John Abraham visits KBC set to meet fan

John-AbrahamMumbai, Sep 6 : John Abraham gave one of his fans a pleasant surprise when he arrived on the set of game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati".

Sushma Mishra, the second contestant of KBC 2013, which goes on air on Sony Entertainment Television Friday, expressed a desire to meet John. And much to her surprise, the show's host, megastar Amitabh Bachchan gave John a quick shout.

Dressed in a simple t-shirt, pyjamas and chappals, John made a surprise entry on the set.

Sushma couldn't believe her dream would come true so quickly, said a source from the set. John gifted her a miniature bike with his autograph on it.

Left lawmaker wants judiciary to fix natural gas price hike

Gurudas-DasguptaNew Delhi, Sep 6 : Veteran communist MP Gurudas Dasgupta Friday sought judicial determination of his plea seeking review of the recent government decision to hike, from April 2014, natural gas prices from $4.2 to $8.4 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu) and a halt to the arbitration proceedings on the issue.

Dasgupta contended that the government and Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily were working out a "strategy to use arbitration proceedings as a subterfuge and a pretence to take the contentious and public interest issues away from the scrutiny" of the apex court.

Li Na to play Djokovic in battle of sexes

Li-NaBeijing, Sep 6 : China's top women tennis player Li Na will play world No.

'Boss' was fun for Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi-Rao-HydariMumbai, Sep 6 : Working in a big scale masala entertainer was a whole lot of "fun" for actress Aditi Rao Hydari.

"For me, 'Boss' was great fun because it is the first big scale, masala film that I have done. 'Boss' has everything - comedy, drama, a lot of action and the two of us (me and Shiv Pandit) bring in some relief in the form of romance," Aditi said here while promoting the film at a college.

"After 'Murder 3', 'Boss' is the film that excited me the most. I had never done a film of this kind and I wanted to... they are enjoyable," she added.

European light therapy facials now in India

YLG-Salon-ELT-facialsNew Delhi, Sep 6 : Move over fruit facials and chocolate packs as there's a new therapy on the block - European Light Therapy (ELT) facials, which promise to rejuvenate the skin by using light.

ELT facials involve a new technology, where light energy is applied to the skin to provide therapeutic benefits, accelerating the repair of damaged skin cells, as well as stimulating the production of collagen.

Don't restrict movement of labour: PM tells G20

Manmohan-SinghSt. Petersburg, Sep 6 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday the movement of labour should be free across nations without restrictions as it can otherwise stifle growth.

In a short intervention at the second working session of the G20 Summit here, the prime minister also emphasised on skill development in emerging economies, especially India, so that its large youth population can benefit from growth.

"International labour mobility in high end skills has become an important aspect of global integration across countries," the prime minister said.

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