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Liz Hurley looking to turn 'Taj' pink (Go To Top)

     New York: Looks like 'Bewitched' beauty and soon to be Indian 'bahu' Liz Hurley's love affair with India is getting stronger by the day. After throwing the 'mother of all engagement parties' with Indian-born beau, Arun Nayar in the princely state of Rajasthan last year, she has now set her eyes on India's very own wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal, to be the stage where she fulfils her breast cancer awareness dream. According to the New York Post, Hurley is apparently scouting for the right people in the corridors of India's power center, who can give her a go ahead to organize a huge benefit next year in Agra at the Taj Mahal, as part of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation charity work she is doing along with Evelyn Lauder. And in keeping with the colour scheme of breast cancer charity do's, she actually wants to 'paint' the Taj pink, to get across the message. "I am trying to get a hold of someone in India who could help me. I want to do a huge benefit next year in Agra at the Taj Mahal where we turn the Taj pink for Breast Cancer Awareness [via lights, not dye]." Pagesix quoted her as saying. She also has other 'important' projects in mind though, like 'organic farming', and says that she wants to take the lead in the growing and marketing of all products organic. "I have a farm in Gloucester [England] where I am growing only organic food and raising animals. I just got some new chickens in, and we are only a year away from being certified organic. I want to then produce organic food and sell it in stores." The report quoted her as saying.

Make your kid a Bradman by feeding Don's cookies (Go To Top)

     Sydney: To capitalise on the passion among the Indians for the game of cricket, the Bradman Foundation has allowed a biscuit company to market "Bradman's Chocolate Chip Cookies" in India. A percentage of the profits earned from the sale proceeds would go to the Bangalore branch of the Foundation to promote cricket and assist underprivileged children, said a report in the Daily Times. "India is the world's second-most populist country, they are passionate about cricket, they have the highest regard to Sir Donald Bradman and I understand they enjoy a good cup of tea and a biscuit. So we think it has all the ingredients to what should be a very successful venture," the paper quoted Bradman Museum Director, Richard Mulvaney as saying in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio.

Harry Potter's thief comes clean on heist (Go To Top)

     London: A bodybuilder in Britain has admitted to stealing a copy of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, weeks before it was released this year. Aaron Lambert, 20, wanted to sell JK Rowling's latest boy wizard book for 50,000 pounds to a newspaper in June, weeks before its release. The security guard had taken two copies of the book from a warehouse in Corby, Northants, where he worked. But Lambert's plans were foiled thanks to a tip-off by the Mirror, when police swooped on his flat in Kettering, Northants, reports The Sun. Lambert admitted stealing two copies of the bestseller and possessing a replica Walther PPK pistol. He was remanded in custody until a hearing on use of the firearm.

Hilton lays down the laws for her future husband (Go To Top)

     Washington: If you are a straight guy who truthfully communicates with girls and have vowed never to have a bachelor's party before your wedding night, then you may have more of a chance to bag recently single Hotel heiress, Paris Hilton's hand in marriage. Hilton, who recently changed her mind about marriage with Greek shipping heir, Paris Lastis, has revealed in an interview with "Extra", that she definitely is looking to marry a suitable man "sometime", albeit not "just not right now". And she has laid out her commandments for the prospective groom. "Just be good to your girl and communicate and tell the truth," says the socialite/sage. "Don't cheat on her at your bachelor party ... because when guys do that it's disgusting. Whoever I marry is not going to have a bachelor party," Zap2it quoted her as saying in the interview. And while she discounts rumors of romance with another Greek shipping heir by saying "I'm single and loving it", she claims that girlfriends are more loyal than men, who she claims have the habit of using girls for their personal gratification. "You need that 'cause guys are users," says the not-quite-bitter "Simple Life" star. "It's better to have girls you've known your whole life, who you can trust, who are not jealous of you like some people." She said.

Britney brings back her bra from eBay (Go To Top)

     Washington: Britney's fans will have to wait for buying her bra, with the jeweled bustier that was doing brisk business in the bidding stakes on eBay, being pulled off the auction block by her, as she did not want to mislead people over when and where she wore it. Britney may have been worried that frenzied bidders believed she'd worn the bra on stage for her 2001 HBO special, Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas, but she had actually worn the brassiere in promos for the special, but not the special itself. The bra had attracted bids of upto 47000 dollars before it was pulled off by her as she was "concerned" that audiences might confuse the bra for "something that it's not." According to Eonline! Spears clarified the reasons for calling back the bra from the auction on her website, by writing that the auction had "exceeded our original expectations," and that she didn't want anybody to feel "misled" by her underwear.