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Switching from computers to smartphones, Acer has launched five new feature-rich smartphones, in the price range of Rs. 24,000 to Rs. 35,000, in the Indian market. Celebrated more for its desktops, laptops, and peripherals, Acer certainly is looking to cash the growing popularity of smartphones in India.

Washington, June 19 : Pop diva Britney Spears has rubbished reports that she was pushed to kick off Circus tour.

The 27-year-old singer insists she proposed the idea because she wanted to hit back at the people who said that she was "finished."

The `Toxic' hitmaker shot down speculations that she was not ready for such a massive operation, and was pushed by her father Jamie and manager Larry Rudolph.

Kathmandu - The Nepalese government is headed for a showdown with the former Maoist rebels Friday after it decided to annul the previous government's decision to sack the army chief.

A cabinet meeting Thursday evening formally revoked the Maoist-led government's controversial decision to sack army chief Rukmangat Katuwal and ratify the president's decision to reinstate him.

The move is likely to cause further tension between the government led by the moderate Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist and the Maoists.

Riga - The sight of thousands of people in the streets of your capital protesting government policies would be enough to make most prime ministers think they were failing.

But to Valdis Dombrovskis, the 37-year-old prime minister of Latvia, the protestors who took to the streets on June 18 show that he is getting things right.

Friday marks exactly 100 days since Dombrovskis came to power, and Europe's youngest premier has been in a reflective mood now that the Latvian Parliament has adjourned for its summer break.