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A real estate data company said on Thursday that Banks repossessed a record number of U. S. homes in the second quarter, but defaults and auctions dropped.

RealtyTrac Inc. of Irvine, Calif., said in its midyear 2010 foreclosure report that Banks took back control of 269,962 properties in this year's second quarter, a new quarterly high, up 5 percent from the previous quarter and 38 percent higher than last year's second quarter.

Rahul Dholakia is a National Award winning director but he is not wearing this as an ace up his sleeves. His Parzania was an issue-based film and so is Lamhaa. However, the filmmaker has no qualms in admitting that he wanted to tell this story in a hardcore commercial format so that it reaches out to a wider section of audience. Told in a thriller format, Lamhaa is now up for release and Rahul's `untold story' about Kashmir is all set to be unveiled. With confidence looming large in his voice, Rahul recollects the incidents during the pre-production that shaped up Lamhaa.

Officials have said that a statue stolen from Buffalo's replica of the Roman Trevi Fountain was returned intact in time for the city's annual Italian Heritage Festival.

The Buffalo N. Y. News has reported that pranksters took off with the 6-foot, 150-pound statue of Oceanus, the Titan god and king of the seas, but returned it on Wednesday.

It has been reported that a Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and severely beating a 61-year-old woman visiting a cemetery made an initial court appearance Thursday.

The Toronto Sun has reported that Russell Kirkpatrick, 44, is charged with attempted murder and aggravated sexual assault in Monday's attack at Pine Hills Cemetery.

Whenever, wherever Akshay Kumar is shooting, especially in the unexplored interiors, he likes to seek out places of worship to visit and find solace. It could be a small Gurdwara tucked away in the by lane of Amristar or a Mata temple on a hill in Manali, Akshay will climb that extra mile, trek that extra vertical distance to get there.

So it was in Baramati where Akshay shot for several months this year for the new Priyadarshan film Khatta Meetha. In Baramati, Akshay discovered a small temple in a far-off place that he immediately felt connected with.

No Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu for Saif Ali Khan and John Abraham respectively in Race2 because it is felt that real-life pairs don't work.

This is what has been decided by the producer and co-directors of Race 2.