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Overall searches in February increased by 38 percent to 5.3 billion, compared with 3.8 billion in the same month a year ago, Nielsen/NetRatings said.

The increase was due to more searches per person, since the number of unique searchers remained stable.

The average Web user conducted 43.1 searches in February...

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Have you heard of the ‘‘prestigious’’ award Ritu Beri received recently?

We haven’t Leher Kala Today, Ritu Beri must be busy finalising her collection for the grand finale at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

Two weeks ago, at Delhi’s French Embassy, she launched her book Firefly priced at an audacious Rs 1 lakh.

She was even given an award by an ...