Weather warms up in Punjab, Haryana
February 12th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) The cold conditions have abated from Punjab and Haryana due to remarkable increase in the temperatures, the Met department here said.Amritsar, Punjab recorded 5.5 degrees Celsius Sunday ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Pakistani judges vow to uphold rule of law
July 28th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamambad, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court judges have pledged to protect the constitution and uphold the rule of law, saying any deviation from the statute must be resisted.The affirmation ... Read more...
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Working 11 hours can up heart attack risk by 67 percent
April 5th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) People who spend more than 11 hours a day at work increase their chances of having a heart attack by 67 percent, a study has found.
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Posted in World |
11-hour work days ‘can increase heart attack risk by 67pc’
April 5th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): Those who spend more than 11 hours at work increase their chance of having a heart attack by two thirds, according to a new study.Researchers from University College ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fruit, vegetable production increases
March 4th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Vegetable and fruit production saw remarkable increase in the current fiscal as compared to the previous one, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.During the 2010-11 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
The Usage Of Bear Gall Bladder Searched Widely On Net
December 6th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Recently, Google has been witnessing a remarkable increase in the number of people searching for bear gall bladder uses. This has been at its peak from ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Survey points to improvement in rural health service
July 21st, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) More than 15,000 health sub-centres and 28,000 nurses and midwives have been added in the rural health sector during the last five years, a health survey report ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Meghalaya Annual Plan 2009-10 finalized
August 27th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The 2009-10 Plan for Meghalaya was finalized here today at a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and Meghalaya Chief Minister ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Over 900 births and 300 deaths in Delhi every day
August 25th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Delhi registers over 900 births and nearly 300 people die in the national capital every day, revealed an annual report Tuesday.
The annual report on births and deaths ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Knocking down a gene could prevent fructose-induced insulin resistance
March 4th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): Scientists have found that knocking down a gene called transcriptional coactivator PPARg coactivator-1b (PGC-1b) can protect mice on a diet loaded with high-fructose from insulin resistance.Usually, insulin ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Realty sector experience boom in Guwahati
January 6th, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Jan.6 (ANI): As the land continues to get costlier and nuclear families continue to increase, flat culture is popularizing in Assams biggest city Guwahati. There has been ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Court order against ‘obscene’ condom packaging suspended
September 22nd, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday suspended a Madras High Court order banning marketing of condoms with "obscene" packaging.A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan suspended the July 24 ... Read more...
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Social pressure helps raise voter turnout
March 14th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 14 (IANS) There is a message here for election campaigners in India, at least in urban centres: direct mail campaigns not only improve voter turnout but are cheaper than door-to-door ... Read more...
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24 percent budget funds from corporate taxes
February 29th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Corporate taxes will contribute a whopping 24 percent of the government's annual budget of Rs.750,884 crore (over Rs.7.5 trillion) for 2008-09 that Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented ... Read more...
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Castrol India net profit up 41 per cent
February 19th, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Feb 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Castrol India Limited today declared its audited results for the financial year ended December 31, 2007.The results reflect an outstanding all round performance in line ... Read more...
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Iconic Hollywood sign threatened by private development
February 16th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by admin
DPA
Los Angeles, Feb 16 (DPA) The world-famous Hollywood sign overlooking Los Angeles is under threat from property developers, prompting an angry reaction from residents and officials in the city. Chicago-based investment firm ... Read more...
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Plastic optical fibres could bring cheap super-fast broadband
January 13th, 2008 - 11:30 am ICT by admin
London, Jan 13 (ANI): The days of copper wires for broadband Internet connection seem to be numbered, for homes and offices across Europe could soon be getting ultra high-speed broadband through cheap ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |