Childhood Photos of the Mozart Of Madras, now, the Mozart Of India

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Gandhiji's auctioned items [Photos]

Indian liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya is very pleased with his purchase of a set of Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings including his iconic round-rimmed spectacles as he is bringing the national heritage home. Confusion prevailed for hours in the run up to Thursday's auction of Gandhi memorabilia as a throng of journalists gathered at the East 57th Street headquarters of Antiquorum Auctioneers handling the sale. Tony Bedi, the representative of Mallya who bought the items for USSD 1.8 million at the auction said his client is 'really pleased with the purchase' as 'he is bringing the heritage of the items back to India'. In Photto: In this undated file photo released by Antiquorum Auctioneers, Mahatma Gandhi's glasses and case are shown. The items will be offered at auction by Antiquorum in New York on March 5, 2009.The great-grandson of Gandhi said Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, that he has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a rare collection of the Indian independence leader's personal items that are up for auction and bring them back to India.

Toni Bedi, left, an executive of UB Group who was acting on instructions of the Indian company's CEO Vijay Mallya, and Sant Singh Chatwal, right, speak to reporters at the Antiquorum auction house after placing the winning bid for Mohandas Gandhi's items, Thursday, March 5, 2009 in New York.

Owner James Otis, left, and his lawyer Ravi Batra, speak to reporters outside the Antiquorum auction house, Thursday, March 5, 2009 in New York. Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other items have been sold at auction for $1.8 million to an Indian freight company that says it wants to donate the possessions to the Indian government. Confusion surrounded Thursday's sale, which had raised an outcry in India.

People bid for Mohandas Gandhi's items at an auction at Antiquorum in New York, Thursday, March 5, 2009 in New York.

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Phone virus that 'steals money' may spread global

Phone virus that 'steals money' may spread global

A virus that attacks the mobile phones in Russia and 'steals money' by sending unauthorised SMS texts to gain control over the bank account, could spread global, experts here have warned. The virus that had only previously been seen in Russia, has now been found on an Indonesian cell phone, a leading antivirus lab Moscow has informed.

The unauthorised operating of mobile phone users' accounts will gain momentum in future, and spread all across the world.

The virus gains unauthorised control over the cell account and then sends an SMS to a service number, requesting a money transfer from the victims account.

The yet unnamed virus is a Trojan and takes control of the victim's mobile account, and steals money from it.

Those at risk are phones which run the Symbian file system for mobile devises and have SMS money transfer enabled. As wireless phone and PDA networks become more numerous and more complex, it has become increasingly difficult to secure them against viruses.

Though a major mobile epidemic is still to come, a few viruses are already active.