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Vienna, March 24 :

Mumbai, March 24 : Superstar Salman Khan is set to expand his charitable organisation "Being Human" by opening up more stores in the country as well as go international with stores in Sri Lanka.

"A lot of people are buying 'Being Human' clothing and we are doing pretty well.  This year we plan to open about 40 more stores and we would be in about 1,850 selling points.  Plus we have tied up with Sri Lanka," the 48-year-old said here Sunday at a VEER campaign by Thums Up.

Los Angeles, March 24 : Actress Kate Winslet has showered praise on her "Divergent" co-star Shailene Woodley, saying she is "gorgeous".

"I have to say Shailene is one of the most gorgeous women I have ever met and she's a very dear, sweet, humble person, and she's really gentle and grounded and I think she's going to be okay," Winslet said in a statement.

The Oscar-winning actress is also happy to see the way Hollywood is accepting newcomers.

Income tax (I-T) offices will function 24x7 till 31st of March in order to complete the collecting the remaining revenue of more than Rs. 50,000 crore before the end of financial year 2013-14.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has declared that its tax collection offices would function around the clock, and that no official who is on tax collection duty will take leave till March 31.

Online travel firm ibibo Group has acquired Bangalore-based tracking & analytics startup 'YourBus' in a bid to enhance its offering in the field of bus travel.

Founded by two BITS-Pilani graduates, viz. Rajesh Mallipeddi and Satya Padmanabham, GPS-based bus tracking service YourBus provides information like arrival, departure, routes of buses. A smartphone user can use the YourBus app to see the location of his/her bus in real time on a map.

China's manufacturing activity slipped to its lowest in eight months in March this year, showing persistent weakness in the world's second-biggest economy.

The Markit/HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) slipped to 48.1 in March this year, from 48.5 in the corresponding month of the previous year. It may be noted here that a reading of below 50 indicates contraction, while a reading of above 50 indicates expansion in a sector.