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Whatever we had churned the thoughts regarding the Public sector pensions, it cost double the amount of what it is expected out and thus we do need some urgent reforms, as per the recent report. Now the workers employed in the public sector shall be required to save 40% from their annual salary to support their salary pension benefits.

Today, after such a long wait the European Commission's has unconfined the Green Paper on auxiliary pensions in the single market.

The Green Paper depicts that how the limitations on making choice for the investments by pension funds like requirements to endow into a particular state, or in government bonds which might seriously worsen the performance.

NComputing Inc. has launched its new L300. This Ethernet virtual desktop device claims to be energy-efficient and is priced at Rs. 9,500 in India. Its chief targets are small and medium businesses.

This new device makes use of the extra energy produced by a computer to power about 11 to 30 users at the same time, at near or remote locations.

It special vSpace virtualization software allows even the remote Ethernet local-area network to be centrally managed. One of its special features is seamless integration with operating systems like Windows, Linux, etc.

Today the Amazon group has roped in for a grocery dissection providing free delivery to many of the household goods.

The Amazon group which was launched in the UK in the year 1998 started its venture as an online retailer in mode of a bookseller, it has now planned to offer 22,000 top grocery array entailing Pampers, Ariel, Uncle Ben's, Dolmio, Kraft, Schwartz, Kenco, Carte Noir, Walkers and Oreo, along with the important pet food products like Bakers and Purina One.

Hollywood queen Angelina Jolie has disclosed the reason behind refusing to play the role of ‘Bond Girl’ in Casino Royale. Well, the Mr and Mrs Smith star was more interested to play the 007 spy rather than playing his girl.

In 2005, Jolie was considered to play the ‘Bond Girl’ in the Daniel Craig starrer Bond movie, with whom she worked in the movie Tomb Raider.

Recalling a meeting with the co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Amy Pascal, the 35 year old star said, “In that lovely chat, I conveyed them that I would prefer to play Bond. At that time, it was not possible for me to play the ‘Bond Girl’ as I was pregnant. The idea playing a spy, remained in Amy’s mind and she called me later and said, ‘I think I have found it’.”

Most of the star kids today seem to take their work very seriously. Children of many Bollywood stars made their debut in the films after undergoing proper training and not don’t bank on heredity alone. Akshara Haasan, daughter of renowned actor Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika is one such star kid, who is very serious and professional when it comes to work.