Adam Sandler underwent surgery

Adam Sandler underwent surgeryNew York, Sep 13 : Actor Adam Sandler unde

Food security bill gets presidential assent

Pranab-MukherjeeNew Delhi, Sep 12 : President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday approved Congress president Sonia Gandhi's pet food security bill, making it a law.

"The National Food Security Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India," said a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Lok Sabha passed the bill Aug 26 while the Rajya Sabha cleared it Sep 2.

The bill was introduced in parliament in December 2011.

The largest scheme anywhere in the world gives right to subsidised grains to two-thirds of India's 1.2 billion population numbering around 800 million.

Need guidelines on e-cigarette: WHO

e-cigaretteNew Delhi, Sep 12 : With e-cigarette usage increasing among the youth, the World Health Organisation Thursday called on countries to frame regulatory guidelines to keep a tab on their usage.

WHO representative Angela Patt said the size of the e-cigarette market will increase rapidly in coming years, and currently there is little research on the health impact of the long-term use of e-cigarettes.

Syria to transfer chemical arms: Assad

Bashar-al-AssadCairo, Sep 12 : Syria has agreed to transfer it

Hemsworth intimidated by nude scenes

Chris-HemsworthNew Delhi, Sep 12 : Actor Chris Hemsworth will be seen going nude in his forthcoming film "Rush" and confesses that shedding clothes in front of the camera was intimidating.

Hemsworth, 30, essays handsome English playboy James Hunt.

"It was more intimidating than the driving scenes," Hemsworth confessed. "It's like 100 people standing around, 'Get (your clothes) off!' 'You going to turn around first.. Turn the cameras off..'," Hemsworth said in a statement.

Nokia introduces Urdu language mobiles

Nokia introduces Urdu language mobilesNew Delhi, Sep 12 : Finnish mobile handset giant Nokia has launched Nokia 114 its first device with Urdu language capability, a company statement said Thursday.

The first Urdu language capability handset was presented by renowed film-maker Muzaffar Ali by Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal in the present of Nokia India managing director P. Balaji here Thursday.

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