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Washington, Sept 18: It seems that reports of singer Amy Winehouse’s drug and alcohol woes has made James Bond producers drop the idea of having the jazz star sing the upcoming Bond flick’s theme song.

Reports said that the 24-year-old was in talks with the Bond franchise to sing the flick’s soundtrack and to perform the tune in a smoky club scene.

Composer David Arnold, who penned the soundtracks for the last four Bond films, also hailed Winehouse for having ‘the best record of last year’.

Washington, September 18: An audiotape featuring former American football star O. J. Simpson’s alleged armed standoff in a hotel room in Las Vegas has been leaked on the internet.

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra launched her album 'Outrageous' here last evening.

While speaking to news-persons, she told, “Outrageous is an attitude. It will speak the language of the gen-next youth. It brings to fore the deep hidden desires that every human being harbours inside but refuses to acknowledge. The USP of my album is that it promotes an attitude of being born free. It's okay to break the rules and follow your heart.”

Sherlyn has herself composed and written lyrics of her album 'Outrageous --The End of the Beginning.'

New Delhi: BHEL is in quest of mergers and acquisition (M&A) in order to encourage inorganic expansion and targets earning of Rs 45,000 crore by the next five years (2012).

At the shareholders conference, A K Puri, BHEL Chairman and Managing Director said, the company has drawn what it names “Strategic Plan 2012” to make sure sustainable profitable development over the next five years with the aim of achieving an earning level of Rs 45,000 crore.

Chennai: Deepak Puri, MD Moser Baer India Ltd, stated that the company is planning to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Tamil Nadu to make photovoltaic films. The project will be licensed in 18 months.

Mumbai: The Indian currency dropped to a one-week low on Tuesday, weighed down by weaker Asian stock markets and oil prices that lingered near all-time highs.