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Washington, Sept 11 : In a new study, scientists have claimed that people suffering from depression manage their depression better while attending office than taking a sick-leave.

The collaborative study between the University Of Melbourne, and the Menzies Research Institute at the University of Tasmania is the first to estimate the long-term costs and health outcomes of depression-related absence as compared to individuals who continue to work among employees with depression in Australia.

Washington, Sep 11 : Microsoft's earlier revealed plans of phasing out the 'Nokia' name in its mobile products are now backed with a newly leaked internal document which reportedly says upcoming Nokia Lumia devices will soon be branded as just ' Lumia'.

In April, former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop who is now the head of Microsoft's devices group, said that he doesn't see the Nokia name sticking around for long at Microsoft.

Elop said that Nokia as a brand will not be used for long going forward for smartphones, and work is underway to select the go-forward smartphone brand.

Washington, Sep 11 : Researchers recently reconstructed the mega-earthquakes timeline in Indian Ocean and examined sediment records to unveil region's tsunami potential.

The study on the frequency of past giant earthquakes in the Indian Ocean region showed that Sri Lanka, and much of the Indian Ocean, was affected by large tsunamis at highly variable intervals, from a few hundred to more than one thousand years.

The findings suggested that the accumulation of stress in the region could generate as large, or even larger tsunamis than the one that resulted from the 2004 magnitude-9.2 Sumatra earthquake.

New Delhi: German luxury car maker Audi on Thursday launched Audi Q3 Dynamic with Audi drive select in the Indian market priced at Rs 38,40,000 (ex-showroom Mumbai).

The Audi Q3 is the largest selling luxury SUV in India and this new addition will further strengthen the brand's dominance in the luxury SUV segment, the company said in a statement.

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex on Thursday rose over 87 points in early trade after two sessions of losses on fresh round of buying as the government yesterday approved the sale of shares in Coal India, ONGC and NHPC to garner a combined Rs 43,000 crore.

Besides, a firming Asian cues supported the recovery in the domestic markets here.

The 30-share barometer recovered by 87.77 points, or 0.32 percent, to 27,145.18 as power, banking, infrastructure and capital goods sector stocks led gains. The index had lost 262.44 points in the previous two sessions.

Mumbai: The rupee recovered by 11 paise to trade at 60.84 against the US dollar in early trade Thursday on selling of the American currency by banks and exporters.

Besides, a higher opening in the domestic equity market also supported the local currency but dollar's gains against other currencies overseas capped the gains, forex dealers said.

Yesterday, the rupee had lost 35 paise to close at a four-week low of 60.95 after dipping below 61-mark against the American currency on growing concern that US hiking interest rates sooner-than-expected will hit inflows.

The rupee had depreciated by over one per cent in the past two days.