The Indian Oil Company (IOC) has incurred a loss of Rs 7,047 crore in the second quarter ending Sept 30.The loss is believed to be more than Rs 6,963 crore that the company made in 2007-08.

The company in the first half of the year 2008-09 lost Rs 6,632 crore, as against a net profit of Rs 5,286.16 crore in the same period last year.

Lahore, Nov 2 : Quite to the surprise to many, a Hindi movie was erroneously dubbed on CDs supposed to be containing Haj-related information.

The error was detected only when they landed in the hands of the ultimate users.

The CDs were forwarded to all four provincial offices and travel agents across the country. They were recorded at a private firm in Rawalpindi.

Each CD cost the pilgrims Rs 50.

Some of these CDs, bought from a stall at the Haji camp in Karachi, contained an Indian film, confirmed Karachi Haj Director Abdul Sattar Sameeto.

“I have informed the ministry about the CDs,” the Daily Times quoted Sameeto as saying in a TV interview.

Tehran, Nov 2 : India and Iran have decided to set up a trilateral Ministerial mechanism to resolve various issues related to Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari took the decision at a today. ehran on Saturday.

Under the mechanism, the Oil Ministers level meeting between India, Pakistan and Iran will take place to address different issues related to the project, said an External Affairs Ministry spokesman to reporters.

Washington, Nov 2 : Frequent urination at night can help protect against bladder cancer, says a new study.

A team of Spanish and American scientists suggests direct association between the number of times people get up at night to urinate and protection against bladder cancer.

Juan Alguacil, a researcher from the University of Huelva and one of the authors, suggest that night-time is usually the period during which there is the longest time interval between urination.

“The length of time carcinogenic agents, such as those from tobacco for example, are present in the urine, constitutes an important factor towards the likelihood of developing bladder cancer,” Science Daily quoted Alguacil as saying.

Melbourne, November 2 : Paris Hilton has mistakenly revealed that she and her beau Benji Madden were struck by the cupid while the rocker was still dating his Australian fiancée Sophie Monk.

The hotel heiress, who made the revelation in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Mail, said that she had been dating the ‘Good Charlotte’ rocker in February.

Interestingly, Monk’s rep confirmed that February 12 that she and Madden had decided to put an end to their 13-month engagement.

London, Nov 2 : TV personality Jennifer Ellison has admitted that she has fallen for a convicted drug dealer.

After dumping two-timing Tony Richardson, the ex-Brookside star says that she’s so ‘madly in love’ with Robbie Tickle that she wants to marry him and have his kids. 

Tickle, 29, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court in 2004 for possession of class A drugs with intent to supply, after being found with 10 wraps. 

He met Hell’s Kitchen winner Jen Ellison months ago when she was on a night out with friends.