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Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex dipped below the 27k-level by falling over 166 points in early trade on Monday as funds and retail investors engaged in reducing positions amid a weak trend on other Asian bourses.

The 30-share barometer, which shed 21.79 points in the previous session, fell by 166.32 points, or 0.61 percent, to slip below the 27,000-mark to 26,924.10.

Stocks of realty, capital goods, metal, auto, power and banking sectors declined due to profit-booking.

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell below the 8,100-level by declining 56.65 points, or 0.69 percent, to 8,064.80.

Hyderabad: Skipper Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a confident half-century after Sunil Narine stifled Lahore Lions with his magical spin bowling as Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a four-wicket win in a Champions League Twenty20 Group A match, here Sunday.

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Gambhir (60) anchored the 152-run chase with his 47-ball knock as he and fellow opener Robin Uthappa (46) rattled up a 100-run stand, which paved the way for an easy win, which was 11th in a row for the IPL champions in this format.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming monumental first visit to the United States will begin with a breakfast meeting with a select group of 10 CEOs, a daily newspaper has reported.

Modi has received request for meetings from the top American business community both in New York and Washington DC.

With economic development his key priority, Modi is expected to interact with the American business community in both New York and Washington DC.

In New York, Modi will have one-to-one interaction with corporate leaders like Ginni Rometty of IBM, Marilyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin and Jeff Immelt of GE, the paper added.

Washington, Sep 21 : A report has revealed that Google's DoubleClick ad servers and the popular Zedo ad agency were serving malicious ads to millions of internet users that spread the recently identified Zemot malware.

A Google representative confirmed that the team was aware of the breach and has taken steps to shut it down, reported The Verge. Researcher Jerome Segura said that the malware went unnoticed for weeks because it was not too visible. It was identified only after popular sites got flagged in the honeypots, Segura said.

Washington, Sep 21 : While it released the software development kit for its SmartEyeglass on Friday, Sony has reportedly promised to make its gear available for purchase by the end of March.

The SmartEyeglass, which Sony first showed off at CES 2014, is being touted as a rival to Google Glass. While it aims to be as versatile as Google's gear, it is expected to outdo Glass in some respects, reported The Verge.

Washington, Sept 21 : Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, has revealed that she thinks trust ing kids is best parenting, despite people always getting on them about not punishing the kids.

The 43-year-old actress, who is mother to two teenage kids Jaden and Willow, said that she and the "Men in Black' star raised three kids before Willow and Jaden, Us Magazine reported.