Opposition shocks Congress-NCP in Khadakwasla by-poll
October 17th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 17 (IANS) Maharashtra's ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was Monday defeated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena combine in the keenly contested Khadakwasla assembly by-election.
The BJP's ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Pak won’t face any negative outcome if it doesn’t free Davis despite US pressure: Gul
February 15th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 15(ANI): Pakistan will not have to face any kind of negative consequences in case it refuses to release double murder-accused American official Raymond Davis despite growing US pressure, former Inter-Services ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
New fertility treatment gives fresh hope to IVF women
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): IVF failures may soon become a thing of the past, as a new fertility treatment can increase success rates fivefold, say new studiesA study conducted by Care Fertility, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Broken homes result in disruptive children: Study
October 15th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Children from broken homes are twice as likely to develop serious behavioural problems, compared to children living with their parents, a study says.Researchers in Britain, who tracked nearly ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Jacob Zuma is HIV negative
April 26th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): After receiving much flak over ruining safe sex campaigns, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has revealed test results showing he was HIV negative.Zuma, who has three wives, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Smoking mums-to-be likely to have kids with behaviour problems
November 4th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Maternal smoking could increase the level of distress of newborns, according to a new study.Previous studies have shown that prenatal cigarette smoke exposure is associated with increased rates ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Maternal smoking may increase distress levels of newborns
October 22nd, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): Maternal smoking could increase the level of distress of newborns, according to a new study.Previous studies have shown that prenatal cigarette smoke exposure is associated with increased rates ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US pullout from Afghanistan would be ‘disastrous’: Musharraf
October 5th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf says it would be "disastrous" for the United States to pull out of Afghanistan now, according to a media report.The ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Sexual harassment still ”a serious problem” at Australian workplaces
November 3rd, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 3 (ANI): One in five Aussie women has been sexually harassed at work, a new survey by the country''s Human Rights Commission has found.According to the survey, many others ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |