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Elton John gets Grammy

NEW YORK: Elton John8217;s tribute to the late Princess Diana, Candle in the Wind, 1997, won a Grammy award as the music industry handed out its highest honours in a pre-televised ceremony. The song, a rewrite of John8217;s and collaborator Bernie Taupin8217;s Candle in the Wind, a tribute to Marilyn Monroe which became the best-selling single of all time, won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance on Wednesday.

Sugar released

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday released 7.25 lakh tonnes of sugar for indigenous free sale for April and 7.75 lakh tonnes each for May and June. With 3.69 lakh tonnes of sugar quota released for each of these months, the total sugar available for consumption will be 10.94 lakh tonnes for April and 11.44 lakh tonnes each for May and June.