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The corporate affairs ministry announced that it will organize awareness camps across India with the intention to attract investments into the business segment.

In a declaration, the ministry said, "There is significant household savings available with Indian households which can be channelized into the corporate economy which will result in not only higher returns for the investors but also more growth of the corporate sector."

Malaysian immigration agencies have been instructed to ease the issuance of visas to make it easier for Indian residents to visit Malaysia.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak made this declaration today.

While lecturing at the Malaysia-India Business Seminar, Najib stated that the department would establish more offices in India with the intention that Indian visitors to Malaysia could apply for visas easily.

According to Najib, there are more than 100 flights between Malaysia and India on a weekly basis.

Eyeing the vast potential of rustic market, handset maker Zen Mobile rolled out a dual sim cell phone 'M25' providing 72 days battery backup at just Rs 3,400.

Mr. Deepesh Gupta, company's MD stated, ''72 day battery back-up is one of the most unique features of M25. This phone would be extremely useful for people living in rural areas where long power failures are a common feature."

Together with its extended battery backup, M25 also features the 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.4 inch TFT screen, Bluetooth plus FM recorder.

The company has an expandable memory up to 4 GB.

India announced a new programme to identify, prevent and control the spread of cancer, diabetes, heart disorders and strokes with an outlay of Rs 1,230.90 crore ($275 million) for the next two years.

Home Minister P. Chidambaram stated that the newly launched plan will be implemented in 100 districts across 15 states and union territories via mass education and by promoting healthy lifestyle.

German luxury car maker Audi has started assembling its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Q5 at its Aurangabad (Maharashtra) manufacturing facility.

The Q5 is the company's third model after the A4 and A6 to be manufactured in the Indian market.

Audi has decided to make 1,500 units on a yearly basis.

Frank Dreves, Audi board member for production stated, "The production of the Q5 is part of our long-term growth strategy in India."

"The Indian market for automobiles will grow very rapidly, and the Q5 is the right automobile at the right time," Frank added.

According to new study, cocoa flavanols may be a vital part of a healthy diet for individuals suffering from cardiovascular disease.

Poor blood vessel functioning is recognized as an early stage in the growth process of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), comprising artery disease.

As per results of a research carried out at the University of California San Francisco, daily cocoa flavanol intake more than doubled the number of circulating angiogenic cells (CACs) in the blood.