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Apple launches Macbook Air

Apple once again thrills the Notebook fans by launching MacBook Air 11 inch and 13 inch versions in India. The new Mac Book Air 11 inch and 13 inch are slender and portable with solid state flash storage technology. These two new versions will be available in all Apple retail outlets in India. The MacBook [...]

Chinese degrees to be treated at par with India’s

Indian students in China can breathe easy now. India and China will be treating each other’s degrees as equivalent. The deal would facilitate cross-border mobility of students for advanced studies and job purposes.

China sees massive rise in teen/adolescent plastic surgery

Plastic surgery was mostly the domain of middle aged people desperately fighting age, or appeasing vanity.

Bhutia, John Abraham plan Indian Football League on the lines of IPL

Bollywood star John Abraham and ace footballer Bhaichung Bhutia are joining hands to bring to life an IPL for Indian soccer.

Hilary Duff’s young adult novel Elixir releases October 2010

Lizzie McGuire actress Hilary Duff has jumped on the literary bandwagon. Joining other female celebrities who’ve signed book deals, Hilary Duff is all set to write a young adult romance and adventure series.

Condoleezza Rice’s Extraordinary, Ordinary People book in October 12, 2010

The first black woman to hold the office of the United States Secretary of State is set to release her first book – not about her years spent at the White House, but her growing-up years against the backdrop of the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama.

Little Brown plans five Glee novels, Glee: The Beginning set for August 2010 launch

Little Brown Books For Young Readers, the publishers behind the Twilight series, are planning to bring out five books based on the hit US television series, Glee. Little Brown and the creative team behind the Glee TV series will collaborate on the Glee novels.

Nelson Mandela’s Conversations With Myself releases October 12, 2010

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela’s new book Conversations With Myself, a collection of diaries, journals and other personal documents, will be released on October 12, 2010.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s Furious Love book out on June 15, 2010

The passion and romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is the focus of Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century, which is slated for a June 15, 2010, release.The book has been written by Sam Kashner, contributing editor of Vanity Fair, and Nancy Schoenberger.

Henry Roth’s An American Type novel out on June 7, 2010

Fifteen years after his death, the last work by Jewish-American novelist Henry Roth will be released. An American Type, said to be an autobiographical novel about growing up and falling in love, will be launched on June 7, 2010.