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London, Jan 01 - Gwyneth Paltrow has recently admitted that women want to be sexual and at the same time feminine and soft, while discussing woman's right to define themselves.

The 42-year-old said that this generation of women was different in a lot of respects, as some of women want to be ambitious, and for it not to be a dirty word, the Daily Express reported.

Women want to be maternal, explorers and they can be a combination of all of these archetypes, she further added.

Mumbai - Stock markets opened on a subdued note on the first trading day of 2015 with the benchmark BSE Sensex falling by over 83 points in early trade on profit booking after recent gains.

The 30-share index which had gained 290.81 points in previous four straight sessions, fell 83.84 points, or 0.30 percent, to 27,415.58 in early trade Thursday.

Stocks of banking, oil & gas, metal, FMCG and power sector led the fall.

HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Infosys, NTPC and Coal India fell up to 1.03 percent in early trade.

Reliance, Sesa Sterlite, Gail, Hindalco, Dr Reddy's were also among major losers.

Mumbai - The rupee fell by 21 paise to trade at 63.24 against the US dollar on the first trading day of the New Year due to buying of American currency by banks and importers.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened lower by 21 paise against previous close of 63.03.

Dealers said increased demand for the American unit from importers and a lower opening in the doemstic equity market weighed on the rupee.

Dollar's gain against major world currencies also influenced the rupee movement, they added.

The rupee had appreciated by 35 paise to end at two-week high of 63.03 against the greenback yesterday.

New Delhi - LPG consumers across the country will from Thursday get cash subsidy directly into their bank accounts so that they buy the cooking fuel at market price.

Domestic LPG users will get Rs 568 in the bank account the moment they join the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG, which has now been renamed PAHAL. They will have to use this money to buy 14.2-kg refill at the market price.

Currently, the subsidised LPG costs Rs 417 per 14.2-kg cylinder while a market-priced refill costs Rs 752 in Delhi. It will be priced higher in other cities depending on local taxes.

Ranchi/Vadodara, Jan. 1 - Fans of Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni took to streets in Ranchi and Vadodara yesterday to urge him to reconsider his decision to retire from Test cricket.

" Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not only Jharkhand's, but also India's pride. The players of the Jharkhand State Disabled Cricket Association and other people here are demanding that he change his decision. It is difficult to even think of cricket without him," said Hiten Bharadwaj a fan of Dhoni's who is based in Ranchi.