. After all, Warner Bros have postponed the release date of Harry Potter an the Half Blood Prince from November 21, 2008 to July 17, 2009. Some reports suggest that the erstwhile Hollywood [...]

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Harry Potter 6 Imax Trailer - First Glimpse

19. July 2008

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The 15 second IMAX trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that that has been in speculation for some time is now online! It’s basically a dark background and has Professor Dumbledore’s voice saying, “Once again, I must ask too much of you, Harry.” It then fades into the Half-Blood Prince logo. Check it [...]

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Shivaji to Rival Statue of Liberty

3. June 2008

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Mumbai residents have got another reason to compare their city to Manhattan. The Government of Maharashtra says it plans to build a statue off the coast of Mumbai to rival New York’s Statue of Liberty. The statue will be of the Maratha warrior king Shivaji, a hero in Maharashtra and the rest of India for [...]

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Order of the Phoenix High Resolution Stills

12. May 2008

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Yes, I know what you’re wondering. When the world is keenly awaiting the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie, why on earth are we talking about the previous one in the series - Order of the Phoenix. Oclumencia has disclosed that they have some high resolution still photos from the Ministry of [...]

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Movie experience in hindsight

3. May 2008

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Bollywood as the Indian film industry or rather the Mumbai based film industry is commonly known in media has changed over the years. From the time the first talkie movie “alam ara” came out in 1932 to the most recently released “Tashan”, it seems like a different world altogether. What has also changed is the way [...]

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Read Tales of Beedle the Bard in London

10. April 2008

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Harry Potter Fans - A chance to read Tales of Tales of Beedle the Bard! You many remember that back in December, Amazon.com was among the 7 entities that purchased Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling. They gave out summaries of the tales, but many fans still wanted more! Well now, Amazon is having a [...]

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Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Puffer now

20. March 2008

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Daniel Radcliffe was perhaps the perfect choice to play the role of Harry Potter. However, while Potter got into the habit of breaking rules for the greater good, Radcliffe has developed a habit that will surely not be good for anyone; and shall be particularly bad for him. The owls bring us news that the [...]

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21 Highlights of India’s Union Budget 2008

3. March 2008

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It has been hailed as a win-win budget by all, barring the few crtitics that are there to find the cons in each year’s financial plan. P. Chidambram has ensured a populist financial plan, with gains galore for the poor and the middle class. Following are 21 highlights of India’s Union Budget for 2008-2009: 1. Changes [...]

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Barack Obama Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi

23. February 2008

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Barack Obama, Democratic front-runner for the US President, sees Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration and has a portrait of the apostle of peace in his office to remind him that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. “In my life, I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational [...]

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Dhoni and Symonds reap maximum IPL bounty

20. February 2008

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Indian one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds attracted maximum moolah as teams spent big ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL). Star-studded names were up for grabs in Mumbai ahead of the Twenty20 tournament, which begins on 18 April. Some of the country’s biggest companies, including Vijay Mallya’s UB [...]

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