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Aishwarya to miss Cannes gala appearance Friday

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Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was scheduled to make the first of two appearances at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival Friday, will not be able to walk the red carpet due to an air traffic controllers’ strike in France.

Aishwarya represents global cosmetics brand L’Oréal Paris at the annual gala.

“Aishwarya’s flight from London to Nice was delayed and hence she hasn’t been able to reach Cannes as planned. With the latest development, the L’Oréal Paris team is making arrangements for Aishwarya to walk the red carpet on an alternate day,” said a statement.

Now, wake up to moments of Joy with ‘Rise and Shine’ app

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A new app called Rise and Smile has entered the virtual market, which allows users to wake up to small moments of joy instead of the traditional alarm tones.

According to Mashable, the app contains huge amount of adorable videos and pictures, which users can set as alarm alert.

Beta version of the app has grabbed more than 2000 downloads, on Android and iOS devices.

The content of the app is crowd sourced from around the world. (ANI)

Soon, remote app that will let you pleasure your partner from anywhere!

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OhMiBod, which delivered one of the first app-compatible vibrators, is crowdfunding a brand new app called OhMiBod Remote, which not only allows for a number of different interactions but is also powered by Bluetooth.

Currently, the app has a standard Bluetooth range of only about 50 feet, but the campaign will also fund an update which will allow the app to work no matter the distance between the vibrator and the smartphone through Wifi integration, Tech Crunch reported.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot ‘shrinks’ to lowest ever measured

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Jupiter’s trademark Great Red Spot – a swirling anti-cyclonic storm larger than Earth – has shrunk to its smallest size ever measured.

According to Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recent NASA Hubble Space Telescope observations confirm the Great Red Spot now is approximately 10,250 miles across. Astronomers have followed this downsizing since the 1930s.

Japanese drink set to be the first commercial product delivered to moon

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Japanese beverage maker Otsuka is sending a 1 kilogram titanium can filled with powdered sports drink and children’s dreams to the moon, it has been revealed.

The specially designed canister, which contains a shipment of Otsuka’s Pocari Sweat powder, will mark a disturbing new frontier for humanity: the first commercial product delivered to another world for marketing purposes.

The canister will be carried to the lunar surface aboard the first planned private moon-landing mission, set to take place in October 2015, the Verge reported.

Asian Paints Ltd to buy Ess Ess Bathroom’s front-end sales business

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Asian Paints Ltd will acquire Ess Ess Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd’s entire front-end sales business for an undisclosed sum.

“The company on May 14, 2014 has entered into a binding agreement with Ess Ess Bathroom Products Pvt. Ltd and its promoters to acquire its entire front-end sales business including brands, network and sales infrastructure,” Asian Paints said today in a BSE filing.

Asian Paints said the acquisition is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedents and applicable statutory approvals.

‘Tata Motors’ global sales decline 7.65 per cent in April

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Tata Motors on Thursday reported 7.65 per cent decline in its global sales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), to 75,026 units in April.

The company had sold 81,241 units in April last year, Tata Motors said in a statement.

In the passenger vehicles category, global sales last month were at 47,972 units, as against 41,272 units in April 2013, up 16.23 per cent.

Sales of luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover jumped 39 per cent to 40,137 units in April, compared with 28,874 units in the same month last year.

Exporters unhappy with rupee rally, seek intervention: CII

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The recent rally in rupee vis-a-vis the US dollar has made a section of exporters unhappy, as the strengthening of the local currency makes Indian exports “uncompetitive” in the global marketplace, CII on Thursday said.

The rupee on Thursday gained 39 paise to close at a nearly 10-month high of 59.29 against the US dollar following sustained selling of the American currency by exporters and continued capital inflows, ahead of keenly-waited Lok Sabha poll results to be unveiled on Friday.

Knox designed ring for mom Angelina Jolie

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Actress Angelina Jolie’s son Knox designed her a ring depicting her latest character – evil witch Maleficent – for Mother’s Day.

The six-year-old drew a picture of his mother in her role as evil queen Maleficent from her latest movie, which was then made into a gold band as a gift for her to celebrate the day on May 11, reports contactmusic.com

Referring to her fiancé and actor Brad Pitt, Jolie said: “Brad’s really creative with the kids, so they made a bunch of things like pillows and notebooks. Knoxy made me a picture of Maleficent that they made into a ring.”

Dracula’s castle up for sale!

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Fresh blood needed! Count Dracula’s Transylvanian castle in Romania is up for sale but those seeking a tryst with folklore may have to shell out a hefty sum.

The Bran Castle or the Dracula’s castle as it is popularly known is on the market, not in the conventional fashion, but in a discreet manner with offers invited from the ”right people”, The Telegraph reported.

Prominent trends at 2 p.m

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* First results: Union minister and RLD chief Ajit Singh loses in Baghpat; Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar (Congress) loses in Sasaram

* Narendra Modi (BJP) leads in Varanasi and Vadodra

* Sonia Gandhi (Congress) leads in Rae Bareli

* Rahul Gandhi (Congress) leads in Amethi

* L.K. Advani leads in Gandhinagar

* Farooq Abdullah (National Conference) trails in Srinagar

* Union minister Kapil Sibal (Congress) trails at No.3 in Chandni Chowk

* Union minister Mallikarjun Kharge (Congress) trails in Gulbarga.

* Arun Jaitley (BJP) trails in Amritsar

Naming of university after Tipu, opposed

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Writer and Sahithya Akademi Award recipient, Dr. M. Chidananda Murthy has opposed the reported plan of naming a university to be set up in Kolar district, after Tipu Sultan, here on May 12.

Addressing the press persons, Dr. Murthy said that, recently the Tipu Sultan United Front (TSUF) insisted that the government should name the new university after Tipu Sultan.

Mr. K Rahman Khan, union minister for Minorities Affairs, had also stated that one of the five universities intended to be set up by the Centre in Kolar district would be named after Tipu Sultan.

Mahindra Lifespace gets Rs 325 crore from sale of Mumbai land

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Realty player Mahindra Lifespace Developers said it received Rs 324.95 crore from the sale of a five-acre property in the Byculla area of the city owned by the Kanoria family.

“The company, together with the owner of the property at Byculla, has completed the sale of the property wherein Mahindra Lifespace had development rights on part of the property. Our share of the sale consideration is Rs 324.95 crore,” Mahindra Lifespace said on Thursday in a filing to the BSE.

The company did not reveal the name of the buyer or the size of the deal.

Elections 2014: Modi supporters in US announce three-day celebrations

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Elated at the historic victory of the BJP lead by Narendra Modi, its supporters in the US today called for three-day celebrations by lighting “diyas” at their homes, community centers and temples.

“This is a historic moment for India. We have urged all non-resident Indians to celebrate this by lighting diyas at their homes on May 16, 17 and 18. It is a Diwali moment for us,” Chandrakant Patel, president of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP), told PTI after trends indicated sweeping victory for BJP-lead NDA.

Jaya wave: AIADMK continues its scorching pace

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Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK Friday appeared to sweep the state thanks to a Jayalalithaa wave across the state.

As per the trends available Friday noon, AIADMK is leading in 37 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state and the BJP is trailing in two.

If the trend continues, AIADMK may turn out to be one of the largest parties in the 16th Lok Sabha after the BJP and the Congress.

Already party cadres have started their victory celebrations at AIADMK’s headquarters.

“The AIADMK has done extremely well. The party seems to have bettered its own expectations.

High sodium content in processed food can trigger hypertension

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Browsing through the ready-to-eat food section in a supermarket is an exciting experience. From snacks to dinner to a post-dinner munch, your dining table can be pretty much filled with a variety of dishes in a jiffy. Doctors, however, warn that the high sodium content of processed food can push you towards hypertension early on.

According to a study by the George Institute for Global Health India, a public health NGO, 73 percent of the 7,124 food products they sampled were found to have not displayed their salt or sodium content in their labels.

Congress’ Telangana, Seemandhra offices deserted

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Telangana and Seemandhra headquarters of the Congress here wore a deserted look as the party faced a complete rout.

In the first election after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the Congress was not only heading for a wipeout in Seemandhra due to people’s anger but also failed to cash in on its claim to fulfill the dream of Telangana people.

The leads in Telangana Friday afternoon show that the Congress is ahead in only 18 out of 119 assembly seats and in two out of 17 Lok Sabha seats.

Sensex hits all-time high of 25,375.63;Nifty hit a record high of 7,563.50

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A fresh boost to domestic markets Friday with the BSE benchmark Sensex zooming to new all-time high of 25,375.63 and NSE Nifty surging to 7,563.50.

BJP was leading in 315 constituencies according to the trends available at 534 seats across the country.

The Nifty hit a record high of 7,563.50.HDFC Bank rose 7.8 percent with the NSE banking index hitting a record high of 15,742.05 points while Lenders such as ICICI Bank surged nearly 10 percent.

Among other blue-chips Reliance Industries gained 6.1 percent while HDFC gained 4 percent.

Modi, Advani Rajnath Singh congratulate Chandrababu Naidu for Andhra win

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Telegu Desam Party (TDP) party leader N.Chandrababu Naidu was congratulated on Friday by BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh and senior BJP leader L.K.Advani for his party’s spectacular performance in Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

Modi, Rajnath Singh and Advani called Chandrababu Naidu over the phone, as poll trends indicated that the TDP is likely to form the next Andhra Pradesh Government, having acquired a lead in over 100 Assembly seats. (ANI)

How to get revitalised and youthful skin

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Healthy hydrated cells are said to be the key to staying young, so get the flow on your face from inside. Glowing and youthful skin may not be far away.

Beauty expert Kathryn Danzey, favoured by celebrities for gaining that extra glow, gives advice to achieve that glow from the inside out in two weeks and says healthy hydrated cells are the key to staying young.

Now an award show to felicitate ETV Kannada artists

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The launch of ETV Kannada Anubandha Awards 2014, aimed at celebrating the togetherness of the channel’s family while felicitating the artists for their talent and dedication, was announced here Thursday.

The concept was launched by LIVE Viacom18, a division under Integrated Network Solutions (INS), in the presence of a slew of artists from the channel.

The main gala award show will take place at Koramangala here May 31, and it will be telecast June 14 and June 15.

BJP leads in 17, Cong in 7, JDS 1 in Karnataka

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Moving way ahead of the ruling Congress, BJP in Karnataka was leading in 17 of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies and its principal opponent in seven, counting trends showed.

JDS was leading in Hassan where the party supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda was ahead of his Congress rival A Manju by over 7,000 votes.

BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa had established a margin of over 35,600 votes against Congress’ Manjunath Bhandary in his stronghold of Shimoga.

TRS heading to form first government in Telangana

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The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is set to form the first government in the newly created state of Telangana as the party has established leads in 64 of the 119 assembly constituencies.

TRS candidates were ahead of their rivals in most of the 10 districts of Telangana, which will become 29th state of India June 2. The party needs 60 seats for a simple majority.

The TRS was also leading in 11 out of 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana. TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao was leading in both Medak Lok Sabha and Gajwel assembly constituencies.