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Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has recorded a 14.28% turn down in its combined net profit by Rs 209.55 crore from Rs 244.47 crore for its first quarter ending in June 30, 2010, at the constant period in the previous fiscal.

Net income arriving out from sales and services stands at Rs 1,683.13 crore, contrasted with Rs 1,818.94 crore in the similar period of the consequent fiscal. With a plummet in profits, its return per share dwindled down by Rs 12.41 from Rs 14.51 in the previous period.

The Sensex continued trading on a flat note this noon with optimistic bias.

The stocks from teck, consumer durable and capital goods witnessed buying interest, while realty and metal remained weak.

At 15.01., the 30-share index stood at 18,118.05, up 4.90 points. In the meantime, the broad-based Nifty remained up by 3.45 points at 5,445.40.

Today, the Sensex belled the day after gaining 19.14 points at 18,132.29, while Nifty started with a loss of 42.80 points at 5,399.15.

According to a report, Dawn of the Digital Decade, jointly brought out by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) and Frost and Sullivan, the broadband subscriber base in India is likely to go up to 275 million by the next five years (2015) as against the existing nine million.

The increase in subscriber base will occur as submarine cable capacity is likely to expand and supply of capacities is expected to augment in a significant manner with the adoption of wireless broadband (BWA).

A new research conducted by American Cancer Society discovered that it's not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting down, which can have an effect on your death risk.

The research discovered that more free time spent sitting was directly linked with higher risk of death, particularly in females.

Females who reported over six hours per day of sitting were 37% more prone to die during the time period studied as compared to those who sat fewer than 3 hours daily.

A balanced diet helps a person to control high risk Type 2 diabetes better than what medications can achieve solely.

Lead author Kirsten Coppell of the University of Otago said that the study indicates that offering up the accurate dietary advice could help diabetes sufferers ward off the disease's disturbing complications.

Proper diet for diabetes patients consists of whole grains for carbohydrates, brown rice, lots of protein-rich foods, meat, monounsaturated fats.

Mandira Bedi, who shot to fame from her first TV show 'Shanti', is now delighted with her projects of hosting different shows.

The popular actress has no intention to work in doing daily soaps.

The actress said, "Television shows do not attract me anymore. There were many offers coming on my way but somehow it does not excite me now. People often ask me to listen to the scripts at least but now I rather enjoy hosting that acting."