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London [England], Nov, 28 : In a recent study, scientists have found that low calorie fizzy drinks could actually make you fatter than regular options.

Individuals following diet could gain better results by deterring from the supposedly 'healthy' variants, reports Express.

The report published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism journal narrows down the reason to the sugar substitutes used in the drinks.

Aspartame, the controversial sweetener that is deemed safe for human consumption by over 100 regulatory agencies in their respective countries, is one of the sweeteners named in the study.

Washington D.C. (USA), Nov. 28 : It seems like this mother-son relationship is going through a bitter phase as Madonna's son Rocco Ritchie publically announced that he was extremely happy after parting ways with his mother.

The 16-year-old has recently commented on an Instagram post of hermother where pop diva can be seen completing the mannequin challenge around a dinner table with friends.

'So glad I don't live there anymore,' commented Ritchie.

However, Rocco deleted the comment after facing huge backlash from Madonna's fans, who rebuked the teen for his unkind remark.

The video that also featured Rocco's siblings David and Mercy has also been removed soon after the fuss.

The statement came a week after Rocco got nabbed on suspicion of cannabis possession.

Mumbai [India], Nov. 28 : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed lenders to park old 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes in currency chests at the district level in view of mounting deposits due to the ongoing domonetisation drive.

In a statement, the RBI said a currency chest operating at the point to be called Designated Chest -DC will be required to operate a separate vault -- to be named Chest Guarantee Vault CGV as an extended arm of it.

In its notification, the RBI said banks not having a currency chest will deposit such notes in sealed boxes and will get the value of the notes to the credit of their current account with the chest branch.

London [England], Nov, 28 : According to a recent study, consuming smelly food at desk 'Al Desko' during office hampers the worker's productivity.

The practice has now become so prevalent that two thirds of people eat lunch at their desks most days of the week, reports Daily Mail.

And food with pungent smell like oily fish, cheese and egg sandwiches are having an adverse effect on working conditions and office culture.

In a survey of 1,000 office goers, two out of five said they were too occupied to go out for a lunch break, while over half maintained that those, who ate at their desks were 'anti-social'.

The worst smell was said to be mackerel or sardines, followed by cheese and eggs - yet fewer than one in five workers ask a colleague to eat somewhere else.

Hamilton [New Zealand], Nov. 28 : Veteran batsman Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten knock of 102 to help his side set a target of 369 runs for Pakistan in the second and last Test here at the Seddon Park in Hamilton.

With three overs to survive before stumps on Day Four, Pakistan openers Sami Aslam (1*) and skipper Azhar Ali (0*) got through the task unscathed.

Earlier, Taylor scored his 16th Test hundred to drive New Zealand to a declaration 20 minutes before the end of the day's play which was completely dominated by the hosts.

London [UK], Nov. 28 : Taking a dig at girls for being obsessed with selfies, Jennifer Saunders said that girls are gettingill because they spend their whole time taking selfies.

The 'Absolutely Fabulous' creator also ridiculed Kim Kardashian's looks, dubbing it "automaton".

In an interview with Event magazine, 58-year-old star said, "That Kim Kardashian look, it's so automaton. Girls spend longer and longer in the bloody bathroom, looking in the mirror, taking selfies," reports The Telegraph.

"Girls are now getting ill because all they spend their lives doing is finding the perfect selfie," she added.

This is not the first time when the British comedian turned heads for her derogatory statement.