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T-Series: Digi music
Music ripped off CDs or downloaded illegally, that can be found on digital music players, laptops and phones, robs the Indian music industry of over Rs 1,000 crore annually, according to market estimates. T-Series, the Indian music company which has rights to more than 200,000 songs, 30,000 music videos and movies, wants to change that. It has moved in with legitimate digital music on pen-drives and MicroSD cards, ideal for the preferred media devices, in the hope it will down one more deterrent to consuming media legally. The soundtrack of Blue is the first from its stables to be thus released, followed by All the Best and London Dreams.

UN to cut staff by 40% in Pak on security concerns
The United Nations plans to reduce about 40 per cent of its staff in Pakistan by realigning their deployment due to growing security concerns in the wake of a wave of terrorist attacks across the country.

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Work on 3 hydel projects in Uttarakhand suspended: Govt

Centre today said work on the Loharinag Pala, Pala Maneri and Bhaironghati hydel power projects in Uttarakhand has been suspended due to agitation by some environmental groups. - Govt ready to hold talks with ULFA: Chidambaram - "Indo-Pak security relationship has consequences in Afghan" - 6 months not enough to rejig Dubai World debts: govt official - Govt woos Africa with more investments, trade in oil sector - Govt to borrow $2bn more from WB for road proj: Nath - Postal dept to end FY10 with Rs 5,632 cr deficit: Govt Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said a report on the projects has been given to the National Ganga River Basin Authority a few days back. He noted that project work had started only in Loharinag Pala and not at Pala Maneri and Bhaironghati. On projects on Teesta Basin, the ministry has advised the Sikkim government to avoid dams and developmental activities above Chungthang area due to ecological and geological sensitivity, he said. Ramesh said the Sikkim government has asked the Environment Ministry to reconsider its stand regarding proposed projects in the Chungthang area. The ministry had advised the Sikkim government to provide complete technical data from a competent source for further consideration of their request, he said adding that state has since submitted the report.


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