Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths
Melbourne – A new study ahs suggested that rising obesity is leading to more deaths of pregnant women and an increase in birth defects. According to Associate Professor Rebecca Kimble, data from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital shows a rising trend in overweight or obese pregnant... read more »
Inflatable sex doll launched into space
London, December 21: A sex doll has been launched into space by an adult entertainment company. The sex doll named Missy was launched by CNV from Lake Tahoe and was suspended from a weather balloon, the Mirror reported. The doll rose at a speed of nearly 400 metres per minute and reached an... read more »
Why some stars are bigger than others
Washington – Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky Way galaxy to search for the telltale signs of star formation. These objects, known as infrared dark clouds,... read more »
First human artificial heart implantation takes place in France
Washington – A French company has claimed to have carried out the first ever-artificial implant of a heart in a human being. France’s Carmat said in a statement that the operation, which was performed at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris went smoothly, Fox News reported. He... read more »
Andhra’s special status to stay without constitutional amendment
Hyderabad – The central government has decided that constitution’s article 371D will continue in both successor states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh following the bifurcation... read more »
AAP seeks public views on government formation
New Delhi – Playing the waiting game, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday formally announced that it will seek the opinion of the citizens of Delhi on whether they should form the... read more »
Paul Walker’s death certificate released
Los Angeles – Actor Paul Walker’s death certificate, which reads that he died from “combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries”, has been released. As per... read more »
India will never compromise on food security: Anand Sharma
New Delhi – After having successfully reached through consensus a trade agreement at the WTO meet, held in Indonesia, India will never compromise on the fundamental issues pertaining... read more »
My daughter is being made a scapegoat: Devyani’s father
New Delhi – Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s father said Tuesday that his daughter is being made “a scapegoat” and asked UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to intervene to get... read more »
