After his record-breaking performance in ‘Ghajini’, Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan will now be seen asking countrymen not to misbehave with foreign tourists and spoil monuments.

The will be a major part of the social awareness campaign started by the Tourism Ministry.

The campaign comes at a time when India has repeatedly hit global headlines over rape and harassment cases of foreign vacationers.

A new study conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) stated that genes mutation involved in maintaining the structure of heart muscle can result in a sudden cardiac arrest.

The study revealed that mutation in the gene, Myosin Binding Protein-C (MYBPC3) can result in coronary failures, which resulted in sudden death.

Dr. Lalji Singh, Director of CCMB who conducted the study told that heart attack may be caused due to many reasons, and a few of them are also related to genetic disorders or one’s lifestyle.

The state-owned LIC Housing Finance has posted a 26.70 per cent increase in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Its profit stood at Rs 134.33 crore in the reporting quarter as compared to Rs 106.02 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year (December 2007).

The housing finance company has posted a growth of 39.41 per cent in its total income for the three month period, which stood at Rs 765.09 crore from Rs 548.80 crore the previous year.

Memory maker Kingston has rolled out two new 2.5 inch solid-state drives, namely the SSDNow E Series and SSDNow M Series in India, in co-branding partnership with Intel.

Expanding the SSDnow line, both the drives, which are based off Intel’s SSD design, are shock resistant and protect data in harsh environments.

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.