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Mumbai, Nov 3 - After a tepid previous session, the benchmark index of Indian equities Wednesday soared in early trade.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,472.86 points, was ruling at 20,478.97 points, up 133.28 points or 0.66 percent from its previous close at 20,345.69 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was trading at 6,158.7 points, up 0.65 percent.

Kolkata, Nov 3 - She jokes that she is 16! But Bengali actress Ananya Chatterjee is dead serious when she says she has a long way to go. Sheer hard work and commitment to acting have helped her win the National Film Award, she asserts.

"I think the National Award has created a benchmark for me. Now I need to live up to the expectations of my audience," Ananya Chatterjee told IANS in an exclusive interview.

New Delhi, Nov 3 - Vipul Shah loves bringing plays to the silver screen and he is doing the same with his new film "Action Replayy". The hit Bollywood filmmaker feels it is a successful proposition as theatrical productions are a testing ground for scripts.

"I have been adapting my plays for the screen. My first play that was adapted into a movie was 'Aankhen'. Then I adapted Aatish Kapadia's play as 'Waqt'," Shah told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.

American actress Demi Lovato seems to have grown up as the 18-year-old girl has dumped her international concert tour to enter rehab facility. She wants to undergo treatment for emotional and physical issues before she goes out for a professional commitment.

There is a buzz that Lovato is suffering from exhaustion but this decision of her indicates that it is much more than just exhaustion. She was supposed to take part in an international concert with the Jonas Brothers but Lavato preferred her health and it shows that she has grown up and knows how important her health is.

Miss World 2010, which had been a spectacular affair, held in Sanya, in The Republic of China, has now been spotted with a controversial streak.

According to reports, there are eyebrows being raised on the selection of the Miss World 2010.

As announced, it was Miss US Alexandria Mills, who was crowned Miss World at the prestigious event. The freshly crowned Miss World was hardly beginning to let the feeling sink in, when there are questions erupting about the selection of the winner of the crown.

The African hairstyle is no longer the staple look of the politically defiant in the United States. Once held with a lot of skepticism from the whites, it is the blacks, especially the black women in America who have turned out to be trendsetters in the world of fashion. Owing to the popularity of Willow Smith, daughter of celebrities Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, who sports some unusual hairdos in her latest album ‘Whip My Hair’, black women are no longer shying away from flaunting their individual styles.