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Washington, Feb 13 - A new study has revealed that dogs can tell the difference between happy and angry human faces.

The researchers of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna said that the discovery represents the first solid evidence that an animal other than humans can discriminate between emotional expressions in another species.

Researcher Corsin Muller added that they think the dogs in their study could have solved the task only by applying their knowledge of emotional expressions in humans to the unfamiliar pictures they presented to them.

Johannesburg, Feb 13 - 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has said that he is eager to experience the incredible energy of Brazilian carnival before gearing up to defend his title at the Rio

Mumbai: Continuing its rising streak for the fourth consecutive session, the benchmark BSE Sensex gained over 110 points in early trade Friday on the back of a firming trend in global market.

However, discouraging IIP and retail inflation data, limited the gains.

The 30-share barometer moved up by 110.17 points, or 0.38 percent, to 28,915.27 with healthcare, realty, metal, consumer durables, FMCG and banking sector stocks, leading the rally. The gauge had gained 577.71 points in past three sessions.

On similar lines, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 39 points, or 0.45 percent, to 8,750.55.

New Delhi, Feb. 13 - India's retail inflation accelerated in January after shifting to a new base year for calculating prices, but stayed well below the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) target, bolstering prospects for further interest rate cuts.

Consumer prices rose an annual 5.11 percent compared with a 4.28 percent gain in December, the statistics department said after it changed the base year for measuring inflation to 2012 from 2010.

Under the old series, inflation was reported at five percent in December.

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 26 paise to 62.05 against the dollar in early trade Friday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters and banks.

New Delhi, Feb. 13 - Thirteen people, including a 70-year-old Swiss tourist in Jodhpur, have succumbed to swine flu in Rajasthan, taking the total death toll in the state to 130.

As per reports, over 1,000 people have tested positive for swine flu in the state this year.

In Gujarat, eight more deaths were reported due to the disease while the death toll in the state since January shot up to 116.

Six people also succumbed to swine flu yesterday in Hyderabad, taking the death toll to 48 since January this year.

In Telangana six people died while in Andhra Pradesh one person succumbed to the disease.

Authorities in the two states have reportedly requested people to not panic and report to their nearest health centres if they witness any symptoms related to swine flu.