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Observers have said that about 100 Ukrainian journalists took part in a march in Kiev protesting media censorship by the government.

RIA Novosti reported on Sunday that the journalists, members of a Stop Censorship movement, marched on Ukraine's Journalists' Day demanding an end to censorship of mass media.

The protesters, escorted by police, marched from the Kiev main post office to the buildings of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, the Supreme Rada and the presidential administration.

It is investigating Internet search giant Google for possible privacy violations while taking pictures for its Street View service, Australia has said.

The BBC reported on Sunday that the country's attorney general said he ordered police to investigate complaints that Google allegedly gathered personal data from some unencrypted WiFi services while gathering the visuals for its mapping service.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty's loving hubby Raj Kundra has planned a surprise trip for his newly-weeded wife on her birth anniversary on June 8.

An ecstatic Shilpa wrote on her blog, "Glad Raj is back to celebrate my 1st birthday after marriage on the 8th of June. He has instructed my manager to keep 7th, 8th, 9th free to surprise me with a break (Yes, he's full of surprises! He's made arrangements for a trip but I have no idea where to... too sweet, all very exciting)."

The shares of Reliance Communications belled the day on a positive note today, a day after its directors sanctioned a 26% equity sale to a strategic investor. RCom's scrip, which ended at Rs 168.15 on Friday, opened 5.86% up at Rs 178, and was trading at Rs 175.35 some 10 minutes into trading.

This was the only scrip among the 30 stocks of Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange that opened the day in the green.

The company's scrip gained 14.03% during the last week following reports that the UAE-based Etisalat was interested in acquiring an equity stake in the company.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has wished actor Shahrukh Khan a speedy recovery from his worsened back pain.

On microblogging site Twitter, Big B wrote, "Speedy recovery for your back Shah Rukh! It is such a bother really. I take resort through medication, but massage is better."

SRK's back problem has aggravated due to the busy shooting schedule for his upcoming flick "Ra. One".

The actor is finding it hard to play the role of a superhero for the film and perform risky stunts because of the problem.

According to the critics, U. S. President Barack Obama is breaking a campaign promise as his administration backs an effort to lift a 24-year ban on commercial whaling.

FOX News reported on Sunday that environmentalists, already unhappy with the administration's allegedly lackluster response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, say the president is going back on his campaign pledge to end the slaughter of whales.