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New Delhi, Feb 9 : Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley on Monday emphasised the need for the availability of books and other knowledge products in digital form, keeping in mind the advance of technology.

Speaking at the launch of the 'India: 2015 Reference Annual' at the national capital, Jaitley stated that the digital medium would provide enhanced accessibility and affordability of information to a wider audience.

The minister also started that the digitization of printed books carrying information on India's development will be a useful reference material for people worldwide, with e-books providing enhanced accessibility and affordability of facts to a wider audience

London, Feb 9 : Dakota Johnson has revealed that she is scared of her global fame after the release of her upcoming erotic film, ' Fifty Shades of Grey'.

London, Feb 09 : Misfiring Manchester City players have been warned by their teammate Samir Nasri that current Premier League leaders Chelsea would not make the same mistakes that helped them clinch the title last season.

Saturday's dismal draw with Hull saw City fall seven points behind Chelsea in the Premier League table. Nasri admitted that his side's performance was simply not good enough.

And the French winger is also concerned that City would not benefit from a late-season collapse like the one suffered by Liverpool last term, the Daily Star reported.

Nasri said that they have to wake up and do the job now before it's too late, adding that Chelsea, with no disrespect, are not Liverpool, who can drop points, insisting that they are really solid.

Southampton (UK), Feb 9 : Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration never before seen in man-made underwater vehicles.

Scientists have built a deformable octopus-like robot with a 3D printed skeleton with no moving parts and no energy storage device, other than a thin elastic outer hull.

Washington, Feb 09 : Google has announced its acquisition of Odysee, an iOS and Android app that facilitates automatic back up of photos and videos taken on users' cameras or tablets to their home

New Delhi, Feb. 9 - 10 more persons succumbed to swine flu In Gujarat taking the toll in the state since January to 81.

Two deaths each were reported from Kutch, Ahmedabad and Surat district, while one death each was recorded from Vadodara, Dahod, Narmada and Surendranagar district.

The disease has killed 191 people in the country in January alone with southern state of Telangana being worst hit. So far, 2,038 people have been afflicted by the virus.

Swine flu is caused by H1N1 virus. H1N1 symptoms are similar to those produced by other influenza viruses - fever, cough, sore throat, body aches and respiratory problems.