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According to a report, Dawn of the Digital Decade, jointly brought out by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) and Frost and Sullivan, the broadband subscriber base in India is likely to go up to 275 million by the next five years (2015) as against the existing nine million.

The increase in subscriber base will occur as submarine cable capacity is likely to expand and supply of capacities is expected to augment in a significant manner with the adoption of wireless broadband (BWA).

A new research conducted by American Cancer Society discovered that it's not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting down, which can have an effect on your death risk.

The research discovered that more free time spent sitting was directly linked with higher risk of death, particularly in females.

Females who reported over six hours per day of sitting were 37% more prone to die during the time period studied as compared to those who sat fewer than 3 hours daily.

A balanced diet helps a person to control high risk Type 2 diabetes better than what medications can achieve solely.

Lead author Kirsten Coppell of the University of Otago said that the study indicates that offering up the accurate dietary advice could help diabetes sufferers ward off the disease's disturbing complications.

Proper diet for diabetes patients consists of whole grains for carbohydrates, brown rice, lots of protein-rich foods, meat, monounsaturated fats.

Mandira Bedi, who shot to fame from her first TV show 'Shanti', is now delighted with her projects of hosting different shows.

The popular actress has no intention to work in doing daily soaps.

The actress said, "Television shows do not attract me anymore. There were many offers coming on my way but somehow it does not excite me now. People often ask me to listen to the scripts at least but now I rather enjoy hosting that acting."

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Stock market analyst D Prasad has maintained 'sell' rating on Maruti Suzuki Ltd stock to achieve a target of Rs 1290 in 3-4 days.

According to analyst, the investors can sell the stock with stop loss of Rs 1376.

Today, the stock opened at Rs 1358.50 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 86.45 and 15.64 respectively.

The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 1740 and a low of Rs 1186.30 on BSE.

Maruti Suzuki is ready to roll out the potent K Series engine powered Alto by August 2010.