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Bangalore, July 26 : Wipro Ltd posted net profit of Rs. 1,623 crore (Rs. 16 billion) for first quarter (April-June) of fiscal 2013-14, registering 11 percent growth year-on-year (YoY) as per the Indian accounting standard.

In a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges Friday, the IT bellwether said its total revenue for the quarter (Q1) under review grew five percent YoY to Rs. 9,735 crore (Rs. 97.4 billion).

Under the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), net income increased to $273 million and total revenue to $1.64 billion.

Mumbai, July 26 : A 'self aware' actor will never do a film that is not an extension of his personality, believes superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who refrains from saying or doing certain things.

"I do believe that an actor, who is self aware, will never do a film that is not an extension of his personality," Shah Rukh, who has acted in more than 75 films, including romantic, action thrillers and dramas, said.

He shared his views while in conversation with lyricist Prasoon Joshi at an event where he was honoured with Rajasthan Patrika Concerned Communicator Award.

Los Angeles, July 26 : Socialite Kim Kardashian is reporte

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday for various steps to implement key infrastructure projects, with an aim to accelerate the process of infrastructure development in the country.

The list of planned infrastructure projects includes cover sectors like highway, railway, port, airport and power.

The deadlines for the implementation of the projects were set at the first meeting of the steering group appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to step up infrastructure investment.

Los Angeles, July 26 : Singer-songwriter Adam Levine says bad painful acne on his face left him "depressed" when he was in school. The Maroon 5 band member also believes that a person should combat acne to improve self-confidence.

"When I was in high school and I had acne, I spent a lot of time sulking in my room. I was depressed. I was not happy," femalefirst. co. uk quoted Levine as saying.

"High school is hard enough, but having this problem and knowing that everyone is looking at you in the hallways and I went to a small school and clearly nobody has acne like I did," he added.

Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 : State Bank of Travancore (SBT) logged a 24 percent growth in operating profit in the first quarter of this fiscal over the like period in the last financial year.

In a statement, the bank Friday said the operating profit touched Rs. 419 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal. It was Rs. 340 crore in the same period in the last fiscal.