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London - Former 'Veronica Mars' star Kyle Gallner and his longtime girlfriend Tara Ferguson have

New Delhi - Government is considering doing away with the LPG subsidy for the well-off, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday.

"The next important decision India will have to take is whether people like me...(are) entitled to get our LPG subsidy," he said.

"I think the sooner we are able to take these decisions as to who is entitled to these subsidies, of course some people would be, the better it would be for our system. These decisions are all on our agenda," he added.

Currently, 12 cylinders are available to consumers at a subsidised rate of Rs 414 each (in Delhi). Any requirement beyond this will have to be purchased at the market price of Rs 880 per 14.2-kg cylinder.

Mumbai - Kotak Mahindra Bank chief Uday Kotak has assured that there will not be "any dramatic" reduction immediately in the number of employees following the merger of ING Vysya Bank.

While ING has around 10,000 employees, Kotak Bank has around 29,000.

"We believe total number of employees will grow over time, but we don't see any dramatic reduction in the net number of people in a hurry," the Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Bank Uday Kotak told PTI after he announced the merger deal last evening.

Cape Canaveral - For the 21st-century spacewoman, gender is a subject often best ignored.

After years of training for their first space mission, the last thing Samantha Cristoforetti and Elana Serova want to dwell on is the fact they are women.

Cristoforetti, Italy's first female astronaut is set to rocket into orbit this weekend from Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. There, she will join Russia's Serova, a rarity in her homeland's male-dominated cosmonaut corps.

It will be just the second time in the space station's 16-year history that two women make up the long-term, six-member crew.

Just don't ask Cristoforetti or Serova about the gender issue.

New York, Nov 21 : The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have told the reporters, who have applied to cover their visit, to follow a proper dress code.

According to the edict, journalist wishing to cover royal engagements, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad, should comply with the dress code on formal occasions out of respect for the guests of the queen, or any other member of the royal family, the New York Daily News reported.

The warning told reporters to show some respect and that smart attire for men includes the wearing of a jacket and tie, while for women a trouser or skirt suit."

Washington, Nov 21 : Penelope Cruz will be starring Ben Stiller in ' Zoolander 2.'