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Oscar award-winning musician A.R. Rahmans victorious run at awards ceremonies continues with the Mozart of Madras getting nominated in two categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards for his Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack.

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is the only Indian to have been nominated for the fourth Asian Film Awards.The 24-year-old has been nominated in the best newcomer category for her role in ‘Delhi-6′, said a statement after the nominations were announced here Thursday. She will be competing with four contenders from China and Korea.

Asia-Pacific finance ministers called for market-oriented exchange rates and said stimulus measures shouldn’t be withdrawn until a “durable recovery is secured.”

International Tourism Exhibition was held in London, held ceremony called World Travel Award which is the highest award for Tourism Enterprises. Following were the hotels which were nominated under different categories.

WWE.com has announced the categories and nominees for the 2009 Slammy Awards, which will come to you via a three-hour RAW special with a special start time of 8/7c, live, tonight from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX.

Swine flu crossed new borders Tuesday with the first confirmed cases in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region , while the number of U.S. cases jumped to 68 and Mexico ordered restaurants to only serve takeout as a way to limit large public gatherings.Meanwhile, world health officials in Geneva were concerned that the virus appears to be establishing itself in communities and be able to produce larger outbreaks outside Mexico, possibly causing a flu pandemic.

Best Picture SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE… is the first best picture winner to be set exclusively in Asia since the 1980s when there were THREE such films. Name the films

Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron’s 3D sci-fi epic ‘Avatar’ and Kathryn Bigelow’s war thriller ‘The Hurt Locker’ have bagged maximum nominations for the upcoming 82nd annual Academy Awards. Both films have been named in nine categories.‘Aavatar’ has received nominations under the best picture, art direction, cinematography, director, film editing, music (original score), sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects category.

Nominees released here on Wednesday in major categories for the 52nd Grammy Awards, to be held at the Los Angeles Staples Center on January 31, 2010.