The model of Maruti A-Star, the much-awaited latest small car model which was showcased at the Delhi Auto Expo earlier this year, will be launched in India on November 19. The model, expectedly priced at Rs 3.85 lakh, also marks the launch of the new KB series engines in India.

It will be the first car that will be produced exclusively in India, and the engine production commenced in October this year. A-Star shares its platform with Maruti Alto in India, as it has a similar 2360 mm wheelbase.

Owing to a slowdown in the manufacturing sector and the ongoing economic crisis, leading steel manufacturer Ispat Industries Ltd is planning to cut production further by 10 percent by December.

The company's Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Vinod Mittal, told reporters on the sidelines on the India Economic Summit the company has already cut its production by up to 30 per cent in the current month, and would further cut it by up to 40%.

In "a very sharp review" of its investment plans over the last 60 days, UTV Software Communications Ltd has taken steps to cut costs in its broadcasting division.

The company said in a statement on Monday that by phasing out its Delhi operations, it has consolidated its operations for four television channels - Bindass, Bindass Movies, UTV Movies and World Movies - from the Mumbai office only.

Shashant Shah's 'Dasvidaniya' is a poignant tale about living life to the fullest - more so with death staring you in the face!

The story revolves around a simpleton, Amar Kaul (Vinay Pathak) who lives quite a routine life, with his eccentric mother in a small suburban apartment, and works for a bully of a boss. His visit to a doctor for stomach ache results in his finding out that he is dying of cancer, and has only three months to live.

When the reality of death dawns on him, Amar decides to make a list of everything he would really like to do -the list that would make his life worthy, before it actually ends.

A 'Katrina-obsessed' impersonator has of late been sending emails to producers, directors, coordinators, journalists and Hollywood agents, from an email id katrinakaif84@hotmail.com, which the actress says is not hers.

Katrina was clueless about the mentioned id till about a few days back, when a lady journalist informed her about a mail she had received. Katrina, who realized the existence of the impersonator, spoke to a news daily about the incident.

informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it has bagged three orders worth Rs 937 crore in water business, during September and October 2008 in Delhi and Andhra Pradesh.

This order is in addition to the EPC project worth Rs 582 crore that the engineering major secured from the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board; and two EPC projects worth Rs 355 crore from the Delhi Jal Board.