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Washington, Jan 14 : Scientists have been able to reconstruct, for the first time, the intricate three-dimensional structure of the backbone of early tetrapods, the earliest four-legged animals.

High-energy X-rays and a new data extraction protocol allowed the researchers to reconstruct the backbones of the 360 million year old fossils in exceptional detail and shed new light on how the first vertebrates moved from water onto land.

American auto giant, Ford has said hinted that it might start exporting the right hand drive Eco-Sport model, which will be produced in the company's plant outside Chennai in southern India, to South African market.

Software giant, Microsoft has said that its Messenger instant messaging software is set to go offline on March 15 and advised the users to update to Skype service using the same account.

The Redmond, Washington-based technology giant had acquired Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011 and the company has been integrating the popular telephony service into its own services. The company sent an email to its users urging them to update to the new services soon. Microsoft had announced earlier that it will retire its Messenger service and merge users with Skype.

Crompton Greaves has said in a filing with the stock exchanges that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the business unit of Karma Industries at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh that is involved in manufacturing Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL).

Reliance Life Insurance Company (RLIC), a part of Reliance Capital, has announced that it has appointed Mr. Anup Rau as its new Chief Executive Officer, depending upon an approval from the market regulator.

India's union Finance minister P Chidambaram has said on Monday that the government has decided to defer the GAAR (General Anti-Avoidance Rules) by two years to April, 2016.

The government has also decided to exempted non-resident investors in the Foreign Institutional Investors from the new regulations. Chidambaram also pointed out that the same income will not be taxed twice under the tax regime in the country and investments made before Aug 2010 will be grandfathered.