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Kamal Nath to inaugurate Kimberley process meeting on Nov 3

Kamal Nath to inaugurate Kimberley process meeting on Nov 3New Delhi, Oct 30 : Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath will inaugurate the Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) here on November 3.

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an international certification scheme that regulates trade in rough diamonds. It aims to prevent the flow of conflict diamonds, while helping to protect legitimate trade in rough diamonds.

Aamir Impresses With His ‘Eight Pack Abs’

Aamir Impresses With His ‘Eight Pack Abs’Aamir is back with his to be released ‘Ghajini’, and has endorsed an all new look not only with his hairstyle but a new persona, which he worked hard for several weeks.

After Shah Rukh worked for the six pack abs for his block buster ‘Om Shanti Om’, it is now Aamir who has developed eight pack abs for the new role he is playing in ‘Ghajini’.

Energy group Vattenfall Q3 earnings increase on Nordic operations

Energy group VattenfallStockholm - Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall on Thursday posted higher operating profits for third-quarter 2008, boosted by its operations in the Nordic region.

Operating profit before tax and interest was 5.59 billion kronor (726 million dollars), up 17 per cent year-on-year.

Third-quarter turnover increased by 17 per cent to 37 billion kronor, while the net profit fell some 29 per cent to 2.48 billion kronor.

Bhandarkar’s Fashion Takes On Fashion Industry!

Bhandarkar’s Fashion Takes On Fashion Industry!Madhur Bhandarkar’s most expensive film to date ‘Fashion’ has been released with its staggering 700 prints worldwide. The National award winner who seems to be inspired from the fashion industry has tried to portray the same world on screen and has been successful -- in projecting the fashion industry’s realm onto celluloid.

You can now ‘virtually’ visit China without actually going there

Washington, October 30 : Computer engineers and scholars at the University of Florida have created a virtual Chinese city that can help people familiarise themselves with the sights and experiences they may encounter during their first trip to China.

The federally-funded ‘Second China Project’, as the researchers named it, was undertaken with objective of educating and preparing foreign service or other government professionals so that they would be fully prepared and ready to work when they visit China.

Hong Kong stocks surge by 13 per cent on interest rate cut

Hong Kong stocks surge by 13 per cent on interest rate cutHong Kong - Hong Kong stocks shot up by nearly 13 per cent Thursday to record their second double-digit rise of the week as a cut in interest rates boosted confidence in the market.

The blue-chip Hang Seng index gained 1,627.78 points, or 12.82 per cent, to close the day at 14,329.85 after a 50 point overnight cut in interest rates in the US. Turnover was 75.1 billion Hong Kong dollars (9.68 billion US dollars).

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