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Smoking okay on reel, not in real: B-Town (May 31 is World No Tobacco Day)
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Does smoking on screen harm youth? Some feel depicting actors smoking in films and TV shows can affect young, impressionable minds, but others do not agree with this. "Youth consider celebrities as role models and when they see actors smoking on the screen, it affects them more. If a youth does not start smoking before the age of 22, he doesn't get into it," Anita Peter, director

'Customer Q' used by UBS staff to skip Indian FII laws

After Mr X, comes Customer Q. A customer account of the UK's UBS Wealth Management codenamed 'Q' played a pivotal role in the routing of illegal investments into Indian stocks, according to the UK

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Strong sales lift SAIL net

Thanks to strong output, state-run steel maker Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on Tuesday reported a three per cent rise in stand-alone net profit at Rs 1,577 crore for the quarter ended March 31,

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Equities may trade lower this summer: Stuart Oakley

The markets' loss of confidence in the rupee is largely due to structural problems with the Indian economy. Also, if the global markets continue to suffer from risk aversion, it's not unreasonable to

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Shree Cement on a soft patch

Cement stocks have given fabulous returns in recent quarters as production discipline resulted in improving realisations. The low base also helped volume growth. Thus, players such as Shree Cement

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GlobalCollect and Newzoo Join Forces to Provide Unique Insights into Video Game Monetization

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