Keeping a high pedigree and good looking dog has become a style statement these days. This is quite evident when we see world celebrities like socialite Paris Hilton and pop diva Britney Spears, who are often photographed carrying "handbag dogs."

However, a new study has suggested that pedigree dogs might look extremely cute and attractive, but when it comes to brains, they are extremely stupid as now they are being bred for looks and not for brains.

A legal notice has been received by India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki, a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corp from Honda Siel Cars, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, since the former claimed in advertisement that its SX4 sedan is bigger than the Honda's segment Leader City and is loaded with more features. The company received the notice on 13th January.

The ad by Maruti shows that the SX4 is bigger than City's entry-level model, and furthermore, it does not have an integrated stereo as standard equipment.

The vibrant and talented Juhi Chawla, who is also known for her extraordinary performance and unique roles, has undergone a makeover. She would be seen with blonde hair to fit in the role of Minty Rolly, the producer wife of Rishi Kapoor in Zoya Akhtar's film Luck By Chance.

Since the role required the veteran actress to do something different, she went for blonde look, a thing she has never done before.

A 67% increase in net profit for the third quarter ended December 2008 at Rs 6.93 crore as against Rs 4.15 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year was today posted by United Breweries Holdings.

It should be noted however, that total income of the company in the quarter saw a decline by 11% to Rs 91.75 crore when compared to Rs 102.91 crore in the same quarter last year.

There has been a decrease by 8% at Rs 51 crore in the company's total expenditure in the quarter as compared to Rs 55.25 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

It was today informed by Vedanta group firm Madras Aluminium Company that for the Q3 ended 31st December, the net loss of the company stood at Rs 7.13 crore, while it had a net profit of Rs 14.72 crore for the same quarter in the previous fiscal.

It was informed by the company that a proposal from the promoter, Twinstar Holdings has been received by its board, in which the former has offered to acquire the remaining 20 per cent stake in Malco, following which the shares of the firm would be delisted from the stock exchanges.

On Monday, IBM, the world's largest technology services company, and German software company SAP AG announced that they are thinking to launch their first jointly developed software product in March.

SAP said, "The software -- called Alloy -- combines IBM Lotus Notes software with SAP Business Suite and will be sold by both companies."