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‘Dasvidaniya’: Shashant Shah’s magic works

Shashant ShahShashant Shah's 'Dasvidaniya' is a poignant tale about living life to the fullest - more so with death staring you in the face!

The story revolves around a simpleton, Amar Kaul (Vinay Pathak) who lives quite a routine life, with his eccentric mother in a small suburban apartment, and works for a bully of a boss. His visit to a doctor for stomach ache results in his finding out that he is dying of cancer, and has only three months to live.

When the reality of death dawns on him, Amar decides to make a list of everything he would really like to do -the list that would make his life worthy, before it actually ends.

Unknown identity-hacker irking Katrina Kaif

Katrina KaifA 'Katrina-obsessed' impersonator has of late been sending emails to producers, directors, coordinators, journalists and Hollywood agents, from an email id katrinakaif84@hotmail.com, which the actress says is not hers.

Katrina was clueless about the mentioned id till about a few days back, when a lady journalist informed her about a mail she had received. Katrina, who realized the existence of the impersonator, spoke to a news daily about the incident.

Industrial nations releasing more greenhouses gases

Industrial nations releasing more greenhouses gases Bonn, Germany - Industrialized countries are continuing to emit more greenhouse gasses despite goals set by the Kyoto agreement to curb carbon pollution, a UN body said Monday.

The UN Climate Change Secretariat said planet-warming gases released by 40 industrial states that signed up the Kyoto framework increased an average 2.3 per cent between 2000-2006.

UN launches new "environmental emergency" award

UN launches new "environmental emergency" award Geneva - A new award has been launched to honor efforts to respond to environmental emergencies, the United Nations said Monday, in an attempt to encourage action to curtail the impacts of man-made and natural disasters.

The non-monetary Green Star Awards will first be awarded next May in Brussels to charities, government and companies that help prevent and respond to disasters that can cause severe damage to the environment.

EU, China, US eye common product safety standards

China, European Union, United StatesBrussels - The European Union, China and the United States said Monday they were committed to creating common safety standards for toys and other consumer products.

While "we may come from different angles" on safety, "we are moving in the same direction," said Meglena Kuneva, the EU's consumer protection commissioner, after a meeting in Brussels with top consumer protection officials from the US and China.

"If we speak with one voice... industry will listen," said Nancy Nord, head of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

India stress the need to increase trade and economic engagement with Belarus

Tower collapses in Belarusian castle-prisonNew Delhi, Nov 17 : Minister of State for Industry Dr. Ashwani Kumar stressed upon the need to increase the level of trade and economic engagement between India and Belarus on Monday.

He was speaking at the bilateral meeting between him and Rusetsky, Minister of Industries, Republic of Belarus in New Delhi today.

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