If Uttar Pradesh were to declare independence, it would be the world's fifth most populous country (it has about the same number of residents as Brazil).
Mr Berlusconi has been mired in scandal since April, when his wife of 20 years announced she was divorcing him, in part over his alleged relationship with an 18-year-old lingerie model, Noemi Letizia.
The brooch might be the most accessible fashion trend to come along in a decade. And that is precisely why the fashion industry has pronounced it dead.
The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.
Big Indian MFIs are now sharing information, pledging not to lend to a person who has already borrowed from three others and to keep total lending to a limit.