Recommended low salt intake harmful for health: Study

Recommended low salt intake harmful for health: Study

New York, April 2 (IANS) Beware! Your average daily salt intake as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US may actually be low – leading to harmful health outcomes. A study finds evidence that the average daily sodium intake of most Americans is actually associated with better health outcomes than […]

India to help install floodlights at Sabina Park

India to help install floodlights at Sabina Park

Kingston (Jamaica), April 2 (IANS/CMC) Jamaica and India are to sign an agreement to have flood lights installed at Sabina Park. The news comes after months of discussions between several government ministries and entities and officials from the Indian High Commission, CMC quoted a report from The Jamaica Observer. Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) president Wilford Heaven […]

‘Modi wave cosmetic creation of BJP’

‘Modi wave cosmetic creation of BJP’

Bangalore, April 2 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader S.M. Krishna Wednesday dubbed the “(Narendra) Modi wave” in Karnataka a cosmetic creation of a desperate BJP. “There is no sign of Modi or BJP wave anywhere in the country, state and city unlike in the past when there were two natural waves in favour of our leaders Indira […]

US urged to ban land mines

US urged to ban land mines

Washington, April 2 (IANS) The Obama administration should conclude its years-long review of US policy on anti-personnel land mines with a decision to ban the weapon and join the international ban treaty, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. “It is nonsensical that the US has spent billions of dollars to clean up the mess caused by land […]

Sensex, Nifty touch record highs again

Sensex, Nifty touch record highs again

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) For the eighth straight day, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets touched a record high, closing 105 points up. Wednesday’s new high surpassed the 22,485.77 points mark reached the previous day. The new intra-day high touched by the 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) came after the Election […]

Sonia has Rs.85k in cash, no car

Sonia has Rs.85k in cash, no car

Rae Bareli, April 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi neither has a car of her own nor does she have enough cash. And she has to repay a loan of Rs.9 lakh too. This and more has been revealed in her affidavit filed before the returning officer of Rae Bareli where she filed her papers Wednesday […]

Kerala is India’s ‘best green destination’

Kerala is India’s ‘best green destination’

Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 Kerala has bagged the “Best Green Destination” prize at India’s Best Awards for 2013, officials said Wednesday. Kerala also picked up the “Best Indian State” prize at the awards presented by the Travel + Leisure South Asia magazine for the world’s top tourism and travel destinations and services. The awards were presented by […]

Six policemen killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Six policemen killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Kabul, April 2  At least six policemen were killed Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack at the country’s interior ministry office, the ministry confirmed in a statement. “One suicide bomber wearing military uniform tried to enter alongside visitors to the ministry of interior building at around 2.30 p.m. (local time),” Xinhua quoted the ministry as […]

International student numbers up 10.2 per cent above national average

International student numbers up 10.2 per cent above national average

In a promising sign that Victoria remains an attractive destination for  international students, the number of international student course  commencements increased 10.2 per cent by the end of last year, above the  national figure of 9.3 per cent. Additionally, data from the Commonwealth Government’s Australian Education  International (AEI) shows that Victoria attracted over 143,000  international […]