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New Delhi, Jan 9  : External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has exhorted the overseas Indians to become India's best ambassadors to spread and popularize the country's values, beliefs, culture and heritage overseas.

Presiding over the session on ' India Soft Power' on Day-2 of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 yesterday, Khurshid called upon the delegates to be active in social networking to enable India to build its brand name and image so that deeper economic engagements are concluded with overseas economies, irrespective of their size.

Sydney, Jan 9 - The horrific accident while skiing that has left Formula One legend  battling for his life in a hospital did not happen due to faulty skis, inadequate signage and excessive speed, according to the investigators probing the accident.

Schumacher has been in a medically-induced coma since he fell on an off-piste section between two slopes in the French ski resort of Meribel and slammed his head on a rock, prompting his evacuation to a hospital in the city of Grenoble.

Los Angeles, Jan 9 : Pop star Shakira says she took some time to get used to the male-dominated music industry, but she learnt to be a sport.

New Delhi, January 8 : Speculations are ri

Washington, Jan 8 : Chinese smartphone company ZTE is bringing voice-assistant technology to its newest flagship device, the Grand S II.

ZTE unveiled the new Android handset at the International CES show in Las Vegas.

The company will start rolling out the cell phones in its home market China in March or April, but will start selling them in the US later this year.

According to TechHive, the phone will be priced between 327 dollars and 396 dollars without carrier subsidies.

The phone comes with some high-end specs, including a 2.3 Ghz quad-core processor from Qualcomm and support for 4G LTE networks.

Hitachi Ltd, a leading maker of electronics and power station equipment, has said that it has promoted Toshiaki Higashihara to the post of the president from senior vice president.

Toshiaki Higashihara will replace Hiroaki Nakanishi who will be now work as the chairman of the company.  Higashihara will assume in the new role from April 1, according to a statement sent to the Tokyo Stock Exchange today.  Nakanishi will also become Hitachi's chief executive officer from April.