Rajnikanth’s ‘Robot’ collect record breaking 950 million rupees in opening week

MUMBAI: Indian cinema’s most expensive movie “Endhiran” (Robot), starring former bus conductor Rajinikanth, had a record opening weekend at the box office, Bollywood analysts said.

“In the opening weekend, all the three versions of Robot have together collected 950 million rupees (21 million dollars), the highest-ever in India,” said Komal Nahta, a Bollywood trade analyst.

The sci-fi fantasy adventure, made in three languages, opened in India last Friday, with sales twice that of the previous record opener — Bollywood star Salman Khan’s recent hit “Dabaang” — Nahta said.

He expects Endhiran — which cost 35 million dollars to make — to collect a further 28 million dollars from ticket sales, as reviews have been encouraging.

A month ago, Dabaang (Fearless) grossed 10.8 million dollars during its opening weekend, surpassing Aamir Khan’s mega-hit “3

Czechs oppose plans for Michael Jackson statue

PRAGUE: Thousands of Czechs are protesting plans to place a Michael Jackson statue in Prague.

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Rare white elephant captured in Myanmar

YANGON: A rare white elephant has been captured in the jungles of northwestern Myanmar, a mostly Buddhist country where the animals are considered good omens, state media reported Tuesday.

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Smoking around kids exacts a high toll: studies

NEW YORK: American kids can breathe a sigh of relief, according to a study out today in the journal Pediatrics that finds their exposure to second-hand smoke at home has dropped significantly since the mid-1990s.

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Karachi declared least expensive expat city

LONDON: The capital of oil-rich but poverty-stricken Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to a new cost of living survey that also showed other developing African and Asian cities were among the priciest in the world.

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Asia scoops first honours in Cannes sidebars

CANNES, France: Asia picked up its first Cannes honours on Saturday when South Korean director Hong Sang-soo scooped a coveted sidebar prize, as the world’s biggest film fest revs up for its 2010 finale.

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Worlds most expensive stamp sold in Geneva

GENEVA: The world’s most expensive postage stamp, a one-of-its-kind issue printed in Sweden in 1857, was sold at auction in Geneva to an international consortium Saturday, auctioneers said.

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Miss Argentina Died,Solange Magnano Picutres

TrendPK.com Miss Argentina Died,Solange Magnano Picutres:a former Miss Argentina died after she was undergoing plastic surgery to tone up her buttocks at a clinic in Buenos Aires. Sources say that Solange was a well-known model in her hometown and her sudden death is shocking – more so because the cause of her death

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“Wittelsbach Blue Diamond”, Solange Magnano

TrendPK.com “Wittelsbach Blue Diamond”, Solange Magnano: A rare, 5-carat pink diamond was auctioned off Christie’s for a record $10.8 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Last year, “Wittelsbach” blue diamond, a 17th-century deep grayish-blue stone fetched $24 million at auction here. It was the world’s most expensive jewel ever sold at auction

TrendPK.com “Wittelsbach Blue Diamond”, Solange Magnano: A rare, 5-carat pink diamond was auctioned off Christie’s for a record $10.8 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Last year, “Wittelsbach” blue diamond, a 17th-century deep grayish-blue stone fetched $24 million at auction here. It was the world’s most expensive jewel ever sold at auction.
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