New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold a meeting of the Planning Commission Wednesday to take stock of the economic situation. Prime minister is the ex-officio chairman of the plan panel, and this will probably be the last meeting of the plan panel under his chairmanship. The term of the panel […]
London, April 29 (IANS) Low blood sugar levels may lead to heart rhythm disturbances and even life-threatening heart attacks, an alarming study shows. Low overnight blood sugar levels that often go undetected cause prolonged periods of heart rhythm disturbances in older patients with type 2 diabetes and associated heart problems, revealed the research. “What we […]
London, April 29 (IANS) Believe it or not, living the life of your favourite star or even your pet dog is now a possibility, at least virtually, as a group of artists have now developed a project to experiment body swapping. “The first few seconds are just overwhelming,” Rikke Frances Wahl, a woman participant who […]
United Nations, April 29 (IANS) Jacques Rogge, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, has been named Special Envoy for Youth, Refugees and Sport by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Ban said Rogge will focus primarily on promoting sport as an empowerment tool, with an emphasis on peace, reconciliation, security, health, education, gender equality and inclusiveness, […]
Berlin, April 29 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling will miss the last two games of the season after the Germany international tore his left hamstring. Bayer are holding onto fourth spot in the league, which carries a Champions League play-off berth, by just a point from VfL Wolfsburg, reports Xinhua. Bayer crashed out of […]
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Actress Zoe Saldana has a “low maintenance” beauty regime and prefers minimum make-up to save time. The 35-year-old has been unveiled as L’Oreal Paris’ latest spokesmodel. “I’m always on the run because I’m such a workaholic, so I’m pretty low maintenance. A red lipstick and a ponytail and I’m good […]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Snacks, wraps, fajita or even simple chips combined with delicious dips are ideal for get togethers. What is important is to whip the dip right and choose the right colours to make it irresistible. Here are some do’s and don’ts for dip as suggested by McCain Foods Kitchen: * Whip […]
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Chandradip Ram, BSP candidate from Bihar’s Gopalganj constituency, Tuesday filed a case against yoga guru Ramdev for his remarks on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi regarding Dalits. Ram filed the case in the Gopalganj district and sessions court. “Ramdev has targeted Dalits and insulted all of us. He deserves jail for […]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) If you have a gripping idea for a romantic story and you wish to see it manifest into a book as well, try your luck with the Romance Screenwriters’ Lab, a new initiative by NFDC Labs and publishing company Harlequin. NFDC Labs is the training and development arm of the National […]
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Over 1.95 crore voters will be eligible to vote in Punjab Wednesday with the state being put under a comprehensive security of over 75,000 security personnel, senior officers said here Tuesday. Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora said 59,591 Punjab Police personnel, along with 16,119 personnel (199 companies) of para-military […]