Acupuncture boon for breast cancer patients
New York – There’s good news for breast cancer patients suffering from side-effects of estrogen-lowering cancer drugs. Scientists have now found that acupuncture is effective in reducing menopausal symptoms in women being treated with aromatase inhibitors – that lower levels of... read more »
Who will win ‘Bigg Boss – Saath 7’?
New Delhi – All eyes will be set on the grand finale of “Bigg Boss – Saath 7”, where four celebrities – Gauhar Khan, Tanisha Mukherjee, Ajaz Khan and Sangram Singh – are competing for the winner’s title Saturday night. All these four contestants have their... read more »
Satyendra Kumar Jain: From architect to minister
Satyendra Kumar Jain, an architect by profession, quit his job with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) due to prevailing corruption in the Department and turned to politics. An MLA from Shakur Basti, 49-year-old Jain defeated BJP’s Shyam Lal Garg by a margin of 7,062 votes. Mr. Jain,... read more »
Kejriwal cabinet gets bureaucrats to assist them
New Delhi – Within a few hours of being sworn in, Delhi’s new Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal got down to organising the work set-up, and allocated bureaucrats to the six cabinet ministers. Manish Sisodia, who will look after the public works department, urban development, higher... read more »
Google pips Apple as `most talked about company` in 2013
Sydney – Google has been named as the most talked about company in 2013, edging out Apple, as revealed in a list by Dow Jones. The list showed that Google was the top company of 2013... read more »
Thai govt rejects call to delay elections after clashes
Johannesburg – The Thailand Government has rejected calls by the election commission to postpone February elections. The decision by the government came after violent clashes between... read more »
Djokovic to defend Australian Open title without `official preparation`
Sydney – Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has said that he will attempt to win his fifth Australian Open title without an official match under his belt in eight weeks. The world... read more »
UN human rights chief says Internet privacy as important as human rights
London – In light of the highly controversial mass surveillance programmes carried out by the US and UK spy agencies, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has said that... read more »
Murray shrugs off defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at World Tennis Ch...
Johannesburg – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has shrugged of his straight sets defeat to France’ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the World Tennis Championship in Thursday in Mudabala, UAE on the... read more »
