Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) This is one parliamentary constituency which is immune to any wave sweeping the country or Andhra Pradesh and it is the only Lok Sabha seat where the mainstream political parties don’t take the fight seriously. Such is the hold of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) or the Owaisi family over Hyderabad that the […]
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) Russia has said Western countries will bear the responsibility if the crisis in eastern Ukraine escalates. “I believe that our Western partners will be responsible for this by 99 percent,” ITAR-TASS quoted Russia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Vitaly Churkin as saying at a Security Council meeting on Sunday. Churkin urged the […]
Agra, April 14 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada has hit out at Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav for opposing death penalty for rapists. Campaigning for RLD candidate Amar Singh in the Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency Sunday, she called Mulayam Singh’s remarks “unfortunate” and “shameful”. “People will give a fitting reply (to him) in this election,” […]
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamils heralded the Tamil New Year Monday with traditional fervour. The morning began with visits to temples and meeting or greeting relatives, friends and neighbours. The Tamil New Year is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai, which normally falls on April 13 or 14. On this day, houses […]
New York, April 14 (IANS) Can a person’s socio-economic background influence when he becomes sexually active? Yes, research reveals. Researchers, psychologists and others in the medical field have known for years that genes play an important role in how soon teens begin to engage in sexual activity. Genes determine when a teenager reaches puberty, and this […]
The mood for change in the country is strong, and it is imminent that we would have a new prime minister and quite likely with a significant majority. We are all under the veil of the audacity of hope thinking in assuming that the office of the new prime minister will sway a magic wand […]
Patna, April 14 (IANS) The AAP Monday demanded the transfer of the superintendent of police in Bihar’s Nalanda district after its candidate, Pranav Prakash, was attacked and injured by unidentified men. Prakash was assaulted Sunday evening in Utarthu village when he was on his way to the Aam Aadmi Party’s election office. “Pranav Prakash was badly […]
London, April 14 (IANS) Why is that the severity of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is not equal in all heavy drinkers? The secret may lie in the the gut flora or what is now known as microbiota, says a study. “These findings provide first evidence for a causal role of gut microbiota in alcohol-induced inflammation,” said […]
London, April 14 (IANS) Parents, let the kids play in the sun if you want them to keep non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) at bay as a research has confirmed links between low vitamin D and Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD refers to fat build-up in liver cells in people who do not drink alcohol […]
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Indian origin British actress Parminder Nagra, fondly remembered as a football player infatuated with the sport in “Bend It Like Beckham”, is now seen shooting guns in her TV show “The Blacklist”. And she loves it. In the crime drama, Parminder plays Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Meera Malik and she […]