An Apple software update is disabling iPhones that have been unlocked by owners, according to reports.

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Looks like Ganpati Bappa has really heard Sanjay Dutt’s prayer, when the whole world bid him adieu. Because, Sanju baba aka Munnabhai, who was sentenced in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case under the Arms Act, can now breathe free for yet another month.

Apparently, the judgment copy which was to be served initially has now been postponed to the end of October. And according to the officials, Sanjay Dutt is expected to head back to the Yerawada Jail in Pune if the judgment is carried out, first copies of which are expected around October 15.
During his momentary release, Sanjay Dutt has been busy with his films. Dhamaal was one of his latest releases. Sanjay is also planning to start his production company and release a book on the Dutt family.

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Sri Lakshmi Productions’ Malaikkottai directed by G Boopathy Pandian has one hero (Vishal) bashing 100 villains — for the umpteenth time. Priya Mani is wasted.

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Sekhar Kammula’s Happy Days bring back memories of college life. This clean entertainer has good characterisation and natural performances by the debutantes and others.

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D Imman has failed to make the music of Vambuchanda interesting. The five-track album cannot be called even distant cousins of Kathakali songs. The film is directed by Raj Kapoor and has Satyaraj, Udaykiran and Divya in the lead.

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The Rubber Board has identified 1 lakh hectares as potential area under rubber in the state, of which roughly 31 per cent has already come under cultivation.

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According to the bankers in Gujarat, a larger number of small investors had applied for initial public offering (IPO) subscription that has washed away approximately Rs 300-400 crore from entire Gujarat’s banking system in just one week.

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Indian IT firms companies having their operations in Malaysia are showing great amount of interest in investing in residential properties in Malaysia. Over 700 Indians have acquired residential properties.

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The civil aviation ministry and Maharashtra have been planning an international airport near Pune for almost 10 years. The airport site would see construction from year 2011 onwards, if the land acquisition happens within a year.

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Addressing the fourth India Investment Forum in New York, Montek Singh Ahluwalia highlighted the steps the government was taking to attract investments in the infrastructure sector, saying it is open to suggestions which they might have to offer.

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India has signed an agreement with the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the University of Saskatchewan to promote synchrotron research, a high tech area of nuclear research.

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GSI assesses 2290 mt of coal in 2006-07 Hindu Business Line - 36 minutes ago CHENNAI: India has generated tremendous interest within the mineral industry world over and is being keenly watched as a happening place by investors in the mining sector, according to Mr JP Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Mines. GSI finds iron ore reserves in Karnataka and TN Economic Times 70 million-year-old snake fossil found in Gujarat Hindu all 7 news articles

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“Big retail outlets are welcome. We have got no doubt about it. Our experience in the past one year is that they are able to give better price to farmers and they are able to give consumers better products at an affordable cost,” CM Y S R Reddy said.

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Guar Gum Manufacturers’ Association president G L Sarda said that the industry will definitely participate with the government in the project. “It is high time we fund research projects to develop new varieties of guar seeds,” Sarda said.

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The central bank wants new players to be promoted so as to infuse competition in the card payment market. All card-based transactions are currently settled through the global payment network of Visa and MasterCard.

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ICICI Lombard has bagged a contract from the railways to provide personal accident cover at a premium of just 4.75 paise per passenger. The personal accident cover is for a year starting from September 20, 2007.

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The share of eastern India in the overall sales volume is also expected to grow from the existing 9 per cent to 15 per cent by 2010. At present, Hyundai sells around 1,000 units per month in eastern India.

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A release issued by IIT said tremendous rise in aquacultural food production in the last decade in India and the world had compensated the decline in production from capture fisheries with production from aquaculture sector.

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The applicants should be of the age group 18 to 51. Their monthly income should not exceed Rs 5,000. Application forms and other details can be obtained from the head office of the Rubber Board at Kottayam and other regional offices.

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