Washington, October 29 : Angelina Jolie left the crowd gasping at the Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala with her surprise arrival to honour director Clint Eastwood.

The stunning actress presented the Oscar-winning director with the ‘Director of the Year’ trophy for ‘The Changeling’, which saw her in the lead role.

The mum-of-six, who recently returned from her philanthropic trip to Afghanistan, told the audience that Eastwood was an icon to many while being an inspiring leader at the same time.

Islamabad, Oct 29 : A ten-day exhibition of exquisite Indian saris, salwar kameez, jewellery and bags commenced here yesterday. And, it has turned out to a hit, attracting a large number of visitors.

The range included antique Parsi Garas, Gara borders and Gara salwar kameez suits, French chiffons, Lucknow saris and salwar kameez suits, Kantha saris and salwar kameez suits, Satya Paul''s ''Crepe De-Chine'' saris and salwar kameez suits and pure cotton saris.

Kersi Dubash from Mumbai is presenting a seamless transition from Indian Banarsi and Lucknawi formal and casual wear to expensive wedding saris and dinner wear under her brand named ''Nazakat Collections''.

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Washington, Oct 29: Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama will showcase his campaign on Wednesday night in a 30-minute commercial to air before the World Series, spending about one million dollars per spot to communicate directly with viewers across several networks simultaneously.

Indian equities opened on a bright note tracking hopeful worldwide signals.

Metal, consumer durables and realty stocks, among the severely hammered in recent weeks, were among the top gainers this morning.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index gained 2% and 1.86% respectively.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday celebrated Diwali at evening when the index posted a sharp 547-point gain taking back some eagerness among investors after last Friday’s slaughter.

Washington, Oct 29: Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis'' song ‘Cruisin'' in the film ‘Duets’, which once topped Australian charts, has been voted as the top flop duet of all time, by an online music magazine.

In a poll by Spinner. com, the duet that once reached the number one spot in Australia, has been declared as the worst vocal collaboration till date.

Standing second in the list is Paula Abdul''s pairing with MC Skat Kat for ‘Opposites Attract’, reports Contactmusic.