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Cancer victim comes back to life in coffin!

New Delhi, Dec 15 : A woman, who apparently died of lung cancer, came back to life after lying for 21 hours in a coffin as her family prepared for her funeral in Gongzhuling, Jilin province.

Delhi High Court provides relief to N.D.Tiwari

Delhi High CourtNew Delhi, Dec. 15 : The Delhi High Court has exempted Andhra Pradesh Governor, N. D. Tiwari from personally appearing before it.

Hearing on the suit filed by one Rohit Shekhar, the court announced that Tiwari is exempted from personal appearance.

Bench comprising of Justice A K Sikri and Manmohan Singh granted interim relief to the Andhra Governor on his petition challenging a single-Judge order which had directed him to appear before the court.

Diaz loves “Shrek the Musical”, but says definite ‘no’ to starring in it

Actress Cameron DiazNew Delhi, Dec 15 : Even though American actress Cameron Diaz has professed her love for "Shrek the Musical", she has no desire to star in it.

Diaz, 36, who does the voice-over for Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" film franchise, was full of praise for the musical adaptation of the animated blockbuster when it opened at Broadway on December 14 night.

But her enthusiasm for the musical did not go as far as playing the part of Fiona, reports the China Daily.

"No. Absolutely not. What they do up there ... is, to me, impossible. It''s

Heidi Klum wants to participate in ‘Dancing With The Stars’

New Delhi, Dec 15 : Supermodel Heidi Klum has revealed that she is desperate to participate in dance show `Dancing With The Star'.

Klum has admitted that she loves the beautiful dance moves and the look of the show, reports China Daily.

"I love dancing. It is so elegant and the gowns are so beautiful. I would love to do ''''Dancing With the Stars''''. I love sparkles! It''''s nice if you''''re at a restaurant and someone looks across at you and you''''re all sparkly. I think it''''s really beautiful," Klum said.

Klum is not the only star keen to take part in the show. Recently ''''Jackass'''' star Steve-O reportedly verbally agreed to be a contestant.

Congress wins Rajender Nagar seat

Congress wins Rajender Nagar seatNew Delhi, Dec 15 : The Rajender Nagar seat in the Delhi Assembly elections has been won by Ramakant Goswami of the Congress by over 6000 votes.

Goswami defeated his nearest BJP rival Asha Yogi, the widow of late leader Puran Chand Yogi

With this, the strength of Congress in Delhi Assembly has gone to 43.

Polls for the Rajendra Nagar seat were held on December 13, as they were countermanded earlier due to the death of Yogi.

Yogi, 73, was a three-time BJP legislator from Rajinder Nagar. He was seeking re-election for the third time from the seat.

Economic conservatism cushions India from world recession

Economic conservatism cushions India from world recessionNew Delhi  - India, once safely cocooned from the world economy, is struggling to maintain its rapid economic growth as a global recession spreads its tentacles.

But its carefully graded integration with the world economy may have cushioned India from the worst of the current global financial volatility, analysts and officials said.

After posting gross domestic product growth of about 3 per cent for decades since independence, India averaged over 9 per cent annual growth for the past three fiscal years.

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