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New Delhi, Dec. 6 : A 19 member parliamentary delegation led by Hovik Abrahamyan, President (Speaker) of the National Assembly of Armenia called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.

Welcoming the delegation, Mukherjee said since ancient times, India and Armenia have enjoyed historical and civilizational ties.

Washington, Dec 6 : Bruce Springsteen's handwritten, working lyric sheet for his song ' Born to Run' was sold for 197,000 dollars at an auction.

The document used to be in the collection of Springsteen's former manager, Mike Appel.

The auction house did not reveal the identity of the seller or the buyer, a person bidding by telephone, the Washington Post reported.

They said that most of the lines in the rough 1974 version, written in Long Branch, N. J., are apparently unpublished and unrecorded, but the manuscript does include a nearly perfected chorus.

Washington, Dec 6 : Gwen Stefani was spotted hiding her baby bump under her plaid

Islamabad, Dec 6 : Naseeruddin Shah played the role of a Pakistani diplomat in a theatre play, titled ' A walk in the woods' at Alhamra Hall in Lahore.

The play is staged on two actors, Pakistani and an Indian Diplomat, who hold private meetings in the woods and try to achieve a breakthrough in the muddled negotiations between Pakistan and India.

The play was staged by Faiz Foundation Trust in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council and Motely Theatre Production, the Daily Times reported.

A large number of people including celebrities related to drama and theatre industry, youth were present on the occasion.

New Delhi, Dec 6 : Both Houses of Parliament were

Mumbai, Dec 6 - A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 1.04 points down or 0.00 percent in the pre-noon trade Friday.

Good buying was seen in auto and consumer durables sectors while selling pressure was seen in banking index (bankex) sector.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,955.74 points, was trading at 20,956.77 points in the pre-noon session, down 1.04 points or 0.00 percent from previous day's close at 20,957.81 points.