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The major insurance provider of the country, Max New York Life expects to have a 15-20% increase in premium collection in the fiscal year 2010-11. Last year's sale report has been very disappointing for the firm.

The business from the premium income was also not up to the mark. However the company is anticipating having a proper 2010-11 so far as premium income is concerned. It has entered to a strategic tie up with Axis Bank. This tie up is expected to enhance sales for Max New Life. Max India is having 74% stake in the insurance company Max New Life.

Pepper ended weak as traders choose to book profits after prices rose nearly 10 percent in the last 9 sessions. Prices may get support only if export demand picks up. Export demand is the major trigger in pepper market. Spot pepper edged up 11.5 rupees to end at 16,512.50 rupees per 100 kg in Kochi. June delivery dropped Rs 155 and settled at Rs 17116/quintal. The contract touched the intraday high of Rs 17479/quintal while low of Rs 16986/quintal. Now support for the pepper is seen at 16908 and below could see a test of 16701. Resistance is now likely to be seen at 17401, a move above could see prices testing 17687.

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Researchers have said that a U. S. study finds some parents think their children have no interest in sex, but they see their children's peers as highly sexual.

Study author Dr. Sinikka Elliott, an assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, says in a statement, "Parents I interviewed had very hard time thinking about their own teen children as sexually desiring subjects. At the same time, parents view their teens' peers as highly sexual, even sexually predatory."

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has joined the online social platform Twitter. This has been a new field for Sachin after conquering the cricket field with more than thirty thousand runs in his career. But the difference over here is now his fans can communicate directly with him.

However, before Sachin some other great personalities and celebrities in the country have also joined this social networking site.

The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) has declared the 2010 Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examination results for commerce and Science streams.

The results are available on the MBOSE official site of along with other Indian results sites. A press release is also available on the official website, Mbose. in giving all the details regarding the examination results.

Other sites showing results are Megresults. nic. in, Rediff. com, ExamResults. net, Exametc. com etc.

Mercedes-Benz India has informed that it has managed to improve its monthly sales to almost double in the month of April. It has sold 321 units of cars in this month. It has sold exactly 178 units of cars in the same month previous year. That means there is almost a 100% hike in the sales figure.