According to a report published today from economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research, banning fast food advertisements on television could reduce the number of overweight children in the United States by as much as 18%. However the team of researchers from Lehigh University, Georgia State University and City University of New York Graduate Center questioned the practicality of such an approach, which has been put into effect only by Sweden, Norway and Finland till now.

ZTE Corporation, the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has signed up a 1.33 billion ($194.73 million) RMB deal with China Telecom Corporation Limited for the initial phase of a CDMA network construction project starting this year, which will cover both wireless and service networks.

Ace Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi was stunned by the mysterious resemblance between Chitrangda Singh and former multi-talented actress Smita Patil.

This time, Rahul Bose said that Soha Ali reminds him of her mother, Sharmila Tagore.

Rahul said, “Soha is a great actress like her mom Sharmila ji. I guess the acting genes have been transmitted very well. There are so many daughters in Bollywood who are not even a patch on their mothers' acting or beauty. But Soha Ali Khan is a great actress and I guess she just needs the right film.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened its first overseas office on Wednesday in China, with others planned around the globe to control quality of food imported in to the country. David Acheson, the FDA's associate commissioner for foods said, "We are currently importing about 15% of the food we eat in the United States, and it is increasing every year. It's much easier if we can build the collaboration at a local level rather than trying to do it from 8,000 miles away."

Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram said that government would take all possible steps to help industry in the hour of crisis. It has already taken many fiscal measures with the help of reserve bank to improve liquidity and increase demand for industry.

Parliament has approved Rs 1.05 lakh crore, besides Rs 6.5 lakh crore proposed in the budget in February. The finance minister also asked for price cut to boost demand amid global slowdown. He said that rupee condition would soon improve following steps taken by government.

The technology keeps on advancing day by day, and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo fans.

To add more to their wardrobe, Virgin Mobile has made announcement about the launching of its ‘vKewl’ branded handset in the Indian market.

With superb video recording capability and a 1.3 mega pixel camera, the candybar phone comes with a FM radio, MP3 player, MMS, speakers and headset support.