Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney Houston's only child, spent her mother's last day in her arms, the 19-year-old told Oprah Winfrey on "Oprah's Next Chapter," her first interview since Houston was found dead in her hotel room on Feb. 11.

The night before Houston died, her daughter with ex-husband, singer Bobby Brown asked her mother to sleep with her as she often did.

"Sometimes she'd come in my room, she'd lay down with me," Bobbi Kristina told Winfrey. "On the last day, it was so early. I went to go get her. I said, 'Mom, will you just come lay down with me?' She stayed with me all day. I slept in her arms all day. All night long."

Does Bobbi Kristina want to change her name?

Bobbi Kristina appeared stronger, more confident and mature than one would expect of a teenager and only child who just lost her mother. Bobbi Kristina spoke to Winfrey at the Atlanta home of her uncle and aunt, Houston's older brother, Gary, and wife, Patricia, who was Houston's manager and confidant.

Bobbi Kristina said support from her family and God is helping her cope with the loss. She is also comforted by her mother, who, she said, still speaks to her.

After being appreciated for her performance in female-centric "Ishqiya", "No One Killed Jessica" and "The Dirty Picture", actress Vidya Balan carries forwards the legacy of hits with "Kahaani", which has reportedly collected Rs.2.95 crore on its opening day.

Released Friday, the drama-thriller made at a shoestring budget of Rs.8 crore is receiving positive response from both the critics and audiences

"The film has opened very well. The collection in India on Friday was Rs. 2.95 crore and on Saturday it earned Rs. 4.5 crore. A full-pack show is expected on Sunday. The film will definitely survive for over a week," Taran Adarsh told IANS.

In director Sujoy Ghosh's Vidya is cast as a software programmer. She comes to Kolkata from London in search of her husband, who is the father of her unborn child.

Gautam Dutta, COO, PVR said that the film has superseded their expectation.

"The response we are getting for the film is phenomenal. There are families coming together to watch the movie. And since it is a women-centric film, there are group of females coming to watch the film. We are expecting a 80 percent occupancy all over India on weekend, which is something we did not expect. And the film should be able to do a good business," Dutta told IANS.

It is being co-distributed by Pen India Pvt. Ltd, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Boundscript Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd

" 'Kahaani' is a film that is made for serious and sensible cinegoers. Vidya's performance is being appreciated by audience. The film is not entertaining like 'The Dirty Picture', that is why it has a niche audience. But it will not only recover its cost but also earn profits," said Delhi based distributor Joginder Mahajan.

If the story and Viday's charma are attracting audiences, distributor Sanjay Ghai of Mukta Arts Ltd says word of mouth is also helping the film a lot in gaining success.

"It is houseful in multiplexes and we are expecting collection of Rs.5 crore on Sunday. It is the word of mouth that is bringing people to the theaters," Ghai said.
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Several important tax changes took effect in 2011 that will impact federal income tax returns filed this April. While some of the changes are straightforward, such as the standard mileage rates, others, including the tax handling of foreign financial assets, may be more complicated. Following is a list of the tax law changes for 2011 Federal tax returns.

Alternative Minimum Tax
The alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount increases for tax year 2011 to the following levels:

$48,450 for singles and heads of household (up from $47,450 in 2010)
$37,225 for married filing separately (up from $36,225)
$74,450 for married filing jointly, and qualifying widows or widowers (up from $72,450)

Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
The alternative motor vehicle credit cannot be claimed for a vehicle bought after 2010, unless it is a new fuel cell motor vehicle.

Capital Gains and Dividends
Lower rates for long-term capital gains and dividends remain in effect for 2011 and 2012. The rate on long-term capital gains and dividends remains at zero for those taxpayers in the 15% income tax bracket and below; the rate is 15% for taxpayers in the 25% bracket and above. Most taxpayers will use new Form 8949 to report capital gain and loss transactions. Schedule D, the form that has been traditionally filed to show these transactions, is now used as a summary sheet.

Child Tax Credit
The 2010 Tax Relief Act extended the credit of $1,000 per eligible child through 2012.

Designated Roth Accounts
Taxpayers who rolled over an amount from a 401(k) or 403(b) plan to a designated Roth account during 2010 and did not elect to report the taxable amount on a 2010 return must report half on the 2011 return and the rest on the 2012 return.

Due Date of Tax Return
Because April 15 is a Sunday and April 16 is the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of Columbia, tax returns are due on Apr. 17, 2012.

Estate Tax
For individuals who died after 2010, the federal estate tax provides a $5 million exemption and a maximum 35% rate. These estate tax rules are scheduled to end following 2012.

First-Time Homebuyer Credit
In order to claim the first-time homebuyer credit for 2011, a taxpayer (or their spouse, if married) must have been "a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service, or an employee of the intelligence community on qualified official extended duty outside the United States for at least 90 days during the period beginning after Dec. 31, 2008, and ending before May 1, 2010." For more, check out Top Tips For First-Time Home Buyers.READ MORE

The sci-fi extravaganza "John Carter" -- based on the classic book series by Edgar Rice Burroughs -- is a familiar title. But the leading lady, Lynn Collins, is less well known: The actress, who co-stars with Taylor Kitsch in the adventure flick, is grabbing the spotlight for her skimpy costumes -- and getting some looks on the Web.

Searches on the star have climbed 1,000 percent on Yahoo! in the past week alone, thanks to her starring role.

In the Disney film, Collins plays the Martian warrior Princess Dejah Thoris. The fantasy stars Kitsch as a Confederate captain from the Civil War who is transported to the red planet, where he becomes involved in an epic conflict among various nations, whose leaders include Thoris. The website Hollywood.com claims that the rising star's "beauty, grace, and adeptness with a sword will not leave your consciousness even long after you leave the theater."

The star's bikini-style short shorts may also stay with you. In an interview with Yahoo! Movies, Collins admitted that the costumes were made more revealing than originally designed -- at her request. She said, "I knew they were going to be small. And I am actually the one who put them on and said, 'The cut's going to be weird, they should probably be higher.' There you go."

Still, she was more covered up than the character in the books. In Edgar Rice Burrough's original tale, "A Princess of Mars," the people of Barsoom (as they call their home planet) don't wear much at all. In his first-person narration, John Carter says, "Save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure."

Back on planet Earth, the leading lady originally comes from Houston, Texas. (In the movie, she speaks with a credible British accent.) Collins, who is trained in martial arts, told ABC News that she performed "about 85 percent of the stunts." This didn't always end well: At one time, Collins told Yahoo! movies that the rigging holding up their safety wires fell down right on top of her and Kitsch. She said she panicked thinking it broke her nose, but she was unharmed.

A village in Madhya Pradesh on May 26, 1980 and Pratap Singh Thakur Hrban fight for rent in the center of the hackery. Rent was fixed Rs 15 Rs 13 to but just wanted to Thakur.Trial court during the trial, which found no evidence to prove who did it attempt to Ramdin. All nine Aropio court convicted for the intentional serious attack. State High Court challenging the lower court's decision but his appeal was dismissed. The Madhya Pradesh government has challenged the High Court's decision in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court and High Court set aside the trial court hearing.Bench of the nine accused guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to eight years' rigorous imprisonment.

मां के गर्भ में साथ पलने वाले दो बच्चे जब जन्म लेते हैं तो वे जुड़वां कहलाते हैं। आम तौर पर इन बच्चों के जन्म में कुछ मिनट या कुछ घंटों का अंतर होता है। लेकिन, कोलकाता में जन्मे जुड़वां भाई-बहन के बीच पूरे तीन साल का अंतर है। चौंकिए नहीं, यह कमाल कृत्रिम प्रजनन से जुड़ी अत्याधुनिक एम्ब्रियो तकनीक के चलते संभव हुआ। कोलकाता में एक निजी क्लीनिक चलाने वाले डाक्टर सिद्धार्थ चटर्जी ने बताया कि बीते बुधवार को जन्मे विनायक की जुड़वां बहन इशानी 3 अक्टूबर 2005 को पैदा हुई थी। उन्होंने बताया कि शादी के पांच साल बीत जाने के बाद भी संतानहीन दंपति देबयान और रूबी चौधरी एक दिन उनके क्लीनिक पर पहुंचे। डा. सिद्धार्थ के अनुसार जनवरी 2005 में देबयान के स्पर्म और रूबी के अंडाणु से प्रयोगशाला में तीन भ्रूण तैयार किए गए। इनमें से एक को अलग कर विकसित होने के लिए रूबी के गर्भ में डाल दिया गया। पूर्ण गर्भावस्था के बाद रूबी ने ईशानी को जन्म दिया। सिद्धार्थ के अनुसार शेष बचे दो भ्रूण को तरल नाइट्रोजन में डालकर फ्रीजर में संरक्षित कर लिया गया। तीन साल बाद इस जोड़े ने जब दूसरे बच्चे की इच्छा जताई तो एक भ्रूण फिर मां के गर्भ में प्रत्यारोपित कर दिया गया। यह भ्रूण विकसित होकर इस बुधवार को पैदा हुआ। गणेश पूजा के मौके पर जन्मे इस बच्चे का नाम विनायक रखा गया है। READ MORE

क्रिसमस आने में बस एक महीना रह गया है। इन दिनों सड़कों, रेस्तरांओं और माल्स में सांता क्लाज को छोटो-बड़ों का मनोरंजन करते देखा जा सकता है। लेकिन इस साल जर्मनी में सांता क्लाज की कमी पड़ गई है। कंपनियां सांता क्लाज की भर्ती के लिए बाकायदा विज्ञापन दे रही हैं।
जरा इस विज्ञापन पर नजर डालें। हमें एक मजाकिया, थोड़ा गोल-मटोल एक ऐसा आदमी चाहिए जिसका कोई आपराधिक रिकार्ड न हो। सफेद दाढ़ी वाले लोगों को तरजीह दी जाएगी। एक प्रमुख जाब एजेंसी के मुताबिक हम तेजी से ऐसे पढ़े-लिखे लोग खोज रहे हैं जिन्हें जल्दी से प्रशिक्षण देकर सांता क्लाज बनाया जा सके।
म्यूनिख में सांता की नियुक्तियां करने वाले प्रमुख जेंस विटेनबर्गर के अनुसार सांता क्लाज बनना आसान काम नहीं है। शापिंग माल्स, निजी पार्टियों और बाजारों में नियुक्त किए जाने वाले सांता क्लाज में कुछ खास विशेषताएं होनी चाहिए। जैसे वह बच्चों के साथ आसानी से घुलमिल सके। उसे अच्छा संगठनकर्ता, विश्वसनीय और कुशल अभिनेता भी होना चाहिए। यह नहीं, उन्हें कुछ छोटी-छोटी बातों का ख्याल रखना पड़ता है। हर बच्चा जानता है कि सांता रेनडीयर द्वारा खींचे जाने वाली स्लेज (बर्फ पर चलने वाली) गाड़ी पर आता है।
इस कारण उसे अपनी कार तैनाती की जगह से थोड़ी दूर खड़ी करके मौके तक पैदल आना होता है। हालांकि सांता बनना मुश्किल काम होता है। लेकिन मंदी के इस दौर में बेरोजगारी से तो अच्छा ही है। जागरण

आतंकियों ने भारत की वित्तीय राजधानी को निशाना बनाकर बेगुनाहों का कत्लेआम किया और दहशत फैलाने की पुरजोर कोशिश की, लेकिन इन तमाम घृणित करतूतों के बावजूद आतंक के ये सौदागर भारत आने वाले विदेशी सैलानियों के हौंसले नहीं तोड़ पाए हैं, इन विदेशी मेहमानों के लिए भारत सपनों का देश बना रहेगा।
आस्ट्रेलिया के मेलबर्न शहर के दंपति अविवा और रोडनी टाफ्ट ने बताया कि मेरे दामाद बीएमडब्ल्यू कंपनी में मार्केटिंग एंड सेल्स संकाय के निदेशक हैं और जिस समय मुंबई में आतंकी हमला हुआ, उस समय वह मुंबई से दिल्ली लौटने वाले थे। आतंकी हमलों की खबर से मेलबर्न में मेरी पुत्री चिंतित हो गई, लेकिन अपने दामाद को मेलबर्न लौटने के लिए कहने के बजाय, हम खुद भारत चले आए। उन्होंने कहा कि ऐसी आतंकी घटनाएं विकास और लोगों के बीच संवाद के मार्ग में बाधा उत्पन्न करती हैं, लेकिन आतंकवाद अब वैश्विक घटना बन चुकी है। इस सबके बीच विश्व के सभी प्रगतिशील मुल्कों को इस बुराई से निपटने के लिए ठोस नीति तैयार करनी चाहिए। रोडनी ने कहा कि भारत में कई खास बातें हैं जो हमें अपनी ओर आकर्षित करती हैं। भारत हमारे लिए सदा सपनों का देश बना रहेगा।
जर्मनी के म्यूनिख शहर के गेडहार्ड स्वेन ने कहा कि आतंकवाद आज पूरे विश्व में फैल गया है, लेकिन मुंबई में आतंकी हमलों के बारे में जैसी खबरें आ रही हैं, उससे विदेश में गलत संदेश जा रहा है, हालांकि यहां आकर पता चला की स्थिति सामान्य है। स्वेन ने कहा कि जब मैं म्यूनिख से दिल्ली आ रहा था तो मेरे दोनों बेटों ने मुझे यहां आने से मना किया था, लेकिन यहां आने के बाद पता चला कि दुष्टों के इतने प्रयासों के बावजूद भारतीय कितने जीवट एवं जीवंत हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि भारत एक अद्भुत देश है, जहां आने पर एक अजीब सुकून मिलता है।

उक्रेन के सर्गेई मिलोविच ने कहा कि आतंकी ऐसे हमले कर विकास का मार्ग अवरुद्ध करने का प्रयास करते हैं। मुंबई में ऐसा हमला कर उन्होंने विकास की गाड़ी को रोकने का प्रयास किया, लेकिन इसका असर काफी कम समय तक ही रहेगा। उन्होंने कहा कि भारत के लोग काफी हिम्मती हैं। यहां की ऐतिहासिक धरोहर और सांस्कृतिक विरासत से दुनिया के लोग काफी देर तक दूर नहीं रह सकते। उन्होंने कहा कि आतंकी हमलों के बावजूद हम इस स्वप्नलोक में आते रहेंगे।
एयर चाइना की कंट्री मैनेजर झाओ क्वानझेन ने कहा कि आतंकवाद एक वैश्विक घटना बन गई है जो भारत और चीन के लोगों के समक्ष गंभीर चुनौती पेश कर रही है। मुंबई पर हुए आतंकी हमले सरकारों के समक्ष समस्या खड़ी करने और लोगों के बीच शांति के माहौल को खराब करने का प्रयास है। उन्होंने कहा कि मुंबई के आतंकी हमले कुछ समय तक तो लोगों को जरूर प्रभवित करेंगे, लेकिन भारत के लोग इस बुराई को परास्त करने में सक्षम हैं। जागरण

Although rumors persist that Jacobs will leave Louis Vuitton for Christian Dior, the native New Yorker's aesthetic has become critical to the image of the French fashion house. However, Jacobs, who has been the artistic director of Louis Vuitton since 1997, is just one of many to have helmed the house since it was founded in 1854. When the brand's namesake, who was born in 1821 in eastern France, founded Louis Vuitton in the 19th century, it was initially an inventive luggage company that specialized in "packing of fashions." The first trunks were not even the leather Louis Vuitton is known for today, but actually waterproof waxed canvas. Vuitton's son, Georges Vuitton, took over the brand in 1896 and was the one who is responsible for inventing the "LV" monogram. Fast-forward a century and enter Marc Jacobs. The current exhibit, which was celebrated Wednesday night by the designer-of-honor along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and more, links the stories of both Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton and shows a wide range of Louis Vuitton's history: including pieces from the brands heritage like a trunk from to 1869-1871 that pre-dates the signature monogramed leather and more contemporary pieces like Takashi Murakami's cherry monogram canvas bag from 2005 and more.