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Mumbai - The benchmark BSE Sensex retreated from record high to trade 44 points lower in early trade on Monday on emergence of profit-booking, mainly in healthcare, IT, banking, capital goods and oil and gas sector stocks amid weak Asian cues.

The 30-share Sensex, which had gained 106.02 points in the previous session on Friday, slipped by 44.51 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 28,002.15 in early trade. The gauge had closed at a record high of 28,046.66 in the previous session on Friday on sustained foreign fund inflows and positive economic data.

Dubai, Nov 17 : Bollywood stars Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi are in Dubal for filming their upcoming film 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani.'

According to Gulf News, director Mohit Suri said that the film is set in the UAE, and hence major part of the project has to be shot in the most glamorous and populous city of the country.

Suri, who was shooting final UAE leg of production at Miracle Garden, added that though the city was generally treated for its high-tech buildings and modern landscapes, he wanted to romanticize it and show its softer side.

Washington, Nov 17 - European Space Agency has published the first ever pics of Philae Lander 's probe moments after its initial touchdown.

The solar-powered Philae lander bounced a mile back into space following its first contact with comet 67P and successfully landed a few minutes later, over half a mile away from its intended spot.

The photographs were unveiled on the Esa's Rosetta Blog, showing a few pale pixels - thought to be Philae - accompanied by a dark patch, which experts conclude is its shadow and the researchers have spent hours analysing and reviewing the footage before their conclusion was made public.

Chennai - Tamil superstar Rajinikanth tonight hinted that he may plunge into politics about which there has been speculation for a long time.

"I have been moving in the direction shown by God. If he desires that I should come to politics, I will serve the people," the 63-year-old actor said at the launch of the audio and trailer of his tri-lingual action-thriller 'Lingaa'.

"Politics is dangerous and deep. I am not afraid of politics, but hesitant. In politics you need strong roots," he added.

There has been speculation for years about whether the megastar would join politics as various political parties have been wooing him.

New Delhi, Nov. 17 - The Coal Ministry has asked the allottees of 74 mines to provide information about their fields by November 25.

The required information includes details on environment clearance, production and land status.

These 74 mines are part of those 204 coal blocks whose allocation to various companies since 1993 was quashed by the Supreme Court on the ground that they were done in an illegal manner by an ad-hoc and casual approach without application of mind.

The government is now planning to allocate coal blocks through auction by February next.

Washington, Nov 16 : A new study has revealed that slumping over the phone may be hurting your back.

According to the study, people spend an average of 2 to 4 hours each day with their neck bent at this unnatural angle while shooting off emails or texts and the success of social media has led to an epidemic of bad smart phone posture.

Dr. Kenneth Hansraj, chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, the average adult head weighs 10 to 12 pounds when it's in the upright or neutral position. However, because of that pesky thing called physics-gravitational pull-the cranium becomes heavier the more you bend your neck.