London, April 24 (IANS) Does size of your penis worry you a lot? Stop thinking and get on with the act as a study reveals that women are more loyal to men with ‘smaller’ penises. A team of researchers from the US and Kenya found that there was a strange link between the size of […]
Washington, April 24 (IANS) In a shocking revelation, a study has found that 4.8 million people above the age 60 go hungry in the US due to financial strains. “In 2011, 8.35 percent of Americans over age 60 faced the threat of hunger – that translates to 4.8 million people,” said Craig Gundersen, a professor […]
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf requested the special court that is trying him for high treason Thursday to order the government to provide him with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) report. The three-judge bench comprising Justice Faisal Arab, Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar and Justice Yawar Ali Khan heard the case Thursday, […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has been signed on to endorse Roadster, an in-house contemporary jeanswear brand by fashion and lifestyle e-commmerce platform Myntra.com. The “Band Baaja Baaraat” actor says he subscribes to the brand’s philosophy of not being bound to societal norms. “I have always been very selective when it […]
Bhopal, April 24 (IANS) Over 42 percent electors voted in Madhya Pradesh till 2 p.m., officials said. Balloting is being held for 10 Lok Sabha seats and one assembly constituency. Poll officials said over 42 percent of the electorate cast ballots in the first seven hours of polling. The process was expected to gain momentum […]
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) German intellectuals revived Indian culture during the 20th century when English literature in the country became a tool of “domination and subjugation”, said Pramod Talgeri, vice-chancellor, India International Multiversity. “German intellects rejuvenated our classical culture. New impulses of German appreciation also inspired the Indians,” said Talgeri, who was awarded the Merck-Tagore […]
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) Minor incidents like scuffles, stone pelting and firing blanks were reported from polling booths in Uttar Pradesh as 12 Lok Sabha constituencies went to the polls Thursday. Scuffles broke out in a booth in Jalalpur area of Kannauj constituency from where Dimple Yadav, wife of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, is seeking […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India is likely to witness below average monsoon rainfall in 2014 that will affect farm output and economic growth, the government’s weather office said Thursday. Rainfall during the 2014 monsoon season (June to September) averaged over the country as a whole is likely to be 88 percent with a margin […]
Varanasi, April 24 (IANS) It was arguably the largest crowd Narendra Modi has attracted during his election campaign, a show of strength to silence the BJP’s opponents, particularly the AAP, that has dismissed a “wave” in favour of the party’s prime ministerial candidate. And, if seen from above, it would have seemed like thousands of […]
Ranchi, April 24 (IANS) The third and final round of polling in Jharkhand witnessed a good turnout of voters as the state registered 63.55 percent voting Thursday. “Overall ballot percentage in Jharkhand in the third and final phase of poll is 63.55 percent. The polling output in Dumka and Dhanbad was 64 percent and 62 […]