‘E-cigarettes’ perceived benefits may lead to higher experiment...
Washington – Researchers have suggested that the belief that e-cigarettes pose less health risk could lead to increased experimentation among young adults. Investigators from the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota surveyed 1379 participants from the... read more »
Gold prices fall in Asia over upbeat U.S. trade deficit
Gold futures continued to trade lower on Wednesday after official data showed that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to a four-year low in November, which bolstered the dollar by fanning speculation that the recovery will remain strong enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to continue withdrawing... read more »
Anna Hazare’s advice to Arvind Kejriwal – don’t contest L...
New Delhi – Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) prepares to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, noted social crusader Anna Hazare has advised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stay away from it and instead focus on providing good governance to people in his state. Talking exclusively to... read more »
Delhi C M & AAP leader Mr. Arvind Kejriwal says violence will not solve...
New Delhi – Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday condemned the attack on his party’s office in Ghaziabad’s Kaushambhi by a right-wing group. Speaking to reporters, Kejriwalasked, “What will be achieved by attacking me or Prashant... read more »
Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief
Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, on Tuesday took over as the Air Force chief succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. Born on December 26, 1954, he is expected to have tenure of... read more »
Kejriwal sick, misses office Tuesday too
Ghaziabad – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not attend office Tuesday too as he is still unwell. “Arvind still has fever and his diarrhoea continues. Now his blood... read more »
Decoded: How honeybees determine sex
London – The truth behind the unique sex-determination system in honeybees – where males develop from unfertilised eggs and females develop from fertilised eggs – is... read more »
Indian tourists flocking to Australia
Melbourne – Indian tourists are flocking to see beauty of Australia taking the total number of overseas travellers from the region to over 134,000 from January to October this year, a... read more »
Hasina’s party fears Zia will change Bangladesh’s nam...
Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party has said that opposition leader Khaleda Zia may change the country’s name in case she returns to power. The apprehension was... read more »
