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New Delhi, Aug 17 : Actress Yami Gautam is a fitness enthusiast and is said to be undertaking a gruelling workout regime.

She is a regular with Hot Yoga, an exercise performed under hot and humid conditions. But she has lately taken on TRX as a new workout regime to stay fit, said a statement.

TRX uses a system of ropes, straps, bands, or slings to allow users to perform resistance exercises using their own body weight. It’s also very rigorous and requires a lot of core strength.

The Supreme Court of India on Friday suggested senior politician Subramanian Swamy to take his plea challenging government's approval for proposed low-cost carrier AirAsia India to High Court.

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice B S Chauhan and Justice S A Bobde said that the apex court wasn't making any observation on the matter's merits and that his grievances would be addressed better in the High Court.

Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan has said that there is no evidence of anyone travelling to the UK through the Olympic visa scandal.

He said that all the participants from the country had applied for their visas several months in advance, eliminating the chances of unlawful travel to the UK. He pointed out that he discussed the issue of irregular or illegal migration to UK with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar during a recent meeting.

Power companies are increasingly offering more flexible and innovative plans allowing customers to personalise their usage.

The growing use of digital meters has allowed the companies and the customers to monitor usage in real time. The company has now offering new plans such as free nights, free weekends and prepaid plans for power usage to their customers in the country.

Global rating's agency, Moody's Investors Service has announced its decision to downgrade general obligation rating for Cook County to A1 from Aa3 due to concerns over its increasing pension liabilities.

The credit ratings agency also said that it has maintained the negative outlook on the lower rating due to difficulties by the county for obtaining necessary pension reform through the state legislature. The agency said that the pension contributions were lower than the actuarially required contributions in the county.

Havana, Aug 17 : Cuba is testing a vaccine against dengue fever on animals. The test is considered one of the most advanced projects of its kind, a Cuban scientist said.

The vaccine is composed of a protein that works by inducing cells to generate neutralising antibodies, Alienys Izquierdo Oliva, a member of the National Dengue Vaccine Project, told Xinhua.

"If we have neutralising antibodies, then we will have protection," said Izquierdo.

The expert was taking part in the ongoing 13th International Course on Dengue and its Control at Havana's Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine.