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Justin Beiber who is considered the ultimate teenage heart throb has been surprisingly nominated in three of the worst categories this year in the 2011 Shockwaves NME Awards.

Justin Beiber who is always known for his baby face has been nominated for the Villian of the Year at these awards. The teen pop star shares his nominations in this category with names like Axl Rose, David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Simon Cowell.

Music composer A. R. Rahman has proved time and again that his renditions are certainly amongst the best ever compositions in the world. However, when such works of art are appreciated by the right authorities it does add a feather in his already feathered cap.

Thus it was quite an overwhelming piece of news when it was announced on Tuesday, the 25th of January that this music maestro has been nominated for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards twice.

The year 2011 is sure exciting for pop sensation Taylor Swift as she embarks on the world tour with her new album Speak Now in style from Mexico. The 21-year old started off from the Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas ship, which has gained much recognition as being the largest passenger ship ever made.

Rates of onion across major markets in India witnessed a decline, a month after onion rates touched all-time peaks.

At the Lasalgaon market in the state of Maharashtra, the largest for the commodity in India, rates dropped around 45% as against the last week.

Wholesale rates of red onion remained at Rs 1,352 per 100 kg, whereas the prices stood at Rs 2,553 per 100 kg during the last week.

Mr. Kiran Zodge, an onion trader from Navi Mumbai, stated that because of fresh arrivals in the market, the rates of onion declined.

Trading reaction became pessimistic and the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex declined 181.83 points to 18,969.45 on the back of heavy selling pressure witnessed in pivotals headed by banking after the central bank raised key policy rates to a 2-year peak and revised upwards its inflation estimation.

In addition, investors unwound their pending locations in the derivatives sections prior to the current month settlement expiry, and a deteriorating worldwide trend.

Bangalore, Jan 26 - India's largest mobile service operator Bharti Airtel is betting on the upcoming World Cup and Indian Premier League (IPL) to hook customers on to its 3G (third generation) service to view cricket matches live on their mobile phones.

"We will pitch for more subscribers during the World Cup and IPL matches to flag our 3G service being rolled out, as they will be able to capture the exciting matches live from anywhere and when on the move," Airtel chief executive V. Venkatesh told IANS.