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India needs better fire protection services (Comment)

November 4th, 2009 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS -
By Prem P. Batra The massive oil depot fire that raged for days in Jaipur has dramatically but tragically illuminated the woefully inadequate fire service infrastructure in India. While conceding that the Indian ...

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Goa blast a result of intelligence failure: Home minister

November 3rd, 2009 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik has admitted that the Diwali eve blast in the state, in which two associates of the rightwing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha (SS) were ...

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Lack of sleep may affect brain’s information processing

November 2nd, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): A new study has revealed that lack of sleep can adversely affect the working of the brain in critical situations. The research team led by Dr W. Todd Maddox, ...

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No pain, no gain applies to happiness too

October 30th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) 'No pain, no gain' adage applies to happiness too, according to new research. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math ...

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No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too

October 30th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): 'No pain no gain' also holds true for getting increased level of happiness, says a new study. Study's researchers said that people who work hard at improving a skill ...

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Harry Potter has cast a bad spell on me, says real-life Harry Potter

October 22nd, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 22 (ANI): It has emerged that Brit author JK Rowling's wizard books has had a huge negative impact on the life of a young man who goes by the name ...

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Pakistan shuts educational institutions till security improves

Pakistan shuts educational institutions till security improves

October 21st, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) All government and private schools, colleges and universities throughout Pakistan have been closed after fears of militant attacks in the wake of twin suicide bombings at a ...

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Airline with detained plane was Obama’s carrier during campaign

Airline with detained plane was Obama’s carrier during campaign

October 19th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) North American Airlines, whose passenger jet was detained here for violating norms, was the official carrier for US President Barack Obama during his election campaign last year. "North ...

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Nobel peace prize to Obama draws huge criticism from Pakistanis

Nobel peace prize to Obama draws huge criticism from Pakistanis

October 10th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct.10 (ANI): The decision to confer the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama has not gone down well in Pakistan, particularly amid massive discontent over the US strategy ...

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Lost bag at airport? Log on (Lead)

October 5th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Lost your luggage at the airport? Don't fret. In a "first of a kind" initiative that will come as a relief to all such harried travellers, the ...

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Heidi Klum bans kids from jumping on baby bump

Heidi Klum bans kids from jumping on baby bump

October 1st, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Supermodel Heidi Klum has banned her children from jumping on her pregnant bump. The 36-year-old - who raises three kids with husband Seal, and is expected to give ...

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Motorists in London to pay ‘green’ charge for parking

October 1st, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, October 1 (ANI): Reports indicate that a local authority in London has become the first in the world to charge motorists for parking on the basis of how "green" their vehicle ...

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Injured Murray pulls out of Tokyo tourney

Injured Murray pulls out of Tokyo tourney

October 1st, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Tokyo, Oct 1 (DPA) Andy Murray dealt a second blow to next week's Japan Open tennis tournament as the Scot withdrew Thursday with a wrist injury. His pullout came just days after ...

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Muslim families tend lotus flowers for Kerala temples

September 27th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI -
By Juhan SamuelThirunavaya (Kerala), Sep.27 (ANI): A group of about 30 Muslim families in Kerala's Thirunavaya Village meticulously tend lotus flowers in a pond and supply to various Hindu temples in the ...

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Social background plays major role in deciding teenagers’ diet

September 26th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sep 26 (ANI): Teenagers' social class determines their attitudes to diet and weight, according to new research This is the first study to show how everyday practices and perceptions of different social ...

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East Delhi locality to get water tankers, thanks to court

September 25th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to send two water tankers daily to a locality in the eastern part of the national capital ...

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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 86

September 25th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) With three new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 86, a health official said here ...

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TVS Motor to roll out Flame after getting clearance

September 24th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Two-wheeler maker TVS Motor, armed with last week's Supreme Court order allowing it to sell its 125-cc "Flame" model with twin spark plugs, will start production as soon ...

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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 83

September 24th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) With three new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 83, a health official said here ...

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Karnataka to take care of stigmatised HIV/AIDS children

September 22nd, 2009 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS -
By Maitreyee Boruah Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) Around two years ago, when five-year-old Saraswati M. (name changed) lost both her parents to HIV-AIDS, she was literally forced to stay on the roads. Saraswati, ...

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Dikshit to make surprise visits to Delhi’s battered roads

September 19th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday decided to undertake surprise check of the national capital's roads on a daily basis to ensure they are properly maintained. ...

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Supreme court allows TVS Motor to sell Flame bike

September 16th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Two-wheeler maker TVS Motor Co Wednesday got a shot in the arm, with the Supreme Court allowing it to sell a particular model that rival Bajaj Auto had ...

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ESO releases 360-degree panoramic map of entire night sky

September 15th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Munich, September 15 (ANI): The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an amazing, interactive, 360-degree panoramic online map of the entire night sky. It is first of three images of ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom ...

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England footie bosses pitch for red carpet privileges in South Africa

September 15th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sep.15 (ANI): England football bosses have sent a list of demands for their South Africa World Cup base, and it includes a computer games arcade. Keen to stop his players from becoming ...

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Mind-boggling image of vast glittering sky captured

September 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Sep 15 (IANS) The GigaGalaxy Zoom project has captured a mind-boggling, magnificent, 800-million-pixel panoramic view of the vast glittering sky. This 360-degree starscape, covering the entire celestial sphere, reveals the cosmic ...

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Changes in humidity, temperature may trigger asthma among kids

September 15th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 15 (ANI): Changes in humidity and temperature may trigger asthma among kids, suggests a report. Published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the report says that such ...

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UPA to match NDA’s 5-year road making in an year: Minister

September 14th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways R.P.N.Singh Monday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will undertake, within an year, the total road construction work done ...

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Natalizumab drug improves quality of life of MS patients

September 13th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 13 (ANI): A new study has found that multiple sclerosis patients taking Tysabri (Natalizumab) experienced a significant improvement in both their physical function and psychological well-being. "The symptoms that an MS ...

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Coast Guard statement on D.C. exercise

September 11th, 2009 - 11:46 pm ICT by BNO News -
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The Coast Guard released the following statement on Friday afternoon after an exercise caused panic in the U.S. capital. "The U.S. Coast Guard reported on Friday that reports ...

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Wireless pacemakers can keep heart patients in touch with docs

September 11th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 11 (ANI): American doctors have implanted one of the first wireless pacemakers in the country, and the first in the Triad. Dr. Rick Henderson, an electrophysiologist at Wake Forest University ...

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