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Indian can deal with crony capitalism by introducing transparency and reducing discretionary power, new CII President Ajay Shriram suggested.

Expressing his views about crony capitalism in a just published interview, Mr. Shriram admitted that India too, like other countries, has 'black sheeps'.

Speaking about the issue, he said, "We have to accept that there are humans all over the world. We have had black sheeps. It's not only in India; it's in America, in Europe, every country. We should have a balanced approach and look at what to do with rules and regulations."

Mumbai, April 4 : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the issue of women's safety in the country.

Raking up the Dec 16 gang rape in Delhi, Modi said the Congress has done nothing to ensure women's safety and Sonia Gandhi, despite being a women, is misleading other women.

"You have announced Rs. 1,000 crore as the Nirbhaya fund and said that this money will be used for the daughters of this country. Despite announcing the fund, you did not spend even a single rupee from it," Modi said at a rally in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district.

In a bid to catch up with Apple and Google in the mobile devices space, Microsoft has come up with updated Windows Phone software, which will be offered to smartphones and tablet makers free of charge.

The Redmond-based software giant unveiled the updated version of Windows Phone software during a recently held event at its Build developers' conference in San Francisco; and announced that it would be available free for manufacturers of smartphones and tablets with screens of less than nine inches.

Previoulsy, the company charged smartphones and tablet manufacturers a licensing fee of $5-15 per device.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has announced a $100 credit for BlackBerry subscribers if they switch to any other device available on the airwaves of the network provider.

The $100 credit provides BlackBerry subscribers with a rare chance to give a try to other smartphones or platforms. The can also utilize the money to obtain a Q10 or a Z10 handset. But, those who want to upgrade to a new BlackBerry handset will have to decide soon as BlackBerry is going to end its business ties with T-Mobile.

Johannesburg, Apr 4 - West Indies saw their hopes of defending the World Twenty20 title dashed by rain in the first semi-final on Thursday following a 27-run defeat by Sri Lanka, who has reached the finals of the tournament.

Set a challenging 161-run target, the West Indies were well short on the Duckworth-Lewis method when a thunderstorm stopped play after 13.5 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka.

Los Angeles, April 4 : Actress Courteney Cox has moved in with her new boyfriend, Snow Patrol guitarist Johnny Mcdaid, into her Malibu mansion, says a close friend.

The "Friends" actress was first linked to the Northern Irish musician in December, last year when they were spotted together at a party.

The relationship is still going strong and the couple's mutual friend, British singer Ed Sheeran, has now revealed that MCDaid is living with Cox in her Malibu mansion, reports contactmusic. com.