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New Delhi [India], Oct 28 : Banning import and sale of Chinese firecrackers has had little or no effect on domestically made crackers as traders across major cities report poor business owing to anti-cracker campaigns run by schools, resident welfare associations (RWAs) and others noted an ASSOCHAM survey-cum-analysis.

The ASSOCHAM interacted with firecracker wholesalers, retailers, traders in 10 cities of Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Mumbai to gauge the enthusiasm and demand for firecrackers together with impact of ban on Chinese crackers across India.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 28 : Lady Gaga recently gave Matt LeBlanc a hard choice between his 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' characters Monica Geller and Rachel Green.

The duo appeared together at 'The Late Late Show with James Corden', an American late-night television talk and variety show aired by CBS.

The 30-year-old pop star asked LeBlanc, who portays Joey Tribbiani in the sitcom, "Who'd you rather- Monica or Rachel?"

After a considerable amount of pondering, the 49-year-old actor, however, gave a surprising answer saying, "Um, I'd have to say, I would go with... I would have me some Phoebe," he answered, "She's very bendy."

New Delhi [India], Oct 28 : It's time for colors, crackers, lights and celebrations, Diwali is finally here. With the festive season just around the corner, here are a few ways to quickly do up your home, just in time to host guests and relatives.

Kranti M, VP-Design and new initiatives, Furlenco suggests tricks that will give an elegant, classy and traditional look to your home with minimum efforts involved, to add a dash of sparkle for the festival of lights.

New Delhi [India], Oct 28 : With plans to tap the increasing demand for its services and expand its effective reach, Load24x7, India's first mobile-driven freight aggregation platform is now on a recruitment spree.

The pioneer in its realm has announced plans to hire 100 new employees in 100 smart cities by next six to 12 months which will not only help to generate employment also to increase its product portfolio and effectively expand its network across India. Load24x7 will be hiring experienced employees across key divisions such as technology and management.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 : Vitamin D supplements are less effective at raising vitamin D levels in pregnant women if they deliver their babies in the winter, have low levels of vitamin D early in pregnancy or gain more weight during pregnancy, a new Southampton study has shown.

The findings showed pregnant women respond differently to vitamin D supplementation depending on their individual attributes.

The University of Southampton researchers suggest that supplement levels should be tailored according to individual risk factors.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 : The case of young people fainting due to exhaustion is not an unknown factor in the current times in young people.

When Prateek fainted in his office, his colleagues assumed that he was exhausted with the long hours he had been putting in at office. Little did they know or were prepared for when the doctor at the hospital they had rushed Prateek to informed them that their colleague had had a stroke!

Prateek Gogia was a young corporate executive who had worked his way up the ladder with sheer hard work. He had put in hours every day, much beyond what was expected of him and put his personal life on the back burner. He was at an enviable position in his organization and many did not even like it that he had climbed the corporate ladder so quickly!