Al Qaeda’s terrorist Osama Bin Laden’s killing did not fully quench Americans’ desire for revenge. Instead, according to research, US citizens have a stronger desire to take further revenge against those who were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As the third anniversary of bin Laden’s death falls May 2, a team of social psychology […]
Kashipur (Uttarakhand), April 29 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday attacked the BJP, saying more people died due to terrorism during the NDA regime than during the Congress tenure. “We have statistics to prove we produced more electricity and curbed terrorism (than the BJP),” Gandhi said at an election rally here. “During the five […]
Toronto, April 29 (IANS) Know why, to the delight of your spouse, that stubborn mouse runs the moment he sees you entering the house from office? Because even the smell of a man could elicit fear in mice and rats, a fascinating research has revealed. This happens because hardwiring of some animals may cause them […]
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) City-based Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance ended last fiscal with 19 percent growth in net profit and 13 percent increase in home loan disbursement, the company said Tuesday. In a statement, the company said its core business home finance disbursement touched Rs.1,740 crore last fiscal, up from Rs.1,543 crore disbursed in […]
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 […]