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New Delhi : Overseas investors poured in USD 2 billion in the Indian capital markets this month so far, taking total inflows to a staggering USD 42 billion since January this year.

The net investment by foreign investors into equities stood at USD 116 million (Rs 553 crore) during December 1-26, while total inflows in the debt market in the same period were USD 1.94 billion (Rs 12,065 crore), as per the latest data.

Market analysts say that FIIs or Foreign Institutional Investors, which got re-christened as FPIs, or Foreign Portfolio Investors, have been betting on the Indian markets, mainly on account of the reforms agenda of the government.

London, Dec 28 - AirAsia flight QZ8501 travelling from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore with 162 people on board has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24hrs, said the company.

According to BBC, the airlines' authorities said that the rescue operations and search for the flight were under way.

An official with the transport ministry said that the plane lost contact over the Java Sea between Surabaya and Singapore.

He also said that the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.

Los Angeles : Christina Aguilera is reportedly set to make a comeback in her music career after the singer took break earlier this year due to her pregnancy.

The 34-year-old 'What A Girl Wants' hitmaker has registered her comeback single called 'Waves' and also hinted that the follow-up to 2012's 'Lotus' will arrive in 2015, reported Ace Showbiz.

Aguilera is set to reprise her role as a coach in the eighth season of the American television reality show 'The Voice'.

She will join Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams as she replaces last season's coach Gwen Stefani.

Hyderabad : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was today honoured with Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award 2014, instituted by the Akkineni International Foundation.

The award was given away in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.

Speaking on the occasion, Bachchan said, "It is a privilege to be a part of this industry. It is stalwart like ANR who has given the film industry dignity, respectability and grace."

Actor Nagarjuna, son of ANR, said his father had the highest regard for Bachchan's work in the film industry.

Washington, Dec 27 : Researchers has made a lot of new cardiac technologies that will help treat the patients better in the coming 2015.

The American College of Cardiology has jotted down some advanced technologies like wearable technologies, possible changes to stenting practices, state legislation on energy drinks, expanded use of minimally invasive heart repair procedures, and the development of a new class of cholesterol lowering drugs that would make news in 2015.

Los Angeles: Actress-director Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' wins the top spot by beating new releases like 'Into the Woods', 'The Gambler' and 'The Imitation Game' after earning USD 15.6 million on Christmas.

The Louis Zamperini biopic starring Jack O'Connell left the recent controversial movie 'The Interview' behind by becoming a hit in the US theaters on the festive day, reported Ace Showbiz.

'Unbroken' ranks third behind 'Sherlock Holmes' (USD 24.6 million in 2009) and 'Les Miserables (USD 18.1 million in 2012) among the big releases on the Christmas eve.