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"Facebook" for 50-somethings woos India's Web-savvy seniors
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A social networking website for the elderly is helping Internet-savvy seniors in India battle loneliness and make new friends with the click of a mouse and in the comfort of their own homes. Full Article
Hindu epic Mahabharata retold -- tweet by tweet
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - An ancient Indian epic about princes, demigods and a cataclysmic war is getting a makeover on Twitter -- 140 characters at a time. Full Article
Puppy love blooms on India dog dating websites
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leo is affectionate, likes stuffed toys, eats fish and is a hit with ladies looking for love on online. Not bad, for a 3-year-old Golden Retriever. Full Article
Bollywood film set in Australia to focus on attacks
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - An Indian film-maker plans to make a movie that will put the spotlight on a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia that has caused diplomatic discomfort between the two countries. Mohit ... Full Article
Bollywood film set in Australia to focus on attacks
MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian film-maker plans to make a movie that will put the spotlight on a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia that has caused diplomatic discomfort between the two countries. Full Article
Oscar-winning director sees film's positive impact
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A short film about a poor Indian girl with a cleft lip fetched filmmaker Megan Mylan her maiden Oscar this year, and now she can't wait to do more films that could help improve people's lives. Full Article
Oscar-winning "Smile Pinki" director eyes change through film
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - A short film about a poor Indian girl with a cleft lip fetched filmmaker Megan Mylan her maiden Oscar this year, and now she can't wait to do more films that could help improve people's lives. Full Article
Bollywood veteran Kher thrilled at Woody Allen role
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - He has effortlessly straddled arthouse and mainstream cinema in India for 25 years, and now actor Anupam Kher is going to Hollywood to work with American director Woody Allen, a filmmaker he has always admired. Full Article
Memory of India strife inspires coming-of-age novel
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Hours spent trapped in a train as a child gave Indian-born author Anand Mahadevan the seeds of a coming-of-age novel set in a part of India wracked by civil strife over two decades ago. Full Article
Second "Slumdog" child star's home torn down
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Railway authorities in Mumbai tore down the shanty home of another "Slumdog Millionaire" child star on Wednesday, barely a week after a first child actor from the Oscar-winning film was forced into the streets. Full Article
