Indian pop idol Ishmeet Singh drowned in the swimming pool of the Chaaya Island Dhonveli resort, Maldives on July 29. Ishmeet went to Maldives to perform in the “Star Voice of Maldives” contest which was to be held on July 31, 2008.

Indian customers can now book their 3G iPhone as Vodafone and Airtel have introduced pre-registration for the iPhone 3G on their respective web sites. However, both companies have said nothing about when the iPhone will be launched. All they've managed to reveal is that it would be coming later this year. Yet, speculation is rife that India can expect the iPhone 3G sometime in September this year.

Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.5 per cent in May from a year before, recording the fastest increase in more than 15 years, the government said Friday.

The core CPI, which excludes fresh food prices, came to 101.6 against 100 for the base year of 2005, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in a preliminary report.

The reading came against an average market forecast of a 1.4-per-cent rise.

Now, chocoholics have a justified reason to savour their favourite sweet, for a new study has found that eating chocolate can help stop bowel cancer.

Scientists say that the key is a naturally-occurring chemical in chocolate.

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated one million dollars to help children affected by the Iraq war.

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has given 500,000 dollars to three groups in the war-torn country which will provide aid for some 5,700 children, said the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which is co-chaired by Jolie.

Singapore-based Mobile and Wireless Group (MWg) today announced their entrance into the Indian wireless market with the launch of their latest Windows Mobile handsets - the MWg Atom V and MWg Zinc II.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries will start selling natural gas in the country at $25.20 per barrel equivalent of oil - an 80 percent discount to global prices of over $135 - helping the country reduce imports at record prices.

Spice Telecom, Punjab's premier telecom service provider, has launched a Handset Combo Offer - a mobile phone with lifetime prepaid/postpaid connection - called 'Sabka Spice', available at Rs. 599.

The company provides mobile phone that comes with a three years warranty and a choice of Spice prepaid and postpaid connection.

In tri-nation limited-overs international, India posted their biggest one-day win over Pakistan with a 140-run victory at Dhaka's Shere-Bangla Stadium.

India dismissed Pakistan for 190 to end their 12-match winning streak after scoring 330 for eight. India's previous highest victory over Pakistan was their 87-run win three years ago.

The multi-media mobile phones hit Indian market, allowing people to enjoy all the multimedia features such as music, navigation, photography and calling; especially youth and technology enthusiasts love to use such mobile phones. Targeting these groups of people, Nokia has announced to launch N78 mobile phone in the Indian market.