Fructose itself has no impact on heart disease: study
Toronto – Fructose, naturally found in fruit, vegetables and honey, is the sugar often blamed for the obesity epidemic and doctors the world over warn against having an excess of it. A new research has shown that fructose does not itself has any impact on an emerging marker for the risk of... read more »
PM to face press conference on January 3
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a press conference at 11 a.m. on January 3 at the National Media Centre in central Delhi. Friday’s press conference will be Dr. Singh’s second such interaction with the media in his second term as the Prime Minister, which... 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 three years as the Chief of Air Staff. Commissioned on December 14, 1974 in the fighter stream of the IAF,... 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 pressure has also gone down,” said Vipin Mittal, Kejriwal’s family doctor. “So I have advised... read more »
US boy becomes youngest to scale Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua
Buenos Aires – A nine-year-old US boy has become the youngest person to reach the summit of Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Americas, Clarin newspaper said... read more »
Leona Lewis shares beauty products with horse
Los Angeles – Singer Leona Lewis is a fan of coconut-based cosmetics and she is so impressed with the results that they give her, that she has also started using them on her... read more »
Thai army chief says coup could happen
Bangkok – Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday said a military coup could happen, depending on the situation, media reported. “The door to a coup is neither shut nor open,... read more »
Tear gas, rubber bullets used against protesters in Istanbul
Istanbul – More than 1,000 policemen dispersed anti-government protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in Istanbul’s central Taksim square and nearby streets... read more »
UN chief voices regret over Abe’s Yasukuni visit
United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that he is aware of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine, and that “it is highly... read more »
