Barclays Wealth has entered the Indian market by launching its facility in Mumbai on Wednesday. A special ceremony in this regard was attended by cricket legends Kapil Dev, Allan Border and Clive Lloyd, besides company executives.

Barclays Wealth is a leading financial services provider in the world. It would provide private client advisory, succession planning and investment services to well to do people for their wealth management.

The largest Indian passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki, launched a new car model A-Star on Wednesday. A-Star is developed at the Manesar facility of the company and it is the fifth model in A2 segment. The car would also be exported in Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa. The company has set a target to sell 50,000 units of A-star in Indian market while one lakh units would be sold in international markets. The company is optimistic to export 2 lakh units by 2010-11.

Global slowdown failed to affect gold prices in India. Gold prices registered a growth of 66 per cent in the third quarter of 2008. Investors across the world preferred to invest in gold, considering it as the best investment option amid volatile market conditions, following the global slowdown.

The demand for yellow metal in India increased to 250 tonnes in the third quarter of 2008, which earlier stood at 190 tonnes in same period of 2007.

Hugh Jackman, 40, blockbuster films action hero, Tony award winner for his turn on Broadway, including father of Oscar, 8 and Ava, 3, has been named 2008 Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Described as 'a triple threat: a star who can sing, dance and wield a weapon', according to People, the star of 'Australia', hunky at 6 ft. 2-in. and well-known for his rock hard body, also has a softer, romantic side. He not only sings ballads at home, he also makes pancakes for Ava, Oscar and wife Deb, the best things that have happened to him.

The most influential celebrity childrens' annual list of Hollywood's 10-Hottest Tots has actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' regularly photographed daughter, two-year old Suri Cruise toppling last year's winner Shiloh Jolie-Pitt to secure top honours, no doubt, due to her stylish outfits, stylish hair and stylish parents.

Two year old Shiloh slipped to second place, to be joined three-year-old Zahara in third place and brother Pax, 4 at fourth.

Manjeri Narayana Nambiar, alias MN Nambiar, the 88-year-old veteran theatre artist and a legend in Indian cinema, passed away today in a private hospital in Chennai. The villain-cum-character actor had been in the film industry for more than 60 years.

Born on March 17, 1919 in Kannur, Kerala, he entered the stage at the age of 13. His first film, 'Bhakta Ramadoss', where he played a villain was shot in 1935 in Hindi and Tamil. Until his last film 'Sudeshi' in 2006, Nambiar was an actor you could never miss!