Gen Y most likely to text while driving
Wellington – A new survey has shown that generation Y youngsters are more likely to text while driving. The poll of 2144 New Zealanders conducted by financial research and ratings company Canstar Blue found that respondents aged between 18 and 29 were the most likely to indulge in the... read more »
No question of dividing Tripura, says CM
Agartala – Tripura’s Left Front government would not allow any attempt to divide the northeastern state, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Monday, asserting that he would resist any such move with all his might. “The Congress-led central government, to get electoral benefits, has... read more »
Bangladesh Polls: Conundrum of compromise or credibility
By Ashok Dixit New Delhi – Bangladesh goes to polls on January 5 under a multi-party interim government formed by the ruling Awami League, but several questions are up in the air as a result. Among them is whether these elections will be conducted in a free and fair manner, or will electoral... read more »
Gaga’s ex threatens to sue book, publisher
Los Angeles – Pop star Lady Gaga’s ex-boyfriend, drummer Lüc Carl, has threatened to sue her long-time friend Brendan Jay Sullivan and publisher HarperCollins over a book in which he has been depicted as a villain. Carl was unhappy with the way he has been presented in Sullivan’s... read more »
First 3D printed liver expected by 2014
Washington – A bio-printing company based in San Diego is expecting to unveil the world’s first printed organ – a human liver – by next year. The major stumbling block in... read more »
Common knee surgery no better than `fake` version
Washington – A new research has suggested that the common arthroscopic knee surgery is not better than “sham” procedure. The surgery is an arthroscopic procedure called a partial... read more »
Ream, Geordie, Pepsi among weirdest baby names of 2013
London – Unusual names like Geordie, Pepsi, Luck, Lohan and Dallas have become some of the most popular unique baby names in 2013. According to Bounty Parenting Club’s annual report... read more »
Bell rues `bad habit` of repeated failures of England top-order batsmen to `cash in`
Sydney – England batsman Ian Bell has said that the repeated failure of England’s top order to cash in on starts has become a match-losing habit’. Each of England’s... read more »
India to become world’s third largest economy by 2028: Repo...
Beijing – India will overtake Japan in 2028 to become the world’s third largest economy, a new report has found. The London-based Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said... read more »
