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Eight Oscars and $326 million in box office receipts later, the impoverished lives of some of the stars of the hit film "Slumdog Millionaire" are little improved. Local on Wedneday bulldozed the shanty house belonging to the family of Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, the 10-year-old who played the character Jamal Malik as a child.

The first of five phases of voting has begun in India, which is holding the world's largest parliament elections. More than two-and-half-million security officers are on duty in the 15 states and two territories where balloting began Thursday. Polling has been disrupted in several states, where attacks on polling booths and security forces are blamed on communist insurgents. For the 15th time since independence, Indians are choosing their national lawmakers.

Congratulating the Oscar winners 'Slumdog Millionaire' and "Smile Pinky,' the prime minister of India Manmohan Singh has said the "winners have done India proud" and their achievement is a tribute to the Indian movie industry.

Directed primarily toward busy multinational executives who need, in a compact form, a way of thinking about all the issues relating to doing business in India.

While the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program's XO-1 (pictured) has failed to meet its goal of a $100 laptop, India is set to unveil a prototype of the RS500, in Tirupati on February 3rd when the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Techology is launched.

India has advised its nationals to avoid travelling or being in Pakistan, fearing their persecution in the wake of media reports there that some Indians have been accused of terrorism and arrested.

The Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh says he wants what he calls "normalized" relations with Pakistan - in spite of rising tensions between the two countries.

Six gunmen were shot and killed at the New Delhi airport after India put airports on high alert on Thursday. Several threats, including one purported to have been sent by Deccan Mujahideen had been made regarding India's airports. The Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last week.

Shrugging off the worst-ever terror attack on the financial capital, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday closed 66 points higher, as funds continued to support amid short-covering on expiry of November month in the derivatives sector.