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\"Sushant
Wanted?<\/strong> Sushant Singh Rajput Photo:<\/strong> Fotocorp<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nPR Prophecies<\/strong>
\nMaybe it\u2019s the Indian penchant for matchmaking or the doing of overzealous PR agents, but the rumour mill goes into overdrive whenever a young actor makes an impression, linking him or her to future projects with a bevy of directors. Whether or not it has any semblance of truth, it seems. Sushant Singh Rajput<\/strong>,<\/em> of Kai Po Che!<\/em> fame, has been anointed the latest Great White Hope. News reports saying that he had been signed by Karan Johar<\/strong> were met with denials from Johar\u2019s company, and now Sanjay Leela Bhansali<\/strong> has denied approaching him, saying he barely knows the guy.
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\"Shane<\/a>
Photo:<\/strong> AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nWhy Victory Is Far Away<\/strong>
\nDefeat often calls for desperate measures. Following his team\u2019s consecutive losses, Australian coach Mickey Arthur<\/strong> had asked his side to make a presentation on how to improve the team\u2019s performance. When vice-captain Shane Watson<\/strong>, batsman Usman Khawaja<\/strong> and pacers James Pattinson<\/strong> and Mitchell Johnson<\/strong> failed to show up, they were dropped from the side. An agitated Watson even pulled out of the tour. Our two cents? A little introspection never harmed anyone, guys.
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\"George<\/a>
High art<\/strong> George W Bush<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nArt Maketh The Man<\/strong><\/span>
\nFormer US President George W Bush<\/strong> is a man of many talents. Leader, cheerleader (ah college days), orator, and now, artist. A hacker recently leaked emails stating how the ex-Commander in Chief liked to paint himself in the shower (er?). This startling piece of news was followed up with an interview with his art teacher Bonnie Flood<\/strong> who revealed her talented student also liked to paint dogs. \u201cHe is going to go down in the history books as a great artist,\u201d she said. She was certainly right about the first part.
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\n\"Uddhav<\/a>\u2018<\/strong>Give Ajmer shrine Diwan the Bharat Ratna\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nUddhav Thackeray<\/strong> (Lauding the Diwan for opposing Pakistani PM Raja Pervez Ashraf \u2019s visit)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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