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Former MTV veejay Maria Goretti is excited about returning to the small screen as an anchor after a gap of nearly six years. And, no, it isn't a music show this time but one on delicious desserts. 'It feels really great to be back. It's just as if I'm coming back home. I am excited, but it feels normal as well. I feel this is how it (life) is supposed to be and I am enjoying it,' Maria told IANS over phone from Mumbai. She will be seen on NDTV Good Times' 'Do It Sweet', a new show about mouth-watering desserts, along with chef Vicky Ratnani. The culinary programme airs every Sunday at 1.30 p.m. Maria kept away from showbiz for six years as she wanted to devote time to her family - her actor husband Arshad Warsi and her two kids - five-year-old son Zeke Zidaan and two-year-old daughter Zene Zoe. 'All these years I was busy taking care of my family. I have two kids...So I had no time to come out and work for hours. But now that the kids

Bipasha Basu , who now looks forward to multi-starrer comedy 'All The Best', has dismissed rumours that her role in Mani Ratnam 's 'Raavan' was cancelled because her character posed a threat to the other actresses - Aishwarya Rai and Priyamani. She insists it was an amicable decision between her and the director. Rumour mills were abuzz that Bipasha's role of Mandodari opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the film was suspended because her part was overpowering as compared to the other female stars. 'They were all rumours and only rumours. I am not a part of 'Raavan'. I was initially a part of 'Raavan' but Mani sir thought he couldn't do justice to my role... as to whatever he had promised me would definitely be in conflict with the actual story of the film once it is shot,' Bipasha told IANS in an interview. 'So he took a call instead of being in an embarrassing position later on. He decided to tell me that and amicably we d

Canadian singer Nelly Furtado is calling on Playboy boss Hugh Hefner to offer her a big money deal to pose naked on her 40th birthday. Furtado, now 31, was offered a huge sum to strip at the beginning of her career, but she was scared it would tarnish her chances of musical success and now that she's older, the star feels more confident with her looks and career and is inviting Hefner to make her a new offer, reports contactmusic.com. 'The magazine was even prepared to offer me $500,000, (but) I didn't want Playboy on my resume at the age of 22... If they ask when I'm 40, I'll probably say yes,' she said.

Late pop legend Michael Jackson's first posthumously released new track 'This is it' will be available to download at the stroke of midnight Oct 12, according to Sony Music. Sony will unleash the previously unheard songs, which feature backing vocals from Jackson's brothers, online Monday and the track will then appear on a new two-disc album of the same name, set to go on sale later this month to coincide with the global premiere of the King of Pop's 'This Is It' documentary, about his ill-fated comeback concerts, reports contactmusic.com. 'This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows that Michael is one of god's greatest gifts,' said album co-producer John McClain. Jackson died June 25. His death has since been ruled a homicide.

Brazilian footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced English soccer star David Beckham as the model for Emporio Armani's underwear range. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder has been setting pulses racing in sizzling advertisements for the fashion house for four years but designer Giorgio Armani announced Friday that Ronaldo would be taking over from the ageing star, reports dailystar.co.uk. The Portuguese ace will be the 'new official worldwide testimonial' for the label's 'Men's Underwear and Armani Jeans' lines and the promotional posters will debut next spring-summer.

Colombian pop star Shakira has revealed she used to sing like a goat as a teenager and her music teacher was unimpressed by her fledgling talent. The 'She wolf' songstress has revealed her musical talents went unnoticed when she was a teenager because her singing voice had an uncanny resemblance to the bleating of a goat, reports femalefirst.co.uk. 'I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn't like my voice. I was pretty sad. But he was probably right, I did have a voice a bit like a goat but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going and it's paid off,' she said.

German supermodel Heidi Klum has become a mother for the fourth time by giving birth to her first daughter with singer husband Seal. The 36-year-old model welcomed baby Lou Samuel Friday morning, reports contactmusic.com. The new addition evens up the household, as Klum already has a daughter with her ex Flavio Briatore, and two sons with Seal.

Hollywood actress Sharon Stone has revealed she nearly 'killed herself' while making the 1995 movie 'Casino', as she starved herself of food for a week for a scene. The 51-year-old actress was desperate to impress director Martin Scorsese by looking 'skinny and out of it' for the film and kept herself away from food, reports femalefirst.co.uk. 'I nearly actually physically killed myself making the film. We did the death scene on the last day because Scorsese knew I wanted to get just so completely skinny and out of it,' she said. 'In the final week I didn't eat, I didn't do anything, I just made myself a complete wreck so that I could get skinny and down to nothing. I lost so much weight,' she added. Stone was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for the film and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for the same.

Item girl Rakhi Sawant's mother Jaya has been badmouthing her female co-participants in 'Bigg Boss' ever since she was evicted from the popular reality TV show. 'The girls didn't behave well with me at all. They used to talk in English in front of me despite knowing that I don't understand the language and then used to make fun of me and laugh at me, I didn't like it at all,' Jaya, who was the first to make an exit from the third season of 'Bigg Boss' Friday, told IANS over telephone from Mumbai. She was quick to point out two incidents when the women, especially Shamita Shetty , Tanaaz Currim, Poonam Dhillon and Aditi Govitrikar sniggered at her and disrespected her on the show, where she was locked up with 12 celebrity participants. 'Once I had to ask the audience to vote for me. So Vindu (Vindu Dara Singh ) told me I should sit in front of the camera and ask for votes in Marathi. And when I did so, these girls just started laughi

Amitabh Bachchan turns 67 Sunday and the Big B of Bollywood will celebrate the birthday at home with his family and a few close friends - politician Amar Singh, industrialist Anil Ambani and his wife Tina. Son Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai -Bachchan drove from the location of Mani Ratnam 's film 'Ravana' to bring in the family patriach's birthday. Big B would have it no other way. 'I shall be with my family in the night to bring in my birthday. Abhishek and Aishwarya shall drive down from location to be with me,' Bachchan told IANS. Amitabh's close friend Amar Singh has already arrived from Delhi for the occasion. 'Amar Singh-ji is here already and Anil and Tina Ambani and Aishwarya's parents Krishnaraj-ji and Vrinda-ji will join me. That is it. I am happy when family gets together. On the 11th, I shall be at home and perhaps a quiet family dinner will follow,' he said. That apart, Amitabh insists the birthday would be just anot

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Washington: When swine flu broke out, the government revved up a massive information campaign centered on three words: Wash your hands. The Obama administration now wants to convey similarly clear and concise guidance about one of the biggest national security threats in your home and office - the computer. Think before you click. Know who's on the other side of that instant message. What you say or do in cyberspace stays in cyberspace - for many to see, steal and use against you or your government. The Internet, said former national intelligence director Michael McConnell, "is the soft underbelly" of the US today. Speaking recently at a new cybersecurity exhibit at the International Spy Museum in Washington, McConnell said the Internet has "introduced a level of vulnerability that is unprecedented." The Pentagon's computer systems are probed 360 million times a day, and one prominent power company has acknowledged that its networks see up to 70,000 scans a