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Mathew Horne collapses in the middle of West End play

Mathew Horne collapses in the middle of West End playLondon, Apr 3 : Actor Mathew Horne collapsed on stage while performing in a West End production of `Entertaining Mr Sloane'.

The `Gavin and Stacey' star fell to the floor while enacting a scene in the play, and lay motionless for 10 minutes before paramedics arrived.

The manager asked the audience to leave the theatre, and the star of hit BBC sitcom was treated on stage.

Grapefruit diet and the Pill ‘don’t mix’

GrapefruitsLondon, Apr: Too much grapefruit can swell the risk of blood clots from the Pill, it has been claimed.

American doctors have reported that a woman who went on an intense grapefruit-based diet developed a blood clot in her leg and risked losing the limb.

The case, reported in the Lancet medical journal, said that the unnamed woman came to the casualty department of the Providence St Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington state after she had problems walking, shortness of breath and felt light-headed, The BBC reported.

By the next day her left leg had turned purple.

World’s 1st Sikh supermodel makes his debut in GQ magazine

World’s 1st Sikh supermodel makes his debut in GQ magazineLondon, Apr 3: World’s 1st turbaned Sikh supermodel Sonny Caberwal has been featured in the renowned GQ magazine.

Caberwal looks dazzling in a black dinner jacket, black silk scarf, and a pink turban in the GQ pic, shot by Gregor Hohenberg.

Sonny Caberwal, a businessman by profession, is grateful to his looks that have landed him multifarious fashion assignments.

Caberwal was discovered by American fashion designer Kenneth Cole, and has left the Sikh community beaming with pride ever since.

Wisden breaks 120 yr old tradition, names woman as player of the year

Wisden breaks 120 yr old tradition, names woman as player of the yearLondon, Apr 3: Cricket bible Wisden has broken with 120 years of tradition by naming a woman as one of its players of the year.

England women’s star batsman Claire Taylor has been selected along with four male players as the magazine’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 2009.

It is the first time since the highly respected accolade started in 1889 that it has been conferred on a female player, the Daily Express reports.

Obama, Singh discuss Pakistan, affirm strong US-India ties

Obama, Singh discuss Pakistan, affirm strong US-India ties London  - US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh affirmed the strong relationship between their two countries during their first meeting Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in London.

Obama said that they discussed terrorism, both in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and how the US and India can effectively coordinate their counterterrorism efforts.

NEWS FEATURE: G20 takes "bold action" to help poorest nations

US President Barack ObamaLondon  - Efforts to throw the world's poorest nations a li

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