Pakistan government may sink deeper into crisis: daily
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court's ruling that Yousuf Raza Gilani has committed contempt of court has "significantly escalated pressure on the embattled prime minister and may ... Read more...
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PM Gilani has committed contempt, rules court (Third Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:47 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had committed contempt by not initiating action against President Asif Ali Zardari for ... Read more...
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Gilani has committed contempt, rules court (Second Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had committed contempt by not initiating action against President Asif Ali Zardari for ... Read more...
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‘No action against MP who tore Lokpal bill’
February 1st, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha has conceded that despite a provision in parliamentary rules, no action was taken against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Rajneeti Prasad, who ... Read more...
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Production of sperm may lower immunity
January 31st, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 31 (IANS) Production of sperm not only seems to lower one's immunity but is also a more biologically taxing process than previously thought.Damian Dowling of Monash University's School ... Read more...
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Government gets court notice on deaths in army’s Kashmir action (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Faced with resistance to action against armymen allegedly involved in the killing of five people in Kashmir in 2000, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice ... Read more...
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Government gets court notice on deaths in army’s Kashmir action
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Faced with resistance to action against armymen allegedly involved in the killing of five people in Kashmir in 2000, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice ... Read more...
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Vaccines to boost immunity where it counts
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Researchers have created synthetic nanoparticles that greatly bolster vaccine responses by targeting lymph nodes, where most immune reaction occurs.Currently, all other adjuvants (compounds added to boost ... Read more...
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Outgoing Yemen president heads to US for medical treatment
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:02 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Jan 23 (IANS) Yemen's outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country for medical treatment in the US, the president's press secretary said.Saleh left the Sana'a international airport ... Read more...
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Pakistan government is in serious trouble: Daily
January 20th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Regardless of the decision the Supreme Court may take on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, "what is clear is that his government is in serious ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM himself drove to the apex court
January 19th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was in the driver's seat while travelling to the Supreme Court for a hearing on a contempt notice it ... Read more...
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Gilani’s seven minutes before apex court
January 19th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani spoke for seven minutes before the apex court that had issued him a contempt of court notice.Gilani's submission lasted ... Read more...
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Contempt notice against Gilani challenged
January 17th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A petition was filed Tuesday in the Lahore registry of the Supreme Court against a contempt notice issued to Pakistani Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani.Lawyer ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Gilani
January 16th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued contempt notice to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the National Reconciliation Order (NRO) case.The court directed the prime minister ... Read more...
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Defence, home ministries to decide on AFSPA: Army
January 15th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 15 (IANS) A decision on revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir will be taken by the defence and home ministries, a senior ... Read more...
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Chinese soul healer to set up 100 clinics in Mumbai (With Image)
January 10th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) A Chinese soul healer Tuesday announced he will set up 100 clinics in Mumbai this year and conduct soul healing sessions for 57 city schools.Master Zhi ... Read more...
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BJP faces rebellion over Kushwaha’s induction (Roundup)
January 6th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The induction of tainted former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha is turning out to be a major headache for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to have special polio drive for migrants’ children
December 10th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) With the children of migrants exposed to the risk of contracting polio, the Tamil Nadu government Friday announced it would conduct special polio campaign for this ... Read more...
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Kashmir lawyers boycott courts, seek AFSPA revocation
December 1st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) Lawyers in Kashmir Thursday boycotted courts for the day protesting the proposed amendment to the Ranbir Penal Code, special to Jammu and Kashmir, to provide ... Read more...
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Biden pays surprise visit to Iraq
November 30th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 29 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden paid a surprise visit to Iraq Tuesday, the national al-Iraqiya TV channel reported.An Iraqi foreign ministry official told Xinhua that Biden ... Read more...
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Omar’s olive branch to army on AFSPA
November 24th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 24 (IANS) Extending a hand of cooperation toward the Indian Army to get the Armed Forces Special Powers Act lifted from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief ... Read more...
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Obese adolescents benefit from high-dose vitamin D
November 2nd, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Providing obese adolescents with a high daily dose of vitamin D3 can be a safe and effective way of improving their vitamin D status.Vitamin D3 deficiency ... Read more...
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Complex heart surgery on 26-week premature baby
October 18th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Oct 18 (IANS) A 26-week premature baby girl suffering from congenital heart disorder was successfully treated in this satellite town of the national capital, a doctor said Tuesday.
An ... Read more...
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Gut bugs have vital bearing on health, immunity
October 11th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Gut microbes have a vital bearing on our health by producing vitamins, priming our immune system and developing resistance to pathogens.For example, studies have shown that ... Read more...
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US officials redraw Iraqi troops training plan
October 9th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US officials are redrawing a 2012 military training plan for Iraqi troops after Iraq's leaders announced they would not grant immunity to troops who ... Read more...
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Thought it was a joke, says scientist who won Nobel
October 6th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 6 (IANS) Jules Hoffmann, one of the three scientists who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for medicine, initially "thought it was a joke, just a mistake" when he ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP wrangle over Bhatt’s arrest
October 1st, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Congress Saturday defended the arrested Indian Police Service Gujarat officer Sanjiv Bhatt saying he is being "victimized" while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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This is it - women’s immunity gene!
September 28th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Women can thank a single gene for enjoying better immunity and health than their male counterparts, new research says.The research, led by Claude Libert from Ghent ... Read more...
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Big B to witness Ganesh visarjan from rooftop (Movie Snippets)
September 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is excited about the last day of Ganeshutsav and awaiting for the celebratory mood to take over the streets in front ... Read more...
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Friendly bugs can now be delivered safely to guts
September 6th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Shuttling friendly bugs to intestines is a challenging task as most of them perish under heavy acidic conditions of the stomach but a new technology can ... Read more...
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Nursing mothers more aggressive in defending babies
September 1st, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Breast-feeding moms seem to protect their infants and themselves far more aggressively than women who bottle feed babies.Breast feeding gives women the extra courage they need ... Read more...
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Breast feeding cuts infant mortality by 10 percent: AIIMS
August 5th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Breast feeding can help bring down infant mortality rate in the country by nearly 10 percent, experts at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more...
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Omega-3 eases anxiety among young
July 14th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Consuming more fish oil seems to significantly ease anxiety and inflammation among healthy young people.Inflammation is the way the body reacts to infection, irritation or other ... Read more...
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Sociable wasps better at beating diseases
July 12th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 12 (IANS) Social species of wasps are better able to beat disease than solitary species, says a new study.The research found that superior immunity in wasps is strongly ... Read more...
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Syria imposes travel ban on President’s cousin
June 14th, 2011 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 14 (IANS) The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's cousin has been banned from travelling by the recently formed judicial committee that probes the nationwide deadly events, Xinhua reported.The committee ... Read more...
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