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Seoul, June 3 : Global auto sales by South Korean carmakers increased last month as strong overseas demand offset negative effects from the devaluation of the Japanese yen, industry data showed Monday.

The country's five automakers, including Hyundai, Kia, GM Korea, Renault Samsung and Ssangyong, sold a total of 746,444 vehicles in May, up 7.5 percent from a year earlier. The car sales rose 0.5 percent from the prior month.

New Delhi, June 3 : Budget carrier IndiGo Monday said it has been permitted by the government to import 28 Airbus A320 aircraft in 2013 and 2014.

"The additional aircraft will enable IndiGo to take its low fare and hassle-free service to more customers and enable stronger connectivity within India and abroad," the airline said in a statement.

Currently, IndiGo holds the largest domestic market share at 29.8 percent as of April 2013.

The airline provides 422 flights connecting 33 destinations with a fleet of 66 Airbus A320 aircraft.

Turkish Airlines has plans to operate the world's longest non-stop flight, from Istanbul to Sydney, in the next three years, the airlines' chief executive Temel Kotil said.

In a recent interview with Air Transport World, Kotil said that Turkish Airlines would launch its first flight to Sydney in 2014.

Shares of Indian software services provider Infosys Ltd gained nearly 8 per cent in opening trade on Monday after the announcement of founder & former chairman N. R. Narayana Murthy's return to the company as executive chairman.

The return of Mr. Murthy was announced on Saturday, as the company continued to lose market share.

Stock in Infosys, the country's second largest software services provider, jumped 7.74 per cent to Rs 2,594 a share in early trade today.

Chennai, June 3 : M. Karunanidhi, former Tamil Nadu chief minister, DMK president and one of India's most senior politicians, turned 90 Monday.

Karunanidhi began the day by cutting a birthday cake at his residence in Gopalapuram area here with close aides and family members cheering him on. He also planted a tree at his other residence in CIT Colony here.

As is his usual practice on birthdays, Karunanidhi paid tributes at the memorials of DMK founder and fomer chief minister C. N. Annadurai and E. V. K. Periyar, who founded the Dravida Kazhagam from which the DMK emerged.

London, June 3 : Actor-producer Channing Tatum and his wife, actress Jenna Dewan, have welcomed a baby girl.

The 32-year-old actress gave birth to the couple's first child here Thursday, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

Though they have yet to confirm the baby's birth or gender, friends have already started congratulating them.

Jamie Foxx was among the first of the high profile couple's Hollywood pals to offer his congratulations on Twitter.