Women who flirt get better deal
July 29th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Feminine charm is a measurable phenomenon, scientists have established, with women who employ it enjoying the most success in negotiations, The Independent reported Sunday.Results from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Americans know little about Pakistan: Students
February 1st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistani students who visited the US under an exchange programme and studied in various institutions there said after returning that Americans know very little about Pakistan.The ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Want to live longer? Study hard!
February 28th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): If you want to live longer, pay attention at school, study hard, and go to college, according to a new study.Researchers at Brown University's Department of Community Health ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Education key to a longer life
February 28th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Your granny was right after all in insisting that being attentive and studying hard at school and college helped you live longer, besides fending off risks of cardiovascular ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Modern Muslims make major life decisions using dreams
September 16th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the traditional practice of using night dreams to make major life decisions is in widespread use among modern Muslims.Durham University anthropologist Dr ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Couples who rush into marriage really are more likely to split up
September 12th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 12 (ANI): Couples who rush into marriage really are more likely to part ways, according to an academic study.Researchers tracked the relationships of 168 couples over 14 years.They found that ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
It’s scientifically proven: Bradman is the greatest batsman of all times
August 15th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 15 (ANI): Don Bradman has always been considered the best batsman of all times in cricket - but now, it has been proven scientifically.The new study included every variable that ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Pope Benedict XVI wanted to become a librarian at Vatican
August 6th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Pope Benedict XVI wanted to become a librarian 13 years ago, but failed to realise hi dream because he was not allowed to quit the Vatican high office.Incumbent ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Methodists ‘live 7 years longer than others’
June 26th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): Methodists tend to live more than seven years longer than the rest of the population, revealed an academic study in Britain.The research found that men belonging to the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Botticelli’s Venus and Mars models may have been high on dope
May 27th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): Regarded as a story of the all-conquering power of love, a scene of pastoral bliss by Botticelli is actually an illustration of the potency of hallucinogenic drugs, claims ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Perfect wife formula: Bride must be five years younger, cleverer, from same background as groom!
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 3 (ANI): Ladies around the world please take note: Scientists have announced the mathematical formula for the perfect wife which includes - the bride should be five years younger than ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Children’s computer games, comics, novels ‘worthy of academic study’
February 4th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 04 (ANI): A new Cambridge University institute will soon give children's computer games, comics and novels as much significance as "texts worthy of serious academic attention."Professor Maria Nikolajeva, who is ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Christian faith facing sharp decline in UK, says study
December 16th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.16 (ANI): Only half of Britons now consider themselves Christian after a "sharp decline" in religious belief over the past quarter of a century, according to a new academic study. Researchers ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sikh historian from New Zealand passes away
July 21st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep SarinChandigarh, July 21 (IANS) The man from faraway New Zealand who came to Punjab in the 1950s as a Christian missionary but ended up being a globally-reputed historian on Sikhs ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aggressive, not nice, women earn big bucks at work
July 14th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Being a nice girl would not take you ahead of others in the professional race, for a new study suggests that being aggressive and having a masculine approach ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Young women more ”promiscuous” than men
December 9th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Young women are becoming more promiscuous, with more sexual partners than men, according to a new survey.
By the age of 21 they have had sex with an ... Read more...
Posted in National |
US academic dubs new book on Prophet Mohammed “softcore pornography”
September 30th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): American author Sherry Jones book, The Jewel of Medina, has been termed "softcore pornography" by an American academic.The Telegraph quoted Denise Spellberg, an associate professor of Middle ... Read more...
Posted in National |
US varsity sets up chair in Sikh musicology
June 5th, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 5 (IANS) An endowed chair to study and teach Sikh musical traditions has been established in the department of religion of Hofstra University here. The chair will focus on ... Read more...
Posted in World |