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J.K. Rowling’s back with prequel to the seven Potter series

November 20th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Here's some good news for all the Harry Potter fans! J.K. Rowling, the creator of the famous boy wizard, is now ready with another addition to the ...

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Cheryl Cole tops Positive Role Models For British Women poll

Cheryl Cole tops Positive Role Models For British Women poll

November 20th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has topped a new poll of Positive Role Models For British Women. The X Factor judge beat off competition from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who ...

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Smith, Cruise among Barbara Walters” Most Fascinating People list

Smith, Cruise among Barbara Walters” Most Fascinating People list

November 14th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): Will Smith and Tom Cruise, Tina Fey and Miley Cyrus are among broadcaster Barbara Walters'' 10 Most Fascinating People list. Beijing Olympics hero Michael Phelps and actor Frank ...

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The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book

October 29th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
The Graveyard Book is a novel by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Dave McKean. The book was released on September 30, 2008 in the USA by HarperCollins and on October 1, 2008, in ...

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J. K. Rowling named worlds best-paid author

October 3rd, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has been named as the worlds best-paid author, with an earning of three million pounds a week. Rowling earns as much as ...

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High Court dismisses plea of Warner Brothers (Lead)

September 22nd, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea by Hollywood studio Warner Bros against Mirchi Movies' forthcoming film 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors' for alleged ...

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High Court dismisses Warner Bros’s case against ‘Hari Puttar’

September 22nd, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Delhi High Court Monday dismissed Hollywood studio Warner Bros' petition for injunction against Mirchi Movies' forthcoming film "Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors" for alleged copyright ...

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David Tennant refused to star in Doctor Who alongside J. K. Rowling

September 17th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 17 (ANI): TV producer Russell T Davies has revealed that his team had to cancel a Dr Who Christmas special after the shows legend David Tennant refused to star ...

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Harry Potter author wins lexicon copyright claim

September 9th, 2008 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Sep 9 (DPA) Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her battle to prevent publication of a Harry Potter lexicon after a New York judge Monday ruled that the planned ...

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Emma Watson buys PS1m French ski chalet

September 8th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 8 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson has splashed out a whopping 1 million pounds on a ski chalet in France. The star, who plays Hermione Granger in the films ...

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Daniel Radcliffe claims his success is just “dumb luck”

August 25th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): English actor Daniel Radcliffe, 19, has claimed that the success he has so far achieved can be credited to "dumb luck". The Harry Potter star had shot ...

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Blyton favourite author of British adults; followed by Dahl, Rowling

August 20th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
London, Aug 20 (IANS) In a poll outcome set to delight children worldwide, British adults have voted Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling as their three favourite writers, putting them well ...

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Enid Blyton named ”Britain’’s Best-Loved Author”

August 19th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 19 (ANI): Enid Blyton has been named ''Britain''s Best-Loved Author'' in a new survey. Blyton, creator of the Famous Five books as well as the Secret Seven, Malory Towers ...

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Minogue is the millionaire Brit men would most like to date

Minogue is the millionaire Brit men would most like to date

July 4th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 4 (ANI): Kylie Minogue has topped a list of the women with moolah whom British men would most love to date. The sexy Aussie singer, worth a whopping 40 million ...

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Pulp Fiction named Best Film of the Past 25 Years

June 21st, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 21 (ANI): Pulp Fiction has been named the best film of the past 25 years in a new magazine poll. The Quentin Tarantino cult favourite pipped the Lord of The ...

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Bond boss pays PS19000 for a smooch from Craig, Grant and Coltrane!

Bond boss pays PS19000 for a smooch from Craig, Grant and Coltrane!

June 19th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): All it took for Daniel Craig, Hugh Grant and Robbie Coltrane to do their bit for charity was give Bond producer Barbara Broccoli a kiss. The three ...

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Rowling bends the rules while writing tale for charity

June 13th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling could not confine herself to just one side of a sheet while scribbling a tale for an auction of story cards ...

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Budding British teenage author the ‘new J.K. Rowling’?

June 8th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS -
DPA London, June 8 (DPA) According to literary pundits, she is a name to watch: Catherine Banner, who jotted down ideas for her first novel during school lessons when she was 14, has ...

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J.K. Rowling urges Harvard grads to imagine better

June 7th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Jun 7 (ANI): British writer J.K. Rowling urged Harvard University graduates to "imagine better" in her commencement speech on June 5. The Harry Potter author emphasised the point that we ...

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Rowling unveils another Potter secret - for auction only

May 29th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by admin -
DPA London, May 29 (DPA) "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has come up with yet another surprise for fans by revealing that a secret story about the boy wizard will be auctioned in ...

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J K Rowling pens Harry Potter prequel for charity

May 29th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 29 (ANI): British author J K Rowling has written an 800-word prequel to the Harry Potter series for charity. The book, which was written almost a year after the seventh ...

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Britains Children’s Laureate brands Harry Potter series a bore

May 19th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 19 (ANI): Theyve sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, and made author JK Rowling an estimated 560 million pounds fortune, but that still hasnt stopped Children's Laureate Michael ...

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Julie Walters hates Harry Potter books

May 9th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 9 (ANI): She might be starring in the Harry Potter movies, but English actress Julie Walters says that she hates JK Rowling's books of the same name. Walters, who plays ...

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Daniel Radcliffe and I will never be a couple, says Emma Watson

April 19th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 19 (ANI): Harry Potter star Emma Watson is so fed-up with media rumours surrounding her friendship with co-star Daniel Radcliffe, she has vowed never to date an actor. The actress, ...

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Rowling moves court against Harry Potter lexicon

April 15th, 2008 - 1:20 am ICT by admin -
DPA New York/San Francisco, April 14 (DPA) Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was in a Manhattan court Monday asking a judge to block publication of a Harry Potter lexicon that she called a ...

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J.K. Rowling joins crusade against Darfur child abuse

April 12th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by admin -
London, Apr 12 (ANI): J.K. Rowling has made a rare foray into the public arena by joining George Clooneys campaign to fight for the protection of the stricken Darfur children. In a ...

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J.K. Rowling takes home Outstanding Achievement Award at U.K. Nibbies

J.K. Rowling takes home Outstanding Achievement Award at U.K. Nibbies

April 10th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin -
London, April 10 (ANI): Harry Potter author J K Rowling won an Outstanding Achievement award and praise from Prime Minister Gordon Brown at this years Galaxy British Book Awards, also known ...

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J.K Rowling to defend Harry Potter copyright in court

March 26th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter series will appear as a witness at a New York trial next month in her legal bid to stop the ...

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Beckhams top role models for British kids

Beckhams top role models for British kids

March 14th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by admin -
London, March 14 (IANS) Superstar couple David and Victoria Beckham are top role models for schoolchildren in Britain, says a new study. More than half the students wanted to be like football ...

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J K Rowling plans a book on stand-up comedian

March 11th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by admin -
London, Mar 11 (ANI): Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has revealed that she wants to pen a novel about a stand-up comedian. The 42-year-old novelist says that she has a "real thing" ...

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