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Sonam Kapoor Sizzles At Lakme Fashion Week

Sonam Kapoor Sizzles At Lakme Fashion WeekAnil Kapoor’s loving daughter Sonam Kapoor walked the ramp on day 2 of the five-day Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, and impressed the viewers with her alluring beauty.

Sonam swept the cheering crowd’s heart away when she walked the ramp for designer Tarun Tahiliani’s Levis collection at the spring-summer edition on Tuesday.

Tahilani said, “I have designed some exclusive collections for Levis and it will be a great experience to have Sonam walking the ramp for us.”

“I really loved it, had a great time,” Saawariya girl said.

Biden in Colorado - talks about corporate greed, political unity

Biden in Colorado - talks about corporate greed, political unity Talking on the corporate greed issue on the second day of a campaign swing through Colorado, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that if elected, he and Barack Obama will attack corporate greed, and go after executives who reward themselves at the expense of employees.

Biden said that it was unfair that employees of failed companies lose their pensions, while the corporate executives get paid millions of dollars.

Jharkhand’s Birhor tribals still lead a primitive lifestyle

Chhatra (Jharkhand), Oct. 23: It could be surprising for many in the country but Birhor, one of the primitive tribes in Jharkhand, is surviving by eating roots and leaves from the forests for ages. They lead a primitive lifestyle here.

They depend on roots and leaves taken from the forest for their staple diet. But social scientists are concerned about Birhors’ survival. The fear stems from the knowledge that Birhors, at times, tend to eat even poisonous roots and leaves.

It is feared the habit may cause their extinction. Over two dozen persons, belonging to Birhor tribe, died in a fortnight recently after consuming toxic vegetation.

How you hold your drinks may lie in your genes

Washington, Oct 23: In a study conducted on worms, British researchers have found that mutation in a gene that corresponds to a gene in humans, plays a crucial role in alcohol tolerance, i. e. the body’s ability to consume more alcohol.

Previous studies on mice by American researchers have suggested a link between a gene mutation in mice and tolerance to alcohol.

The researchers at Liverpool specifically looked at the role the gene plays in communication between cells in the nervous system.

Swedish central bank to cut interest rates to 3.75 per cent

Stockholm - Sweden's central bank said Thursday it was to cut its interest rate by 0.50 percentage points to 3.75 per cent, the second cut this month.

The cut was to take effect October 29, the Riksbank said.

The bank's board of governors said "the interest rate cuts are aimed at alleviating the effects of the financial crisis" and added that the inflation target of 2 per cent remained.

Sweden was also experiencing the impact of the global financial crisis, and the economy was slowing down, the Riksbank said, adding that effects included higher loan costs for companies and households.

Study: McCain is getting more negative media coverage than Obama

Study: McCain is getting more negative media coverage than ObamaPew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism revealed that Republican presidential nominee John McCain is getting more negative media coverage than his Democratic rival, Barack Obama - more than half the stories on McCain have been negative, compared to slightly less than one-third for Obama.

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