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They sell dreams and win our hearts. They might not know us, but we make them stars. They are our celebs and we are their fans. Often we come across reports on how some fans have pleased or even harassed their favourite celebrity stars. To an extent, the stars have no option but take severe actions against their admirers.

The National Award winning actress seems to have become the favourite of not only cine-goers, but also brands. The actress, who was reported to accept an endorsement deal for a Kerala-based apparel brand just two days back, has signed yet another contract with PepsiCo. The actress will be endorsing the company's snack brand Aliva's new range of products.

IT giant Wipro is aggressively looking for acquisitions in this time of slowdown. Speaking to Bloomberg, chairman Azim Premji said that the IT giant will rely on the internal mergers and acquisitions team led by his son Rishad Premji.

Morgan Stanley has cut India's GDP target for 2013 to 6.8% from 7.5%. Chetan Ahya, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, said, “with policy makers continuing to delay action to address the unsustainable bad mix of growth, we now think that GDP growth is likely to face another leg down. A deeper and longer growth slowdown is up ahead.”

India's gold jewellery market has suffered a 19% drop in demand in the first quarter of the year, said the World Gold Council (WGC). And pressured by a weak and volatile rupee among other factors, India’s Q1 gold consumer demand has slid to 29%, it has added.

‘Satyamev Jayate’, has become the talk of the nation, and actor-producer Aamir Khan has put in every possible effort to make sure that the TV show does not ends as just another reality show.

It is the first anniversary of J Jayalalithaa’s tenure as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, and the lady wished to celebrate the same, which unfortunately turned hilarious after social media users took a dig at it.

Good times seem to be back for Bollywood's own ‘Khiladi'. After his recent hit –‘Housefull 2', Akshay Kumar has reportedly hit a jackpot of Rs 50 crore as a five-year endorsement deal for a bike model.

In a fresh start of remarks surrounding the ‘God of Cricket’, Justice Markandey Katju, Chairman, Press Council of India, has said that the deemed Bharat Ratna should not be awarded to Sachin Tendulkar.

When the Nifty is slipping 4-4.5% a week – take a look at what mutual funds are holding?