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Heidi Klum faces flak from Hindus for posing as Goddess Kali in Halloween bash

Heidi KlumWashington, Nov 4: Heidi Klum, who dressed up as Hindu goddess Kali, who symbolises death and destruction, for her Halloween bash, has left the Hindu community in America fuming.

The German supermodel dressed up as Kaali for the Halloween party at her place on Oct 31, and was even awarded for the best costume of the night.

And now upset Hindus have asked Klum to make a public apology for posing as a sacred figure.

Obama Courts The Science & Tech Vote Online

A new web ad that concentrated on the candidate’s science and technology policies was released on Sunday evening by Barack Obama’s campaign. This of course comes as an unusual move from Obama’s campaign.

In order to make its point, the web ad takes footage from Obama's appearance on Google's campus last November.

The ad basically focuses on the candidate’s call fro the betterment of a laundry list of Silicon Valley's top lobbying priorities. Majority of the items are the perennial lobbying items for Silicon Valley companies on Capitol Hill, except from rapid anti-trust enforcement.

Iran Foreign Minister calls for use of media to portray real image of Islam

Tehran, Nov 4 : The capacity of the mass media and information technology must be used in introducing and improving the real image of Islam worldwide, Iran Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi has reportedly said.

Qashqavi urged the Muslim countries to pay due attention to thwart “organized propaganda campaign” against Islam, instead of focusing on minor religious differences among various Islamic sects, reported the Daily Times.

Addressing an international conference on Islam and Media in the 21st century in Sudan, Qashqavi said that Islamic scholars should downgrade minor differences among various Islamic sects and focus on neutralising organised propaganda against Islam.

US presidential race long, costly

US presidential race long, costlyWashington - The 2008 presidential campaign has been one of the longest in US history, spanning nearly two years, and the most expensive, totalling about 1.5 billion dollars spent by 20 candidates during the primary and general elections.

US President George W Bush was barred by the constitution from seeking a third term, and Vice President Dick Cheney was not interested, making the race the first "open" presidential election campaign since 1952.

January 20, 2007 - Senator Hillary Clinton, 59, the former first lady, announces a widely-favoured bid for the Democratic nomination.

US, Australian embassies in Jakarta receive bomb threats

US, Australian embassies in Jakarta receive bomb threats Jakarta - The US and Australian embassies in Indonesia received bomb threats Tuesday ahead of the imminent execution of three Muslim militants convicted of taking part in the 2002 Bali bombings, police and media reports said.

The bomb threats were sent anonymously through a telephone text message to the police, said Heri Wibowo, spokesman for the central Jakarta city police.

Police have taken the bomb threats seriously although a similar threat against a shopping mall in Jakarta on Monday proved to be a hoax.

New driver's safety program can reduce ADHD-related road accidents, fatalities

Washington, November 4: Tel Aviv University researchers have come up with a new driver’s training program that can help decrease road accidents and fatalities on account of ADHD, an attention deficit disorder common in teens which is considered to be a serious driver’s disability.

The researchers say that they have merged their findings of their own clinical research with occupational therapy to develop the new approach, which can prove fundamental in treating old as well as young drivers with ADHD.

“There is no doubt in my mind that ADHD interferes with one’s ability to drive safely,” says Dr. Navah Ratzon from TAU’s Department of Occupational Therapy, who is leading the new initiative.

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