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New Delhi, Jan 15 : It may sound surprising but seasoned actor Pankaj Kapur, known for doing offbeat films such as "Maqbool" and "Blue Umbrella", confesses that he entered show business aiming to be like late superstar Rajesh Khanna.

"I wanted to become an actor for films. My only idol was Rajesh Khanna. That was the kind of cinema that was reaching me in Ludhiana (Punjab)," Kapur told IANS in a candid conversation here.

But the 58-year-old's perspective about the art of acting changed after he joined the National School of Drama (NSD) and met Ebrahim Alkazi.

London, Jan 15 : Britain's cycling Olympic champion Nicole Cooke

Melbourne, Jan 15 : Japan's 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm knocked out women's 12th seed Nadia Petrova out of Australian Open to reach the second round here Tuesday.

The last time Date-Krumm went past the first round at the Australian Open was in 1996. The Japanese showed age was no barrier, powering past the Russian 6-2, 6-0 in one hour and four minutes, reports Xinhua.

Petrova's 38 unforced errors saw the first big seed player out of the tournament.

London, Jan 15 : Singer Adele does not wish to disclose her baby's name because it is very personal.

Mumbai, Jan 15 - A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading flat in late afternoon trade Tuesday after it breached 20,000 points in early morning trade.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) crossed the 20,000 points mark for the first time since January 2011 in early morning trade, a day after the union government's decision not to implement till 2016 the new tax avoidance law announced in the budget of 2012-13.

New Delhi, Jan 15 : Stating that nuclear energy will remain an increasingly important element of the nation's energy mix, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that India was in the process of expanding its indigenous nuclear power programme.

Addressing a gathering at the conferment of Department of Atomic Energy's Lifetime Achievement Awards 2011 here, Manmohan Singh said the government will ensure that the safety and livelihood of people were not affected in pursuit of nuclear power.