Washington, Jan 10 : Somali pirates received three million dollars for freeing the Saudi oil tanker, MV Sirius Star, after keeping the ship in their captivity for nearly two months.

After 56 days in captivity, pirates freed the world's biggest ship on Saturday. The 1,090-foot-long vessel, captured in November, was filled with 2 million barrels of crude oil, worth 100 million dollars, becoming the largest prize yet seized by the Somali pirates.

Sintex Industries, a market leader in the plastic and textiles business segments, has announced the results for the three month period ended December 31, 2008.

On a standalone basis, the company has registered an increase of 21.06 percent in its third quarter net profit, which stood at Rs 708.44 million, as against Rs 585.175 million during the corresponding quarter of the last year (Dec 2007).

The total income of the company rose 36.12 percent to 8453.49 million as against Rs 6210.39 million in the previous year period.

Hamburg - Lukas Podolski expects his summer return to Cologne from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to be finalized soon, the Germany striker said in an interview published on Saturday.

Podolski, 23, told the Bild daily that "a few details need to be finalized. I believe that we will reach an agreement soon."

Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and general manager Uli Hoeness indicated realier the clubs were were close to an agreement as well after Cologne made an improved offer.

New Delhi, January 10 : American health experts are worried that people may gain weight despite reducing the amount of money they spend on food in response to the global economic crisis, as numerous studies have linked obesity and unhealthy eating habits to low incomes.

The experts say that reducing food spending would mean that people cut back on healthy items like fresh fish, fruit, vegetables, and whole grains in favour of cheaper options that are high in sugar and saturated fats, reports China View.

London, January 10 : As the credit crunch continues to bite people's pockets, consumers are turning to "rented lifestyles" to fulfil their urge for luxury during the sad times.

Various websites have witnessed soaring visitor numbers since the recession, and continue to offer deals that allow consumers to temporarily have posh items like designer handbags, cars - and even pets at affordable prices.

According to Clinton Patterson, from Erento. co. uk, number of transactions on the site, offering a wide range of items including cars, handbags, holiday cottages and pets, had hone up by approximately 25 percent every month.

Mumbai, Jan. 10 (ANI): A new reality television series will begin scouting for footballing talent in India.

According to a report in the Times, as far as the promotion of the sport is concerned, India is being seen as the "last great frontier".

The paper says that the winners of the Soccer Prince competition will be offered apprenticeships with English teams likely to include Liverpool, the current leaders of the Barclays Premier League.