Apple’s retail operation increased two-fold during the existing year (2008).

According to Apple’s recent 10-k annual filing released Wednesday, the company presently has 32,000 people on a full-time basis. The figure was up from 21,600 as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The report also said that around 16,000 of those people work in company’s retail group, which currently has 247 stores.

Apple, in last year's annual report, announced that it had around 8,000 people working in the retail unit, which comprised 197 stores.

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A recent study has suggested that a testosterone patch may improve the libido of postmenopausal women significantly. The research in the Nov. 6 New England Journal of Medicine adds that this libido boost comes with its share of side effects like a possible increase in the risk of breast cancer in women taking the male hormone.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has congratulated Barack Obama on his election as the president of the United States and said his "journey to the White House" would inspire people around the world.

"Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world," Manmohan Singh said in his congratulatory message.

It was a high political drama in full public, where Bhratiya Jan Shakti party (BJS) President Uma Bharati slapped a top party functionary, then kissed him on the forehead and later gave up food to atone for her loss of control, but eventually the party worker resigned from his post on Wednesday evening.

All this high-drama occurred at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. Anil Rai, the BJS Chhindwara general secretary has announced to resign from the party

Now the Judges in India have demanded for a pay hike.

The demand has come after the recommendation of Sixth Pay Commission.

It is learnt that Chief Justice of India (CJI) has written to the Law Minister asking for a pay hike, which has put the central govt. in a dilemma.

In his four page letter the CJI wants his salary to be hiked to Rs 1.1 lakh, the same as the Governor.

 Earlier the CJI's basic salary was Rs 33 thousand per month like that of the Cabinet Secretary. But it was three thousand less than that of Governor's pay.