Mobile towers should not be installed over school nor in front of them to safeguard children from any ill effects of radiation, actress and activist Juhi Chawla said today.
	"Children's body is at developing stage. They are soft. You should neither install towers over school nor in front of them. It should be at some distance from school," Chawla said at an event organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on mobile radiation.
	Asked if the quantum of distance should be as mentioned by the Department of Telecom in its guidelines, she said "At the moment, we should atleast reach till there."
	As per DoT guidelines, if a mobile tower has 1 antenna , it should be installed at minimum distance of 20 metres from a house, in case of 2 antennas minimum distance should be 35 metres, for 4 antennas it should be 45 metres and for 6 antennas the minimum distance should be 55 metres.
	The guidelines say that there should be no building parallel to antenna and height of the antenna should be 

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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today called on all the citizens of the country to show their support for Kashmir flood victims.
	Jammu and Kashmir was hit by heavy floods caused by torrential rains in September, which left at least 200 dead and thousands homeless.
	Bachchan, while promoting a charity campaign 'HUM HAIN... Umeed-e-Kashmir' for the flood victims here, said, "As human beings and as Indians we need to do all that we can help our countrymen in need. The plight of the people of Jammu and Kashmir has always been a matter of concern and the floods have only made it worse.
	"All that we do simply won't be enough to meet the various challenges facing the people, but every drop counts. Hence we call on everyone in our country and from the world community to come forward and provide their support."
	Also present at the charity event was producer Mukesh Bhatt, president of the Film and Television Producers Guild which is one of the initiators of the campaign.
	Bhatt said the .

Bachchan appeals to all to contribute for Kashmir flood relief

Bollywood diva Sridevi met French footwear designer Christian Louboutin, who is currently in India.
	The 'English Vinglish' star along with her elder daughter Jhanvi met the designer, who once confessed that he is an admirer of the actress.
	"Full of warmth and affection and spoiling us for choice as always! Thank you for the lovely evening @LouboutinWorld," Sridevi, 51, posted on Twitter along with a picture.
	Louboutin, who is known for his shiny red-lacquered soles, was recently spotted in Delhi during the fashion show of Rohit Bal.

Sridevi meets Christian Louboutin

Shah Rukh Khan, who is reteaming with Farah Khan for the third time in 'Happy New Year', feels his director friend stands apart in Bollywood with her courage and self confidence.
	Shah Rukh feels it is not always easy for a woman director to make a place for herself in a male dominated industry but Farah has done very well.
	"I am working with Farah after two years. What I have learnt from Farah is her self confidence. It can be right or wrong but I don't have that. I don't have the self confidence to direct a film, to go in front of 10,000 people.
	"I genuinely think film world or every world is a male dominated area. It requires a certain kind of intelligence and guts to just not give a damn to be in a man's world. I don't know what it is but she has that power. I know women are respected everywhere but the kind of respect she garners is amazing," Shah Rukh said in an interview.
	The actor, who has starred in Farah's 'Main Hoon Na' and 'Om Shanti Om' earlier, said Farah has a ...

Shah Rukh Khan admires Farah's self confidence

Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's daughter in the 2000 hit movie "The Patriot", died from an accidental overdose of pain killers and muscle relaxers.
	Months after the shocking death of Bartusiak, officials ruled the tragedy an accidental overdose, reported People magazine.
	She died in her sleep at her Texas home in July. She was just 21.
	According to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, the primary cause of death was the combined toxic effects of hydrocodone and difluoroethane with carisoprodol.
	Difluoroethane is a colourless gas used as a refrigerant to get a high. Carisoprodol is a muscle relaxer.
	Bartusiak was seven-year-old when she appeared in 'The Patriot' and had appeared in only one other major film since then.

Child Star Skye McCole Bartusiak died of accidental overdose

After starting her career with Farah-Shah Rukh Khan's joint production 'Om Shanti Om' seven years ago, actress Deepika Padukone feels her upcoming project 'Happy New Year' is like a homecoming.
	'Happy New Year', releasing this Diwali, is again co-produced by Farah and Shah Rukh and the actor will be seen romancing Deepika in it.
	"'Happy New Year' is a homecoming for me. The way they (Shah Rukh and Farah) made me feel has brought back the memories of 'Om Shanti Om'. Even the way she calls me 'Baby' and I call her 'Maa'.
	"Farah takes certain liberty with me and so do I. The way we talk to each other is special. In fact, a lot of time we would sit together and remember old times. They are family," Deepika said in a group interview.
	The film is directed by Farah and has ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Viaan Shah apart from Shah Rukh and Deepika.
	Deepika says she feels her career is safe in the hands of the choreographer-filmmaker and SRK, both ...

'Happy New Year' is homecoming for me: Deepika Padukone

Apart from healthy diet and lifestyle and regular exercise, learning to deal with stress, being confident and flexible, and a smile are very much essential for a glowing skin, says a new book by a leading cosmetic dermatologist.
	In "Skin Talks", Dr. Jaishree Sharad shares secrets for glowing skin for men and women.
	For glowing and healthy skin, one has to have a diet rich in proteins, high fiber, antioxidants and low glycemic index; exercise for about 30 minutes; have regular sleep; and practice stress busters activities like yoga and meditation, she advises.
	"This book is an attempt to bust myths about skin care and guide you towards healthy, glowing skin. It will make you realise that anyone and everyone can protest their skin against the ravages of age and time, with the right battle plan," she says.
	According to the author, India's greatest obsession is with a fair complexion.
	"Social commentators and psychologists have long debated and theorised why a country of beautifully .

Book offers tips for healthy, glowing skin

Actor friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are developing a futuristic espionage thriller for TV.
	Affleck and Damon through their Pearl Street Films are working on 'Incorporated', which is set in a world where corporations rule. The show is about a man's fight against the system.
	Brothers David and Alex Pastor will pen the pilot, which hails from CBS Television Studios and Pearl Street.
	Ted Humphrey (The Good Wife) will serve as showrunner and executive producer, via his overall deal with the studio.
	Damon and Affleck will executive produce the show.

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon team up for TV drama

Superstar Richard Gere has parted ways with model Padma Lakshmi after dating her for six months.
	The 44-year-old 'Top Chef' host was recently asked in a television interview about her love life, and she said she is single, reported the New York Post.
	The representatives of both the celebrities have not been commented on the issue yet.
	In April, it was reported that Gere, 65, and Lakshmi began dating after he had split with Lowell, his wife of 11 years.
	Lakshmi was married to author Salman Rushdie for three years until they divorced in 2007. After that she dated billionaire Teddy Forstmann.

Richard Gere, Padma Lakshmi split

Comedian Russell Brand says Katy Perry is an amazing person and he loved being married to her.
	Brand blamed expectations behind the failure of his marriage just after 14 months.
	"I really enjoyed it. Katy Perry is an amazing person," he said on the Today Show.
	"What happened was after you get married, like anyone who's been married or come out of a relationship, you obviously have a lot of expectations. And if those expectations don't work out, then it's probably time to grow a big beard and walk around in pajamas. That's my advice," Brand added.
	Perry, on her part, has said that the end of her marriage taught her self-love.
	"Now I know - first and foremost, self-love, and then give love away. Back then it was mostly just me giving love away with no self-love. I went through my 'return of Saturn,' is what they call it.

I loved being married to Katy Perry: Russell Brand

Actress Amanda Bynes' second psychiatric hold has been extended for two more weeks.
	The troubled star, who has been making bizarre claims on her Twitter page, was immediately taken to a hospital in Los Angeles upon her return to LAX on October 10. She was initially held there for 72 hours, reported Us magazine.
	The former Nickelodeon star alleged that her father had sexually, physically, and verbally abused her as a child just before being sent to the hospital.
	Her mother Lynn blamed Bynes' poor mental health for such claims.
	The actress later retracted her accusations, saying, "My dad never did any of those things The microchip in my brain made me say those things but he's the one that ordered them to microchip me."
	Bynes was put in six month rehab following an involuntary psychiatric hold after similar erratic behaviour.

Amanda Bynes' psychiatric hold extended for two weeks

Robert Downey Jr is all set to suit up again as Iron Man for Marvel's 'Captain America 3'.
	The actor had dropped hints that he was ending his stint as Iron Man after second and third instalments as Marvel has no plans to make a fourth movie about the self-made superhero.
	Joe and Anthony Russo, the brothers behind 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', are directing the third Captain America.
	Marvel and Downey Jr are yet to confirm the news but the Hollywood Reporter said they are in talks and the actor's return to the role could see him reap USD 40 million.
	 The actor made more than USD 50 million for his work in the first Avengers, and sources said he was looking for something similar.
	 The three 'Iron Man' movies have earned USD 2.4 billion worldwide, while the first Avengers earned a record-breaking USD 1.5 billion worldwide in 2012.

Downey Jr returning as Iron Man for 'Captain America 3'

Singer Ed Sheeran is hoping for some time off from his musical career.
	The 23-year-old singer said he will take a break after finishing his world tour next year, reported Femalefirst.
	"I haven't had any time off since before I signed my record deal and I want some! I'll do what I enjoy and it won't feel like work," he said.
	Sheeran is currently gearing up for Christmas song, but the singer said it won't come out this year.
	"(The Christmas song) won't be out this Christmas. I have 'Thinking Out Loud' as a single going into Christmas. If I saw an artist have a string of hits, an album that did well, a hit going into Christmas and then they did a Christmas single I'd think, 'Ooh, that's overkill'.
	"If my song came out next year or the year after, when I haven't released anything for a while, it will be bigger," he added.

Ed Sheeran wants to take break

Actress Cameron Diaz has revealed that she was terrified of her role in 'Annie'.
	The 42-year-old actress said she had to overcome her fear of singing in front of people for her part as Miss Hannigan in Will Gluck's modern adaptation of the musical, reported Digital Spy.
	"It's not very often you get to do a musical. Even though I was terrified of doing it, I kind of had to. The two things I'm most terrified of are heights and singing in front of people.
	"I've jumped out of airplanes and scaled sides of cliffs - not to get over my fears, but to address them. I just felt like this is something that needed to be addressed. I cried uncontrollably. Everybody was so supportive and having fun with it because I was so pathetic, but the only way to get through scary things is to have a sense of humour about it," she said.

I was terrified of Annie role: Cameron Diaz

'High School Musical' star Zac Efron was spotted grabbing a meal with his new love interest Sami Miro at FoodLab in Los Angeles.
	The 26-year-old actor was overheard introducing Miro to a fellow patron as his 'girlfriend', reported E!Online.
	The new couple were most recently snapped by shutterbugs arriving in Copenhagen, Denmark, over the weekend, where they attempted to stay incognito by wearing hoodies, hats and dark shades.
	Prior to their travels, the actor and Miro were seen attending a Dodgers game together last month where they cosied up and cheered on the boys in blue.
	According to her LinkedIn profile, Miro lives in Los Angeles and works in business development for a digital content and media company. She speaks French and was a Junior Olympic gymnastics state champion in May 2000.
	Efron had a fling with American actress Michelle Rodriguez in last summer.

Zac Efron dating blonde beauty Sami Miro?

Newly married lawyer Amal Alamuddin has changed her name to Amal Clooney on the website of her London-based law firm, Doughty Street Chambers.
	The human rights lawyer wed George Clooney in Venice, Italy, over a weekend of festivities in late September, reported Us magazine.
	The couple's unofficial wedding at Venice's seven-star Aman Canal Grande hotel was attended by Anna Wintour, Cindy Crawford, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, and Bill Murray.
	Following the lavish nuptials, Amal, 36, and Clooney, 53, were officially married in a civil ceremony at Venice's Palazzo Ca' Loredan.
	The newlyweds then opted for a staycation honeymoon in their newly purchased English home.

Amal Alamuddin changes surname after marriage

R&B singer Chris Brown has revealed that Ebola, which has killed more than 4000 people in West Africa, is a kind of population control.
	The 25-year-old singer took to Twitter to make the controversial statement about the disease.
	"I don't know... But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control. It is getting crazy bruh," he wrote.
	Brown received backlash after sending out the tweets.
	"He has obviously ignored Twitter's key rule: Think before you tweet. This is a global emergency about three countries struggling with a deadly disease, countries whose health systems are under immense strain," Jane Moyo, a spokesperson for British charity Action Aid, said.
	The first person who was diagnosed with Ebola in the US passed away last week and a Dallas nurse who had "extensive contact" with him during his treatment was also infected.

Ebola is a form of population control: Chris Brown

Media mogul Simon Cowell feels Mel B is the closest female version of him.
	The 55-year-old father of one said the former Spice Girl, who is one of the judges on 'The X Factor', is a hard worker and confident, reported Femalefirst.
	"The interesting thing about Mel is there's so much depth, she's not just some Spice Girl. The more I talk with her, the more I realise just how smart she is.
	"She's a proper grafter and not bitchy or insecure. She's probably the closest you're ever going to get to a female version of me," he said.
	Despite being pleased when Mel joined 'The X Factor' panel, Cowell has admitted he was concerned she would clash with fellow panelist Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, but right from the beginning they clicked.

Mel B closest female version of me: Simon Cowell

Kelly Osbourne has slammed rumours suggesting she is keen to end her run as a host of US TV series 'Fashion Police' following the death of co-star Joan Rivers.
	There were speculation since after Rivers' death last month that the 29-year-old reality star was refusing to return to the show without the dear friend by her side, reported Contactmusic.
	 "I am going back to Fashion Police. That was completely made up and so disrespectful to ever say that. That's my decision. I am going back and no one is replacing Joan.
	"I don't even think a discussion has happened yet about any specific person at all. All we know is that the show is going to have a lot of similarities but it's going to be a new form of 'Fashion Police'," she said.

Kelly Osbourne not quitting 'Fashion Police'

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has gone to watch her former fiance Ben Affleck's' upcoming movie 'Gone Girl'.
	The new Batman, 42, and Lopez, 45, were engaged from 2002 to 2004, but there does not seem to be any hard feelings post-split, reported Us magazine.
	The blockbuster film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's thriller novel stars Affleck in the lead role of Nick Dunne and has already received rave reviews.
	"Feet up... Movie night!!! #GoneGirl," Lopez tweeted.
	Since splitting with Lopez in 2004, Affleck married his 'Daredevil' costar Garner in 2005 and they share three children.
	The 'I Luh Ya Papi' hitmaker married singer Marc Anthony in 2004 and the couple share twins Emme and Max. They officially divorced in 2012.

Lopez goes to see ex-fiance Ben Affleck's movie 'Gone Girl'

'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart says though it gets difficult to work in a male-dominated and driven business at times but it is also 'fun to be the underdog'.
	Stewart, 24, feels that women in Hollywood are given fewer chances than their male counterparts, reported E!Online.
	 "That's a thing that women have to do- you must persevere. That's what we've been doing. You need to make something that's undeniably good. If a woman makes a bad movie, or does something stupid, then the door just slams shut," Stewart said.
	Stewart said young actresses are afraid of being labeled feminists.
	"That's such a strange thing to say, isn't it? Like, what do you mean? Do you not believe in equality for men and women? I think it's a response to overly-aggressive types. There are a lot of women who feel persecuted and go on about it, and I sometimes am like, 'Honestly, just relax, because now you're going in the other direction'.
	"Sometimes, the loudest voice in the room isn't necessarily the one you 

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