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New Delhi, June 25 : Indirectly blaming the centre for lapses in internal security, former defence minister Jaswant Singh Tuesday said security problems would continue to remain till deficiencies in the government were sorted out.

Speaking at a discussion attended by internal security experts, Singh said: "There are deficiencies in governance. Till the time it is improved, the problems will not be sorted out. Till the time political class thinks only of next elections, matters will not improve."

Los Angeles, June 25 : Actor Channing Tatum says his actress-wife Jenna Dewan Tatum is extremely tired after the birth of their daughter Everly and he is doing everything to help her with the new-born.

"Jenna's tired. Those first few months, it's just ridiculous, just taxing. All I can really do is just sit there and change diapers... and get them food. Whatever they want," ET Canada quoted Channing as saying.

New Delhi, June 25 : Model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal's 'lungi-vest' look in Nikhil Advani's forthcoming crime thriller "D-Day" is a far cry from his glamorous avatar.

As a supermodel, Arjun, 40, flaunted the best of designer brands on the runway, and as an actor he has been seen in suave suits, jackets and casual westerns, but he shuns al that for "D-Day" and adopts a desi look.

Arjun essays the character of Rudra Pratap Singh, an ex-officer of the Indian Armed Forces MARCOS unit. His bearded look for the character is complete with a white knitted skull cap.

Left parties on Monday asked the Congress-led UPA government not to increase the price of natural gas from Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL's) KG basin before discussing the matter in Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session.

In a joint press conference, the CPI, CPI-M and RSP said that all concerned ministries as well as the states should be consulted before taking any decision on increasing price of natural gas.

Silverstone, June 25 : Williams will celebrate completing 600 races in Formula 1 at the British Grand Prix here this weekend.

Founded in 1977 by Frank Williams and Patrick Head, Williams have secured 297 podiums, 114 race wins and 16 World Championship titles over the past 36 years.

Nine of these titles have been won in the Constructors' Championship, with the remaining seven titles being Drivers' Championships won with Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.

New Delhi, June 25 : Following in the footsteps of other telecom service providers, Tata Docomo has decided to cut its 2G and 3G data rates by 90 percent effective from July 1, the company said here Tuesday.

"This will increase data penetration across segments and a 90 percent discount will serve as a customer friendly yet clear differentiator for our customers," Gurinder Singh Sandhu, head of marketing, Tata Docomo, said in a statement.

This will be applicable in all 19 circles where it provides services.