Rupee suffers reality check, speculation hits further
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri New Delhi – The Indian rupee was among the worst performing currencies this year, hitting a record low of 68.85 against the dollar due to the weak domestic economy and speculation over scaling back of stimulus, or extra printing of notes, by the US. The rupee lost 27... read more »
Popping dietary pills can harm the liver
New York – Next time you gulp down your favourite dietary supplement, or even take that concentrated green tea pill to burn fat, think twice. New data suggests that the unregulated dietary supplements industry accounts for nearly 20 percent of drug-related liver injuries, up from 7 percent a... read more »
It’s not ‘Window Seat’: Deepikaon title of Imtiaz’s...
Mumbai – Deepika Padukone says that her next with Imtiaz Ali is not titled “Window Seat”. The yet-to-be-titled film, which will bring back hit on screen pair Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika together after the successful “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, will go on the floors next... read more »
Tea growers in Assam face threats from militant outfits
Guwahati – Militant outfits regularly harass people through illegal practices like extortion, taxation and abduction. Workers and small tea garden owners at Assam-Nagaland border are increasingly facing threats from various militant outfits. Twenty-year-old Damu Gour, who works as a daily... read more »
Diet affects metabolism by disrupting body’s circadian rhythms
Washington – Researchers have found that a high-fat diet affects the molecular mechanism controlling the internal body clock that regulates metabolic functions in the... read more »
Inventor of hardcore porn` AL Goldstein dies at 77
Melbourne – Publisher of Screw magazine AL Goldstein, who smashed down US’ legal barriers against pornography, died on Thursday at a Brooklyn hospital after a long illness. He was... read more »
Scientists create artificial muscle thousand times stronger than normal ones
Washington – Researchers have developed a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human... read more »
Jolie`s preventive mastectomy fails to raise knowledge of breast cancer risk
Washington – Angelina Jolie’s announcement of undergoing preventive double mastectomy heightened has not translated into increased understanding of breast cancer risk, according to... read more »
Most expensive Christmas pudding comes with 23,500 pound-price-ta...
London – The most expensive Christmas pudding in the World has now gone on sale for 20,000 pounds. Martin Chiffers has said that the high price is because of the ingredients that will be going... read more »
