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Ramnath Choudhary shows off his long moustache during an elephant festival in Jaipur, March 6, 2004. In a growing campaign to refer to November as

Travel Picks: Top 10 moustache-dense nations for Movember

Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

In a growing campaign to refer to November as "Movember", men around the world are being encouraged to grow a moustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer.

  • A Michael Jackson fan waits next to electronic posters at the Australian premiere of the documentary "This Is It", in Sydney October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/Files
    Michael Jackson film tops UK box office Reuters - Tue, Nov 3

    The Michael Jackson concert movie "This Is It" topped Britain's box office over the weekend, according to Screen International on Tuesday, knocking Disney's "Up" off the No. 1 spot after three weeks.

  • America's Largest Private Companies HT - Tue, Nov 3

    Our 25th annual survey of America?s largest private companies reflects the same turbulence that is rocking the publicly traded firms that make all the headlines. Seven companies on this year?s list are operating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including aluminum maker Aleris (taken private by Texas Pacific Group) and Reader?s Digest (by Ripplewood Holdings).

  • People, in plenty HT - Thu, Oct 29

    When an elephant attempts to change course, it takes a while for it to align its massive frame with the new course. While liberalised India has grown past its initial struggle, it still has to travel some distance before it regains its equilibrium on the new path, writes Sunil Mittal.

  • Dancers impersonating Michael Jackson perform on the red carpet during the Taiwan premiere of "This Is It" in Taipei October 28, 2009. Michael Jackson fans poured out of cinemas around the world on Wednesday applauding a new movie about the singer which they said proved he deserved the title King of Pop. REUTERS/Nicky Loh
    Posthumous praise for Jackson as fans flock to film Reuters - Wed, Oct 28

    Michael Jackson fans poured out of cinemas around the world on Wednesday applauding a new movie about the singer which they said proved he deserved the title King of Pop.

  • Andre Agassi of the U.S. returns applause from spectators after his exhibition tennis match against compatriot Pete Sampras at Venetian Macao in Macau October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
    Agassi admits taking drugs and lying to ATP Reuters - Wed, Oct 28

    Eight times grand slam winner Andre Agassi has admitted using the recreational drug crystal meth and lying to men's governing body the ATP to escape a ban.

  • 'This Is It' shows Jackson could still entertain Reuters - Wed, Oct 28

    Michael Jackson's "This Is It" premiered to a star-filled crowd including Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez and four of the singer's brothers on Tuesday, winning early praise from critics and showing fans that the King of Pop could still entertain.

  • Wed, Oct 28

    The dialogue is steamy, the actors pout and smoulder, but this isn't a typical day at a Bollywood studio -- the movie icons are part of a fashion trend that's got Indians wearing their favourite movies.

  • Full Monty on Bigg Boss draws govt's ire HT - Tue, Oct 27

    India, Oct. 27 -- Reality show Bigg Boss-Season 3, anchored by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, is in trouble.

  • A model presents a creation from Indian designer Tarun Tahiliani's Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi October 24, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
    India Fashion Week opens to glitz and glamour Reuters - Sun, Oct 25

    Resplendent in an olive green 'kurta' with leaf motifs, former India cricket skipper Kapil Dev lent glitz on Saturday to India's premier fashion event.

  • People line up and prepare to stay overnight at L.A. Live for the opportunity to purchase tickets for special showings of the "Michael Jackson's This Is It" movie in Los Angeles, California, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files
    Michael Jackson fans say film covers up grim truth Reuters - Fri, Oct 23

    A small group of Michael Jackson's dedicated fans have started an "awareness" campaign surrounding the upcoming movie "This is It," saying it covers up the grim reality of the dead pop star's final days.

  • Australian yachtswoman Jessica Watson, 16, walks along the deck of her yacht "Ella's Pink Lady" shortly after she began her solo around the world attempt October 18, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
    Australian, 16, sets out to sail solo around world Reuters - Sun, Oct 18

    A 16-year-old Australian yachtswoman set sail from Sydney on Sunday in a controversial bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

  • Mukesh Ambani (R) and his brother and Anil Ambani in Bombay in this June 24, 2004 file photo. India's billionaire Ambani brothers face off in the country's top court next week over a gas pricing case with all guns blazing: lined on each side are a battery of India's highest paid legal brains. REUTERS/Arko Datta/Files
    NEWSMAKER - Ambani brothers to square off in India's top court Reuters - Fri, Oct 16

    India's billionaire Ambani brothers face off in the country's top court next week over a gas pricing case with all guns blazing: lined on each side are a battery of India's highest paid legal brains.

  • Salary And Self-Esteem HT - Fri, Oct 16

    Since becoming a CEO, Elizabeth Miles, a co-founder and chief executive of Iken Business Ltd., a legal software company based in Bristol, U.K., has been "shocked to find that (on average) women employees are grateful for pay increases, whereas men expect and demand more. It's as if women can feel less deserving.

  • How to give a great presentation HT - Thu, Oct 15

    Jokes help. So does audience participation. The trick to making an effective presentation, says Alex Macris, chief of Themis Group, a Durham, N.C., holding company for gaming and media Web sites, is to keep your energy high and engage the crowd.

  • No Delhi belly, please HT - Thu, Oct 15

    New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- It is not just roads, flyovers and stadiums that need overhauling before the Games.

  • Labourers test firecrackers on the outskirts of Siliguri in this October 2007 file photo. Firecracker sellers in Jaipur have introduced a new range of smokeless firecrackers for Diwali made with less smoke-emitting chemicals in a bid to reduce pollution levels. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files
    Smokeless firecrackers add sparkle to Diwali Reuters - Wed, Oct 14

    Each year, as Diwali rolls around, a thick smog from burning firecrackers hangs in the air in large parts of India.

  • A cameraman films the house (R) where Boyzone lead singer Stephen Gately of Ireland died while on vacation in the village of Cala Llamp on the Spanish island of Mallorca October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer
    Fluid on the lungs killed Boyzone singer - autopsy Reuters - Tue, Oct 13

    A post mortem on Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, on the Spanish island of Majorca revealed on Tuesday that he died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs, a court official said on Tuesday.

  • Our love stays: Deepika HT - Tue, Oct 13

    We've been going out on a date every Tuesday morning for months now. All thanks to the love and affection you've been showering me with, Tuesdays are the new Sundays for me.

  • Gunnar Oquist, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2009 to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson of the U.S., at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson
    A Nobel first: economics prize goes to a woman Reuters - Tue, Oct 13

    A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on how companies make decisions whose work could influence post-crisis regulation.

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