Sterlite Technologies Ltd, a part of Sterlite group, has declared the results for the three month period ended December 31, 2008.

The leading global provider of wire and cable solutions for the power and telecom industry has posted a growth of 19.13 per cent in net profit for the three month period, which stood at 314.50 million from Rs 264 million the previous year.

The company was greatly helped by cutting costs and excess inventory, sharp rise in order book plus new customers.

Now, Nokia has adopted another way to woo its users.

This time, the Finnish mobile phone giant has announced a scheme that first 100 people to buy its much-awaited Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone will get tickets to the Benicassim music festival in Spain.

Nokia 5800, otherwise known as the Tube, goes on sale this Friday at the company’s flagship Regent Street store at 8am.

Nepal government is taking all the possible steps to save other regions of Nepal from falling prey to deadly bird flu. Mechinagar has been declared emergency region where birds were found affected with deadly H5N1 virus.

Districts close to the affected areas, including Morang and Chitawan have been issued notices regarding risk of spread of bird flu.

Scientists at Southern General Hospital, Glasgow are developing a new stem cell treatment to repair brain damage in stroke patients. More than 130,000 people suffer a stroke in Britain every year, half of whom die. Physiotherapy (physical therapy) is the only therapy available for the treatment of permanently disabled.

Officials confirmed the presence of deadly H5N1 virus in Sikkim's South district. High Security Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed the presence of the deadly virus in samples of 30 birds that were sent to it for testing.

Animal husbandry and veterinary services department joint director K C Bhutia said: "We are awaiting the arrival of a Central team following which the culling operations would start in the affected region in which between 5,000 and 8,000 birds will be culled."

Earlier researches have shown that lifestyle and environment determines a person's risk of developing many types of cancer. Recent study showed that presence of a particular kind of genes increase the risk of developing five different types of cancer - skin, lung, bladder, prostate and cervical cancer.

Previous studies have shown that smoking and drinking increase risk of various cancer like lung cancer and liver cancer.