India’s Government Aims to Curb Excessive Weddings

The pomp and splendor displayed last month in London convinced millions around the world to not only watch the wedding ceremony of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but also to dub the extravaganza the “Wedding of the Century”. But in India, where the typical upper-class wedding is expected to be an ostentatious spectacle, many well-heeled prospective brides and grooms might be tempted to point out that the century has only just begun

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Scarlett Johansson never thought she’d get married

There were plenty of people surprised by Scarlett Johansson’s remote Canadian wedding to Ryan Reynolds last September — and you can count Scarlett among them. “I never really thought about getting married — it just kind of happened,” the actress, 25, told Glamour for its November issue, hitting newsstands Oct

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Athletics chief faces quit calls over Semenya

A South African government minister called on Leonard Chuene to resign after the national athletics chief admitted he knew Caster Semenya had undergone a gender test prior to the world championships. Chuene was forced into a humiliating climbdown after previously denying that Semenya had been tested before going to Berlin to win the women’s 800m title.

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