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Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan who is one of the new jury members on the Indian Idol 5, together with Anu Malik, wants the potential singers coming on the show to be able to use every character of their voices to be successful in the industry where there is strong competition.

Sunidhi wants to give the emphasis to only the voice feature of the contenders, in place of the 'complete package' that the previous seasons of the show have concentrated on.

Indian businessman Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, is on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to boost technological connections between the Gulf nations and India.

Premji and Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, ruler of Ajman, talked over ways to fortify cooperation and chances of setting up joint investments.

H. H Sheikh Humaid showed eagerness to transmit Holy Qura'an copies printed in both Arabic and English to be distributed in India.

The conference was attended by top functionaries.

PTC India Ltd's net profit for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 dropped 10.70%to Rs 13.85 crore as against Rs 15.51 crore posted during the corresponding period of 2009.

But, the total income of the power trading firm grew by 4.99% to Rs 1,256.67 crore in Q4FY10 as against Rs 1,196.92 crore in Q4FY09.

For the financial year ended March 31, 2010, the firm recorded an increase of 3.35% in its profit, which stood at Rs 93.88 crore as against Rs 90.83 crore for the year ended March 31, 2009.

Total Income has surged 18.39% to Rs 7,843.81 crore in FY10 as against Rs 6,624.93 crore in FY09.

A study has disclosed that sodas and junk food speed up aging.

Regular use of sodas and junk food may also raise the prevalence and severity of age-linked problems like chronic kidney disease and heart calcification, and can also tempt severe muscle and skin atrophy.

Prof. M. Shawkat Razzaque from the Department of Medicine, Infection and Immunity at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, said, "Humans need a healthy diet and keeping the balance of phosphate may be important for a healthy life and longevity."

Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif may be close-lipped about their relationship, but they have been chosen the hottest pair of the decade in a poll carried out by MSN India.

The poll also announced megastar Shahrukh Khan the actor of the decade.

Sallu and Katz have beaten the likes of Abhi-Ash, Bips-John and Saif-Bebo.

MSN India had carried out an online poll and invited its readers to cast their vote for their desired Bollywood actors under different groups as part of their Decade Special for Bollywood.

Laughter is as good as workout in promoting physical condition and a sense of comfort, a new research said.

Lee S. Berk, preventive care specialist and researcher at Loma Linda University's Schools of Allied Health (SAHP) and Medicine, and Stanley Tan have been examining the human body's reaction to funny laughter and have discovered that laughter helps optimize many of the functions of different body structures.