The newest edition of the "Tobacco Atlas" released on Monday paints a grim picture of Tobacco usage, which is likely to take lives of around six million people throughout the world by 2010.

The report also disclosed that it drain approximately $500 billion from the global economy, on a yearly basis, as the industry has shifted its focus to poor nations, which have less effective public health plans.

World Lung foundation jointly with American Cancer society (ACS) prepared the Atlas.

Mumbai, Mar. 11 : Several top Bollywood stars along with famous actor Vinay Pathak attended the music release function of the film, Straight, here on Tuesday.

Pathak, who plays the main protagonist, Pinu Patel who is confused about his sexual orientation, in the film, told media persons on the sidelines of the function: "Pinu Patel is a well-off businessman but one who feels insecure about his sexual orientation and desires since he has never experienced relationship."

Mumbai, Mar 11 : In the run up to the Wills Fashion Show, noted fashion designer Anita Dongre used Bollywood star Raveena Tandon as a model for her new collection titled "Timeless Speaking".

The star took part in a hectic photo shoot in Mumbai on March 10.

Showcasing Dongre''''''''s collection, which depicts Indian heritage, Tandon said the creations were for all seasons.

Norwegian bank DnB NOR on Tuesday announced that it has introduced a representative office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The Mumbai division was formally opened by Rune Bjerke, DnB NOR President and CEO, at a ceremonial occasion attended by the Norwegian Ambassador to India, Her Excellency Ms Ann Ollestad.

The bank said that it opened an office in Mumbai to cater to its strong base of ship owning community plus providing services to domestic companies that have sound presence in the Indian market.

Calling it is a "purely business decision", Yash Raj Films (YRF), the leading player in the Indian film industry, has inhibited its more than 10-year-old distribution contract with film producer Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

Well, it is believed that Karan thinking about doing business minus the YRF have been making its way around the rumor mill for quite some time.

Mumbai, Mar 10 : Reliance Power Transmission Limited (RPTL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, has signed power transmission agreements with eight entities from the western region for two state power transmission projects - B and C.

RPTL has signed the agreements through its two SPVs for the projects under the Western Region System Strengthening Scheme-II (WRSSS-II).