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Vienna, April 29 : The basket of 12 crude oils of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OP

Amethi, April 29 : The Congress party's star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Tuesday said her brother Rahul, seeking re-election to the Lok Sabha from here, has the same vision of development as their father Rajiv Gandhi had.

"My father used to be the MP from here. He developed Amethi and always thought about long-term, holistic growth. Rahul, who is now your MP and my brother, also has the same vision and thinks of long-term development," Priyanka said at an election meeting here.

New York, April 29 : Forget the sleeping pills, drinking a glass of tart or sour cherry juice in the morning and the evening can help older insomniacs sleep better and also stay safe, a study suggests.

Drinking Montmorency tart cherry (grown mostly in the US, Canada and France) juice twice a day for two weeks helped increase sleep time by nearly 90 minutes among older adults with insomnia.

Helsinki, April 29 : Finnish technology giant Nokia Tuesday named Indian-origin Rajeev Suri as its chief executive officer (CEO).

Nokia chairman Risto Siilasmaa said he believed that Suri, the new president and CEO, was "the right person to lead the company forward".

"Suri has a proven ability to create strategic clarity, drive innovation and growth, ensure disciplined execution, and deliver results," Xinhua quoted Siilasmaa as saying.

Suri would take office May 1 and Siilasmaa would continue as chairman, Nokia said in a statement.

Los Angeles, April 29 : Actress Hailee Steinfeld says that singer Taylor Swift is an "amazing friend" to her and that she prefers to keep their friendship out of the public eye.

The 17-year-old has developed a close bond with Swift in recent years and they are photographed together often, reports contactmusic. com.

"She's an amazing friend. I always get the, 'Tell us something nobody knows about Taylor' question. And it's like, we both respect each other tremendously, but we choose to keep our friendship out of the public eye," said Steinfeld.

Mumbai, April 29 - India's stock markets benchmark index Sensex fell 83 points Tuesday, led by losses in banking, metal and auto stocks.

The 30-scrip S&P Sensex (sensitive index) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened in the positive at 22,654.28 points, was trading at 22,548.73 in the early afternoon, down 0.37 percent or 82.88 points from its previous day close at 22,631.61 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 22,681.89 points and low of 22,470.43 points in the intra-day.