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Noida, May 24 : Real estate player Brys Group plans to invest Rs. 900 crore-Rs. 1,000 crore over the next four years in a project that will be north India's tallest residential tower, Rahul Gaur, chairman-cum- managing director of the company, said here Saturday.

“We will invest around Rs. 900 crore-Rs 1,000 crore and the project will be completed by 2018. We are financing the project with both bank and our finance,” he said.

Located in Noida, Sector 150, the residential tower named "Brys Buzz", will be 81-storeyed with 111 elevators and a helipad on the top of the building.

Washington, May 24 : Drone of the future will not just deliver pizzas or take a dog to a morning walk, they could be as tiny as insects, enter cramped places for rescue operations or fly like birds when searching vast expanses of land.

With precision landing and better flight control, the future flying robots could better navigate the urban environment.

Researchers across the world are now taking inspiration from birds, bats, insects and snakes to build next-generation drones that can even withstand extreme heat, freezing cold, torrential rain or thunderstorms.

Bangkok, May 24 : A number of prominent Thai political figures, including former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who have been detained by the military are expected to be released within a week, deputy army spokesman Winthai Suvaree said Saturday.

These people are safe and are being taken good care of, Xinhua cited Winthai as saying.

They will be released at different times, some in three days, some in five days, but no one is expected to be detained for more than a week, Winthai said.

Los Angeles, May 24 : Actor Robert Pattinson believes he's no good during film auditions, and so was nervous about whether he would get a role his upcoming drama "The Rover" or not.

The 27-year-old was afraid that he wouldn't get the lead role in the movie directed by David Michod because he gets nervous in front of casting directors, reports contactmusic. com

The British actor, who recently admitted he doesn't know if he has an audience outside the popular franchise "Twilight", said: "I'm so bad at auditioning and I was terrified that I wasn't going to get it (a role in 'The Rover')."

Mumbai, May 24 : India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $1.09 billion to $314.92 billion for the week ended May 16, led by a sharp jump in overseas currency assets, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.

The reserves had gained by $1.97 billion to $313.83 billion for the week ended May 9.

According to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, jumped by $1.26 billion to $287.81 billion in the week under review.

The foreign currency assets had jumped by $1.97 billion to $286.54 billion.

Cannes, May 24 : Actor Leonardo DiCaprio auctioned here a ticket for Virgin Galactic space trip 2015 for an international non-profit organisation that supports AIDS research.

The 39-year old auctioned off a ticket to board one of the first commercial flights into space, for an organisation that supports amFAR, reports contactmusic. com.

The person, who won the bidding war has not yet been identified, but he will now be joining the actor on a Virgin Galactic space trip in 2015.