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A lot of UK-based firms have taken advantage of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's retail sector and people are quite optimistic about it, United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) said on Wednesday.

In 1983, Fossey published Gorillas in the Mist, an account of her life and work at Karisoke.

Though "extremely weak", the condition of Suchitra Sen, who is suffering from serious respiratory problems, continues to be stable.

Archaeologists have traced the remains of another university at Telhara, about 40 km from the ancient Nalanda University, a reference to which was found in the account of Chinese travellers Hiuen Tsang and Ithsing.

The five MLAs were suspended from primary membership of the party for six years following cross-voting in the Legislative Council elections.

England will play the winners of the third quarter-final between New Zeland and Argentina in the semi-finals.

Relieved by decline in inflation, the industry on Wednesday urged the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates to provide a fillip to the sluggish economic growth at a time when industrial output has turned negative.

"The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a medical drive for Muzaffarnagar riot victims, with checkups of pregnant women and children given priority. Medical examination of around 168 pregnant women and 4,000 children has been carried out till now," Dis...

Raje said that it was the government's duty to find solutions to people's problems.

Hasleen Kaur, who is making her debut with 'Karle Pyaar Karle', says it is a misconception that models cannot act.

The video-sharing website has teamed with DreamWorks Animation to create the daily highlight reel of brand-new, trending and yet-to-be-discovered content.

Recently, most of the top-seeded players have hired former great players as their coaches.

Second-half headers from Diego Godin and Raul Garcia gave holders Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Valencia and a place in the King's Cup quarter-finals.

Seedorf said he would become the Serie A club's new coach after announcing an end to his illustrious playing career.

Reports say that the son of a leading playwright will arrive from Bangalore to depose before the court.

MPCC president Manikrao Thakre has said the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party will not affect Congress' prospects in Maharashtra and exuded confidence that his party would get more seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections than in 2009.