London, April 30 (IANS) Pakistani journalists live under constant threat of being killed, harassment and other violence from all sides, including intelligence services, political parties and armed groups like the Taliban, the Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. “A bullet has been chosen for you: Attacks on journalists in Pakistan” describes how the Pakistani authorities […]
New York, April 30 (IANS) If you have not been able to reduce that stubborn fat around your belly, shun your dietician. Now, turn to your smart phone to help you reduce those extra kilos in a better, more professional way. Smart phone applications can help dieters integrate healthy behaviour changes into their daily lives, researchers […]
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Balloting began on a brisk note in Punjab Wednesday for the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in a single phase election, the Election Commission said. Between 10 to 15 percent voting was recorded till 10 a.m., the commission said. Sangrur, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur constituencies were leading in the number of votes polled. People […]
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Superstar Rajinikanth’s wife Latha describes as “adventurous and exciting” her role as the southern matinee idol’s life partner and says her “greatest satisfaction” will come from making a difference to the lives of poor children. She first met the “The Boss” star when she was studying in Ethiraj College in Chennai […]
London, April 30 (IANS) Survived a heart attack? Start taking cereal fibres as this would improve your chances of a longer, healthier life. According to a promising research, people who survive heart attacks have a greater chance of living longer if they increase their dietary intake of cereal fibre. “Those who ate most fibre had a […]
London, April 30 (IANS) Do you know that your diet before conceiving can affect your child’s genes? You must read this. A mother’s diet before conception can permanently alter the DNA of the offspring that may affect his/her development, a significant study shows. “Our results represent the first demonstration in humans that a mother’s nutritional well-being […]
Isha Sahni Ramesh Agrawal, Indian environment activist recently won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize that honours heroic grassroot environmentalists around the world for their achievements. The Goldman Prize, in its 25th year, is the largest award for grassroots environmental activism given annually by Goldman Environmental Foundation based in San Francisco, the foundation said in a […]
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Villagers Wednesday defied a separatist boycott call, while voters in cities and towns mostly stayed away from polling stations as balloting began in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Barely 15 votes were cast at two polling stations in Ganderbal district’s Kangan town in the first one hour of polling. In contrast, 50 […]
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It will be a hot Wednesday in Delhi and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The day’s minimum temperature settled at 22.8 degrees Celsius, […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and attacked the Congress, saying nothing can now save the “mother-son” government. Taking a dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Modi said this elections will ensure that the Congress will be ousted […]
