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Andrique Allisop of the Seychelles, right, connects with India's Bhagwan Jai, during men's light 60-kg boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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India's Bhagwan Jai, right, connects with Andrique Allisop of the Seychelles, during men's light 60-kg boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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associated press photographs Bollywood star Aamir Kahn, signing autographs at the opening of the Berlin film festival, has taken TV by storm in his native India with a talk show. “I want to do something dynamically different,” he says. “I continued to think about it, and slowly this idea was conceived.” The idea turned out to be “Truth Alone Prevails,” a show that focuses on topics once thought to be off-limits in the country of 1.2 billion people.

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This undated photo of a painting provided by the Bangiya Vigyan Parishad or the Bengal Science Society in Kolkata, India shows Indian scientist Satyendranath Bose. While much of the world was celebrating the international cooperation that led to last week's breakthrough in identifying the existence of the Higgs boson particle, many in India were smarting over what they saw as a slight against one of their greatest scientists. (AP Photo/ Bangiya Vigyan Parishad)

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Lafayette brick 40/32 label, seen during an antique fireworks auction. The Moyer collection includes fireworks made in the United States, China, Macau, England, India and Canada. Some of the earliest items are Chinese black-powder firecrackers from the early 1800's. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Blazing Star 100 box of firecrackers, seen during an antique fireworks auction. The Moyer collection includes fireworks made in the United States, China, Macau, England, India and Canada. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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George Moyer's 50-year collection of fireworks-related items, especially label art, is arrayed around him at Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pa., Mr. Moyer has written two books on the subject and had items made in the U.S., China, Macau, England, India and Canada. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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In this image from video footage filmed June 18, 2012, Indian marble miner Oghad Singh (center) stands with policemen after they placed Singh in custody in Charbhuja, Rajasthan state, India. Police said Singh remains unrepentant after beheading his daughter with a ceremonial sword in a rage over her alleged relationships with men. (Associated Press)

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New Delhi businessman Ashok Rai displays helmets from different periods and a body armor at his workshop in Sahibabad, India. From Hollywood war movies to Japanese samurai films to battle re-enactments across Europe, Mr. Rai is one of the world's go-to men for historic weapons and battle attire. (Associated Press)

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A worker welds a part of a helmet being prepared for a Hollywood period movie. The workshop in Sahibabad, India, fills dozens of orders for all kinds of props for historical movies and documentary films, from Napoleon-era swords to American Revolutionary muskets and sabers to World War II helmets and uniforms. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** This March 29, 2012 photo shows U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson during a session organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Mumbai, India. Police are investigating two traffic collisions allegedly caused Bryson that left him injured, authorities said Monday June 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade,File)

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A member of the Goud family administers “fish medicine” to an asthma patient in Hyderabad, India, on June 8, 2012. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (Associated Press)